What happened when Guns N' Roses played their first ever UK gig By Paul Elliott The world domination of Guns N’ Roses began not in LA, but with three chaotic weeks in London in June 1987. They came, they drank, they fought, they conquered
Glenn Frey - Above The Clouds: The Collection review By Paul Elliott Glenn Frey's work outside the Eagles: The hits and the misses
Venom - Assault! album review By Paul Elliott The original black metal band’s classic-era EPs boxed. Satan heavily featured
Def Leppard look back on how they made 90s rock classic Adrenalize By Paul Elliott In 1992, reeling from the death of their guitarist Steve Clark, Def Leppard were determined to keep the party going. The result was Adrenalize – hard rock’s last great blockbuster album
2017: A year in the life of Brian May By Paul Elliott "Just out of this world" – that’s how his life in Queen is summed up by Brian May – or rather, Doctor Brian May, CBE, for whom 2017 has been another memorable year in a career of many
The Story Behind The Song: Saxon's And The Bands Played On By Paul Elliott Saxon were cruising the New Wave of British Heavy Metal... and their signature tune celebrated it
Buyer's Guide: How to buy the best of Saxon By Paul Elliott They might not be as big or as famous as some of their peers, but they have recorded some of heavy metal’s defining albums
The Story Behind The Album: The Grand Illusion - Styx By Paul Elliott Seven was the lucky number for the Chicagoan pomp masters, as their seventh album hit the shelves in 1977.
Rush: The Rhythm Method - Neil Peart Interview By Paul Elliott Thinker, theorist, introvert, well-travelled, well-read, “bleeding- heart libertarian”... there’s more to Rush drummer Neil Peart than just paradiddles, polyrhythms and labyrinthine lyrics
Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain on Christianity, giving up booze, and getting older By Paul Elliott "Imagine me trying to play Run To The Hills at fucking seventy-three years old!" Nicko McBrain might not be ready to retire yet, but he knows he's not going to go on forever...
What the Unstoppable Rise of Guns N' Roses Looked Like From The Inside… By Paul Elliott 30 years on from the release of Appetite For Destruction, Paul Elliott – the only UK journalist at the album’s LA launch party – remembers the drugs, women and chaos surrounding GN'R.
Accept - Reissues album review By Paul Elliott Not yet rated The German head-bangers’ formative years: 1979-1982 – including their masterpiece
Warrant - Louder Harder Faster album review By Paul Elliott Hair metal survivors, still rocking on gamely
King Kobra - Reissues album review By Paul Elliott Not yet rated Famous drummer’s not-so-famous 80s band
Unruly Child - Reigning Frogs: The Box Set Collection album review By Paul Elliott AOR cult heroes, and heroine: 1998-2014
Are Inglorious really the best British band since Led Zeppelin? By Paul Elliott That’s what producer Kevin Shirley says of Inglorious. Frontman Nathan James talks about how, after he was humiliated on national TV, they’re determined to live up to that lofty billing
Target - Reissues album review By Paul Elliott Not yet rated Early works of the late AOR hero Jimi Jamison
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger album review By Paul Elliott The monster hit that put the ‘rock’ in Rocky III
Buyer's Guide: How to buy the best of Judas Priest By Paul Elliott For these long-time carriers of the heavy metal flame, the term ‘none more metal’ fits like a studded black leather glove
Rush - Time Stand Still DVD review By Paul Elliott It’s their ‘end of the road’ doc, and there are tears
Every Electric Light Orchestra Album Ranked Worst To Best By Paul Elliott Jeff Lynne's vision for ELO was more ambitious than most of his peers – but which of his grand ideas hit home the hardest?
Rob Halford looks back on Black Sabbath's Heaven And Hell By Paul Elliott Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford on the underrated Dio-voiced classic
Top 10 Best Kiss Without Make-Up Songs By Paul Elliott As writer Mark Putterford joked in Sounds in 1983: “What ugly bastards they turned out to be.” But in these 10 songs are some of the best that Kiss ever recorded…
Every Motley Crue album ranked from worst to best By Paul Elliott Mötley Crüe left behind them a trail of destruction and 10 albums – here ranked from worst to best...
