Latest articles by Philip Wilding
The deluxe edition reissue of Season’s End proves Steve Hogarth was the perfect fit and foil for Marillion
A plush reissue for Season's End, Marillion’s first album with post-Fish singer Steve Hogarth
Whitesnake add polish to an unexpected gem on the pleasingly punchy Still Good To Be Bad
Whitesnake’s tenth studio album Good To Be Bad reissued with added bells, whistles and horns
The tragic story behind Mastodon's Emperor Of Sand
Mastodon's 2017 album, Emperor Of Sand, continued the prog theme of Crack The Skye. But behind the heaviness, lay a family tragedy
Crown Lands: so deep in 70s Rush you can almost see Geddy Lee’s kimono flapping about
Crown Lands' Fearless may sound exactly like vintage Rush in parts, but it's an album peppered with great songs and pulls off some daring feats of pomp, pop and rock
Ghost stories: the making of Gazpacho's March Of Ghosts
Norwegian art rockers Gazpacho discuss their seventh studio album, 2012's March of Ghosts
The 38 best Rolling Stones songs, as chosen by 57 different musicians
The very best Rolling Stones tracks, as chosen by those best qualified to judge: their fellow musicians
Rush producer Terry Brown: "they were pushing themselves beyond their comfort zone"
Producer Terry Brown gives a view of Moving Pictures from the other side of the glass
Rush and the story of Moving Pictures
Released in 1981, Rush's eighth studio album Moving Pictures not only helped define Rush, but also rock music in the early 80s
Rush's Moving Pictures: a tale of double-entendres and red overalls
Graphic artist Hugh Syme looks back on the creation of the iconic cover art for Rush's classic album Moving Pictures
Goo Goo Dolls: Johnny Rzeznik on vintage gear, inequality, and why America is moving backwards
The Goo Goo Dolls have returned with a new album partly inspired by the state of the USA, and it’s not a smiley record
Lamb Of God continue to break heads and educate on ninth album Omens
Lamb Of God's Omens is music to crash cars to (and that’s a good thing)
The debut alum from Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners is exultant, introspective, and a joy
Country, soul and rock’n’roll from the musically wandering Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners
The Glenn Hughes albums you should definitely own
Thirty years of hard-rocking, blues’n’funk alchemy has earned golden-throated bassist Glenn Hughes a place at the top table of British rock - and these are his best albums
Metallica - Master Of Puppets album review
Lavish vinyl overhaul/reissue for Metallica’s most pivotal album
Dave Mustaine: still spitting lyrics, railing at the world, headbanging like a 20-year-old
Meet the new Megadeth, same as the old Megadeth (and that’s a good thing) on 16th album The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!
Megadeth - The World Needs A Hero and The System Has Failed album reviews
Turn-of-the-century reissues from a reinvigorated Megadeth
Stadium Arcadium: a fluid cruise through the Red Hot Chili Peppers' California
Regrouped with Rick Rubin in 2006, the Chilis offered up a sprawling double album in Stadium Arcadium
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
