Latest articles by Dom Lawson
Their 1988 concept album united fans. The 2006 follow-up divided them. The prog metal pioneers’ then singer had his own viewpoint.
Anthemic death metal songs about Vikings: if it ain't broke, don't fix it
They’ve defended the faith since 1974 – here are Judas Priest’s 19 studio albums, in reverse-order of excellence
The Damned guitarist on spending years ripping off the genre he professed to hate, and the obscure tracks he’d play on Desert Island Discs – if they’d ever let him appear
The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur was Rick Wakeman’s most ambitious solo album
From auditioning for Metallica to writing one of TV's most iconic theme tunes and irritating a Hollywood star, Primus are the world's weirdest band - and proud
Necropolitan charts yet another resounding success for Britain's hottest doom metal band
Brooklyn boys’ 1999 album The Process Of Self-Development still feels ahead of its time, and all the more prog for it
As the Beast celebrate their golden anniversary on the Run For Your Lives world tour, we revisit their monumental catalogue
From Iron Maiden to Metallica, Slayer to Guns N' Roses, these are the 'dud' albums that deserve a second look
As he released his most recent album Oxymore, he celebrated the fact he’d lived through three moments of major disruption – and looked forward to more
Guitarist recalls his first stint in the late Tim Smith’s band via five of their songs chosen by Prog
The bassist’s desire to “jump into the unknown” inspired Bridge To Revolution, his most progressive album yet, as the Rush fanatic continues work on his Cardiacs-inspired project
Angel Witch’s Angel Witch was one of the great anthems of the NWOBHM era – so why didn’t it turn them into stars?
Iron Maiden finished their epic Senjutsu album in 2019 – but the pandemic meant it wouldn’t be released for two more years
As they launched 2023 album Lotus Unfolding, Ed Wynne considered his band’s four-decade career – but not too deeply
Their heyday wasn’t the best time to admit it, but Andy Partridge confirms the band were driven by Yes, BeBop Deluxe, Captain Beefheart and Todd Rundgren
With 1985’s Phanasmagoria, The Damned made one of the great goth-punk albums
Even though his squonk was nothing like the band’s squonk, the Hipgnosis stringer’s work on A Trick Of The Tail led to a return gig, while he also created art for Renaissance and Al Stewart
80s crossover pioneers, 90s stoner metal icons... and then tragedy derailed them in the 2000s. But after a triumphant return in 2015, CoC are stronger than ever
Six months of classic rock, prog rock, stoner rock, southern rock, country rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, power pop, heavy metal, punk and all forms of rock'n'roll
Standing apart from the crowd can be a hazardous business, but the Van der Graaf Generator veteran has always made it look easy
Rejecting efforts to silence and define them, their new album Sceaduhelm is more thoughtful than ever – but also more accessible
