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The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

Chaos, blood, death, resurrection – Kerry King and Tom Araya look back on the tumultuous journey of the thrash icons who pushed metal to new extremes

THE TEN BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, LISTEN TO & STREAM

The Back To The Beginning show features the greatest metal bill ever assembled. Over the next 12 pages, some of the musicians appearing share just what Ozzy and Black Sabbath mean to them

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

Queen took Live Aid by storm when they ran on to the stage at Wembley to perform their greatest hits – so why do Brian May and Roger Taylor recall the band being so apprehensive beforehand?