Latest articles by Greg Prato
Ratt were kings of the 80s hair metal scene, only for it all to go very wrong
With Tony Iommi suffering from writer's block, Black Sabbath did the most logical thing: They hired a haunted castle
The one where the deer terrorises a troop of Boy Scouts
How Lars Ulrich and co gave a leg up to a cult early 80s British metal band
For nearly a decade in the late 70s and early 80s, The Cars were one of America’s most popular bands
Ramones’ Blitzkrieg Bop opened the floodgates for punk rock
Blind Melon’s Shannon Hoon was one of the shining stars of early 90s alt rock
Stooges guitarist James Williamson looks back at this proto-punk ass kicker that opened many a show circa ’73
Goodbye sci-fi epics, hello surprise hit singles
Drum legend Carmine Appice has been in the business for 60 years – and he’s crossed paths with everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Dave Grohl
It finally launched the career of one of rock’s greatest bands
New singer, new sound, the start of a whole new era
Soundgarden were still waiting for their big break when they released Jesus Christ Pose
Late, great Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell would have turned 60 on July 20 – this is the story of the band that made him famous
These aren't Mike Portnoy's favourite albums - they're much more important than that
Buying guide The Cars motored up the charts with a trailer full of hits in the 70s and 80s before their engine fell out. Here's a look back at their albums, in chronological order
As with all of The Police’s hits, Sting is listed solely as the song’s author, but according to Andy Summers, he and Stewart Copeland helped shape the final track
John Lennon, Keith Moon and Kurt Cobain were fans. They influenced Kiss, Cheap Trick and Bruce Springsteen. So how come The Raspberries never quite made it?
The bands who defied the sophomore slump to deliver the greatest albums of their career
Dead Boys had a rampant live show and a debut album matched only by The Ramones. But The Dead Boys lived it like they played it, and burned out after only two records
As a man who once went racing around Hollywood with Rod Stewart in a Lamborghini, drum legend Carmine Appice has some tales to tell
"We didn’t think it was going to be a big hit, but people were loving it” - when producer Rick Rubin talked Run DMC into recording Aerosmith's Walk This Way, rap-rock was born
In 2006, the late great Ronnie James Dio told us about what he called "the greatest album ever made"
