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Front cover of Camino Palmero: a symmetrical view down two covered railway platforms towards a distant vanishing point, wet tracks gleaming between them and overhead wires strung with round globes beneath a stormy blue sky, with THE CALLING in distressed black capitals across the top and CAMINO PALMERO in smaller blue letters below.

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Camino Palmero by The Calling: The Complete Story

Front cover of Silver Side Up: an extreme close-up of a sea-green eye over a scratched olive background, with a stream of liquid silver running from the lower lid into a fat, mirror-like drop, and NICKELBACK in distressed black capitals with the B printed backwards. Podcast

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Silver Side Up by Nickelback: The Complete Story

Front cover of Magma: a monochrome engraving style illustration of a black triangular volcano rising from a stylised sea, a sun disc with a calm human face set into its slope, and a huge plume of curling smoke filling the sky. Podcast

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Magma by Gojira: The Complete Story

Front cover of All Killer No Filler: a four-by-four grid of flash-lit snapshots of the members of Sum 41 gurning, tongues out and eyes crossed, on a near-black background, with the band's white and red logo and the album title scrawled in red across the middle. Podcast

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All Killer No Filler by Sum 41: The Complete Story

Front cover of Punk in Drublic: a black panel with the NOFX logo turned on its side, next to two cut-out cowgirls leaping across a hot pink sky. Podcast

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Punk in Drublic by NOFX: The Complete Story

Front cover of Enema of the State by Blink-182: model Janine Lindemulder smiling in a white nurse's coat and cap, snapping on a blue surgical glove, with blue butterfly tattoos and the blink-182 logo badge on her chest. Podcast

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Enema of the State by Blink-182: The Complete Story

Front cover of ZZ Top's Tres Hombres: a flat green field with the title in brown Western-style lettering, a row of three small framed outdoor photographs beneath it, and the band name in brown block capitals at the bottom. Podcast

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Tres Hombres by ZZ Top: The Complete Story

Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones – The Complete Story | Riffology Podcast

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Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones – The Complete Story

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin – The Complete Story | Riffology Podcast

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Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin – The Complete Story

Ugly Kid Joe - Americas Least Wanted Album Cover Podcast

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America’s Least Wanted by Ugly Kid Joe – The Complete Story

Front cover of Drops of Jupiter by Train: a painted child in a gold paper crown and a dark coat, holding a white dove, against pale wood grain, with the band name in rough red lettering Podcast

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Drops of Jupiter by Train: The Complete Story

Yourself or Someone Like You by Matchbox Twenty – The Complete Story | Riffology Podcast

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Yourself or Someone Like You by Matchbox Twenty – The Complete Story

The Goo Goo Dolls - A Boy Named Goo Album Cover Podcast

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A Boy Named Goo by Goo Goo Dolls – The Complete Story

R.E.M. Out of Time Album Art Podcast

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R.E.M. “Out of Time”: The Album That Turned a Cult Band Into Global Superstars

Nirvana - Unplugged In New York Album Cover Podcast

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Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York: The Beautiful Goodbye Nobody Planned

The Better Life by 3 Doors Down Album Cover Podcast

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3 Doors Down – The Better Life: Small Town, Massive Record

Extreme - Extreme Album cover Podcast

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Extreme’s Debut Album: The Story of Extreme (1989)

Front cover of Metallica's Master of Puppets: the white METALLICA logo hangs from strings held by two red hands at the top corners, the strings running down to rows of white crosses in a field of brown grass under a blood-red and orange sky. A green helmet hangs on a cross at the left, dog tags hang from the centre cross, and MASTER OF PUPPETS runs along the bottom in white capitals. Podcast

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Master of Puppets by Metallica: The Complete Story

Front cover of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here: two men in dark suits shake hands on a sunlit film-studio street lined with pale hangar-like buildings, and the man on the right is on fire. The right-hand edge of the photograph curls away as if singed. Podcast

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Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd: The Complete Story

Front cover of Siamese Dream: a warm, over-saturated photograph of two young girls pressing their cheeks together, one fair-haired and one dark-haired and smiling, in front of dark foliage and white slats, with "smashing pumpkins * siamese dream" in red-brown decorative lettering across the top. Podcast

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Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins: The Complete Story

Static-X Wisconsin Death Trip Album Cover Podcast

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Wisconsin Death Trip: Static-X’s Iconic Debut

Undertow album cover by Tool Podcast

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A Deep Dive into Tool’s Undertow (1993)

Prong - Cleansing - Album Art Podcast

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Prong’s Cleansing: A Deep Dive into the 1994 Album

Suicidal Tendencies, Lights, Camera, Revolution! Album Cover Podcast

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Lights, Camera, Revolution – Suicidal Tendencies’ 1990 Crossover Thrash Classic

L7 - Bricks are Heavy Album Art Podcast

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L7’s Bricks Are Heavy: Heavy Riffs, Feminist Fury, and a Legacy Built to Last

