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Former prog metal prodigies turn rising stars of nu metalcore

When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World

Having formed in 1975, Talking Heads surfaced from the ashes of New York band The Artistics, with frontman David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz eventually recruiting (after three auditions) fledgling

From Poppy to Spiritbox, new album Metal Forth features seven collab songs with modern metal royalty. Welcome to Babymetal’s next chapter of world domination

Midge Ure, the Live Aid orchestrator and Ultravox synth-pop pioneer, looks back at his trial by fire with Thin Lizzy – and why he told Phil Lynott: “I’m not the guy you should be asking”

Two decades after the release of his career-defining debut album, megastar musician John Legend tells Christobel Hastings about overcoming adversity, speaking truth to power and why music is a salve for all of life’s moments