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One of the child stars of Van Halen’s iconic Hot For Teacher video looks back
By Dave Everley Published
Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher video featured four kids playing junior versions of the band. Yano Anaya was one of them

The fast rise, sudden fall and messy afterlife of hair metal heroes Ratt
By Greg Prato Published
Ratt were kings of the 80s hair metal scene, only for it all to go very wrong

Even a band as huge as System Of A Down had to start somewhere. This is the story of Soil
By Dave Everley Published
Before System Of A Down, there was Soil. Its former members look back on what would be the birth of a metal legend

“My first boyfriend introduced me to The Wall. It was the only interesting thing about him”: Joanne Harris’ prog stars
By Jo Kendall Published
She explains why prog makes her think of Barnsley, lists some of her favourite records and recalls taking her daughter to a Genesis tribute show only to hear her say: “Ah yes, Mastodon!”

“I didn’t want the job with Robert Plant, but they called me”: Francis Dunnery’s lessons in life
By Dave Ling Published
It Bites co-founder shares his experiences of Steve Hackett, Genesis, Yes and the music industry - and why he thinks it’s no bad thing that most of prog is a “caricature”

How Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon became a modern metal icon
By Simon Young Published
“Lemmy said, ‘I like your band. Don’t f**k it up.’”

How Count Your Blessings made Bring Me The Horizon the most divisive band in metal
By Dannii Leivers Published
As the Northerners release their re-recording of their 2006 debut, singer Oli Sykes recalls clashing with the press and concertgoers literally turning their backs on them

The story of the RATM anthem that topped the Christmas charts 17 years after it was released
By Rob Hughes Published
Inspired by the LA riots, Killing In The Name became an unlikely Christmas smash after a fan campaign against TV talent shows
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