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An album-by-album look back at Ozzy's rollercoaster career

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Innuendos, a hit single that Blue Oyster Cult turned down, and the best birthday gift a young man of 25 could give him self. Just what went in to making the multi-platinum Reckless?

Def Leppard's Rick Allen on returning to Download, the enduring appeal of Mutt Lange and almost losing his life in a car accident

From his seismic debut with the band to the defining live album of their careers and the sprawling concept album that divided fans, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson picks three of his favourites

In 1987 Guns N' Roses were the hottest new rock band in LA. This was their very first UK interview.

The guitar legend opens up about absent friends, superstar fans, bad reviews and the next best thing to playing with Zeppelin

Knife-carrying thug, practical joker, drug fiend and the inventor of heavy metal, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi on his life less ordinary

From drug busts and tragic deaths to Michael Jackson, this is the untold and often unbelievable story of the AOR legends

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson explains why even Rush's worst song might have sounded brilliant on ecstasy

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Interview: Legendary Black Sabbath bass man Geezer Butler tackles life's biggest issues

Kiss bassist Gene Simmons on pleasing women, showing off, what he wouldn't do for money, and being Gene Simmons

A speed-freak song written by the young Lemmy for Hawkwind has been through various twists - from Motörhead's own anthemic version to the unlikeliest remakes.

Glenn Hughes, the official Voice Of Rock, talks ruin and redemption

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