Latest articles by Paul Elliott
Metallica's Lars Ulrich reveals the album that's soundtracked his lockdown, explains why Bon Scott was great, and speaks of the brilliant unpredictability of Ritchie Blackmore
As the man who replaced Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden, Blaze Bayley went from obscurity to stardom and back again. But these days he’s anything but bitter
With the Black Album, Metallica changed the game for everyone... including themselves
From Led Zeppelin and Mother’s Finest to Lenny Kravitz and Red Hot Chili Peppers, these are the songs that built funk rock
The booze was starting to kill Alice Cooper, so his wife and manager checked him into an asylum – little knowing it would inspire his most personal work
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson explains why even Rush's worst songs might have sounded brilliant on ecstasy
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him, and which song he'd have played at his funeral
The setbacks Def Leppard have faced over the past 45 years would have finished off many lesser bands, but now they’re very much on the up again
Five young hopefuls called Guns N’ Roses walked into a recording studio. They walked out with one of the best debut albums ever, but Appetite For Destruction could have turned out very differently
Joe Elliott looks back on a long and successful past with Def Leppard and Down ‘N’ Outz, but it hasn't all been plain sailing
Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1975 hit Saturday Night Special belied the band's pistol-packin’ image, but things were never quite that black and white
God of Thunder Gene Simmons ponders the meaning of life, love and loss, and the end of the road for Kiss
Heart singer Ann Wilson proves her songwriting is still as strong as her voice on Fierce Bliss
Dan McCafferty’s gone, but Nazareth's spirit remains strong on Surviving The Law
With Highway To Hell, AC/DC raced ahead of the rest by making a record that finally helped them break America... but such success came with a huge cost
Toto's catalogue dissected for the biggest of hits and deepest of cuts from the official masters of melodic rock
Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash talks about his career: Guns N' Roses, Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Scott Weiland, Myles Kennnedy, and the good, the bad and the ugly that came with all of them
For Rush and Envy Of None guitarist Alex Lifeson, 1977 was all about touring, punk and Panama hats – just don’t mention the sheep
Buying guide The Bon Jovi albums essential to any record collection
On April 30, 1978, AC/DC took to the stage of Glasgow Apollo and played one of the best shows of their career, resulting in If You Want Blood You Got It, one of rock’s greatest live albums
The second Guns N' Roses album wasn't really an album at all, but it remains a remarkable one-off, and includes Axl Rose's most controversial song
Joyride shows how pop-rock stars Roxette lost their mojo
It may have started as a happy accident but Tesla’s Five Man Acoustical Jam ushered in the MTV Unplugged era