Bush - Sixteen Stone - Album Cover Podcast

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Sixteen Stone – Bush’s Post‑Grunge Breakout Album

The Making of Live Through This by Hole Podcast

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The Making of Live Through This by Hole

A deep dive into Doolittle by Pixies Podcast

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A deep dive into Doolittle by Pixies

Mer De Noms - A Perfect Circle Album Art Podcast

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A Deep Dive into A Perfect Circle’s Mer de Noms

Deftones - White Pony - Original Album Cover Podcast

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White Pony by Deftones: why it still matters

Soulfly album cover Podcast

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Soulfly – Soulfly (1998): A complete guide

The Making of Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters Podcast

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The Making of Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

The Making of Performance and Cocktails by Stereophonics Podcast

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The Making of Performance and Cocktails by Stereophonics

Heartwork: Carcass’s Pioneering Melodic Metal Journey Podcast

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Heartwork: Carcass’s Pioneering Melodic Metal Journey

The Making of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis Podcast

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The Making of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis

The Making of Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers Podcast

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The Making of Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

The Making of 1977 by Ash Podcast

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The Making of 1977 by Ash

The Making of Earth Versus The Wildhearts by The Wildhearts Podcast

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The Making of Earth Versus The Wildhearts by The Wildhearts

The Making of Powertrippin by The Almighty

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The Making of Powertrippin by The Almighty

Black-and-white group portrait of four young men in caps, beanies, flannel and leather jackets, smiling as they lean against iron railings beside a gate Podcast

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Rage Against the Machine: A Complete History

Blind Melon by Blind Melon: The Story Behind a Timeless Alternative Classic Podcast

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Blind Melon by Blind Melon: The Story Behind a Timeless Alternative Classic

The Making of Diver Down by Van Halen

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The Making of Diver Down by Van Halen

The Making of The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

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The Making of The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

The Making of Alice in Hell by Annihilator

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The Making of Alice in Hell by Annihilator

The Making of Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree

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The Making of Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree

The Making of Pure by 3 Colours Red

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The Making of Pure by 3 Colours Red

The Making of www.pitchshifter.com by Pitchshifter

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The Making of www.pitchshifter.com by Pitchshifter

The Making of Troublegum by Therapy? Podcast

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The Making of Troublegum by Therapy?

The Making of Polythene by Feeder Podcast

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The Making of Polythene by Feeder

The Making of Formaldehyde by Terrorvision Podcast

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The Making of Formaldehyde by Terrorvision

Front cover of Little Angels' Young Gods: a night-time street photograph of the five band members around a shuttered, poster-covered shopfront, singer Toby Jepson standing in the centre in a black wide-brimmed hat and long black coat, one bandmate seated on a chair at left, one on a step reading a paper in sunglasses, one perched high on the right, with LITTLE ANGELS in red outlined capitals across the top. Podcast

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Young Gods by Little Angels: The Complete Story

The Making of Backstreet Symphony by Thunder Podcast

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The Making of Backstreet Symphony by Thunder

The Making of Ten – Pearl Jam’s Iconic Debut Podcast

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The Making of Ten – Pearl Jam’s Iconic Debut

The Making of Temple Of The Dog by Temple Of The Dog Podcast

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The Making of Temple Of The Dog by Temple Of The Dog

Front cover of Rage Against the Machine's 1992 debut album: a monochrome, blue-grey tinted photograph of a seated monk engulfed in flames, with a car visible behind him at top left, and the band name in lowercase typewriter-style letters on black strips along the bottom edge Podcast

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Rage Against the Machine's Debut Album: The Complete Story

From Rage and Soundgarden to Audioslave: A Defining Rock Album Podcast

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From Rage and Soundgarden to Audioslave: A Defining Rock Album

Exploring Faith No More’s Angel Dust: A Sonic Revolution Podcast

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Exploring Faith No More’s Angel Dust: A Sonic Revolution

Black-and-white group portrait of five men, two in leather jackets, posed against a mottled studio backdrop, one with glasses and a full beard, one in a backwards cap and one in a black cowboy hat.

