Album Review: Van Halen, "F.U.C.K."

Back again after a gap of some three years, VAN HALEN (or should that be Van Hagar) return to the fold with their latest album simply entitl...

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Preview: The Third Man

THE THIRD MAN are a trio comprised of founder member Gus Isidore on vocals guitar, Mark Crosbie-Smith on drums, and Robbie Romp on bass. Hav...

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Riff Raff Page-by-Page: June 1993

Hyperlinks to almost all the content in the July 1993 edition of Riff Raff Cover: AEROSMITH/ Price £1:95 Inside cover: Bruce DICKINSON sho...

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Album Review: The 4 of Us, "Man Alive"

WORDS IN ACTION The 4 of Us are in fact...five! They have been described as the "hope carriers for the new decade playing abandoned,...

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Album Review: Anthrax, "The Sound of White Noise"

"This is a journey into sound" runs the intro into ANTHRAX's latest album, and the statement doesn't lie. With ex-ARMOURE...

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Live Review: Blind Melon, Milton Keynes Bowl, 29th May, 1993

I like Blind Melon. Their debut album isn't so much about distinctive songs. It's more about a free-flowing vibe; a superior sort of...

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Album Review: Fishbone "Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe"

Los Angeles' FISHBONE are one of the wildest, most energetic bands I've ever seen live. A shame, then, that their sprawling array...

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Interview: Yngwie Malmsteen

Swedish guitar maestro YNGWIE MALMSTEEN tells Mark Crampton why he put the 'ice' on his recording deal with Polydor and how his ...

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