Latest articles by Paul Elliott
The Saxon albums you should definitely listen to
Almost 50 years on from their formation, NWOBHM spearheads Saxon and much-loved frontman Biff Byford are verging on national treasure status – and these are their best albums
The Ritchie Blackmore albums you should definitely listen to - but none of them are by Deep Purple
A guitarist who helped define the sound of a genre, both pre- and post- Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore has a formidable back catalogue of classics
The Foreigner albums you definitely need to listen to
Foreigner blended hard rock and atmospheric ballads to the tune of more than 80 million sales - and now they're on their way to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
A metal fan’s guide to Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper was the original shock rocker who paved the way for Kiss, Slipknot and every parent-baiting rock and metal act that followed
Rory Gallagher's BBC Collection showcases the very best of the real deal
The blues boy from Ballyshannon at his peak
The outrageous life of King Diamond, the occult metal icon Metallica love and Gene Simmons wanted to sue
Hauntings, heart attacks, exorcisms and lawsuits – King Diamond looks back on 40 years as Satan’s Little Helper
A metal fan’s guide to hard rock legends Def Leppard
From the NWOBHM to the world – how Def Leppard became one of the biggest British rock bands of all time
Think Neal Schon's year has been interesting? A decade ago it was even more so
Journey guitarist Neal Schon on his $50 million lawsuit, alleged photos of his penis, Michael Bolton's eccentricity and Steve Perry
Michael Schenker' My Years With UFO finds the mad axeman in phenomenal form
Michael Schenker celebrates his years with UFO with a stellar cast of guest musicians
Every Journey album ranked, from worst to best
From stadium-filling rock to the ultimate lighter-waving ballads, AOR titans Journey and their various frontmen have done it all
Stryper's songwriting fails to ascend on When We Were Kings
Stryper are still fighting the good fight on 15th studio album When We Were Kings
The Hanoi Rocks albums you should definitely listen to
Hanoi Rocks' early records and electrifying live shows saw them tipped for superstardom, but fate dealt them a catastrophic blow
Why I love AC/DC's Back In Black, by Def Leppard's Joe Elliott
Def Leppard man Joe Elliott on Mutt Lange, Hells Bells and replacing Bon Scott
What AC/DC mean to me, by Kiss's Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons pays tribute to the longevity of AC/DC, a band he first saw at the Whiskey a Go Go in West Hollywood in 1976
“In the 80s, you ordered a gram of cocaine like you ordered beer”: The high times and crazy life of the Scorpions
Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine and Matthias Jabs look back on the career of Germany’s biggest rock band
Gene Simmons: The soundtrack of my life
Kiss bassist, Demon and fire-breather Gene Simmons picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the "most dishonest" album Kiss ever made
What AC/DC means to me, by Aerosmith's Joe Perry
Joe Perry pays tribute to the longevity of AC/DC, who first toured with Aerosmith in 1978
Album Of The Week Club review: The Grand Illusion by Styx
The Grand Illusion was the first of four consecutive triple-platinum albums for Styx, establishing them as one of America’s biggest rock acts
WASP frontman Blackie Lawless’s strange journey from shock rock to God
An epic interview with WASP singer Blackie Lawless about controversy, codpieces and Christianity
The Lynyrd Skynyrd albums you should definitely listen to
Lynyrd Skynyrd blended southern soul and hard rock to define southern rock better than anyone - and these are their best albums
The world according to Squackett, prog’s great forgotten supergroup
Late Yes bassist Chris Squire, ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, some old Led Zeppelin and pints of vodka – this was one-off prog supergroup Squackett
Every Electric Light Orchestra album ranked, from worst to best
Jeff Lynne's vision for ELO was more ambitious than most of his peers – but which of his grand ideas hit home the hardest?
The Def Leppard albums you should definitely listen to
Def Leppard took Sheffield to the world's stadiums and arenas, staring down tragedy and selling millions in the process. These are their best albums
