Paul Elliott

Seven was the lucky number for the Chicagoan pomp masters, as their seventh album hit the shelves in 1977.

"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...

Paul Elliott – the only UK journalist at the LA launch party for Appetite For Destruction – remembers the drugs, women and chaos surrounding GN'R.

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

Jeff Lynne's vision for ELO was more ambitious than most of his peers – but which of his grand ideas hit home the hardest?

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford on the underrated Dio-voiced classic

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…

Mötley Crüe left behind them a trail of destruction and 10 albums – here ranked from worst to best...

Heavy questions for Josh Homme, multi-tasking rocker, Eagle Of Death Metal, Crooked Vulture, and fallen libertarian

Guns N’ Roses’ Use Your Illusion I and II albums were epic, sprawling and deranged. We've boiled them down to the 10 essential songs from both

Things you learn from an interview with Sisters Of Mercy singer Andrew Eldritch: he loves Swedish pop, dodgy Japanese movies and cricket on the radio. But don’t mention World Goth Day…

After reuniting in LA in 2011, things quickly spun out of control for Black Sabbath, Iommi's cancer, Bill Ward's controversial departure, Ozzy falling off the wagon, how did 13 ever get made?

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