Latest articles by Dave Ling
“It’s their first time listening to prog, and they like it!” Ross Valory on his solo album
Bassist recalls the AOR giants’ progressive early years and explains why he thinks the genre is getting stronger all the time
Uriah Heep's Mick Box on why he's calling time on Uriah Heep as a touring act
Veteran rockers Uriah Heep are saying farewell to the road, but it’s not the end of the band
Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix on overnight success, the path to sobriety and the nu metal resurgence
Papa Roach are about to bring their biggest-ever show to the UK and Jacoby Shaddix still has something to prove
The crazed story of The Quireboys, the band who had it all then partied it all away
They've got a ballsy singer and catchy songs. Sharon Osbourne was their manager, Guns N' Roses were their mates. So why aren’t The Quireboys living in mansions?
"It's only afterwards that you realise, 'Hey, Kayak could really have been something'": the story of the Dutch proggers and their 2018 album Seventeen
When Dutch prog rock legends Kayak released album number Seventeen, longstanding keyboard player Ton Scherpenzeel looked back and pondered what might have been
Cutting Crew's Nick Van Eede on (I Just) Died In Your Arms, gangster rap and Tanzanian bandits
Not-one-hit-wonders Cutting Crew are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary
Bullet For My Valentine almost broke up, but a billion streams says they're ready to celebrate
Touring with Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine will be "throwing the kitchen sink at making the show look fantastic"
Brothers Osborne's TJ Osborne on the fine line between country and rock’n’roll
Country rockers Brothers Osborne play UK and Ireland shows in January
25 things we’re looking forward to in 2025
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and we're feeling good - and here's 25 reasons why
How Angus and Malcolm Young turned AC/DC into the world’s biggest rock band
AC/DC played their very first gig on New Year’s Eve 1973 – 51 years ago today
"I don’t want to be a tribute act": Joe Bonamassa on paying homage to Rory Gallagher in Ireland
Next year, Joe Bonamassa plays the music of the late, great Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher at three special shows in Cork.
How Big Big Train broke through with The Underfall Yard, the album that nearly broke them
Their sixth album, released in 2009, was their first with singer David Longdon and drummer Nick D'Virgilio – and it nearly broke the band
The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2024
A-listers, established artists, up-and-comers, previously unknowns and more
Danny Bowes on the long road to recovery and his spoken word tour
Back from the brink: Thunder vocalist Danny Bowes returns after major medical trauma
Cats In Space and Willie Dowling are on tour and cannot get enough of each other
Pop-leaning rock band Cats In Space and multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and producer Willie Dowling have four dates together this month
Those Damn Crows are used to big crowds, but their next show is the big step up
Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows are going from strength to strength – we check in ahead of the biggest show of their lives
Leslie West’s wild tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix and Tom Hanks
Playing with The Who, jamming with Hendrix, partying with Bowie, Jagger and Lennon - late Mountain man Leslie West did it all and more
Neal Morse breaks out more sumptuous melodies on No Hill For A Climber
Transatlantic leader’s latest album sees him working with younger musicians and letting them work their own magic – while adding plenty of his own
The story of Judas Priest’s Defenders Of The Faith, the album that Tipper Gore couldn’t silence
Controversy, chaos and “the heavy metal horn” – the story of Judas Priest’s 1984 album Defenders Of The Faith
How Dream Theater became the kings of progressive metal – and stayed there
In 2009, Dream Theater released Black Clouds & Silver Linings – an album the prog metal giants claimed could give Slipknot and Trivium a run for its money in heaviness
Yes guitarist Steve Howe names the best record he's ever made
Yes guitarist Steve Howe picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance
Cherie Currie on meet & greets, fan camaraderie, and the global cabal behind a worldwide takeover
Former Runaway Cherie Currie plans to play "the songs I know people love" on what will likely be her final UK tour
The wild history of Love/Hate, the greatest Sunset Strip band nobody cared about
Love/Hate blazed out of late 80s LA with killer debut Blackout In The Red Room – only to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
