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Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris on 50 years of heavy metal - and what comes next
By Rich Hobson published
Steve Harris discusses the band's amazing career, celebrating 50 years and what the future may yet hold for metal's most celebrated band

Radio stations wanted to cut Eddie Van Halen's solo from their biggest hit
By Rich Hobson published
Iron Maiden legend Nicko McBrain has hosted an epic interview with Alex Van Halen

The story of the psychotic debut single that kick-started the grunge revolution
By Sleazegrinder published
The riff was stolen and it came out on 7" single when vinyl was in its death throes, but Touch Me I'm Sick changed the course of music

The 12-month struggle for the life of Phil Lynott
By Harry Doherty published
The final year of Phil Lynott's life saw him try to get his career back on track. Instead, it was 365 days of missed opportunities, lost passports and crazy deals

“Kate Bush gave me a copy of Aerial and said, ‘Don’t fall asleep while listening!’” Simon Drake’s magic life
By Jo Kendall published
He helped create Bush’s one and only tour show, corrupted light entertainment TV into a counterculture variant, and refused to star in Cats – mainly because of Arthur Brown and Peter Gabriel

The true story of Hear 'n Aid, the heavy metal Band Aid
By Johnny Black published
Eat your heart out, Bob Geldof – Hear ’n Aid saw the hard-rock community muscling in on the charity single bandwagon. Cue a heavyweight cast, guitar battles and big hair contests

Styx fired Dennis DeYoung in 1999, but he still wants a reunion for the fans
By Dave Ling published
The co-founding Styx singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, why he hired a woman to shout at his kids – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered

Jeff Beck’s wild tales of Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Frank Zappa
By Peter Makowski published
Sharing the stage with Page, giving Hendrix a slide, being mistaken for Jagger – these were some of Jeff Beck’s most memorable friendships

“We came on after the bingo but before the stripper. It freaked me out when this woman walked past us naked… it was enough to put you off sex for ever”: Jon Anderson before, during and after Yes
By Mark Blake published
His unique voice has made him revered among music fans – while his unique attitude has made him notorious among label execs
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