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Faith No More: A Complete History

Looking Back at Swagger: Gun’s Defining Hard Rock Album

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Looking Back at Swagger: Gun’s Defining Hard Rock Album

Gun’s Gallus (1992) – The Story Behind the Scottish Rock Classic Podcast

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Gun’s Gallus (1992) – The Story Behind the Scottish Rock Classic

Alice In Chains’ 1995 Album: A Haunting Farewell to Grunge’s Golden Era

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Alice In Chains’ 1995 Album: A Haunting Farewell to Grunge’s Golden Era

Queensrchye: Operation Mindcrime II

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Operation: Mindcrime II – The Controversial Sequel That Divided Fans

Black Sabbath: Celebrating Their Legendary Journey

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Black Sabbath: Celebrating Their Legendary Journey

Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger: Grunge Meets Alternative Metal

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Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger: Grunge Meets Alternative Metal

Far Beyond Driven at 30: Why Pantera’s Heaviest Album Still Matters

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Far Beyond Driven at 30: Why Pantera’s Heaviest Album Still Matters

Exploring Countdown to Extinction: Megadeth’s Defining Album Podcast

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Exploring Countdown to Extinction: Megadeth’s Defining Album

Metallica’s Garage Inc.: The Story Behind the Covers Album

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Metallica’s Garage Inc.: The Story Behind the Covers Album

The Story Behind Who’s Next by The Who

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The Story Behind Who’s Next by The Who

The Making of ‘Somewhere in Time’ – Iron Maiden’s Bold Leap

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The Making of ‘Somewhere in Time’ – Iron Maiden’s Bold Leap

The Making of Hooked – Great White’s Timeless Rock Classic

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The Making of Hooked – Great White’s Timeless Rock Classic

Early four-piece Metallica promo portrait, the band in black leather and denim against a blue, cloudy studio backdrop

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Metallica: A Complete History

Artwork used for the 2011 tenth-anniversary edition of Iowa: a tight crop of a goat's curved horns and tan-and-grey coat against weathered blue wooden boards, with two teal metal rods crossing the frame and the white scratchy Slipknot logo, topped by the word Iowa, at the centre. Podcast

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Iowa by Slipknot: The Complete Story

Tusk: Fleetwood Mac’s Bold Artistic Experiment

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Tusk: Fleetwood Mac’s Bold Artistic Experiment

The Making of London Calling: The Clash’s Iconic Album

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The Making of London Calling: The Clash’s Iconic Album

The Joshua Tree: U2’s Definitive Rock Odyssey

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The Joshua Tree: U2’s Definitive Rock Odyssey

Inside Renegades: Rage Against the Machine’s Bold Farewell

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Inside Renegades: Rage Against the Machine’s Bold Farewell

Sheer Heart Attack: Queen’s 1974 Breakthrough Album

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Sheer Heart Attack: Queen’s 1974 Breakthrough Album

Unveiling Gish: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Iconic Debut

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Unveiling Gish: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Iconic Debut

Exploring Radiohead’s Kid A: A Sonic Revolution

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Exploring Radiohead’s Kid A: A Sonic Revolution

The Essential Story of Skunk Anansie’s Stoosh Podcast

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The Essential Story of Skunk Anansie’s Stoosh

Exploring Radiohead’s Evolution with ‘The Bends’

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Exploring Radiohead’s Evolution with ‘The Bends’

Van Halen’s 1984: A Rock Revolution

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Van Halen’s 1984: A Rock Revolution

The Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land Podcast

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The Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land

Exploring Binaural: Pearl Jam’s Experimental Journey

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Exploring Binaural: Pearl Jam’s Experimental Journey

Unveiling Rumours: Fleetwood Mac’s Emotional Journey Podcast

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Unveiling Rumours: Fleetwood Mac’s Emotional Journey

Soul Destruction: The Almighty’s 1991 Rock Revolution Podcast

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Soul Destruction: The Almighty’s 1991 Rock Revolution

Paranoid: Black Sabbath’s Defining Heavy Metal Album Podcast

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Paranoid: Black Sabbath’s Defining Heavy Metal Album

Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones’ Iconic 1969 Album

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Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones’ Iconic 1969 Album

Moving Pictures: Rush’s Rock Revolution

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Moving Pictures: Rush’s Rock Revolution

Permanent Waves: Rush’s Pivotal Album Explained

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Permanent Waves: Rush’s Pivotal Album Explained

Led Zeppelin IV: Crafting a Rock Legend Podcast

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Led Zeppelin IV: Crafting a Rock Legend

The Making of Superstar Car Wash: Goo Goo Dolls’ Breakthrough

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The Making of Superstar Car Wash: Goo Goo Dolls’ Breakthrough

The Making of Shake Your Money Maker – A Rock Revival

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The Making of Shake Your Money Maker – A Rock Revival

Adore: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Gothic Reinvention

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Adore: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Gothic Reinvention

Deluxe Edition cover of The Downward Spiral: a weathered cream and ochre surface streaked with rust-brown stains and a dark red wound-like mark, a torn black mass on the left trailing thin dark threads across a pale grey lower band, the NIN logo in a black box with 'nine inch nails: the downward spiral' in small lowercase type, a Parental Advisory sticker top right and 'DELUXE Edition' lettering bottom right. Podcast

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The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails: The Complete Story

Machina: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Bold Return to Rock

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Machina: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Bold Return to Rock

Recovering The Satellites: Counting Crows’ Introspective Journey

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Recovering The Satellites: Counting Crows’ Introspective Journey

