Latest articles by Dave Ling
"At almost 72, I’m realising that there are things I won’t be able to do forever, such as singing Over My Head." The return of King's X with Three Sides Of One
After a gap of 15 years Texan heavy prog rockers King's X delighted fans by signing with InsideOut Music and releasing new album Three Sides Of One
The 20 most underrated Iron Maiden songs
Everyone knows the anthems – but these are the songs that Maiden connoisseurs know rule
"I've read that David wrote it after his marriage broke up, or that it was written on a boat in Venezuela": The story behind Whitesnake's Here I Go Again
Here I Go Again began as a two-track demo, but it propelled Whitesnake from journeyman Brit rockers to US chart-topping stardom
"We know we’re good - As a live band nobody can touch us": Even after almost 50 years, Raven are still playing it hot, playing it hard and playing it loud
Athletic rockers Raven reveal why they're better than Rammstein, ponder the reversal of their relationship with Metallica, and say why they'll never play Download
"I don't know if she's aware that Jessie’s Girl is about her": The true story of the Rick Springfield song that turned him into a superstar
Rick Springfield's 1981 hit Jessie's Girl elevated him from soap star to new wave icon - he recalls how the song came to life, and the girl who inspired it
“I waited for the call from David but it never came. Two days later he was dead”: Graham Nash and David Crosby were on the verge of reconciling earlier this year
Graham Nash reveals he came close to patching up his friendship with former Crosby, Stills & Nash bandmate David Crosby days before before Crosby’s death
"We did have a couple of séances, but I didn't see any ghosts, though I know the place was haunted": Glenn Hughes on the recording of Deep Purple's Burn
Bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes on joining Deep Purple, almost joining Rainbow, leaving the Dead Daisies, the future of Black Country Communion, and 50 years of Burn
"At this point we certainly don't do it for fame or money, because there is none to be had": The Defiants' new album is a throwback to better days
Former Danger Danger men The Defiants' new album might not give them a Pyromania moment, but their classy AOR will put smiles on a lot of faces
30 musicians on the album that changed their life as a kid
Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom
"Had we come along two years earlier, before grunge took over, things could have turned out better": Thunder's Luke Morley is at peace with the past
Thunder guitarist Luke Morley on his new solo album, singer Danny Bowes’ illness and rehabilitation, fans’ generosity, and feeling old when hearing his songs being covered
10 bands whose best album was recorded live
10 live albums that remain a career pinnacle for 10 legendary bands
The 50 greatest Guns N’ Roses songs ever, and the stories behind them
Guns N' Roses changed the shape of rock'n'roll when they emerged in the mid-eighties. Here's a half-century of their very best, and the stories behind them.
Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell: the soundtrack of my life
Wishbone Ash guitarist/singer Andy Powell picks his albums, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the guitarist who "led the way in music and fashion, everything, really"
"This is my first album where nobody dies" - The White Buffalo
As The White Buffalo a.k.a. Jake Smith prepares to embark on a European tour, he talks about stepping outside his comfort zone for the fascinating Year Of The Dark Horse
The Tubes: Fee Waybill on departed band members, the Hollywood Vampires, and why the 80s will never die
Expect theatrics, humour and some great music as The Tubes head out on the road with Alice Cooper's other band – and Quay Lewd’s 12-inch donger, of course
Winger have taken the knocks and they've been knocked out, but at least Metallica have apologised
Kip Winger and Reb Beach on Winger's first album in almost a decade, that call from James Hetfield, and supporting Steel Panther: "They’re a spoof band, but we’re the ones they’re spoofing on"
"Like Starcastle fronted by Bruce Dickinson!" - how Metal Church man went prog with Presto Ballet
Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof reveals a much proggier side to his musical character with US prog outfit Presto Ballet
Billy Gibbons has an unfinished song he wrote with Jeff Beck called Chocolate Meatballs
Billy Gibbons reflects on his solo shows, life without Dusty Hill, and new life with Elwood Francis
"We’ve been a rock band, we’ve been pop stars, and then we became dinosaurs. But if you can live through the dinosaur period you become a legend..." The epic saga of Nazareth
Axl is a huge fan. Robert Plant owes them money. They were almost on that plane with Skynyrd. Nazareth: the full crazy story
Island Of Love: the Third Man signings hitting the sweet spot between spit and polish
The first signings to the UK branch of Jack White's Third Man Records, Island Of Love's ‘nice’ songs come laced with energy and edge
"If an arrow has been shot at me, I shoot it back..." The life and career of Ronnie James Dio, in his own words
The amazing life and career of a true metal legend, as explained by the man himself
Why I ❤️ Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left, by Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt
"Some of the most beautiful songs I’d ever heard": Mikael Åkerfeldt, guitarist/vocalist with Swedish proggers Opeth, on one of his biggest influences
"I sounded like Clint Eastwood clutching a condom!" The story behind Judas Priest's Living After Midnight
How John Lennon – and Rob Halford complaining that his bandmates were making a racket – inspired a metal classic
