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This week’s Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox features more bollocks
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U2 covered ABBA with an orchestra

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Tough guy Florida man attacks one-armed drummer in an unprovoked assault

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Attack, Def Leppard, Florida Man, Rick Allen

Def Leppard’s Rick Allen, the drummer who lost his left arm in January 1985 after a horrific car accident the

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Some newly-discovered spiders have been named after some metal musicians

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Agra, Biology, Bruce Dickinson, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Klaus Meine, Metal, Rick Allen, Scorpions, Spiders

Outside of certain Latin-based nomenclature requirements, the rule in science is that if you discover it, you name it. Christina

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Top Ten Near Career Ending Injuries In Rock

April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Curtis Mayfield, Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield, Ozzy Osbourne, Rick Allen, Scott Stapp, Stevie Wonder, Tony Iommi

When we think of career ending injuries, we usually think of athletes or physical occupations like lumberjack but the same

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