The Class Of 2000: Where Are They Now? By Paul Brannigan, Adam Rees As the dawn of 2020 looms, we take a look back on the century so far and ask: whatever happened to the millennium's next big things?
Jane's Addiction: "The first alternative band to break - not Nirvana" By Paul Brannigan A salute to one of rock's most free-thinking and influential collectives
Hamburgers, heroin and chaos: How Megadeth made Killing Is My Business By Paul Brannigan Fired from Metallica and seeking revenge, Dave Mustaine brought Megadeth screaming to life. Here, the band open up on their landmark debut and spending $4,000 on coke, heroin and hamburgers
The 10 best Foo Fighters songs tucked away on b-sides By Paul Brannigan Some of the Foo Fighters’ most interesting and invigorating work has been tucked away on their singles
How hip hop changed metal By Paul Brannigan By the mid-90’s, the look and feel of hip hop had totally infiltrated metal. Denim and leather faded out of fashion as the nu school took over
Chris Cornell interview: searching for the real Chris Cornell By Paul Brannigan We revisit a classic interview with Chris Cornell, conducted in LA in the summer of 1996
Trent Reznor: A guide to the best albums By Paul Brannigan After groundbreaking albums with NIN, the reluctant icon found success as the go-to man for ‘edgy’ Hollywood soundtracks
Sammy Hagar on self-belief, Van Halen and the bright side of fame By Paul Brannigan The Red Rocker talks early self-belief, Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot, solo success and being… er, a bit of a slut
The wild one: How Danny Worsnop took sex, drugs and rock’n’roll to the limit By Paul Brannigan With Asking Alexandria, singer Danny Worsnop took rock'n'roll to a life-threatening limit. Now sober and back with a country-rock confessional, he tells us about dark days and high times
It's a long way to the top: What's next for Brian Johnson? By Paul Brannigan We look back at Beano’s career, from life as a skint car roofer to stepping into the huge shoes of Bon Scott to what happens next
Metallica’s Top 10 best cover songs By Paul Brannigan From Misfits to Diamond Head, Metallica have recorded some incredible covers. Here are their top 10 best cover songs
Ministry's Al Jourgensen: "I can suck my own cock!" By Paul Brannigan Interview: Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen on getting old, fat and lazy... and on the benefits of being double-jointed
Bring The Noise: How Rage Against The Machine Changed The World By Paul Brannigan Uncompromising, full of anger and forever engaged as much as they were enraged. Meet the band who caused anarchy in the USA and left an indelible mark on music: Rage Against The Machine
The Answer on how new album Solas brought them back from the brink By Paul Brannigan Having enjoyed a rapid rise, The Answer suffered a downturn where even the band’s existence looked in jeopardy. But with new album, they feel the sun is shining on them again
How Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory changed the face of metal By Paul Brannigan In October 2000, as the nu metal revolution rolled ever onward, one band released an album that changed the game, and their lives, forever...
Dissidents: How Pearl Jam's Vs. Album Kicked Back Against The World By Paul Brannigan Confrontational, reactionary and visceral, Pearl Jam's second album was an angrier and bloody proposition than their first and, we argue, all the better for it...
Some Kind Of Monster: How Iron Maiden Made The Number Of The Beast By Paul Brannigan A new singer, no songs, and even some onstage argy-bargy as Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris vied for the spotlight, just how did Iron Maiden make their landmark album?
The 10 Best David Lee Roth Songs By Paul Brannigan At his best, David Lee Roth's solo work contained the three basic elements: flash bang and wallop. His videos were a feast for the senses too, here then is Diamond Dave at full tilt...
The A-Z Of Avenged Sevenfold By Paul Brannigan Everything you need to know about Avenged Sevenfold in alphabetical order
How Nirvana Changed The Face Of Rock Music Forever By Paul Brannigan On May 2, 1991, a young band from Seattle walked in to Sound City studios in Los Angeles to begin work on their second album. Their label optimistically pressed up 46,251 copies...
The 10 worst cover versions ever By Paul Brannigan You really won’t thank us for bringing these turkeys to your attention
The Top 10 Greatest Metallica Riffs Ever By Paul Brannigan No band in modern metal has come up with as many classic riffs as Metallica. And these are the very best from James Hetfield and co
The Top 10 Best Alkaline Trio Songs By Paul Brannigan A clutch of classics from the black-hearted Chicago punk trio
Savages: Unleashed in the East By Paul Brannigan Not yet rated Londoners bring post-punk darkness to the Land of the Rising Sun
The Top 10 Best Aerosmith Videos By Paul Brannigan Can you name which Aerosmith video was directed by Michael 'Transformers' Bay?
