The stars bringing the metal (and hard rock) to the pedals

Their hardtails were a common sight at cross-country races across the world and in school bike sheds throughout the UK, and they were pioneers in full suspension too. But by the 2000s, their star had

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From Black Sabbath awakening to jam band to Hanoi Rocks to decades-straddling solo artist, via Finland, London, NYC and beyond, he’s been up, down and up again, through thrills, spills, triumph and tragedy. You could say he’s really lived the rock’n’roll life, but that would be an understatement.

…with the sound of screaming. And where’s the noise coming from? Boundary-pushing next-gen deathcore trailblazers Paleface Swiss, the band rewiring metal for 2026

Steve Peat has achieved a hell of a lot in the mountain biking world. The 51-year-old has won the Downhill World Cup overall series title three times, the World Championships once and scooped 17 World

Thirty years after its release, Billy Corgan looks back at the making of The Smashing Pumpkins ’ era-defining big, bold, bombastic masterpiece Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness .