Tool: meet the mad daddies of neo-prog By Tommy Udo With the release of Tool's 10,000 Days album in 2006, we went down the pub with the band lazily dubbed "the heavy metal Radiohead"
How Pink Floyd made Meddle By Tommy Udo The making of Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle saw the emergence of the band that would rule the remainder of the decade
John Martyn: a portrait by Tommy Udo By Tommy Udo Folk? Rock? Blues? Jazz? John Martyn was a mixture of all four and certainly one of the most progressive artists of his generation...
The Downward Spiral: How Trent Reznor made his journey into the heart of darkness By Tommy Udo in 1994, Nine Inch Nails made their masterpiece in the shape of The Downward Spiral. Here, we take a look back at how the iconic album came to life
Frank Zappa – A guide to his best albums By Tommy Udo From the glorious to the impenetrable, Frank Zappa's sprawling back catalogue needs to be negotiated carefully – but it’s worth it...
Did Punk Kill Prog? By Tommy Udo The history books will tell you that prog died the day the Pistols uttered the F-word on TV. The truth, however, is substantially different...
Marilyn Manson: The Story Of Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death) By Tommy Udo In 2000, Marilyn Manson had gone from America’s favourite bogeyman to scapegoat for the Columbine tragedy. What emerged was Holy Wood - his darkest and greatest album
Archive: Slipknot's Third Album Takes Everyone By Surprise By Tommy Udo On May 25 2004, Slipknot released their eagerly anticipated third album. This is how Metal Hammer reviewed it in issue 127
Acid Mothers Temple & Melting Paraiso UFO: Ripper At The Heaven's Gate By Tommy Udo Cosmic thrills for space-rock-heads.
Opeth: Heritage By Tommy Udo ‘Brave’ prog album washes away any remaining signs of band’s death metal past.
Faust: Something Dirty By Tommy Udo The sick sounds of the underground still gurgle from the avante-garde Germans.
Ministry & Co-conspirators: Undercover By Tommy Udo Greatest hits and covers mangled and milked for all they’re worth.
Swans: My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky By Tommy Udo Keeping music evil. Just the way we like it.
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: The Anthology... So Far By Tommy Udo All Starr... you see what he did there? Oh please yourselves.
