The least-loved albums by veteran artists tend to find their way, in time, to critical rehabilitation. It’s practically an inevitability, particularly if the artist in question is deemed sufficiently historic. Lou Reed’s notorious Metal Machine Music was reviled on its release only to become recontextualized as the urtext of the hars...

The closing track of the band’s 11th studio album ‘72 Seasons’ runs over 11 minutesThe post Watch Metallica play their longest song, ‘Inamorata’, live for the first time appeared first on NME.

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A very long time ago, Apocalytpica got their start as a classical Metallica tribute act; the Finnish band released their debut album Plays Metallica By Four Cellos way back in 1996. Apocalyptica quickly evolved into their own symphonic metal project, and they’ve had a huge career over the years. But now, Apocalyptica are getting ready ...

Your cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ reached Number 3 on the UK Top 40 in 2001. Name either of the two tracks that placed above you. “Bob the Builder? Was Kylie Minogue’s ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ one of them?” CORRECT. Kylie topped the charts with ‘Can’t Get You Out of My […]The ...