Latest articles by Malcolm Dome
Health issues made it almost impossible for Blodwyn Pig founder to play guitar towards the end of his life – but he maintained “it could be worse”
Warning: never, ever let AC/DC open for your band
Forget Nirvana’s Nevermind – it was Jane’s Addiction's game-changing second album Ritual De Lo Habitual that ushered in the alternative rock decade
They were inspired by prog heavyweights and their records have always contained surprising depth
The singer on influencing Kate Bush and Siouxsie Sioux, her relationship with Stewart Copeland, prog versus punk and why she didn’t like her band’s mid-70s output
Arch Enemy were making waves in the metal underground, but they needed someone special to take them forwards
They may have bewildered some listeners in the 70s, but several leading lights of other genres happily confirm they were a massive influence
They made five albums in the 70s, each very different from the other, and toured the US with Yes. Then they were gone – only to return in the 21st century
No Metallica show is complete without The Ecstasy Of Gold as its intro tape
Electric Wizard frontman Jus Osborn on the making of the weed enthusiasts’ classic third album Dopethrone
In the late 1990s, Zakk Wylde formed Black Label Society during time away from Ozzy’s band. Cue lawsuits and a lot of alcohol
Supergroup’s mid-80s alternative line-up made one album together then went their separate ways – but their brief career paid dividends to the original band’s legacy
Their 1976 hit (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – inspired by Romeo And Juliet – found a new lease of life on TV 24 years later, and it’s still doing the rounds today. Are they happy with how the world sees them?
Buying guide Guitarist and producer Steve Hillage is a true progressive visionary whose albums cover a spectacular range of styles
No Metallica show is complete without The Ecstasy Of Gold as its intro tape
Rumours of alchemy, magick, war heroism and Van Gogh’s ear surrounded the “bonkers, eclectic and free-thinking” group earlier known as The Giant Sun Trolley, National-Balkan Ensemble and Hydrogen Jukebox
After the phenomenal success of Iowa, Slipknot took a break. But where there had once been unity, there was now conflict. Yet they produced something that defied any expectations...
In the 1970s, REO Speedwagon were the Midwest rock band everyone was rooting for - until they actually had a hit
Buying guide From the late 60s until today, here are 40 songs that show why Southern rock continues to thrive
Buying guide From cult pomp rock to Metallica-approved hair metal, these are five connoisseur-approved albums everybody should know about
In 2011 the symphonic prog rock progenitors staged a comeback bid, with their leader expressing a new drive to reclaim a leading position – while retaining all his eccentricity
Thomas Holopainen studied biology before a career in music came calling, but never forgot his passion for the subject, or his admiration for the evolutionary biologist
The 1971 masterpiece is hailed by Jordan Rudess, Troy Donockley, Derek Shulman, Arthur Brown, Roine Stolt, Sonja Kristina and more
