Biographies
Latest about Biographies

“We took it badly – ‘No one wants us any more!’ We’d never been through the school of hard knocks. We didn’t know what it meant to work hard”: When ELP collapsed, Carl Palmer’s career-long lucky streak ended. But he didn’t give up
By Dom Lawson published
Born into a musical family and a pro by his teenage years with a real-life education in backstage realities, the passionate drummer has seen dreams come true with Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Asia, Mike Oldfield and others

Jethro Tull’s struggle to make Aqualung, in their own words
By Dom Lawson, Malcolm Dome published
Their fourth album, a prophetic masterpiece and best-selling work, made them stars – but its creation wasn’t easy

Watch the epic video for Yungblud's new nine minute single Hello Heaven, Hello
By Paul Brannigan published
Yungblud is back, sounding more ambitious than ever on an epic new single nodding towards classic British rock artists

A mountain monastery, a bus in a snowstorm: Von Hertzen Brothers’ Nine Lives was tough work
By Philip Wilding published
The Finnish brothers created a different working method for their fifth album, but to their surprise the results weren’t much different from the previous four. Which was no bad thing

“Now I’m James LaBrie’s biggest cheerleader”: Mike Portnoy on his return to Dream Theater
By Rich Wilson published
Co-founding drummer discusses how easy 16th album Parasomnia came together, his sadness when he thought a reunion might not happen, and how he’s not quite the control freak some people think he is

"As soon as you hear it it's just, 'Wow'. The simplicity of it and how powerful it is."
By Merlin Alderslade published
Zakk Wylde picks out iconic riffs from Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC and more

""My dad smashed the Number Of The Beast: ‘I’m forbidding Devil’s music in my house!’"
By Stephen Hill published
How Jesse Leach went from preacher's son to metalcore icon with Killswitch Engage

“He used to call me Hitler. I’ve been called Sergeant Major, but Hitler takes the biscuit.” Iron Maiden's Steve Harris remembers "lovable rogue" Paul Di'Anno
By Paul Brannigan published
Steve Harris salutes the singer who helped launch Iron Maiden from London's East End to stadiums worldwide

“Life is meaningless – so embrace it”: Steven Wilson looks back at Planet Earth
By Dave Everley published
His challenging return-to-prog album The Overview contrasts the collapse of a nebula with a bursting grocery bag in Swindon, all to illustrate that space is “nothingness; it’s scary; it’s death”
Select the newsletters you’d like to receive. Then, add your email to sign up.