The Real Thing: Faith No More’s Genre-Defining Album Podcast

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The Real Thing: Faith No More’s Genre-Defining Album

Insomniac: Green Day’s Intense Punk Rock Evolution

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Insomniac: Green Day’s Intense Punk Rock Evolution

August and Everything After: Counting Crows’ Timeless Debut

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August and Everything After: Counting Crows’ Timeless Debut

Inside Odelay: Beck’s Innovative 90s Breakthrough

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Inside Odelay: Beck’s Innovative 90s Breakthrough

Exploring the Impact of Jagged Little Pill Podcast

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Exploring the Impact of Jagged Little Pill

The Making of Blackout In The Red Room – Love/Hate’s Raw Debut Podcast

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The Making of Blackout In The Red Room – Love/Hate’s Raw Debut

Faster Pussycat: The Glam Metal Revolution of 1987 Podcast

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Faster Pussycat: The Glam Metal Revolution of 1987

Operation: Mindcrime – Queensrÿche’s Revolutionary Rock Opera Podcast

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Operation: Mindcrime – Queensrÿche’s Revolutionary Rock Opera

Def Leppard’s Pyromania: The Ultimate Rock Album

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Def Leppard’s Pyromania: The Ultimate Rock Album

Front cover of In the Court of the Crimson King: Barry Godber's painting of a screaming face filling the entire sleeve, mouth stretched wide to show teeth, tongue and uvula, nostrils flared and bulging eyes glancing sideways, washed in reds, pinks and violet-blue, with no band name or title anywhere on it.

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In the Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson

Exploring the Impact of System of a Down’s Toxicity

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Exploring the Impact of System of a Down’s Toxicity

Images and Words: Dream Theater’s Progressive Triumph

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Images and Words: Dream Theater’s Progressive Triumph

Sound of White Noise: Anthrax’s Bold Evolution Podcast

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Sound of White Noise: Anthrax’s Bold Evolution

The Making of Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi’s Breakthrough

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The Making of Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi’s Breakthrough

Inside ‘Welcome To My Nightmare’ – Alice Cooper’s Iconic Album

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Inside ‘Welcome To My Nightmare’ – Alice Cooper’s Iconic Album

Exploring the Innovation of Houses of the Holy

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Exploring the Innovation of Houses of the Holy

The Making of Rock and Roll Over – Kiss’s Raw Revival

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The Making of Rock and Roll Over – Kiss’s Raw Revival

Front cover of Pink Floyd's The Wall in its later printed form: a square of plain white bricks with thin grey-blue mortar lines, with the words Pink Floyd The Wall hand-lettered in dripping red capitals stacked down the centre. Podcast

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The Wall by Pink Floyd: The Complete Story

The Making of Vitalogy: Pearl Jam’s Evolution Podcast

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The Making of Vitalogy: Pearl Jam’s Evolution

Decoding Tool’s 10,000 Days: A Progressive Metal Odyssey

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Decoding Tool’s 10,000 Days: A Progressive Metal Odyssey

The Making of Reload: Metallica’s Evolutionary Leap

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The Making of Reload: Metallica’s Evolutionary Leap

Metallica’s …And Justice for All: An Essential Album Analysis

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Metallica’s …And Justice for All: An Essential Album Analysis

The Evolution of Load – Metallica’s Bold Move

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The Evolution of Load – Metallica’s Bold Move

Front cover of Adrenaline: a soft-focus, pale pink rubber bulb syringe lying on its side against a plain white background, with 'deftones' written in teal lowercase script at the top left and 'adrenaline' in the same script at the bottom right.

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Adrenaline by Deftones: The Complete Story

The Making of Lifes Rich Pageant – R.E.M.’s Evolution

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The Making of Lifes Rich Pageant – R.E.M.’s Evolution

The Making of Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious, Carcass’s Death Metal Classic

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The Making of Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious, Carcass’s Death Metal Classic

Discover the Impact of Sepultura’s ‘Schizophrenia’

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Discover the Impact of Sepultura’s ‘Schizophrenia’

The Making of Roots – Sepultura’s Cultural Revolution

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The Making of Roots – Sepultura’s Cultural Revolution

Exploring Life Is Peachy: Korn’s Nu Metal Evolution

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Exploring Life Is Peachy: Korn’s Nu Metal Evolution

Front cover of Slipknot's 1999 debut album: the nine band members in red boiler suits and assorted masks, including a spiked headpiece, a gas mask, a clown face and a long-nosed white mask in the foreground, crowded together in front of curved bars beneath a scratchy white Slipknot logo, the whole photo scuffed and scratched.

