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The Doors icon Ray Manzarek dies of cancer

Martin Kielty at 11:28pm May 20 2013

Founding member of Jim Morrison’s band passes away aged 74

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Video: Black Star Riders – Kingdom Of The Lost

Martin Kielty at 03:35pm May 20 2013

Hear second track from Thin Lizzy offshoot’s upcoming debut album, All Hell Breaks Loose

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Vote for your favourite Tracks Of The Week!

gbarton at 12:13pm May 20 2013

Drac of the week: still from Deep Purple's Vincent Price video

Time once again to vote for your favourite tracks featured on the Classic Rock website. Choose from songs by Deep Purple, Deftones, Killing Joke, Megadeth, David Bowie, Gary Clark Jr, Deap Vally, Lita Ford, Free Energy and many more… including no fewer than four new songs from Queens Of The Stone Age!

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Soundgarden announce UK tour

Martin Kielty at 11:15am May 20 2013

They’ll play four dates in September at Manchester, Birmingham, Dublin and London

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Music: Megadeth – Kingmaker

Martin Kielty at 10:20am May 20 2013

Hear track from thrash giants’ upcoming album Super Collider

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Sambora can return to Bon Jovi any time

Martin Kielty at 10:01am May 20 2013

Mainman Jon says he’ll wait for Richie – as he reflects on heartache of daughter’s overdose

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Stone Temple Pilots return… with Chester Bennington

Martin Kielty at 09:42am May 20 2013

Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington

Scott Weiland may insist he’s not been fired, but his bandmates carry on regardless with new track featuring Linkin Park frontman

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Keep up with QOTSA: more videos launched

Martin Kielty at 09:24am May 20 2013

Josh Homme cranks up the pressure with My God Is The Sun and If I Had A Tail plus live appearance with Jools Holland

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Black Sabbath reveal cover shoot

Martin Kielty at 09:10am May 20 2013

See behind-the-scenes clip of 13 artwork in action

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Newsbites: Kiss don’t need Rock Hall

Martin Kielty at 08:54am May 20 2013

Stanley slates marketing machine… NIN bring back Finck… Lennon guitar makes $400k… Whitesnake free download… Judas Priest wardrobe malfunction… Deep Purple album struggle… Styx studio quandary… Tigertailz make new EP… Heaven’s Basement tour

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