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How a disintegrating relationship and a Beatles obsession inspired Kurt Cobain to write his first love song, and to plot Nirvana’s escape from punk rock prison

Nirvana's first love song offered the world the first real glimpse of Kurt Cobain's songwriting genius

“2025 has seen tentpole releases from Ghost and Sleep Token, but for each of them, there’s been at least a dozen records begging for attention”: The best metal albums that you almost definitely missed this year

From psychedelic Brazilian black metal to space-faring tech-death, you won’t discover these excellent albums in many other places

“I went into a coma!” Jack Black’s spontaneous take on Nickelback’s biggest hit single is every bit as entertaining as you’re already imagining

Jack Black channels his inner Chad, and why not

“There was a picture of me in a ‘wanted’ sign on the stage screen. It was a red rag to a bull”: Pagan band harnessed a fake feud, kickboxing and a Cornish faery, and it all ran out of control

After falling together by accident, making use of family talents and winning festival slots the hard way, their seventh album shows they’ve really arrived

Sentynel’s and Twelve’s Top Ten(ish) of 2025

Sentynel It’s been a couple of years since I had to start my AotY thoughts with “oof, what a year,” but oof, what a year....

“I’d have to stop, gather myself, get through two lines, start crying, leave the room, come back in”: When Linkin Park exposed a different side of themselves with Breaking The Habit

Originally written by Mike Shinoda, this shining moment from 2003’s Meteora moved Chester Bennington to his core and helped Linkin Park break out of the...

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