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Slipknot by Slipknot: The Complete Story

Superunknown by Soundgarden – The Complete Story | Riffology Podcast

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Superunknown by Soundgarden – The Complete Story

Evil Empire: Rage Against the Machine’s Iconic 1996 Album

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Evil Empire: Rage Against the Machine’s Iconic 1996 Album

Uncovering the Legacy of Stone Temple Pilots’ Core

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Uncovering the Legacy of Stone Temple Pilots’ Core

Vs. – Pearl Jam’s Defining 90s Album

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Vs. – Pearl Jam’s Defining 90s Album

Unraveling Korn’s Issues: Nu-Metal’s Defining Album Podcast

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Unraveling Korn’s Issues: Nu-Metal’s Defining Album

The Genesis of Megadeth’s ‘Killing Is My Business’

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The Genesis of Megadeth’s ‘Killing Is My Business’

The System Has Failed: Megadeth’s Triumphant Return

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The System Has Failed: Megadeth’s Triumphant Return

The Making of Show No Mercy: Slayer’s Thrash Metal Revolution

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The Making of Show No Mercy: Slayer’s Thrash Metal Revolution

Christ Illusion: Slayer’s Bold Comeback

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Christ Illusion: Slayer’s Bold Comeback

The Process of Human Extermination: Fit For An Autopsy’s Defining Debut

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The Process of Human Extermination: Fit For An Autopsy’s Defining Debut

Official Live: 101 Proof – Pantera’s Raw Power Unleashed

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Official Live: 101 Proof – Pantera’s Raw Power Unleashed

The Making of Cryptic Writings – Megadeth’s 1997 Evolution

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The Making of Cryptic Writings – Megadeth’s 1997 Evolution

The Making of Worship Music – Anthrax’s Resurgence

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The Making of Worship Music – Anthrax’s Resurgence

Death Magnetic: Metallica’s Thrash Metal Revival

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Death Magnetic: Metallica’s Thrash Metal Revival

Front cover of Alice in Chains' Jar of Flies: a young boy's face, half hidden behind a glass jar with a metal screw lid, stares at the flies trapped inside, with the band's logo embossed in the glass and the whole scene washed in red and orange light

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Jar of Flies by Alice in Chains: The Complete Story

Like an Ever Flowing Stream: Dismember’s Iconic Debut

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Like an Ever Flowing Stream: Dismember’s Iconic Debut

Wolverine Blues: Entombed’s Genre-Defining Album

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Wolverine Blues: Entombed’s Genre-Defining Album

Pretty Hate Machine: Nine Inch Nails’ Industrial Breakthrough

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Pretty Hate Machine: Nine Inch Nails’ Industrial Breakthrough

Youthanasia: Megadeth’s Pivotal Heavy Metal Shift Podcast

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Youthanasia: Megadeth’s Pivotal Heavy Metal Shift

Unveiling ‘Bleach’: Nirvana’s Raw Grunge Debut

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Unveiling ‘Bleach’: Nirvana’s Raw Grunge Debut

Unraveling Queensrÿche’s ‘Promised Land’: A Prog Metal Icon

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Unraveling Queensrÿche’s ‘Promised Land’: A Prog Metal Icon

Front cover of Korn's self-titled 1994 debut: a small girl in a purple plaid dress on a playground swing, shielding her eyes from the sun, with long shadows stretching across the sand and the band's name scrawled in the sand beside her.

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Korn by Korn: The Complete Story

Unraveling Coral Fang: The Distillers’ Punk Legacy

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Unraveling Coral Fang: The Distillers’ Punk Legacy

The Making of Nimrod – Green Day’s Pivotal Album

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The Making of Nimrod – Green Day’s Pivotal Album

Stay Hungry: Twisted Sister’s Iconic 1984 Breakthrough Podcast

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Stay Hungry: Twisted Sister’s Iconic 1984 Breakthrough

No Rest for the Wicked: Ozzy Osbourne’s Metal Revival Podcast

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No Rest for the Wicked: Ozzy Osbourne’s Metal Revival

Screw It!: Unveiling Danger Danger’s Glam Metal Gem

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Screw It!: Unveiling Danger Danger’s Glam Metal Gem

Bark at the Moon: Ozzy’s Iconic Metal Resurgence

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Bark at the Moon: Ozzy’s Iconic Metal Resurgence

The Ultimate Sin: Ozzy Osbourne’s Glam Metal Triumph

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The Ultimate Sin: Ozzy Osbourne’s Glam Metal Triumph

Exploring the Legacy of Diary of a Madman

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Exploring the Legacy of Diary of a Madman

Front cover of A Thousand Suns: a blurred, smoky black shape with streaks fanning out to the left, set against a plain white background, with a Parental Advisory Explicit Content label in the bottom left corner.

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A Thousand Suns by Linkin Park: The Complete Story

Front cover of Minutes to Midnight: a white sleeve with the black Linkin Park logo at the top and six dark silhouettes of men standing at a pale shoreline along the bottom, with a Parental Advisory sticker in the corner.

