MC5's third and latest album Heavy Lifting—which might very well be their last—debuts on multiple charts in the U.K. this week.

Influential Detroit band MC5 have released their first album in 53 years and it’s a cracker, writes Fiona Shepherd ...

As swansongs go this one is fairly dramatic with the death of bandleader and frontman Wayne Kramer and original drummer Dennis ‘Machine Gun’ Thompson earlier this year. Heavy Lifting, produced by Bob ...

I was heartbroken because he had such a passion for life. I hate to sound corny but he really did,” recalls Slash about ...

"The MC5 took the cultural shifts – the Vietnam ... with heroin creeping in by the time of 1971's aptly titled High Time. New Year's Eve 1972 would see them play at Detroit's Grande Ballroom ...

The title track of the MC5's debut live album was the incendiary call to arms that ignited punk’s vital spark in 60s Detroit ...

They also released the studio albums “Back in the USA” and “High Time” before breaking up at the end of 1972. In quiet honor ...

The fact is that MC5 had cultural reach beyond their brief lifespan. Luckily, their first new album since 1971’s High Time captures their essential rebel spirit. It features a cast of rock ...

They also released the studio albums “Back in the USA” and “High Time” before breaking up at the end of 1972. In quiet honor of the MC5, Rage Against the Machine would nickname their band ...

The first time music journalist Ben Edmonds heard about the MC5, it was from musician friends ... There were plenty of other ways to get high.”) But this was how a 15-year-old Jaan Uhelszki ...

They also released the studio albums "Back in the USA" and "High Time" before breaking up at the end of 1972. In quiet honor of the MC5, Rage Against the Machine would nickname their band's ...