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Guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson picks the songs that have soundtracked his life
Texan guitarist Eric Johnson picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and answers a morbid question with an even more morbid answer
How Photograph transformed Def Leppard into global pop-metal megastars
Aided by a game-changing video, Photograph annoyed the hell out of the PRMC and helped Def Leppard break America
Yes and the endless inspiration that led to Aurora, their third album in five years
The prog veterans’ third album in five years marks the end of one story. But as Steve Howe and Jon Davison explain, they’re not planning to close the book – and they don’t mind if some fans hate where it’s taking them
Venom frontman and godfather of black metal Cronos on his brilliantly bizarre double life
Best known as the godfather of black metal, Cronos is also a birdwatcher, a fitness instructor, a multimedia engineer, a pepperhead and a Kate Bush nut
Addiction, Doris, Riots and Tub Tarts: An A-Z Of Metallica
Your alphabetical guide to the world’s biggest metal band
Superstar magician Penn Jillette has a wild secret rock 'n' roll past that no-one ever talks about, and the "bloody scars" to prove it
Friends with the Ramones and Lou Reed, ex-boyfriend of Debbie Harry, and underground rock musician, Penn Jillette is a Las Vegas entertainment legend with a rock 'n' roll past
Burning keyboardists, flying tanks and free suncream - inside Wacken Open Air 2026
The world's biggest metal festival puts on a weekend to remember for its 35th anniversary
Twelve incredible live performances just uploaded to the internet
The internet is a goldmine, part 54568964
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 3, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Greta Van Fleet, Airbourne, The Band Feel and more
The story behind A's nu metal hit Nothing
A's Nothing bore all the hallmarks of a nu metal banger - but its creators couldn't have been further from the genre
“They couldn’t stop me – it was too close to the show”: Peter Gabriel’s Genesis frontman act
It may have caused conflict, but his insistence on sticking with his artistic vision paid off in countless ways
How AC/DC’s Brian Johnson ended up playing on the same football team as Chuck Norris
This headline sounds a fever dream, but it really happened in 1983
Tarja Turunen reflects on Nightwish, her stroke and returning to metal
Fallouts, tabloids and mended bridges: Tarja Turunen talks us through the lessons she's learned in 30 years of making music
Bust-ups, busking and the last days of The Clash
When punk legends the Clash went out, it was with a whimper not a bang
The two millennial classics that turned Jimmy Eat World into low-key emo royalty
Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity and Bleed American should be in every post-hardcore fan’s record collection
Steve Hillage’s life and times: Gong, shamanism, dance music and Jimi Hendrix
Canterbury scene guitarist and producer explains how “the modern equivalent of shamanism” has run through his life – along with a nugget of advice from Jimi Hendrix
Blaze Bayley on Iron Maiden, depression and what keeps him going
Blaze Bayley is open to working with Iron Maiden again - and has ideas of how he'd love to do it
