As a career-spanning documentary hits cinemas and the band eye two nights at Knebworth, they revisit their path from pubs to stadiums – but how did they get through their crisis-filled 1990s?
The film does, however, neglect to mention that their riffs, faster and less chunky than those of Deep Purple or Black ...
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