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Iron Maiden’s Somewhere in Time album to become graphic novel in 2027

  • Iron Maiden’s 1986 album is being adapted as a graphic novel.
  • The book is due on 2 March 2027.
  • Deluxe and Platinum editions include signed and collectible artwork.

Iron Maiden and Z2 Comics have announced *Somewhere in Time: The Graphic Album*, adapting the band’s 1986 record into a comic. Due on 2 March 2027, it brings the album’s stories together around Eddie, the band’s mascot, reimagined as a gun-wielding cyborg in the far future. The book…

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Looks like Will Smith moshed to Animals As Leaders at his daughter Willow’s birthday party on Halloween

  • Will Smith appeared to mosh to Animals As Leaders at Willow’s birthday party.
  • The private Halloween event celebrated Willow’s 26th birthday.
  • Willow has explored rock, metal and progressive sounds in her music.

Footage appears to show Will Smith moshing to progressive metal band Animals As Leaders at a private Halloween party for his daughter Willow’s 26th birthday. The clip highlights Willow’s links to rock and metal, genres she has explored in her own music. Drummer Marco Cirigliano shared the video,…

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4 Standout Songs With Closing Sections in the Style of “Hey Jude”

  • “Hey Jude” helped popularise extended song endings.
  • Harrison’s “Isn’t It A Pity” nods to its famous chorus.
  • Three other artists gave their songs distinctive long codas.

The article looks at four songs with extended closing sections that echo the singalong ending of The Beatles’ “Hey Jude”. The 1968 single’s success helped make lengthy outros more appealing to other artists. George Harrison’s “Isn’t It A Pity” includes a quiet “na-na-na” callback in its seven-minute-plus version…

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In 2002, a new genre fell in love with Phil Collins. Now, he admits he didn’t even want to be there

  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony reworked Collins’s “Take Me Home”.
  • Collins initially declined to appear in “Home”.
  • He agreed after hearing the song and met the group in Geneva.

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony asked Phil Collins to appear in the video for “Home”, their reworking of his song “Take Me Home”. Though the invitation reflected hip-hop’s growing appreciation of his music, Collins initially resisted, saying he was not in America and warning them not to press him. After hearing…

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Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill Reveals How a Series of Family Tragedies Led to an Album Unlike Anything They’ve Ever Made (Exclusive)

  • Family bereavements shaped Kings of Leon’s new album.
  • Caleb Followill says writing about grief became therapeutic.
  • *O My Beloved* is due out on 6 November.

Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill says a period of family bereavements and his own injury prompted him to write in a more personal way for the band’s upcoming album, *O My Beloved*. He describes the record as a departure from the group’s usual approach and says the songwriting…

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Who sang the lead vocals on the most songs by The Beatles?

  • Lennon and McCartney shared lead vocals across the Beatles’ catalogue.
  • Ringo sang lead on 13 songs; George did so on 36.
  • The article text ends before revealing which of the two leads most songs.

The article compares how often each Beatle sang lead vocals on the group’s officially released songs. It argues that while John Lennon began as the band’s central figure, he and Paul McCartney shared the role of lead singer, and counting their vocal contributions offers one way to assess…

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The 1980 behind-the-scenes “disaster” that made David Lynch feel like a “complete failure”

  • Lynch’s prosthetic designs for *The Elephant Man* failed.
  • John Hurt’s makeup took seven hours to apply.
  • Mel Brooks found someone to complete the prosthetics.

David Lynch struggled to design the prosthetics for *The Elephant Man*, spending about two months on makeup he later called a “complete and total disaster”. The failure left him distressed, but producer Mel Brooks found a specialist to take over, allowing Lynch to focus on directing the film.…

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Morat Are Redefining What a Latin Superstar Looks Like, One Pop-Rock Song At a Time

  • Morat have built a huge audience with Colombian pop-rock.
  • Their current tour has drawn over 250,000 people across 18 shows.
  • The band aim to balance commercial reach with creative identity.

Morat, a Colombian pop-rock quartet, have become a major live draw while building their career outside the reggaeton and trap sounds often associated with Latin music internationally. Their success shows the range of Spanish-language music and offers an example of a band pursuing mainstream reach while trying to…

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Cult of Luna Unleash “Sadness Will Reign” Featuring Gojira’s Joe Duplantier

  • Cult of Luna’s new single features Gojira’s Joe Duplantier.
  • “Sadness Will Reign” recalls the band’s *Salvation* era sound.
  • It is the fourth single from an album due on 6 November.

Cult of Luna have released “Sadness Will Reign”, a new single featuring guest vocals from Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier. The collaboration brings Duplantier’s distinctive voice to a track with an apocalyptic sound, marking a return to a sonic approach the band last used on their second album, *Salvation*.…

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Resolve Share Astonishing New Track ‘Mind Awake, Body Asleep’

  • Resolve have released a new track from their forthcoming album.
  • Diliberto says it reflects his experiences of sleep paralysis.
  • ‘Spread My Ashes Into Space’ is due on 15 January 2027.

Resolve have released ‘Mind Awake, Body Asleep’, a new track from their upcoming album ‘Spread My Ashes Into Space’. The song blends melodic passages with heavy metalcore and post-hardcore elements, and vocalist Anthony Diliberto says its lyrics draw on his own experiences of sleep paralysis. Diliberto describes episodes…

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