Latest articles by Dave Ling
Happy 75th birthday to Gene Simmons, Kiss bassist and unrepentant asshole
Self-confessed “asshole”, politically incorrect philanderer, money-obsessed businessman, rock superstar – god bless Gene Simmons
A tribute to Bernie Marsden: May 7, 1951 – August 24, 2023
Best known for co-founding Whitesnake and as a writer of some of their classic songs, Bernie Marsden spent a lifetime walking in the shadow of the blues
"Nobody wants a reggae or a hip-hop record from us": How Blackberry Smoke keep moving forwards
Still dealing with the sad loss of their drummer, southern rockers Blackberry Smoke are gearing up for a European tour
A tribute to Phil Lynott, by the guitarists who played alongside him
Phil Lynott's bandmates share their memories of their late, lamented, but inimitable frontman Philip Lynott
Roots rockers Brave Rival spend most of their lives in a van, but it's been worth it
Always-on-the-road Brits Brave Rival launch new album Fight Or Flight with a London show next month
How 10cc transformed I'm Mandy Fly Me into an epic via "two whacking great guitar solos"
The band members may argue about the origins of the title, but there's no denying that the multi-part I'm Mandy Fly Me is a true pop classic
The chaotic story of Black Sabbath's Tony Martin era
Dio was out, Gillan was gone, Geezer had given up, and Ozzy had declared war. Light came in the shape of Tony Martin, and the next chapter in Black Sabbath's story
Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt is unable to tell you what he'd like to tell you
Swedish proggers Opeth have European festival dates throughout the summer before heading to the US, and have a new album in the can
Journey's Jonathan Cain on band animosity, Don't Stop Believin', and why they don't play Germany
AOR giants Journey are currently on tour, and will bring the show to the UK for the first time in over a decade later this year
Praying Mantis vied with Iron Maiden for attention, but fate took them on a different journey
Praying Mantis ran alongside Iron Maiden in the early days of the NWOBHM race, but only Maiden shot to fame
“Bon Scott chose to hang out with us more than AC/DC. He thought they were boring”: the rollercoaster story of Y&T, the greatest hard rock band never to become huge
Headlining over Van Halen, hanging with Bon Scott, out-partying Mötley Crüe – Y&T deserve way more love than they get
How death metal icons Obituary came in from the cold with Frozen In Time – and a little help from Andrew WK
Obituary released their raging comeback album Frozen In Time on this day in 2005
“It’s almost like we’re so preposterously uncool that somehow we became cool”: the turbulent story of Dream Theater’s Images And Words, the album that changed the face of prog metal
The turbulent story of Dream Theater’s Images And Words, the album that changed the face of prog metal
The explosive story of Wild Horses, the 70s supergroup who had it all and threw it away
Featuring former members of Thin Lizzy and Rainbow, Wild Horses should have been huge – but chemicals, egos and bitterness got in the way
Michael Sadler was always going to rejoin Saga, and they knew it
Canadian singer’s five-year absence was long enough for his bandmates to fail the challenge of reinventing themselves
Black Sabbath's least-loved album re-examined, four decades on
What happened when Tony Iommi brought two familiar faces back on board for Forbidden, an album produced by an extremely unexpected choice
The rock musicians battling against AI: "If they can do it to me, what's next? How far will they go?"
Exclusive: Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley on the attempts by the owners of the Steve Marriott estate to replicate the singer's voice with AI – and why they're determined to fight it
Why Testament deserve to be at thrash metal’s top table
Testament’s 2012 album Dark Roots Of Earth was another classic from thrash’s most dependable band
Arthur Lee may be gone, but Love have found a way forward
Love's Forever Changes is coming to the UK in full, and if you're lucky it'll be orchestrated
Manic Street Preacher Nicky Wire once wanted to lacerate the world - now he's doing it to himself
Nicky Wire talks about the upcoming Manics tour, Richey Edwards, Rush and the band’s next album
The Pretty Reckless are on the road with AC/DC, and Taylor Momsen is more than ready to rock
Supporting the Rolling Stones and AC/DC in the same week? Sounds like a pretty good few days
The wild career of Cold Chisel, the Aussie hellraisers who should have been as big as AC/DC
Cold Chisel are huge stars in their native Australia, but the rest of the world barely knows who they are
The Status Quo albums you should definitely listen to
With the likes of Marguerita Time and In The Army Now lurking, you need to tread carefully while searching out Status Quo's best albums
Pete Agnew and the continuation of Nazareth
With Dan McCafferty gone and their glory days behind them, Nazareth's last surviving original member, Pete Agnew, cannot imagine life without the band
Wishbone Ash's Argus was voted album of the year in 1972: Its standout track went on to influence Steely Dan, Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden
With a riff claimed by both of the band’s guitarists and lyrics inspired by a summer romance, Blowin' Free became Wishbone Ash’s signature song and a rock classic
