Latest articles by Dave Ling
"The misbehaving goes on after I've gone to bed. And I'm always the first to bed": Phil Campbell on touring with his three sons
Former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell and his band the are preparing to make some noise in November and December
"We've lost so many people from around the band, in the end we said: Yeah, let’s do this": The original line-up of The Almighty gear up to play their first shows in more than 30 years
Ricky Warwick and Stumpy Monroe look forward to The Almighty's upcoming reunion shows
“Certain people might think that – the type of person that wears only denim, has a lot of tattoos and doesn’t wash”: meet the man who ‘ruined’ Status Quo
Andy Bown has played keyboards with Status Quo for 50 years and has been with them through some tough times. But some fans still won’t forgive him for ‘ruining’ the band
“There’s a tendency for people to cherry-pick tracks or create playlists… we prefer our music to be listened to from the opening track to the final notes”: Downes Braide Association on the album as art form
Geoff Downes and Chris Braide argue the case for storytelling, collaborating, and carrying on the legacies of John Wetton, Greg Lake, Chris Squire and Keith Emerson
"We are bathing in innuendo": Whitesnake's Lovehunter artwork was knee-jerk response to their critics, but the album itself was a game-changer
In 1979 Whitesnake starred three members of Deep Purple’s Mk III line-up, but Lovehunter would set them on a defiant path towards standalone superstardom
"I learned that any innocent little comment can be twisted to make it seem something that it isn’t": Mike Portnoy on his departure from Dream Theater
Returned Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy looks back on regret, alcoholism, and choosing between Rush and Paul McCartney
"In the last five-to-ten years I’ve seen more promising new bands and artists than in a very long time": Gov't Mule's Warren Haynes is hopeful about the future of rock music
We talk to mainman Warren Haynes ahead of Gov't Mule's European tour next month
Yngwie Malmsteen: "Each night on stage I play songs that I wrote forty years ago, and I challenge myself to play them differently. I’m not a jukebox. And that’s what makes things exciting"
Controversial guitar hero Yngwie Malmsteen on playing live, why he doesn't need singers, and why you can never have enough Marshall amps
"We resisted the offer of a million pounds to reunite": the magical Zombies' song that was only a hit after they broke up
Inspired by the summer of love, Time Of The Season is still the British psychedelic pop rockers’ biggest hit. So it’s strange to think that it nearly sank without a trace
"The days of Iggy Pop and Lou Reed being dark and wayward and fascinating are long gone": Philip Seth Campbell on the Temperance Movement, sobriety, and being broken
Former Temperance Movement and occasional Byson Family frontman Phil Campbell is now flying (almost) solo
“Adam's wife cottoned on that we would work for maybe 20 minutes then climb over the wall to go to the pub”: The world of Damian Wilson and Adam Wakeman
The Likely Lads of prog on their commitments, their motivation - and being grassed up by Wakeman’s mother-in-law when they escape from their studio
"Let's face it, getting somewhere in this business has become so difficult": Vega on the perils of being in a band, losing key members, and the love of the road
Thumbing their noses at those who said the band were finished, Vega have returned with a new album and a UK tour
“There was quite a lot of pressure. Those demands have bordered upon insult – largely from my wife”: Trevor Rabin’s return to action with Rio
Former Yes man didn’t think about pleasing the band’s fans with his first vocal-led release since 1989
“Iron Maiden? Don’t make me laugh. We were light years ahead of everyone”: It Bites have no regrets about their 80s arrogance
Francis Dunnery maintains his band went over the heads of music journalists of the era – “they all work at Sainsbury’s now”
"Had somebody predicted we would still be around 45 years later, I’d have told ’em they were stupid:" how Girlschool silenced the doubters, including themselves
Coming to prominence when “Girls can’t play rock” prevailed, Girlschool have long since proved otherwise
"I used to dread putting on those spandex pants. The eighties were just the worst time": Europe look back at the creation of their other classic, Rock The Night
Given wings by producer Kevin Elson when they recorded it a second time, Rock The Night proved that there was more gold in the band’s catalogue than just The Final Countdown
"I could hear James down on the street, drunk. He was screaming, 'Cliff! Cliff! Where are you?'": What happened the night Metallica's Cliff Burton died
On the night of September 27, 1986, a tragic accident took the life of much-loved Metallica bassist Cliff Burton
"It's all a matter of perception - Southern soul music is what I like": Duane Betts on his debut album, a famous dad, and the term 'southern rock'
Allman Betts Band guitarist/singer Duane Betts' debut solo album Wild & Precious Life is out now
“All of my albums are pretty exhausting," laughs Arjen Lucassen as he tells the story of Ayreon's Transitus
Gothic horror, prog metal and Doctor Who all come together on Ayreon's Transitus album, a love story with a difference
Ash's Tim Wheeler on looking back, Led Zeppelin, and learning every note of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird
Expect songs new and old on Ash's upcoming tour to celebrate new album Race The Night, and see if you can spot the Maiden influences
"I felt that we were becoming stagnant, too controlled and led into areas that I didn’t feel too connected with." How Dream Theater continued their renaissance with their self titled 2013 album
The story of Dream Theater's self-titled second album with drummer Mike Mangini
"I want to quit while I’m ahead": John Lees is taking Barclay James Harvest to Huddersfield for two final UK shows and he's bringing an orchestra
Veteran proggers John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest play a pair of concerts this weekend backed by an 80-piece orchestra
“Gong is like a boat – people can get on and off again if they wish. It just keeps on floating down the river.” How Steve Hillage and Daevid Allen reunited after 35 years
In 2009 the classic line-up of Gong reunited – and recorded a brand new album 2032. This is the story
"Someday I would love to sing Yesterday with McCartney, just an acoustic guitar and our two voices": Graham Nash may be 81, but he still has unfinished business
On his current tour Graham Nash will be rolling back the years with songs from throughout his lengthy career as his "amazing journey" continues
“I loaded a truck with a bed and other household items… If the cops had pulled us over I’d have been busted”: The law-stretching story of what could be Fates Warning’s last album
2020’s Long Day Good Night was completed during lockdown, with singer Ray Alder pushing his luck to track his parts
