Latest articles by Mick Wall
Buying guide Half a century of hard-rocking, blues’n’funk alchemy has earned golden-throated bassist Glenn Hughes a place at the top table of British rock - and these are his best albums
Exhausted and near breaking point, Black Sabbath were in no fit shape to make a record in 1972, but fuelled by a mountain of narcotics, they somehow held it together to create the classic Vol 4
Traditional folk cover Whiskey In The Jar was Thin Lizzy’s big break – but Phil Lynott couldn’t wait to ditch it
Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore recruited a largely unknown vocalist to sing on his new project. The rest, as they say, is history
Deep Purple’s Made In Japan is arguably the most influential double live album in history
The story of the Cult’s classic Electric album
Gale Claydon met Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott when she was 18 years old and spent the next five years with him, through thick and thin
Classic Rock writer Mick Wall remembers the Phil Lynott that most never knew
Wishbone Ash’s Argus is 70s rock classic
Something strange is happening in the Vancouver woods
How Dio made their iconic 1983 debut album
Rainbow In The Dark a highlight of Holy Diver, an album Ronnie James Dio said was “one of the proudest things I’ve ever done”
The late, great Phil Lynott and his band inspired many modern metal icons
Genesis’ mad 1972 epic is up there with Stairway To Heaven and Shine On You Crazy Diamond
The Firm were one of the great lost supergroups of the 1980s
The story of a trio of Brummies who created the progressive orchestral pop-rock band that became a global phenomenon
Lemmy, Nik Turner and Dave Brock lived through a time of division through choice of drugs, mental health issues and artistic intentions, which still left a remarkable impact on the world of ‘out-there’ music
Original it ain't, but Black Country Communion's debut ticks all the right boxes for anyone who can't get enough of that classic early-70s sound
In July 1985, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath reunited for Live Aid. Cue the spats and ego clashes
How a drug-free Aerosmith hit a new career high with 1989’s Pump
Deep Purple keyboard player, go-to session guy and solo artist Don Airey on his new album, touring, Purple, Blackmore and more
The late Gary Moore made some classic solo albums – but he never got the success he deserved
Slippery When Wet turned Bon Jovi from also-rans to multi-platinum superstars
