Articles by: Martin Kielty

Def Leppard: How we made Hysteria

By Martin Kielty

The massive-selling album turned a young Sheffield band into global superstars. But, as Joe Elliott tells Classic Rock, recording Hysteria took the band to Hell and back – more than once

Paper Late: Is narrow-mindedness damaging our scene?

By Martin Kielty

It's the Prog magazine that let's readers and writers alike get something off their chest...

10 Things we learned at the Britrock Must Be Destroyed gig in Glasgow

By Martin Kielty

The Wildhearts, Reef, Terrorvision and Dodgy came to town. Cue weird nostalgia, hot weather and snogging…

Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt on stage bathed in orange light

Opeth at Glasgow Barrowland - live review

By Martin Kielty

Not yet rated

Opeth and Enslaved invade Scotland's capital of culture!

Peter And The Test Tube Babies premiere crap punk video

By Martin Kielty

Watch Peter And The Test Tube Babies’ video for Crap Californian Punk Band

Mikkey Dee: More music to come from Motorhead

By Martin Kielty

Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee says there’s more music to come from the defunct band - and Lemmy tribute will happen in due course

Watch Paradise Lost’s video for Until The Grave

By Martin Kielty

Paradise Lost release Until The Grave lyric video from latest album Medusa, out now

Caligula’s Horse release new track Songs For No One

By Martin Kielty

Listen to Songs For No One from upcoming Caligula’s Horse album In Contact

Sikth to play Death Of A Dead Day in full

By Martin Kielty

Sikth announce that the last show of their UK tour will see them perform 2006 album Death Of A Dead Day in full for first time

Jimi Hendrix personal note to female fan goes to auction

By Martin Kielty

Fan who met Jimi Hendrix when she was 19 auctions the note he wrote to her

Slipknot fan family sold car for concert tickets says Clown

By Martin Kielty

Slipknot’s Clown tells of moment that proved fan commitment to him - and admits he didn’t always feel so strongly about the band himself

Mastodon release new track Toe To Toes

By Martin Kielty

Listen to Mastodon track Toe To Toes from upcoming Cold Dark Place EP

Bruce Dickinson announces UK book tour

By Martin Kielty

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson will read from his book at UK events in October

Ten Years After box set includes ‘lost’ album tracks

By Martin Kielty

50th anniversary Ten Years After collection features completed 1972 tracks found by Alvin Lee’s wife

Godspeed You! Black Emperor stream Luciferian Towers track

By Martin Kielty

Listen to Undoing A Luciferian Towers from upcoming Godspeed You! Black Emperor album Luciferian Towers

Watch Sons Of Apollo introduce themselves

By Martin Kielty

Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian, Bumblefoot, Billy Sheehan and Jeff Scott Soto discuss their band Sons Of Apollo in new video

Slayer, Anthrax and more in Nuclear Blast anniversary box set

By Martin Kielty

Nuclear Blast Records mark 30th anniversary with 86-track box set in limited-edition vinyl, starring Slayer, Anthrax, Behemoth, Lamb Of God, Exodus, Machine Head and more

Deep Purple say 'no' to Ritchie Blackmore return idea

By Martin Kielty

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice say they’re not interested in Ritchie Blackmore’s suggestion of a reunion show

Killswitch Engage confirm 2018 album

By Martin Kielty

Killswitch Engage say “demos are getting cranked out” for next album, to be launched next year

David Gilmour teases Time and Breathe (In The Air) from Pompeii movie

By Martin Kielty

Watch another clip from David Gilmour Live At Pompeii, out next month

Bumblefoot on Guns N’ Roses split: ‘It’s not like we quit pretty’

By Martin Kielty

Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal explains unhappiness surrounding his departure from Axl Rose’s band

Watch James Hetfield outline Metallica’s politics

By Martin Kielty

Metallica release For Whom The Bell Tolls live performance video - starting with James Hetfield’s statement of band politics

Airbourne release unheard track Money from box set

By Martin Kielty

Listen to Money, the previously unheard track from Airbourne that stars in Diamond Cuts box set

Watch the Rolling Stones’ video for 2000 Light Years From Home

By Martin Kielty

The Rolling Stones release animated video for vintage track 2000 Light Years From Home ahead of Their Satanic Majesties Request re-release

Iamthemorning announce European tour

By Martin Kielty

Iamthemorning add UK and Netherlands dates around appearance at Summer’s End festival