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In 1971, Black Sabbath released the monumental Master Of Reality album, inventing heavy metal’s future… and opening the door on an era of cocaine, Quaaludes and dagger-wielding Satanists

From London's east end to some of the biggest stages in the world, Iron Maiden's story started with a three track demo and a sweaty pub gig decked out like an old Western movie...

It was the biggest music battle of the 80s. In the blue corner: Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and John Denver. In the red corner: the US government

In 1982 The Clash's Joe Strummer disappeared without telling his bandmates, his manager or his record label. Then he got drunk and ran a marathon

It was meant to be as monumental as the original Woodstock, but 1972’s Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival went the other way: out-of-control drug abuse, sanitation problems, arson and death

Studio innovations, sonic trickery, songwriting genius and everything including the kitchen sink (well, a bathtub). This is how The Beatles made Revolver and revolutionised rock

Among the many stars of London’s blues scene, one guy outplayed them all – Peter Green. This is the story of his time in The Bluesbreakers, and how Fleetwood Mac were born

As big as Live Aid, with an unfeasibly broad bill of rock, pop and showbiz stars, the Wembley fest commemorated Queen’s late flamboyant frontman and made a little history of its own

With the band falling apart, The Beatles set to work on a new album. More than 50 years after its release, this is the fractious story of Let It Be

In the blue corner, grunge’s brand new poster boy and his motormouthed wife. In the red corner, GN’R’s short-tempered frontman and six huge bodyguards. Gentleman, handbags at the ready…

Jimi Hendrix’s debut album, Are You Experienced, was pieced together in London in between dazzling live gigs that left the competition reeling. But the end results are still a revelation

Rumours of the David Bowie’s demise proved to be premature when he kicked off 2013 with the shock release of a new album, The Next Day, recorded in complete secrecy

From forcing businessmen to wear clown suits, to introducing a Board Of Bribery, Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra's vision for San Francisco was both “a great prank” and barbed social commentary

Thirty years on from powering their way into Northern Ireland’s indie rock scene, Therapy? have no intention of mellowing into middle age

When some of the most talented stars of the era met in a small New York club, the on-stage jamming soon turned into a full-on, bottle-breaking brawl between Jimi, Jim and Janis

Bribery. Levitation. Exorcisms. Demons. It's all in a days work for Killing Joke as they record inside the Great Pyramid

With Brian Jones falling apart on set, the Rock And Roll Circus went so badly for the Rolling Stones that the film wasn’t released until 28 years later

When Jimi Hendrix arrived in London in 1966 he blew the minds of Clapton, Beck and Page. They'd soon follow his lead and develop an explosive new form of electric blues

Classic Rock talks to Jimi Hendrix's friends, admirers and other musicians about his life and importance

Hear ’n Aid saw the hard-rock community muscling in on the charity single bandwagon. Cue a heavyweight cast, guitar battles and big hair contests

“The glass went straight through my fingers then sliced down and cut the tendons and nerves. It cut an artery as well...”

Eat your heart out, Bob Geldof – Hear ’n Aid saw the hard-rock community muscling in on the charity single bandwagon. Cue a heavyweight cast, guitar battles and big hair contests

It was supposed to be the New York adventure that would make the Tunbridge Wells pub rockers worldwide superstars. But what seemed like a great idea turned into a PR disaster

Johnny Cash had given up on life by the early 90s. Then he met Rick Rubin – the producer who would reawaken his career with the acoustic American Recordings

We track down the stars of classic car crash metal documentary The Decline Of Western Civilization Pt 2: The Metal Years. But where are they now?