Saxon frontman Biff Byford on the special records, artists and gigs of lasting significance

The death of AC/DC’s frontman Bon Scott looked like it might deal a fatal blow to the band as well. But they got a new singer and made a career-rejuvenating record that became the biggest-selling rock album of all time: Back In Black

The Iron Maiden story told by the "control freaks" who got them there, from East End pubs to worldwide stadiums, via sackings, internal squabbles and new business models

Ireland’s greatest, man-of-the-people guitar hero Rory Gallagher left a tremendous legacy of albums studded with real gems

Step into a world of WTF, as we round up the biggest turkeys from metal’s greatest bands

As Kiss as they broke out of the clubs of New York City in 1974, it would be a long, hard slog before the rest of America paid attention

When Phil Carson signed AC/DC to Atlantic Records, he might well have made the deal of the century. Here, he talks about their rise to fame and how they rebuilt themselves with Back In Black

After the world-beating one-two of Toys In The Attic and Rocks, Aerosmith were soaring. But as they started work on the budget-busting Draw The Line, drugs and dysfunction would send them into a tailspin that would take a decade to pull out of

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson might have become an average blues guitarist. Instead he became the best one-legged flute player in the world, and for more than 50 years led his band to critical acclaim and huge commercial success

Eddie Money was a singer who was never as well known as he should have been, but the ‘patron saint of uncool’ made some cool records

Black Sabbath might have lost Ozzy, but they recruited Dio and make one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time

The ten greatest Metallica songs from the decade from which they exploded: the Eighties

In 2017, Classic Rock spoke to Neil Peart and found out there was much more to the Rush Drumming legend than just paradiddles, polyrhythms and labyrinthine lyrics

Remember the 80s? Amazingly, touring partners Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx and Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott do – and Classic Rock got them to compare notes

Since picking up the progressive rock baton from Genesis in the 80s, Marillion have recorded one of prog’s most impressive catalogues. These are their best albums

Heart went from bluesy hard rock in the 1970s to chart-busting AOR anthems in the decade that followed via some stone-cold classic cuts

With Creedence Clearwater Revival he turned the Hippie generation on to classic roots and Americana... then John Fogerty went rockin’ all over the world

The Black Crowes may have been born out of time, but their best albums - a fusion of southern rock, gospel, blues and fiery rock'n'roll - were timeless

The punk explosion was expected to kill them. Instead, Supertramp thrived and enjoyed huge singles and albums success worldwide – here we guide you through their best work

The New Yorkers are known as part of the Big Four of thrash, but a ‘degree of levity’ has set them apart from their peers – here we round up their best albums

Van Halen albums have it all: One of the most innovative guitarists of all time, a consummate showman and some great tunes. Here we pick the best of their back catalogue

Foreigner produced some of rock's definitive melodic rock albums, blending hard rock and atmospheric ballads to the tune of 80 million sales

Since the early 1970s, Eagles and associated solo projects have produced some of rock’s most timeless and enduring music