Latest articles by Malcolm Dome
40 famous Rush fans pick their favourite Rush song
Steven Wilson, Arjen Lucassen, Steve Rothery and more famous fans pick their top tracks – with some surprising results
How Corrosion Of Conformity ditched hardcore and embraced southern metal with Deliverance
The story of Corrosion Of Conformity’s Metallica-approved 1994 album Deliverance
Caravan’s Pye Hastings planned his solo debut 44 years before it happened
As his band reached its 50th anniversary, the Canterbury veteran still worried if going solo with From The Half House was the right thing to do
A metal fan’s guide to prog legends Rush
Side long epics, mad concepts and unlikely hit singles – how Canadian visionaries Rush laid down the blueprint for prog metal
The need to deceive loved ones inspired Caravan’s Paradise Filter
Canterbury pioneers’ 14th album was surprisingly lacking in their traditional Ealing Studios views of England, containing more serious observations on modern life instead
How Powerslave pointed the way to Iron Maiden’s epic future
Iron Maiden’s monumental Powerslave album was released 40 years ago today
The Cheap Trick albums you should definitely listen to
With a pair of pretty boys and a pair of geeks and some glorious songs, Cheap Trick once ruled the pop-rock world
How Queensryche made a progressive metal landmark with Empire
Operation: Mindcrime is Queensryche’s most famous album – but follow-up Empire remains their biggest commercial success
“It really is down to Nik Turner’s habits… I wish it wasn’t”: How Hawkwind got their name
It’s not inspired by a Michael Moorcock story or an ancient Japanese proverb – It’s just about spitting, farting and behaving like animals
How Bon Jovi made a hard rock monster and saved their career with Slippery When Wet
From sweeping studio floors to superstardom, Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet album turned them into superstars
The stellar rise and tragic demise of Death, the band who pushed metal to new extremes
How late Death frontman Chuck Schuldiner helped lay down the blueprint for death metal – then tore it up
How Cannibal Corpse changed singers and made 90s death metal classic Vile
The story of Cannibal Corpse’s Vile – the album that introduced Corpsegrinder to the wider world
Steve Hillage’s mixed feelings on his only Khan album, and his surprise at how it lived on
He’s proud Space Shanty has found an audience over 52 years – but bemused at its collectible status
How Zakk Wylde launched Black Label Society with the booze-fuelled chaos of Sonic Brew
In the late 1990s, Zakk Wylde formed Black Label Society during time away from Ozzy’s band. Cue lawsuits and a lot of alcohol
The turbulent story of Celtic Frost’s avant garde thrash masterpiece Into The Pandemonium
How Celtic Frost demolished metal’s boundaries with their classic 1987 album Into The Pandemonium
Cactus should have been huge but it never happened - so we asked them to tell us why
Born out of hard rock pioneers Vanilla Fudge and contemporaries of Led Zeppelin, Cactus are the unsung innovators of 70s US rock
JJ Burnel on how Caravan inspired a Stranglers track
After falling in love with In The Land Of Grey And Pink, the bassist created Down In The Sewer as a response – and if that makes his band prog, he’s fine with it
How Arch Enemy’s Wages Of Sin reinvented extreme metal for the 21st century
Arch Enemy’s Wages Of Sin marked the debut of singer Angela Gossow – and put them on the melodic death metal map
Album Of The Week Club review: Nine Lives by REO Speedwagon
In which the midwestern rockers rock a little harder than normal, but not everyone is convinced
“When it seemed like prog had run its course, Mick Pointer kickstarted the second wave”
Neo-prog drummer created the Marquee scene in the 80s and inspired the third generation – including Steven Wilson and Dream Theater – in the 90s, says guitarist
How stoner-doom kings Electric Wizard made the classic Dopethrone album
Electric Wizard frontman Jus Osborn on the making of the weed enthusiasts’ classic third album Dopethrone
How Iron Maiden made a 21st century masterpiece with A Matter Of Life And Death
In this classic Metal Hammer interview, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris reveal the story behind Iron Maiden’s 2006 album A Matter Of Life And Death
