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How Billy Idol’s White Wedding turned a Brit ex-punk into a US superstar
By Carol Clerk published
White Wedding was the song that sealed Billy Idol’s fame

One of America's greatest punk rock frontmen has come out as a huge fan of Oasis after years of "contempt" for the Gallagher brothers
By Paul Brannigan published
Oasis have gained a new fan in California

Iron Maiden have been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 22 years after they first became eligible to enter
By Matt Mills published
The British metal heavyweights have been nominated twice before and denied entry both times

“My songs might have been successful if somebody else had done them”: Peter Hammill has calmed down
By Mike Barnes published
Prog visionary and punk inspiration reflects on his overclocked solo shows and admits: “Two to three hours was maybe too much Hammill for anybody!”

The story behind the Dave Grohl song that Ozzy Osbourne rejected
By Paul Brannigan published
My Tortured Soul could have been a very different song

Every Megadeth album ranked from worst to best
By Metal Hammer published
The metal icons have released their final album and are on their last-ever tour – here’s how they got here

Primus announce first full UK and Europe tour since 2015
By Paul Brannigan published
Les Claypool's alt. rock mavericks line up first full European tour since 2017

The rise, fall and resurrection of Urge Overkill – Quentin Tarantino’s favourite alt-rock band
By Paul Rees published
Urge Overkill were one of the most unlikely success stories of the 1990s
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