Latest articles by Dave Everley
How Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote the accidental classic that lifted them to immortality – and defined a genre
Lynyrd Synyrd’s Free Bird was the monster hit that the band themselves didn’t believe in
Jeff Scott Soto might be labelled a journeyman, but what an adventure it's been
Jeff Scott Soto has sung with Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen, Sons Of Apollo, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Talisman, W.E.T., Art Of Anarchy and more
Highlander director Russell Mulcahy on making one of the greatest cult films of the 80s
Highlander director Russell Mulcahy on swords, Sean Connery and Freddie Mercury‘s breakfast-making skills
Exodus mainman Gary Holt on his singer situation, cartel violence, and what he listens to in the car
"Most of what I listen to in my car is Adele. She's the greatest vocalist of her generation." Exodus are back, but don't expect retro thrash
Javier Bardem reveals how Iron Maiden changed his life
The Dune, Skyfall and No Country For Old Men star appears in the British heavy metal band’s new documentary, Burning Ambition
An all-star interview with Randy Blythe
Max Cavalera, Cristina Scabbia, Scott Ian and more grill Randy Blythe in an all-star interview
Keith Emerson’s manager wanted to ditch plans for a flying piano. Emerson proved him wrong
Backstage boss Stewart Young took one look at the prototype in 1974 and decided to walk away – but the keyboard maestro wouldn’t have it
How Push It helped Static-X become one of the 90s' last breakout metal bands
Static-X became main eventers of nu metal's second wave thanks to their classic banger, Push It
Opeth gave their label two albums for the price of one, and it nearly cost them their career
Beset by overwork, listless colleagues and a family tragedy, Mikael Åkerfeldt felt like splitting the Swedish group apart as they worked through 2002’s Deliverance to get to 2003’s Damnation
The true story of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin's lost jam
Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi on the legendary Black Zeppelin jam – the greatest session you’ve never heard
Therapy? were noise-rock outsiders from Northern Ireland – but they made one of the greatest alt-metal albums of the 90s
Therapy?’s 1994 album Troublegum united the tribes like few other things
The chaotic birth of Grindcore, the scene that changed metal forever
Grindcore made thrash metal sound like Celine Dion
What its like being in a major metal band before they blow up
It's a long way to the top, if you play rock'n'roll
Motörhead's On Parole Sessions are a noble endeavour but the extras are perplexing
Motörhead's shelved would-have-been debut album gets the box set treatment it doesn’t need
Carl Palmer: Keith Emerson’s death wasn’t the worst part of losing him
They met when Palmer stood in with Fleetwood Mac for a show with The Nice. Half a century of amazing music and friendship followed. The drummer reveals what they’d be doing today if Emerson was still alive
From Scorsese and Michael Bolton to black metal greatness, the surprising career of Myrkur
Few artists in modern metal have had a career quite like Myrkur
Blaze Bayley comes clean about leaving Iron Maiden, working with Rick Rubin and the heart attack that nearly killed him
A candid interview with Blaze Bayley from 2023
Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson remembers his first impression of Metallica’s Master Of Puppets
Playing in Metallica’s rival band didn’t stop him from loving their landmark third album same as everyone else
Metallica producer: “Nothing happened in the band unless Cliff Burton nodded ‘yes’”
80s producer Flemming Rasmussen remembers Cliff Burton being the heavy metal titans’ unofficial musical leader
The 30 best metal albums of the decade (so far)
From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far
The unloved movie script that soundtracked Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing
TV creative used to hire Steven Wilson to make ad music. In the late 90s they wrote a film together. They’re still waiting to make it
"I was kicked out of Deftones' show for being too aggressive. I was like, 'I used to be in this band!'"
Dominic Garcia was Deftones' original bassist, but a misunderstanding ended his tenure long before they'd eventually blow up
Dr. Who actor Peter Capaldi on the music that has soundtracked his life
Singer/guitarist/actor/Time Lord Peter Capaldi picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance
