Latest articles by Clay Marshall
The End is only The Beginning: The Kiss Kruise in Las Vegas kicks off a new chapter in Kisstory
72 hours in Sin City: What we learned at Kiss Kruise: Land-Locked In Vegas
Two years on from their farewell show in New York, Kiss return to the stage in Las Vegas
Kiss are back, and Classic Rock were there to witness it
The Beatles-inspired 90s song that finally gave these thrash heavyweights the mainstream hit that had eluded them
Just like the Pied Piper…
“I have no problem with people that want to drink and do drugs – if they can do it in moderation. I wish I could, but I can’t”: when Mike Portnoy performed his 12-Step Suite
The drummer explored his Alcoholics Anonymous experience across five Dream Theater albums, before playing the material without them
Metallica: On the road with metal's biggest band
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
Iron Maiden make epic even bigger on Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast live album
Heavy metal’s indefatigable warhorses Iron Maiden cement their legacy on new live album Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast
Metallica at the Paladium, Hollywood - live review
Metal overlords leap into (trans)action
Behind the scenes on the Megacruise: how to keep seafaring metalheads happy
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
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
Dave Mustaine: “Drugs? Why would I want to glorify something like that?”
Dave Mustaine looks back on Megadeth‘s Rust In Peace album – “a masterpiece created in the darkness of heroin”
Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter album review
Britain’s metal behemoths document their latest global jaunt
We went to Dave Mustaine's Megadeth Boot Camp and this is what happened
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...
Skid Row: the crazy story of hair metal’s last superstars
As glam metal lumbered towards its demise, a band from New Jersey injected the scene with one final dose of venom
Dez Fafara and Wednesday 13 absolutely f**king love country music. And so should you
Metal and country are mortal enemies. But Dez Fafara and Wednesday 13 are out to prove that they’re closer than you think
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators – Living The Dream album review
Iconic axeslinger Slash makes a bid for the history books with Living The Dream
Halestorm – Vicious album reviewed
Pennsylvanian rockers Halestorm offer more bark than bite on Vicious
Dee Snider – For The Love Of Metal album review
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
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
A star-studded insight into the overlooked origins of thrash
John Petrucci at Palace Theater, USA - live review
Not yet ratedDream Theater co-founder goes solo on the G3 Tour
How Arch Enemy are taking over the metal world
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
Huntingdon Beach heroes hit an acoustic high note
Mastodon - Cold Dark Place album review
Atlanta’s metal voyagers retrieve some gems from the cutting-room floor
