Latest articles by Malcolm Dome
Five Colosseum songs that prove the jazz-rock pioneers’ pedigree
Initially active for only three years, they secured their reputation with a series of impressively pogressive releases that, it’s said, popularised the entire genre
“Amnesiac was seen as not good enough – but I loved it”: Charlotte Wessels hails Radiohead
The former Delain singer on how and why Thom Yorke and co influenced her vocal style, and what she loves about their live shows
Every Queen album ranked, from worst to best
Queen albums, like the band, were brilliant, flamboyant and preposterous, and the work of a band who lit up the 70s and 80s and remain a juggernaut today
The Blue Öyster Cult albums you should definitely listen to... and one to avoid
There’s a lot more to Blue Öyster Cult than more cowbell, as their best albums clearly show
Emerson, Lake & Palmer often didn’t work. Neither did projects that featured just two of them
Massive musical ability crossed with pomposity and excess made it difficult for the supergroup to meet expectations – but even with one of the giant personalities missing, the other pair could struggled to deliver
My weird night sleeping on King Diamond’s floor surrounded by human skulls and a Satanic altar
In 1983, one intrepid journalist flew to Copenhagen to interview Mercyful Fate – and endured a night of occult weirdness and table football
The debauched story of Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction, the album that electrified 80s rock
Guns N’ Roses Appetite For Destruction is one of the greatest debut albums in history
”Prog owes him a huge debt of gratitude”: The lasting impact of Brian Eno
Shineback and Valdez's Simon Godfrey lists just some of his hero’s achievements, and hails the creative attitude that’s driven them
How Silent Lucidity became Queensrÿche’s biggest hit (second time around)
The lead track from 1990’s Empire explores an unusual subject – but its singer argues it proved to be the right song at the right moment
Randy Bachman‘s wild tales of Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Little Richard and Frank Sinatra
Jamming with Little Richard, turning down the chance to meet Elvis, yelling at Steven Tyler - welcome to the life of BTO’s Randy Bachman
When Curved Air released the first rock band picture disc
Curved Air’s 1970 debut album Air Conditioning was also the first rock band picture disc album. Singer Sonja Kristina recalls how it came about.
The crazy story of British Steel, the album that turned Judas Priest into superstars
1980’s British Steel officially sealed Judas Priest’s status as metal gods
The greatest year in heavy metal history, revisited
A look back at 12 memorable months for loud music
The epic story of Meshuggah’s rise from thrash metal wannabes to tech metal giants
How Meshuggah inspired a generation of tech metal bands
How Candlemass changed metal forever with doom landmark Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Doom metal never sounded so huge as it did on Candlemass’ game-changing 1986 debut album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
“We embrace the spirit of early 70s prog as being the way that you should always approach music." Mastodon and their prog epic Crack The Skye
In 2009 US prog metallers Mastodon released their conceptual opus Crack The Skye. It proved to be the step up to the big time the band deserved...
The chaotic story of Black Sabbath’s Born Again and the booze-fuelled union of two rock legends
Black Sabbath’s Born Again: flawed classic or total disaster? Ian Gillan has opinions
Jethro Tull’s struggle to make Aqualung, in their own words
Their fourth album, a prophetic masterpiece and best-selling work, made them stars – but its creation wasn’t easy
How Saxon made Crusader, the album that marked the end of their early 80s glory years
Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader
The life and times of Tony Iommi, metal’s indestructible dark lord
If it wasn’t for Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, the world would sound very, very different
The chaotic story behind Motörhead’s Overkill, the album that turned three speed freaks into stars
Motörhead’s second album, Overkill, was the one that truly put them on the map
“Forget Satan – bring on the biologist”: Nightwish’s Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Endless Forms Most Beautiful started with a handwritten letter and resulted in an extraordinary, inspiring concept album – plus the professor’s first-ever prog performance at Wembley Arena
The rollercoaster story of Wolfsbane, the British metal band who should have been superstars
Long before Blaze Bayley joined Iron Maiden, he was a member of British metal lunatics Wolfsbane
