Latest articles by Malcolm Dome
“I’ve taken my lack of proficiency into the spotlight… unless you push yourself, I can’t see the use in a solo album”: Trevor Rabin’s desire to take risks
Jacaranda, the precursor to 2023 album Rio, represents an exercise in self-challenge, and a distancing from his work with Yes and on movie scores
10 bands whose best album was recorded live
10 live albums that remain a career pinnacle for 10 legendary bands
“Some guy who obviously didn’t recognise me said, ‘You just ruined a classic song.’ But another chap replied, ‘He’s allowed. He wrote the song!’”: Keith Emerson’s disastrous karaoke incident
The keyboard legend's jam-packed career saw interactions with a varied cast from the ‘strange’ Dario Argento to Motörhead’s Lemmy
A beginner’s guide to Southern Rock in 5 albums
Southern Rock is inextricably tied to the land and character of the American South - and here are five albums that tell its tale
20 bands whose second album is the best thing they ever did
The bands who defied the sophomore slump to deliver the greatest albums of their career
10 of the best ever rock bands from Ireland
Ireland has always punched way above its weight when it comes to musical output. Here's 10 of the very best rock acts from the Emerald Isle
"I can't afford to waste any time": Horror legend John Carpenter on making albums in his 70s
Horror and sci-fi director John Carpenter helped create the slasher movie genre and pioneered synthwave with his soundtracks. Now, in his 70s, he’s making standalone albums with his son and godson. Prog gets the lowdown on his exciting "second career".
“It’s a masterpiece”: why the prog world loves Jethro Tull’s Aqualung
From Arthur Brown to Sonja Kristina, prog musicians tell us why they love Jethro Tull’s classic album Aqualung
“We had no interest in being rock stars”: The story behind Jethro Tull’s Aqualung
Ian Anderson and Martin Barre give the lowdown on Aqualung, Jethro Tull's career-defining 1971 record. Just don't call it a concept album...
Motörhead's 'Fast' Eddie Clarke: 5 favourite guitar albums
In 2016, late Motörhead legend "Fast" Eddie Clarke talked to us about five guitar albums that inspired his own playing
16 things you might not know about about GG Allin
There are many gruesome stories about the ultra-controversial GG Allin, here are some crazy facts about the scum lover himself
Styx: "We’ve never moved totally away from our love of prog".
Dennis De Young and Tommy Shaw argue that despite the big hits, Styx always had a proggy heart
How Kansas cracked the charts with Carry On Wayward Son
In 1976 US prog rockers Kansas found themselves in the upper reaches of the US charts with a song that's become a drive time classic
The story behind Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade Of Pale
The long and protracted tale behind UK prog legends Procol Harum's 1967 number one smash hit A Whiter Shade Of Pale
The story of Hawkwind's Silver Machine
Dave Brock recalls the time when a hit single meant he finally got recognised in his local bank…
Slipknot: "I would drink from the moment I woke up, until I passed out"
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...
Why Ennio Morricone’s The Ecstasy Of Gold is more than just metal’s greatest intro music
How Ennio Morricone’s The Ecstasy Of Gold become part of metal’s mythology courtesy of Metallica
"Rush and Genesis - they weren’t prepared to be pigeon-holed. The music world was their oyster and they’d be ready to take on any challenge." Taylor Hawkins on his love of Rush, Genesis and Phil Collins
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins discusses how he got into prog rock
Iron Maiden, and the day I heard The X Factor
Iron Maiden used to throw extravagant album launches. For The X Factor, it was different
The Top 10 Essential 90s Metal Albums
Whoever said metal suffered at the hands of grunge in the 1990s was deluded. As these 10 albums prove, it was stronger than ever during that turbulent decade
Kiko Loureiro's 5 Essential Guitar Albums
Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro picks his top 5 best guitar albums
The 10 worst albums by 10 brilliant classic rock bands
Even the best can get it wrong sometimes: here's the worst albums by 10 of rock's greatest bands
