Henry Yates
Henry Yates has been a freelance journalist since 2002 and written about music for titles including The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Classic Rock, Guitarist, Total Guitar and Metal Hammer. He is the author of Walter Trout's official biography, Rescued From Reality, a music pundit on Times Radio and BBC TV, and an interviewer who has spoken to Brian May, Jimmy Page, Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie Wood, Dave Grohl, Marilyn Manson, Kiefer Sutherland and many more.
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Coheed And Cambria's Claudio Sanchez on fantasy worlds, inhabiting the Star Wars universe, and recording while "high as f**k"

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Debut album Tales Of Torment channels the spittle of punk and the spook of Alice Cooper

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The Belfast guitarist's new solo album, The Fighter, is out now

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Thunder guitarist Luke Morley picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the sport Jimmy Page is terrible at

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Anglo-American roots duo Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse are darting between genres and dancing as the world crumbles

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Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa discuss their careers, wonder why rock’s future will suffer from a lack of small venues, and mention something about a new Black Country Communion album

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South African blues-rocker Dan Patlansky on corrupt governments, nursing his wife and giving up smoking

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Written in the late 1950s by Sonny Curtis, I Fought The Law took on a new and decidedly grittier life when The Clash put their stamp on it in 1979

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A song without a writer, Ram Jam’s (or was it?) version of Black Betty was one of 1977's most memorable hits

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Only a special Hendrix cover can sit comfortably alongside the original. Stevie Ray Vaughan's Little Rare is a rare example that does

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Upon its release in 1977, God Save The Queen become punk’s most provocative statement, one that led to the band being violently attacked in the street

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From The Byrds to Guns N’ Roses via Jimi Hendrix’s unimpeachable All Along The Watchtower, we look at the Bob Dylan covers where the students eclipsed the master

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A Bruce Springsteen song of hardship, it’s easy to see why Rage Against The Machine were inspired to cover The Ghost Of Tom Joad

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Tennessee’s next great blues band are Naked Gypsy Queens, who follow some good advice from from Alice Cooper

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Massive Wagons frontman Baz Mills picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals that he wore a Shakin' Stevens outfit as a boy

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Slash’s fourth album with Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators was shaping up to be the smoothest sailing of his chaotic career. Then covid blew in and rocked the boat

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Let Slash and Myles Kennedy be your expert guides to the fourth Conspirators album

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In 1986, Letchen Grey were the Sunset Strip’s hottest tip – until their rise was halted by cancer and cruel fate

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When The World Stood Still by Cornish rockers Wille & The Bandits finds the band finding inspiration in closure

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As the theme song from the blockbuster Spielberg movie Back To The Future, The Power Of Love made Huey Lewis an overnight superstar – but not rich

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In 2011, the yin-yang pairing of Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa proved a revelation. Now, as Mascot/Provogue reissues their three classic soul-blues albums on 180-gram vinyl, we look back at a partnership for the ages

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Dream Theater guitar wizard John Petrucci on new album A View From The Top Of The World, egos, worrying about the draft, and own-brand bourbon

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The Underworld is rocking all through February 2022, welcoming big names and hot tips to London’s most atmospheric live music venue. Here are six dates to be down the front.
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