Metallica: the epic story behind the Black album By Jon Hotten 30 million people can’t be wrong: how the Black Album transformed Metallica into metal’s biggest band
Every Jethro Tull album ranked from worst to best By Jon Hotten Jethro Tull's 21 albums have taken in English folk and baroque instrumentation, plus enough thunderous riffs to keep hard rock fans happy. Here are 10 of their best moments
Def Leppard's Hysteria: Every Song Ranked From Worst To Best By Jon Hotten We rank every song on Def Leppard's multi-platinum classic Hysteria – in order of greatness
1986: the inside story of the year that thrash metal exploded By Jon Hotten Members of Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax look back on thrash metal's watershed year
Scorpions: Return To Forever (Tour Edition) By Jon Hotten Scorpions Return To Forever (Tour Edition) RCA Last year’s album, repackaged with bonuses galore.
Anvil: Anvil Is Anvil By Jon Hotten ‘Yo-ho-ho, we be the scurvy scum... Yo-ho-ho, Yo-ho-ho give us a bottle of rum...’
Guns N' Roses: The real story behind their reunion By Jon Hotten Rehearsal no-shows? Lingering bad blood? Fragile egos? A $3 million-per-night pay day? And where's Izzy?
Steve Hackett: Premonitions: The Charisma Recordings 1975-1983 By Jon Hotten Former Genesis man gets a lavish retrospective.
Saxon: Battering Ram By Jon Hotten Veteran metallers’ 16th offers no surprises but, more importantly, no disappointments.
Steve Vai: Stillness In Motion – Vai Live In LA By Jon Hotten CD/DVD package from the guitar virtuoso.
Yngwie J Malmsteen & Rising Force: Now Your Ships Are Burned: 1984-90 By Jon Hotten Veteran metal guitar virtuoso raises a toast to himself.
Various: Country Rock: Original Album Series By Jon Hotten Not yet rated Five from the famous alumni.
Classic Rock Investigates: Rock Fights Back! By Jon Hotten It's in the charts. It's on the radio. Why your music matters again
Van Halen: Tokyo Dome Live In Concert By Jon Hotten The VH brothers and Dave are back, but has the ship really come in for their old fans?
Mike Porcaro 1955 - 2015 By Jon Hotten The life of Toto bass player Mike Porcaro, who has passed away at the age of 59
