Classic Rock caught up with DELAIN‘s Charlotte Wessels before their recent London show to discuss the band’s upcoming album, ‘We Are The Others‘. They are currently premiering the first part in the series of track by track clips – click here to watch the first part and hear how the band came up with the ideas behind each track, as well as getting a sneaky peak into what they got up to whilst recording…and watch this space for part 2!

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Ever wonder where SLASH got his hat from or where the name SLASH came from – or even what his first guitar was? Well, we have a series of short webisodes covering topics like these and in today’s clip we find out where the iconic top hat came from. Check it out below:

DEVILDRIVER performed a stonking show at The Summit Music Hall in Denver last month and drummer John Boecklin happens to have a talented sister who was there to document the show. Carla Boecklin hung out with the guys as they got ready to go on stage, as well as taking pics during the set. You can see a few shots below but there were far too many for us to pick our favourites!

Click here to see the full collection on Carla Boecklin’s website.

STORM CORROSION have been revealing a series of Fan Q&A clips recently and as there have been quite a few, we thought we’d put them all in one post for you to watch – they’re hilarious and make for a rather entertaining watch. Check them out below:

We have yet another fan Q&A clip going live today at 4pm UK time so watch this space to see if your question has been answered!

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SLASH‘s epic new album ‘Apocalyptic Love‘ is out as part of the Classic Rock fanpack today, as well as being available digitally from iTunes. SLASH revealed the awesome new video for the single ‘You’re A Lie‘ last week and in case you missed it, check it out below:

You can get a sneak peak at the fanpack release in the nifty video below – a ‘try before you buy’, if you will!

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You may remember our previous posts featuring lengthy interviews with the likes of OPETH and MACHINE HEAD when they caught up with FaceCulture. Well, FaceCulture caught up with PORCUPINE TREE forntman Steven Wilson recently and in a series of six interviews, they discuss all things STORM CORROSION, record collections, ELO, murder ballads, dark music, artistic decline, becoming predictable, fear of repetition, organic sounds, combining work with passion and much much more! Check out all six clips below:

SLASH‘s Spotify playlist #3 is now available and it inlcudes some killer tunes from Thin Lizzy, Rose Tattoo, Iron Maiden and more! You can find that playlist here: SLASH Spotify playlist #3. Check out the previous two playlists below:

SLASH Spotify playlist #1
SLASH Spotify playlist #2

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DREAM THEATER‘s very own keyboard wizard, Jordan Rudess, sat down with MusicRadar recently to discuss all things prog. He selected his Top 10 Pro-Rock albums of all time and we’ve used the first sentence from each description to give you a taster of what he selected:

Emmerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus

“Here you have a band that introduced me to the whole harmonic world, which I’d heard a little bit in classical music but never in rock. It had all these kind of cool, suspended chords, based on fourths, that Keith Emerson was so fond of. It probably stemmed from Aaron Copeland, the classical composer.

Genesis – Trick Of The Tail

“It’s interesting about a lot of the records I’ve picked: many of them represent the first time I heard a certain band. That’s the case with Genesis – Trick Of The Tail was my introduction to them. First impressions are strong.

Gentle Giant – Free Hand

“Gentle Giant were an extremely important band to me. I always felt like they had something unique in the way that they used counterpoint and rhythm. Nobody else was doing that. It was special, and it had a tremendous influence on me.

King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King

“One of the all-time classics, and certainly an album I have lined up to just listen to some great music. To this day, I love it. I play a lot of the slower songs on the piano.

Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon

“Pink Floyd represented the whole spacey side of rock to me. Unlike other bands that were focused on melodies, with Pink Floyd it was all about the headspace. And being someone who was going through a rebellion late in life, I needed Pink Floyd.

Van der Graaf Generator – Pawn Hearts

“Peter Hammill, the lead singer, was coming from the same place as a Peter Gabriel. He’s a real actor, very dramatic, operatic, a big character.

Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

“This is the first album I heard that put together the very classical world and made it rock. To me, it was as if you took a Bach fugue and put a cool beat to it – next thing you know, you have something like Six Wives.

Steven Wilson – Grace For Drowning

“I don’t know if this is fair, but I played on the album. To be honest, I would’ve picked it anyway because I love what Steven does. He’s so creative and artistic. I remember seeing him in the early days, when Porcupine Tree were opening for Dream Theater. We’ve since become good friends.

Yes – Close To The Edge

“This is a real top album for me in terms of influence. With Yes, it was about the positivity that came out of their music, not just the progressive nature of the songs and the unbelievable musicianship. It was the energy level. Jon Anderson and the rest of the band put out such a fantastic spirit – it screamed off of the vinyl.

Stefan Zauner – Prism And Views

“I was living in Maryland, and I walked into this one record shop that had a lot of vinyl. The guy at the store had a great collection. He knew me and had an idea of what I liked, so he said, ‘Jordan, if you like Peter Gabriel and Genesis, you’re going to love this album.’ That was all I needed to hear.

Be sure to check out the list on MusicRadar by clicking here and read the full reasoning behind why Jordan picked each album. It makes for a great read!

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Two exclusive clips of SLASH featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators performing ‘Fall to Pieces‘ and ‘Not For Me‘ from the band’s recent Guitar Center Sessions have popped up online and you can check both out below:

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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn stands proud on the cover of this month’s Terrorizer mag as he reflects on his life and the career he’s achieved over the last 18 years with his band – and it makes for a great read! Pick up the mag to see for yourself plus it’s jam packed with other awesome stuff including plenty of album reviews to check out where you should spend your hard earned cash. You can download your digital copy from here.