Latest articles by Dave Everley
Every Rush album ranked from worst to best
Canada's prog rock heroes have amassed an immense discography over a 50-year career... and now they're hitting the road again
Glenn Hughes has played with Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Black Country Communion and more - but he should never have left his first band
Glenn Hughes has spent more than 50 years in rock - and he's ready to talk about it all
Marillion and Tangerine Dream men took six years over an album that sounds like neither band
Their Bioscope debut arrived after the pair took advice from Steven Wilson, spent a week every winter exploring sounds and ideas, and borrowed Elbow’s drummer to fulfil their instrumental cinematic vision
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson on the cult prog rock mavericks who inspired him – but were too out there to be successful
They played a gig at Bruce Dickinson’s school when he was 15 years old
"I always thought power metal is cheesy. We are not cheesy, **** that."
How Helloween's Pumpkins United has reinvented power metal's first breakout stars
Farewell to Ozzy Osbourne: Metal's first - and greatest - icon
How heavy metal's original madman became a global icon
An awkward encounter with a grumpy, nicotine-craving Ozzy Osbourne
After Black Sabbath's triumphant reunion shows in 1997, a nervous young writer was granted an audience with the Prince of Darkness and his cohorts
“They go for the heart as well as the head”: Marillion’s 20 best songs (they can’t believe No.7)
Does the only album with four entries suggest there’s a definitive record from the neo-prog giants? Does the split between the Fish and Steve Hogarth eras reveal a preferred vocalist?
Behind the curtains of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's historic farewell gig
In July, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne performed their final show together. Weeks later, Ozzy passed away. Metal Hammer caught up with the band ahead of their final farwell
"It's one of the best rock songs ever!" Queen's Brian May on working with The Struts
"Working with Luke, I'm often thinking of Freddie."
"The stench of success was horrible for a lot of people": Whipping boys of the music press in the 90s, Bush are still fighting back
Gavin Rossdale on thirty years of Bush, the mysteries of music making, Steve Albini and the defiance of gravity
Pearl Jam albums ranked from worst to best
Dismissed by many of their peers as grunge interlopers, Pearl Jam have out-written, out-sold and outlived most of those detractors
“Life changed. Time healed wounds. No more feeling alone or depressed – it’s like, ‘Let’s do something positive. Let’s fight’”: When Mariusz Duda escaped the darkness on Lunatic Soul’s Through Shaded Woods
The Riverside leader’s seventh side-project album, intended to be its penultimate release, continued his personal life-and-death story cycle
Helloween's Giants & Monsters: A thoroughly modern melodic metal album
Retooled German metal meisters Helloween show their class on seventeenth studio album
“Do I think, ‘Why is Steven Wilson having hits and I’m not?’ No”: Tim Bowness’ Late Night Laments
With songs for the lost and the lonely, detailing trauma and loss – but hardly ever his own – Bowness’ intensely personal sixth album is another fine addition to his impressive body of work
The crazed early 90s techno collaboration that saved a 70s rock icon’s career – and his life
It could have been Axl Rose or Roger Daltrey – but The KLF went for someone completely different
"Korn stood side of stage looking scared but I didn't want to stop." Max Cavalera on his wildest gig, resurrecting Nailbomb and why he doesn't regret leaving Sepultura
Max Cavalera shares his life lessons from over 30 years on metal's frontlines
Wombles, Buggles, Asia and more: Geoff Downes’ life and times in and out of Yes
His big break came with the Wombles, then he impressed Trevor Horn with synths he’d only borrowed. He forged a partnership with John Wetton and made it big with Asia – and his easygoing nature means he’s avoided most of Yes’ infamous dramas
Here are all the songs Iron Maiden have never played live
Iron Maiden just played Alexander The Great live for the first time ever. But there are still 48 Maiden songs that have never been given an airing
Why Steve Rothery and Thorsten Quaeschning struggled to finish Bioscope record Gentō
Marillion and Tangerine Dream men aim to play their music live, but other priorities continue to get in the way
Michael Paulsen on the hidden messages in Volbeat's new album God Of Angels Trust
Volbeat singer/guitarist Michael Poulsen on life, death, loss, evil, spirituality, choosing music over boxing, the new album and goats
Exodus break the habit of a lifetime on Force Of Habit
With Metallica's Black album bringing them a huge new audience, Exodus clambered aboard the experimental bandwagon
The WTF hip hop collaboration that Metallica don’t talk about any more
The one time Metallica dabbled in hip hop didn’t end well
