The story of Mahavishnu Orchestra: Devotional, dizzying, and downright revolutionary By Mick Wall Mahavishnu Orchestra took ‘out there’ to a new level with music that was as bold, ballsy and exciting as when Hendrix first landed
Fish bids farewell: the pain of the world and the album he was born to make By Mick Wall After spending the last four decades immersed in music, Fish is calling time. But with his farewell album, the prog legend is signing off with the best record of his solo career
Scott Gorham and Brian Downey: life with Thin Lizzy and the Phil Lynott we knew By Mick Wall, Malcolm Dome We celebrate half a century of Thin Lizzy through the eyes of the men who played with Phil Lynott and knew him best: guitarist Scott Gorham and drummer Brian Downey
Sex, stimulants and snake eyes: How Ace Of Spades sent Motorhead stellar By Mick Wall Forty years ago, Motorhead released an album that turned them into unlikely stars. Next stop? America. But America wasn’t yet ready for Motorhead
How ...And Justice For All changed Metallica forever By Mick Wall Metallica's 1988 album was their step up to the big leagues. But things would never be the same again
Robby Krieger interview: life in The Doors, the wonder of acid, and dealing with crazies By Mick Wall Robby Krieger might have become a trumpet player. Instead he swapped the horn for guitar, joined The Doors and became part of one of rock's most influential and legendary bands
Humble Pie: a guide to their best albums By Mick Wall Humble Pie were never able to capture the punch and power of their live shows in the studio, but their best albums still include some real gems
Black Sabbath, Birmingham, and the invention of heavy metal By Mick Wall Ozzy, Geezer and Tony reminisce about the early days of Black Sabbath and the creation of a genre
Metallica's James Hetfield: My Life Story By Mick Wall Metallica frontman James Hetfield takes us on a journey back to his school days, retraces the band's tentative steps and explains why his anger is an energy
The chaotic story behind Rod Stewart's classic Every Picture Tells A Story By Mick Wall Rod Stewart's Every Picture Tells A Story arrived by accident, was rescued by some last-minute songs, a fat slice of luck and a dozen hard-drinking hombres – and helped launch Rod Stewart’s solo career
Steve Howe: the ultimate interview By Mick Wall Steve Howe was the guitarist with proto-psychedelic Brit-rockers Tomorrow. Then he joined Yes and embarked on a hugely successful career as a member of prog royalty
Dio's Rainbow In The Dark: the story behind the song By Mick Wall With music written by a pre-Dio Vivian Campbell, Rainbow In The Dark was part of Holy Diver, an album Ronnie James Dio said was “one of the proudest things I’ve ever done”
Stevie Nicks: "All of us were drug addicts, but I was the worst" By Mick Wall With drug use rampant in the band, it’s no surprise that the 80s and 90s delivered Fleetwood Mac some dizzying highs and crashing comedowns
The story of The Firm: the band that saved Jimmy Page By Mick Wall Paul Rodgers and Jimmy Page in one band? What could possibly go wrong? This is the story of The Firm
Led Zeppelin interview: How The West Was Won By Mick Wall Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones tell us how Led Zeppelin's How The West Was Won live album and DVD took shape
A Jimi Hendrix story: Lemmy, psychedelia and super-strength acid By Mick Wall An excerpt from Mick Wall's book Two Riders Were Approaching: The Life & Death of Jimi Hendrix
Lords of the riff: The greatest metal guitarists of all time By Dom Lawson, Mick Wall, Metal Hammer We spoke to modern-day axemasters Zakk Wylde, Phil Demmel, Matt Heafy and Gus G to find out who the lords of the riff really are
Black Sabbath: how four deviants from Birmingham invented heavy metal By Mick Wall As Earth they were going nowhere. Then they chanced on three notes which in the Middle Ages had been branded ‘the devil’s interval’, changed their name to Black Sabbath and changed everything
Cliff Burton: the life and death of the ultimate metalhead By Mick Wall From his stubborn individuality to his taste in music, Metallica’s Cliff Burton was a true one-off
Motorhead 1979: the inside story of Overkill and Bomber By Malcolm Dome, Mick Wall It was the year Black Sabbath fired Ozzy, AC/DC were on a Highway To Hell and Judas Priest were Unleashed In The East. Oh, and some band called Motorhead gave us Overkill and Bomber
Cockroaches, prostitutes and punch-ups: the 1989 Moscow Peace Festival By Mick Wall Just your everyday tale of the first (and probably last) anti-drug festival behind the Iron Curtain, with Bon Jovi, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Cinderalla and Skid Row
Collapsing stages, Hell’s Angels, and a band called Led Zeppelin By Mick Wall 1969’s Bath festival was the first of its kind. In 1970 it all went a bit wrong. Promoters Freddy and Wendy Bannister tell the tale.
Beer and loathing at Rock In Rio: the sordid story of a festival By Mick Wall Settle in for an epic tale in Rio De Janeiro as Iron Maiden, Ozzy and Queen and more play the first ever Rock In Rio festival - as MIck Wall tries to drink their rider
How Aerosmith made their biggest album, Pump By Mick Wall After their multi-million-selling album Permanent Vacation, it was time for Aerosmith to go one bigger. They stepped up to the plate, swung hard and hit a home run with Pump
Jimi Hendrix: the life and times of a genius By Max Bell, Johnny Black, Rob Hughes, Hugh Fielder, Ken Sharp, Mick Wall, Henry Yates Classic Rock talks to Jimi Hendrix's friends, admirers and other musicians about his life and importance