Latest articles by Malcolm Dome
“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
16 of the best psychedelic rock albums ever
Take a trip through time and space with the ultimate mind-bending psychedelic rock albums
Remember when Metallica secretly supported Metal Church in 1990?
Metal Church look back at the historic Marquee show with Metallica
Megadeth’s So Far, So Good… So What!: the chaotic story of thrash’s most f**ked-up album
Megadeth were strung out and at war with each other when they made their third album So Far, So Good… So What!. And things were about to get worse…
Pink Floyd: The Making Of Atom Heart Mother
Friesian cows, brass section bastards and their first number one album. Just what did go into the making of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother?
Iron Maiden: 16 facts about Powerslave
On September 3, 1984, Iron Maiden released Powerslave, one of their most iconic albums. Here are some reasons why we love it
How Iron Maiden hired Bruce Dickinson and revitalised their career
After an acclaimed debut album and a less accomplished second record, Maiden looked ready to stop before they'd truly got started, then someone had the idea of hiring the singer from Samson
“Scream for me, Long Beach!”: down the front on Iron Maiden’s World Slavery Tour
Mummified Eddies, stages the size of football pitches, hysterical crowds – this what it was like seeing the most epic metal tour of the 80s first-hand