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Minutes to Midnight by Linkin Park: The Complete Story

Unpacking Hybrid Theory: Linkin Park’s Game-Changer Podcast

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Unpacking Hybrid Theory: Linkin Park’s Game-Changer

Front cover of Meteora: a sepia photograph of a man in a respirator mask crouching on a cable-strewn studio floor, spraying a can towards a large unfinished mural, with more spray cans at his feet and a metal stepladder on the left. LINKIN PARK is stencilled in white between square brackets, METEORA is set in thin capitals beside it, and the 13-song tracklist is printed on the right. The lower half of the sleeve fades to near black.

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Meteora by Linkin Park: The Complete Story

The Evolution of Living Things: Linkin Park’s 2012 Triumph

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The Evolution of Living Things: Linkin Park’s 2012 Triumph

Anthems of Rebellion: Arch Enemy’s Melodic Metal Evolution

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Anthems of Rebellion: Arch Enemy’s Melodic Metal Evolution

Unveiling the Impact of Gojira’s From Mars to Sirius

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Unveiling the Impact of Gojira’s From Mars to Sirius

Rammstein’s Reise, Reise: A Journey Through Industrial Metal

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Rammstein’s Reise, Reise: A Journey Through Industrial Metal

The Making of Divine Intervention: Slayer’s Thrash Triumph

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The Making of Divine Intervention: Slayer’s Thrash Triumph

The Headless Children: W.A.S.P.’s Evolutionary Leap

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The Headless Children: W.A.S.P.’s Evolutionary Leap

Inside Entombed’s ‘Clandestine’: A Metal Evolution

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Inside Entombed’s ‘Clandestine’: A Metal Evolution

The Making of Left Hand Path – Entombed’s Death Metal Icon

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The Making of Left Hand Path – Entombed’s Death Metal Icon

Discovering ‘Blessed Are the Sick’: Morbid Angel’s Evolution

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Discovering ‘Blessed Are the Sick’: Morbid Angel’s Evolution

Altars of Madness: Morbid Angel’s Death Metal Revolution

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Altars of Madness: Morbid Angel’s Death Metal Revolution

Facelift: Alice In Chains’ Grunge Breakthrough

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Facelift: Alice In Chains’ Grunge Breakthrough

Exploring Slayer’s ‘Hell Awaits’: A Thrash Metal Legend

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Exploring Slayer’s ‘Hell Awaits’: A Thrash Metal Legend

The Making of Innuendo: Queen’s Lasting Legacy Podcast

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The Making of Innuendo: Queen’s Lasting Legacy

Unveiling Slayer’s South of Heaven: A Thrash Revolution

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Unveiling Slayer’s South of Heaven: A Thrash Revolution

The Making of Post Orgasmic Chill – Skunk Anansie’s Bold Move

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The Making of Post Orgasmic Chill – Skunk Anansie’s Bold Move

A Night at the Opera: Queen’s Iconic Album Unveiled

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A Night at the Opera: Queen’s Iconic Album Unveiled

Front cover of Chaos A.D.: Michael Whelan's painting of a figure bound head to toe in white cloth and rope, hanging upside down from cable-strewn machinery against a blue wall of carved faces, with a mechanical eye staring up from below and a crowd of hands reaching towards it. SEPULTURA is lettered in gold-orange top left and CHAOS A.D. bottom right.

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Chaos A.D. by Sepultura: The Complete Story

Unveiling Anthrax’s State of Euphoria: A Thrash Metal Classic

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Unveiling Anthrax’s State of Euphoria: A Thrash Metal Classic

Whitesnake: The Album That Defined Glam Metal

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Whitesnake: The Album That Defined Glam Metal

St. Anger: Metallica’s Raw Evolution

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St. Anger: Metallica’s Raw Evolution

Aerosmith’s Permanent Vacation: The Ultimate Comeback Podcast

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Aerosmith’s Permanent Vacation: The Ultimate Comeback

Front cover of Ænima by Tool: a blazing white rectangle at the centre of a black square, its edges streaked outward like smoke, ringed by rows of dark green-grey eyes.

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Ænima by Tool: The Complete Story

Unraveling Slave to the Grind: Skid Row’s Metal Evolution

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Unraveling Slave to the Grind: Skid Row’s Metal Evolution

The Making of Use Your Illusion II – Guns N’ Roses’ Ambitious Classic

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The Making of Use Your Illusion II – Guns N’ Roses’ Ambitious Classic

The Offspring’s Smash: Punk Rock’s Unstoppable Force

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The Offspring’s Smash: Punk Rock’s Unstoppable Force

Unveiling Arise: Sepultura’s Thrash Metal Evolution

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Unveiling Arise: Sepultura’s Thrash Metal Evolution

Seasons In The Abyss: Slayer’s Defining Thrash Evolution

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Seasons In The Abyss: Slayer’s Defining Thrash Evolution

