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He joined the group in 1969, and just completed a huge tour late last year.

There are several connections between Dickinson's choice and his own band's career.

If you're just getting started as a vinyl collector, you'll want to make sure you've got these essentials from the 1970s in your collection.

The best box sets, expanded albums, anniversary collections and other archival releases from the past three months.

Metallica's Lars Ulrich shares a taped testimonial praising Deep Purple's 'Made in Japan' as 'hands down the best hard rock live album ever.

One classic rock act dives deeper into a signature live album while another explores their final multiplatinum era.

All of these bands share their name with the song of another band. Some of them, though, are merely a coincidence.

Sometimes your best bandmate can become your closest enemy.

Two-CD/Blu-ray set also features 'Stormbringer' demos, alternate track mixes, song-by-song commentary and more.

Guitarist arranges trio shows around his duties with cancer-battling wife.

"It's such a game-changing, life-changing thing," he reflects on his 1973 debut with legendary band.

Lars Ulrich explains why his band's songs "don't vary much from night to night."