Latest articles by Malcolm Dome
Metal’s all-time greatest concept album? Operation: Mindcrime could be it
In May 1967, the band’s debut single changed the musical world. Nearly six decades later it’s developed a long and protracted legacy
A US tour without enough dates, a move away from the sound that got them signed, frequent line-up changes and never any money – just some of the things that went wrong for the band who once stood alongside The Nice and Van der Graaf Generator
If there’s a thrash metal Big Five, Bay Area bangers Testament ares strong contenders
Having recently quit Deep Purple, the bassist was looking for a new challenge in 1973. It came in the form of The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper’s Feast, featuring notable prog guest stars
They may have been called “the thinking man’s metal band” but comparing themselves to ELP, Jethro Tull and King Crimson, they assert there was a lot more progressive thinking going on than many realised
Diamond Head’s Lightning To The Nations should have turned them into NWOBHM-era superstars, but instead it inspired Lars Ulrich to start his own band
Unrelentingly Northern in attitude, both parts the slow-burning band that split in two seemed happy with their lot – but is their story one of unfulfilled achievements?
Singer, band leader, icon – this is the story of Ronnie James Dio’s epic solo career
Megadeth’s first two albums were thrash classics. And then they made So Far, So Good… So What! and the debauchery caught up with them
Against all expectations, Foreigner's debut album sold millions. This is the real story behind one of the biggest debut albums ever
Hash pipes, bust-ups and a death metal landmark – how Carcass made 1993’s classic Heartwork album
How Opeth seized the prog metal throne with 2001’s genre-defining Blackwater Park album
Steven Wilson, Arjen Lucassen, Steve Rothery and more famous fans pick their top tracks – with some surprising results
The story of Corrosion Of Conformity’s Metallica-approved 1994 album Deliverance
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
Canterbury pioneers’ 14th album was surprisingly lacking in their traditional Ealing Studios views of England, containing more serious observations on modern life instead
Iron Maiden’s monumental Powerslave album was released 40 years ago today
Buying guide With a pair of pretty boys and a pair of geeks and some glorious songs, Cheap Trick once ruled the pop-rock world
Operation: Mindcrime is Queensryche’s most famous album – but follow-up Empire remains their biggest commercial success
It’s not inspired by a Michael Moorcock story or an ancient Japanese proverb – It’s just about spitting, farting and behaving like animals
From sweeping studio floors to superstardom, Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet album turned them into superstars
The story of Cannibal Corpse’s Vile – the album that introduced Corpsegrinder to the wider world