The Making of Ixnay on the Hombre – Offspring’s Punk Classic Podcast

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The Making of Ixnay on the Hombre – Offspring’s Punk Classic

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Iron Maiden’s Conceptual Triumph

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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Iron Maiden’s Conceptual Triumph

Follow The Leader: Korn’s Iconic Nu-Metal Revolution

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Follow The Leader: Korn’s Iconic Nu-Metal Revolution

Front cover of Death's Symbolic: a painted, cracked purple and grey wall with the red Death logo at top left, a huge staring eye dripping icicles at the top centre, two pale figures standing behind thin vertical bars above an enormous pale open hand, dark serpentine trails curling down both sides and the word Symbolic in red at bottom right

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Symbolic by Death: The Complete Story

The Making of Cause of Death: Obituary’s Death Metal Classic

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The Making of Cause of Death: Obituary’s Death Metal Classic

Inside Megadeth’s ‘So Far, So Good…So What!’

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Inside Megadeth’s ‘So Far, So Good…So What!’

Oasis: The Legacy of Definitely Maybe

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Oasis: The Legacy of Definitely Maybe

Annihilator’s Never, Neverland: Thrash Metal’s Hidden Gem

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Annihilator’s Never, Neverland: Thrash Metal’s Hidden Gem

Front cover of Nevermind by Nirvana: a naked baby swimming underwater in a bright blue pool, arms outstretched towards a US dollar bill hanging from a fishhook on a line, with NIRVANA in black capitals and NEVERMIND in wavy black lettering at the bottom left Podcast

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Nevermind by Nirvana: The Complete Story

Empire by Queensrÿche: A Progressive Metal Evolution

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Empire by Queensrÿche: A Progressive Metal Evolution

Exploring the Impact of Tragic Kingdom: No Doubt’s Breakthrough

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Exploring the Impact of Tragic Kingdom: No Doubt’s Breakthrough

Beneath the Remains: Sepultura’s 1989 Breakthrough, Revisited in Depth Podcast

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Beneath the Remains: Sepultura’s 1989 Breakthrough, Revisited in Depth

Exploring Dizzy Up The Girl: A 90s Rock Phenomenon

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Exploring Dizzy Up The Girl: A 90s Rock Phenomenon

The Making of Definitely Maybe – Oasis’s Iconic Debut Podcast

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The Making of Definitely Maybe – Oasis’s Iconic Debut

Exploring Meliora: Ghost’s Metal Evolution

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Exploring Meliora: Ghost’s Metal Evolution

Unveiling the Legacy of Songs for the Deaf

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Unveiling the Legacy of Songs for the Deaf

Dirt by Alice In Chains: A Grunge Landmark Explored Podcast

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Dirt by Alice In Chains: A Grunge Landmark Explored

The Impact of Napalm Death’s Harmony Corruption

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The Impact of Napalm Death’s Harmony Corruption

Inside British Steel: Judas Priest’s Metal Revolution

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Inside British Steel: Judas Priest’s Metal Revolution

The Making of Mutter – Rammstein’s Defining Album

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The Making of Mutter – Rammstein’s Defining Album

Inside Dr. Feelgood: Mötley Crüe’s Game-Changer Podcast

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Inside Dr. Feelgood: Mötley Crüe’s Game-Changer

The Making of Persistence Of Time – Anthrax’s Thrash Evolution Podcast

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The Making of Persistence Of Time – Anthrax’s Thrash Evolution

Front cover of Lateralus by Tool: Alex Grey's painting of a flayed human figure in profile, muscles and blue veins exposed, one hand raised with a flaming eye on the palm, set against red concentric rings and a border of flame shapes with blue eyes, with the black Tool logo at the top and 'lateralus' lettered across the bottom.

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Lateralus by Tool: The Complete Story

Blizzard of Ozz: Ozzy’s Solo Revolution

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Blizzard of Ozz: Ozzy’s Solo Revolution

Front cover of Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms: a pale blue square sleeve with DIRE STRAITS and BROTHERS IN ARMS in salmon-pink capitals across the top, above a pink-bordered photograph of a metal resonator guitar seen from below at an angle, floating against a blue sky with pink-tinged clouds.

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Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits: The Complete Story

Exploring the Creation of Def Leppard’s Hysteria Podcast

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Exploring the Creation of Def Leppard’s Hysteria

The Making of Among the Living – Anthrax’s Iconic Album

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The Making of Among the Living – Anthrax’s Iconic Album

Ace Of Spades: The Album That Redefined Metal

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Ace Of Spades: The Album That Redefined Metal

Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast: A Metal Landmark Podcast

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Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast: A Metal Landmark

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Smashing Pumpkins’ Ambitious Masterpiece

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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Smashing Pumpkins’ Ambitious Masterpiece

Front cover of Rust in Peace: a blue-toned aircraft hangar where the skull-faced mascot Vic Rattlehead, in a dark suit and name badge, raises a glowing green crystal over a rusted chamber holding an alien figure, watched by five seated men in suits, under gold Megadeth and Rust in Peace lettering.

