Latest articles by Malcolm Dome
Visionaries Sean Harris and Brian Tatler came up with something so demanding they had to change rhythm section - which only served to confuse diehard fans
Health issues have made it almost impossible for Blodwyn Pig founder to play guitar – but he maintains ”it could be worse”
Former Cathedral frontman Lee Dorrian looks back on the making of a doom classic
They were inspired by prog heavyweights and their records have always contained surprising depth
The story behind Chicago doom lords Trouble’s landmark 1985 album The Skull – the album which helped shape a generation
Judas Priest’s landmark second album Sad Wings Of Destiny was released on this day in 1976
Emerson, Lake and Palmer legend, composer and synthesiser pioneer Keith Emerson fused the power of rock music with the beauty of classical
Chimaira helped start an entire a scene but never got the same acclaim as some of their peers. They hoped to change that with 2007’s classic Resurrection album
Bandleader insists he’s not prog and he’s never made a classic album - but he knows what he’s good at, and he still loves doing it
Zak Rizvi – a driving force for the band’s two most recent albums – once thought they were a southern rock or country rock band, until he dug deeper than Carry On Wayward Son and Dust In The Wind and found their prog roots
In 2006 Buckcherry released Crazy Bitch. The song title saw the band accused of misogyny, and the video made it a whole lot worse
Ian Anderson set out to make “the mother of all concept albums” while incorporating a large measure of Monty Python - but some people laughed at all the wrong places
Guitarist shares his love for troubadours, his connection with holiday TV shows, and admits that just because he’s spiritual, it doesn’t mean he’s a good person
Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw believe that despite the big hits, the band always had something more substantial at heart
With Pink Floyd recently wound down, their drummer considered his future – and at the time it didn’t include his Saucerful of Secrets project
Terry Bozzio and Adrian Belew look back on the year Frank Zappa created Baby Snakes, Sheik Yerbouti, Joe's Garage and more
Their 1990 studio debut was full of prog promise - but one member’s reputed refusal to deal with his drug addiction limited their rise
Some dismissed their debut record as nothing more than a mess, but it’s actually a towering avant-garde achievement
Blue Öyster Cult‘s career was stuck in cruise control until their breakthrough album Agents Of Fortune and its haunting lead single elevated them to stardom
Goblin maestro picks key compositions that amplified classic scary movies
Live performance was an essential part of enjoying his own band’s work
The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity:
Pin-up turned classical composer deeply inspired by a catalogue that shows “the difference between musicians who are entertainers versus musicians who are true artists”
