Latest articles by Chris Lord
Evanescence singer Amy Lee picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the worst record she's ever made
James Bruner grew up listening to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, then dropped out of university to throw everything into his craft
After 11 studio albums, Buckcherry are on a roll - and Josh Todd is getting good grades
Buying guide Twelve months of life-enriching, extraordinary new music
First with Ozzy Osbourne and later with his own bands, Zakk Wylde has established himself as a formidable guitarist – and these are his best albums
British goth rockers Creeper outdo themselves on fangtastic fourth album
For his new album, American country music veteran Brent Cobb looked back to his youth and took inspiration from AC/DC and Black Sabbath
Guitarist/singer/songwriter Orianthi picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the superstar she had to turn down
The Dead Daisies cover the blues greats on new album Lookin’ For Trouble
Nothing broken, nothing fixed. Californian veterans Buckcherry are still good for a hard-rock earworm
Updated! Few bands do OTT rock’n’roll quite like The Darkness - and here’s where to start with their back catalogue
Dorothy’s The Way is a modern rock gem – with added Slash
Buying guide Tom Morello is best known as the guitarist with RATM, but there’s much more of his playing to marvel at than that - and these are his best albums
A-listers, established artists, up-and-comers, previously unknowns and more
Southern-fried blues by way of Manchester, in need of more stardust
After inspired work with Glenn Hughes on board, Dead Daisies album seven is a step backwards
Georgia Thunderbolts' inconsistent second album sounds like different bands battling for space
Rising Mexican all-sister trio The Warning's fouth album is taut and assured with ample shit-kicking swagger
Veteran metal maniacs Anvil don’t switch things up on album 20
Having delivered a career highlight with Voices, The Cold Stares aren’t resting on their laurels, having already returned to the studio to work on their seventh album
Buying guide The past 12 months may go down in history as a period of tumult and turmoil, but on the positive side, rock'n'roll is very much alive and well – as the best 50 albums of 2023 reflect
Buying guide With Alter Bridge, Slash’s Conspirators, solo and more, vocalist/guitarist Myles Kennedy has an impressive and still-growing catalogue - and these are his best albums
Recorded at Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the songs on Tales Of Time radiate with bluesy majesty
