Latest articles by Dave Ling
Buying guide Five decades of rockin': a handy guide to the best albums in the world of the legendary Uriah Heep
The Marillion man was so moved by the experience of hearing Yes for the first time that he wrote a song about it
They were crossing Metallica with Yes and Rush while grunge ruled the world. But despite problems with their producer and label – and even rumors of a plot to replace James LaBrie – the prog metal pioneers survived and thrived
Iconic southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd play four UK shows in July. Will they play Free Bird? Good chance
Danish shrieker King Diamond has returned to the road with "a horror show set to music"
By the time he reunited his 80s group for third album Unify, he’d replaced Chris Squire and started fronting Asia. None of it would have happened without Toto and Gentle Giant
With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, there'll be some surprises as Sparks tour their MAD! album
American bassist recalls being captivated at an early age by the Yes icon’s approach, and how it felt to tour together many years later
AOR might have come truly blossoming into platinum-tinged life in the 1980s, but the genre had been holding lighters aloft and weeping in its beer in the 1970s. These are the best albums
Skid Row were once blood brothers, but infighting and a split with their singer turned it all into an ‘abyss of hatred’
An update from Bonnie Raitt as she prepares for her upcoming tour of Europe
With elements of prog on her new album, guitarist/singer Chantel McGregor is hopeful people will see her in a different light
Confronting Michael Schenker with the truth about Michael Schenker
Sweet were one of the original 70s glam bands – and more than 50 years later, guitarist Andy Scott is keeping the flag flying
1984’s Stay Hungry should have turned Twisted Sister into megastars - but it was the beginning of the end for them
The Scorpions proved that Britain and the US didn’t have the monopoly on hard rock and heavy metal
Genre-blending psychedelic rocker Rosalie Cunningham is on tour throughout 2025, including festival appearances
Buying guide With Mountain, West Bruce & Laing and solo, Leslie West proved he was a class act - and these are his best albums
Hated by their US record company, Twisted Sister's You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll was a mission statement and a launchpad
The former half of hugely successful duo Hall & Oates plays five solo UK shows in May, with US dates to follow
A celebration of the life and music of Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts
As Becoming Led Zeppelin continues to take the world by storm, we talk to the duo who put it all together
They don’t make them like the late, great Jimmy Bain any more
