The story of Skid Row: Glam metal's last hurrah By Clay Marshall As glam metal lumbered towards its demise, a band from New Jersey injected the scene with one final dose of venom
Behind the scenes on the Megacruise: how to keep seafaring metalheads happy By Clay Marshall Larry Morand runs rock's biggest cruises. Here he explains how it all works: the bands, the fans, and the role played by former Israeli Special Forces operatives
Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction: From underground thrashers to rock royalty By Clay Marshall The thrash heavyweights were well on the way to greatness come 1992, but a mainstream invasion had thus far eluded them. That was about to change
Dez Fafara and Wednesday 13 absolutely f**king love country music. And so should you By Clay Marshall DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara has metalled up a bunch of outlaw country songs with a little help from Wednesday 13. Here’s why the two genres aren't that far apart
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators – Living The Dream album review By Clay Marshall Iconic axeslinger Slash makes a bid for the history books with Living The Dream
Halestorm – Vicious album reviewed By Clay Marshall Pennsylvanian rockers Halestorm offer more bark than bite on Vicious
Dee Snider – For The Love Of Metal album review By Clay Marshall The voice of Twisted Sister finds a curious blood brother on For The Love Of Metal
Devildriver – Outlaws ’Til The End, Vol. 1 album review By Clay Marshall Batman and Robin. Chocolate and peanut butter. Metal and country? Devildriver think so!
The Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal (Part 1) by Bob Nalbandian - dvd review By Clay Marshall A star-studded insight into the overlooked origins of thrash
John Petrucci at Palace Theater, USA - live review By Clay Marshall Not yet rated Dream Theater co-founder goes solo on the G3 Tour
How Arch Enemy are taking over the metal world By Clay Marshall Sold-out tours, record-breaking chart positions… two albums into the Alissa era, Arch Enemy are enjoying a whole new lease of life. We joined them on their latest US conquest
Avenged Sevenfold at Grammy Museum, Los Angeles - live review By Clay Marshall Huntingdon Beach heroes hit an acoustic high note
Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter album review By Clay Marshall Britain’s metal behemoths document their latest global jaunt
Mastodon - Cold Dark Place album review By Clay Marshall Atlanta’s metal voyagers retrieve some gems from the cutting-room floor
Metallica: On the road with metal's biggest band By Clay Marshall As Metallica prepare to bring Hardwired... to the UK, we headed to Canada for an exclusive, intimate look inside the biggest tour of 2017. Welcome to the greatest show on earth, babeeeeeeeh
Stone Sour at The Troubadour, Los Angeles - live review By Clay Marshall High-profi le rockers prove a work in progress
We went to Dave Mustaine's Megadeth Boot Camp and this is what happened By Clay Marshall Marshmallows! Weddings! Frogs! We grabbed our overnight bag and headed down to the Megadeth Boot Camp at Dave Mustaine’s California residence. Let’s just say it was in tents...
Nile at the Grove, Anaheim - live review By Clay Marshall Egypt-obsessed death metallers go with the flow
Mammoth Mammoth - Mount The Mountain album review By Clay Marshall Australian heavy rockers redouble their efforts
Metallica at the Paladium, Hollywood - live review By Clay Marshall Metal overlords leap into (trans)action
Obliteration at the Union, Los Angeles - live review By Clay Marshall Nordic marauders hit Vinland's west coast
Trans-Siberian Orchestra live review - Citizens Business Bank Arena, California By Clay Marshall Not yet rated Trans-Siberian Orchestra go all-out for live holiday show
Neal Morse Band live review - Whittier Center Theater, California By Clay Marshall Not yet rated The Neal Morse Band treat Californian audiences to a live airing of The Similitude Of A Dream
Drumming legend Mike Portnoy joins Prog for a chat By Clay Marshall From Dream Theater to The Winery Dogs, Mike Portnoy has had quite the career. With him turning 50 this year and playing Cruise To The Edge to celebrate, we grab him for a catch up
Fantastic Voyage: A Diary of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp By Clay Marshall For 20 years, Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp has given amateur musicians the chance to not only rub elbows with their favourite artists, but actually play alongside them. We signed up for the ride
