Saint agnes

Reeling from illness and uncertain times, Skunk Anansie ’s future hung in the balance. But with new album The Painful Truth, they “stood on top of the cliff, held hands and jumped into the clouds”.

THE HAMMER INTERVIEW

The Dead Daisies Lookin’ For Trouble SPV ...

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There are gig venues, and then there’s York Minster, where symphonic metal band Plague Of Angels are playing a show backed by an enormous pipe organ. Unless a bunch of irate Christians get their way

The Conjuring actor Vera Farmiga only had a casual interest in metal – until her kids joined a rock school. Taking classes herself, she found her voice and formed The Yagas