Simon Young

The Alter Bridge and Slash frontman channeled a childhood tragedy into his emotionally raw 2018 solo debut album

The metal legend has been there, done that and written two books about his experiences

Over the course of almost four decades, The Jesus Lizard have made seven wonderfully gnarly noise-rock albums: here's their caustic catalogue placed in order of greatness

Canadian prog-thrashers Voivod predicted a grim future on their 1987 album

Mr Bungle's hellish carnival soundtrack debut was released in the summer of 1991

Kiss legend Gene Simmons has been on this planet for over seven decades. Here's some things he's learned...

Crazy Town had two failed singles under their belt, then a nu metal ballad turned their world upside down

The Quicksand frontman reflects on the transformative power of music

This California four-piece were once viewed as an Incubus clone, then they discovered how to write a power ballad with strings

The collected studio works of Billy Corgan and company rated and ranked, from the so-so to the smashing

In the late '90s, Lit were rejected by many labels until RCA spotted their potential. The band repaid the favour with an earworm of a hit single

This is the story behind All Star, the song that soundtracked a thousand memes

Failure tackled substance abuse and bad luck to make a perfect alt-rock album, only to split up a year later

The Dillinger Escape Plan recorded the genre-defining Calculating Infinity in 1999. Jim Fear is one such highlight.

In this archive interview, Tom Morello reveals the truth behind his bandmate's MTV Awards stunt, riots in the street and the original rage-quit

Billy Talent drummer Aaron Solowoniuk told fans he was the subject of the song, This Is How It Goes

Despite countless setbacks and obstacles, Dave Grohl emerged from Kurt Cobain's shadow with a clutch of songs that primed Foo Fighters for stadiums

Glenn Danzig wrote Thirteen for Johnny Cash's 1994 album American Recordings