To this day, Whitesnake are still often tagged as an 80s band, but it all began with bluesy hard rock in the 70s. Then along came 1979’s game-changer, Lovehunter

To this day, some fans cite Iron Maiden and Killers as their favourite Iron Maiden albums. This is the best of the man who sang on them

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How John Lennon accidentally inspired a metal classic that sounded like “Clint Eastwood clutching a condom”

Former Journey Singer Steve Perry gives us the low-down on the songs from Traces, his first album in 24 years

Samson had critically acclaimed albums under their belt and a future superstar out front, but fate conspired against them. Dave Ling remembers the man who leant the band his name, Paul Samson

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Warning: headbanging to these songs could result in serious injury

Back in 2008, we were lucky enough to talk to the mighty Ronnie James Dio about life, his stage name and playing the trumpet

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