Latest articles by Philip Wilding
How Blood Sugar Sex Magik almost killed the Red Hot Chili Peppers
When the Red Hot Chili Peppers released Blood Sugar Sex Magik in 1991 it was a blessing and a curse, propelling them to stardom while taking them to the brink of oblivion
Clutch: other bands might as well pack up their tents and think about heading home
Eloquent and amplified, Sunrise On Slaughter Beach is the best Clutch album yet
Machine Head's Of Kingdom And Crown: blunt as heavy-force trauma but melodic and rich
Of Kingdom And Crown is an expansive and ambitious concept album from Bay Area metallers Machine Head
Motorpsycho are primed and eager to flip your metaphorical lid
Ancient Astronauts is an expansive, experimental live-in-the-studio masterwork from Motorpsycho
Five Finger Death Punch are still hitting hard and pummelling heads
Album nine Afterlife is a reassuring-sounding head blow from Five Finger Death Punch
Exit Stage Left: Inside Rush's final show
In 2015 we joined Canadian legends Rush in Los Angeles as they brought the curtain down on a long, storied career
The Finn Brothers' acclaimed debut album is sparkling, brooding and bloody clever
A double-vinyl debut for the Finn Brothers’ much-loved pop gem Finn with an extra disco of demos
Thor Love And Thunder director Taika Waititi: "Instead of going on PornHub, I'll watch old Guns N' Roses videos"
In an exclusive interview, Thor: Love And Thunder director Taika Waititi opens up on his lifelong love of 80s rock and metal
Thor Love And Thunder review: an uproariously funny, satisfying hero's journey
In Thor: Love And Thunder, director Taika Waititi attempts a tricky balancing act - and pulls it off with aplomb
Ginger Wildheart: music is the only time I feel like me
Wildhearts frontman Ginger Wildheart – the man the Manics call “the great lost English songwriter” – on that band, working outside of the mainstream and why music really is the best medicine
Geddy Lee on beer, Rush 2.0, and his friendship with Alex Lifeson
Former Rush singer/bassist Geddy Lee, who is due to publish his memoir next year, talks us through his career highlights from the 20-plus years of Classic Rock’s lifetime
Crowdfunding, anoraks and prog weekenders – how Marillion survived the 90s and beyond
Marillion had endured rough times before, but the late 1990s pushed the band to the brink of extinction. This is how a bunch of supposedly washed-up has-beens saved their career – and changed the entire music industry in the process
The Manic Street Preachers: Their best songs in their own words
From glammed-up Valley punks to mature and thoughtful tunesmiths, the Manic Street Preachers have always understood the power of a good song. Here they talk us through their finest moments
A tale of Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan, hard drugs and epic infighting
The Screaming Trees could have been contenders, but were taken down by their own lifestyle and bad luck. This is the story of Seattle's great lost band
It's 1992 and Buffalo Tom are mixing Hüsker Dü and Van Morrison to make one of the decade's greatest albums
30 years on: The making of Let Me Come Over, the album that showed that alt.rock could have some heart
John Lodge - The Royal Affair And After: "a fitting celebration"
Not yet ratedMoody Blues man celebrates his own past
Between The Buried And Me - Colors II: "a worthy follow up"...
Not yet ratedBelated sequel to US prog metal visionaries’ breakthrough 2007 album.
Tremonti find their feet with thundering fifth album Marching In Time
Tremonti's Marching In Time is both an assault on the senses and the sort of thing you’ll find yourself whistling in the shower
Why The Old Grey Whistle Test Rocked
From Heart's gentle strumming to a hirsute Rob Halford or Gary Moore and Phil Lynott tearing up the room, there was nothing to touch the Old Grey Whistle Test in full flight
Marillion - Fugazi Deluxe Edition: "a portrait of a band on the verge of fully-fledged stardom...."
Not yet ratedBells-and-whistles reissue of prog icons’ tricky second album.
Why I ❤️ Led Zeppelin IV, by Geddy Lee
Rush legend Geddy Lee on the impact of Led Zeppelin IV and the greatest guitar solo ever
The 15 best live Rush tracks
With three of rock's greatest musicians in their ranks, Rush in concert were a spectacular tour-de-force. Here are 15 of their best live recordings
The Black Crowes and Shake Your Money Maker: "We never made a perfect record again"
Chris and Rich Robinson look back at the Black Crowes' early years and the making of their classic debut album Shake Your Money Maker