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Rust in Peace by Megadeth: The Complete Story

Reign In Blood: Slayer’s Game-Changing Album Explored

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Reign In Blood: Slayer’s Game-Changing Album Explored

Front cover of Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? showing Ed Repka's painting of Vic Rattlehead as a real estate agent in front of a ruined United Nations headquarters. Podcast

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Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? by Megadeth: The Complete Story

The Evolution of Slipknot: We Are Not Your Kind

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The Evolution of Slipknot: We Are Not Your Kind

Extreme II: Pornograffitti – A Glam Metal Game-Changer

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Extreme II: Pornograffitti – A Glam Metal Game-Changer

Front cover of The Dark Side of the Moon: on a plain black background, a thin white beam of light enters a pale outlined triangular prism from the left and leaves on the right as a band of six colours, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. There is no lettering on the cover. Podcast

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The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd: The Complete Story

The Making of Rancid: Punk’s Defining Album

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The Making of Rancid: Punk’s Defining Album

Unraveling Sabotage: Black Sabbath’s Iconic Album

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Unraveling Sabotage: Black Sabbath’s Iconic Album

Front cover of Metallica's Ride the Lightning showing an electric chair suspended in mid-air and struck by blue lightning bolts against a black background. Podcast

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Ride the Lightning by Metallica: The Complete Story

Front cover of All We Know Is Falling: an empty red sofa in long grass beneath dark trees, with a dark human-shaped shadow on its left side, a starry teal night sky behind it and the lowercase paramore logo above.

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All We Know Is Falling by Paramore: The Complete Story

Back In Black: AC/DC’s Resurrection Podcast

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Back In Black: AC/DC’s Resurrection

Alice Cooper’s ‘Trash’: A Glam Metal Revolution

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Alice Cooper’s ‘Trash’: A Glam Metal Revolution

Unleashing Metallica’s ‘Kill ‘Em All’: A Thrash Revolution

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Unleashing Metallica’s ‘Kill ‘Em All’: A Thrash Revolution

Master Of Reality: Black Sabbath’s Game-Changing Album

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Master Of Reality: Black Sabbath’s Game-Changing Album

Front cover of Appetite for Destruction: a purple cross with gold Celtic knotwork on a black background, carrying five cartoon skulls with long hair, hats and sunglasses, framed by an orange Guns N' Roses scroll above and a red Appetite for Destruction banner below. Podcast

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Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction: The Complete Story

Cowboys From Hell: Pantera’s Metal Revolution

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Cowboys From Hell: Pantera’s Metal Revolution

Discovering The New Order: Testament’s Thrash Evolution Podcast

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Discovering The New Order: Testament’s Thrash Evolution

The Making of High ‘n’ Dry – Def Leppard’s Breakthrough

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The Making of High ‘n’ Dry – Def Leppard’s Breakthrough

Dookie: Green Day’s Iconic Punk Rock Revolution Podcast

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Dookie: Green Day’s Iconic Punk Rock Revolution

Unleashing Power: Pantera’s Vulgar Display Revolution Podcast

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Unleashing Power: Pantera’s Vulgar Display Revolution

Front cover of OK Computer: a scratched, washed-out collage in white and pale blue showing a motorway interchange with cars on curving roads, two blurred human figures, 'Lost Child' signs with pictograms in the top right, a blue box marked with a black X and tiny stick figures at the right edge. OK COMPUTER and RADIOHEAD are printed in black in the top left corner. Podcast

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OK Computer by Radiohead: The Complete Story

New Jersey: Bon Jovi’s Unmatched Rock Legacy Podcast

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New Jersey: Bon Jovi’s Unmatched Rock Legacy

From Rebellion to Radio Hits: The Making of Skid Row’s Debut Podcast

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From Rebellion to Radio Hits: The Making of Skid Row’s Debut

Front cover of Grace: a photograph of Jeff Buckley looking downwards, gripping a vintage chrome microphone and wearing a sequinned jacket over a white vest, against a dark blue curtain, with his name in white across a black strip at the top and the title in small white letters beside his head. Podcast

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Grace by Jeff Buckley: The Complete Story

Front cover of Metallica's 1991 self-titled album: an almost entirely black square with the band's logo barely visible at an angle in the top left corner and a grey outline of a coiled, open-mouthed snake in the bottom right. Podcast

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Metallica (The Black Album): The Complete Story

Front cover of In Utero: a winged female anatomical figure with skin cut away to show muscle, organs and skeleton, arms held out, on a pale cream background of cracked plaster, with NIRVANA in dark red serif capitals above and IN UTERO in spaced dark red capitals below. Podcast

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In Utero by Nirvana: The Complete Story