How Slayer went from thrash provocateurs to metal’s unlikeliest elder statesmen
Some bands mellow with age – but not thrash icons Slayer
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How Corrosion Of Conformity ditched hardcore and embraced southern metal with Deliverance
The story of Corrosion Of Conformity’s Metallica-approved 1994 album Deliverance
Why Nickelback are the rock band all other rock bands secretly wish they were
In 2005, Nickelback were already one of the biggest rock bands in the world – and All The Right Reasons was about to make them even bigger
How Zakk Wylde kicked the booze and saved his own life
Zakk Wylde was one of rock’s great wildmen – until he was told to kick the booze or die
Noel Gallagher on the making of Oasis's riotous classic Cigarettes & Alcohol
The fourth single from Definitely Maybe came out 30 years ago this weekend and it marked the moment that Gallagher realised stardom was here to stay
Gary Moore’s wild tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Lynott and Led Zeppelin
Ozzy, Robert Planet, Rory Gallagher, Peter Green, Ginger Baker – late, great guitarist Gary Moore crossed paths with them all
The 20 songs that defined Slayer's career (and the stories behind them)
The ultimate guide to thrash metal titans Slayer - as told through their greatest songs
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Power-pop bristling with poignancy and pathos, Love Junk is packed full of enduring, impassioned classics
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Tim Commerford has thoughts, and he's not afraid to share them as he gears up for a return to Europe with new band 7D7D
A true story about Robert Plant, a fake drugs bust, and a trainee nurse in a mini skirt
That time the future Led Zeppelin man ran into trouble with the law
What happened when the singer from The Archies made an unlikely AOR album
Ron Dante produced Barry Mannilow's first nine albums before turning to rock. What could possibly go right?
The Stevie Ray Vaughan albums you should definitely listen to
Stevie Ray Baughan hot-wired the 80s blues revival and launched a new generation of players
Iron Maiden, Ed Force One and the epic journey of Flight 666
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The Sammy Hagar albums you should definitely listen to
One of rock’s great frontmen, Sammy Hagar is a master of good-time rock’n’roll, in big-name bands and also as a solo artist
This year Redd Kross will finally tell their story: Just don't ask Molly Ringwald
Eight albums in shape-shifting rock’n’roll brothers Redd Kross are gearing up to take the next step up the ladder
"It's Dante meets David Cassidy!" The Sisters of Mercy's Gary Marx’s career in 12 Songs
Gary Marx was a founding member of the Sisters of Mercy and 'goth supergroup' Ghost Dance. As he releases a tribute to glam and his home town of Hull, he looks back over the songs that have defined his career
In 2011 Meat Loaf was booked to play in front of 100,000 fans in Melbourne: It did not go well
Meat Loaf's pre-game performance at the AFL Grand Final went down in history for all the wrong reasons
Remembering Eddie Vedder's rousing cameo with Roger Waters at the Sandy Relief concert
Eddie Vedder's surprise cameo with Roger Waters at the 12-12-12 concert brought Madison Square Garden to its feet
Kris Kristofferson on Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash and country music
An interview with the late Kris Kristofferson: singer, songwriter, actor and legend
