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How Motörhead made their two most controversial early 80s albums
The story of Motörhead's divisive Iron Fist and Another Perfect Day albums and the chaos that surrounded them
This Kinks album was snubbed for five decades. Then the world realised it was a prog masterpiece
They were pipped to the rock opera post by The Who’s Tommy. A commercial flop at the time, it’s a perfect commentary on today’s political climate
The story behind the song: Our House by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
This single from their album Déjà Vu was just what America needed in 1970, reckons songwriter Graham Nash
The rollercoaster story of Loverboy, Canada’s greatest AOR band
Turn Me Loose, Working For The Weekend, Loving Every Minute Of It – Loverboy raised the maple leaf flag high in the 1980s
How Metallica and Marianne Faithful united for one of the metal icons' most controversial hits
When Marianne Faithful got a phone call from Lars Ulrich asking her to collaborate with Metallica, she didn't believe it
David Bowie: The story of Pin Ups
After Aladdin Sane, Bowie recorded Pin Ups to pacify his label – but the critics weren't impressed
Def Leppard and Extreme Tour are currently on tour together, so we put their guitarists together
Def Leppard and Extreme are currently playing a bunch of dates on what promises to be a cracking double-header
The story of Sirius, the dramatic prog anthem played at every World Cup game
The Alan Parsons Project's instrumental Sirius is one of the most famous pieces of music in sport – but its writers don't get the recognition they deserve
The rollercoaster story of Y&T, the greatest hard rock band never to become huge
Headlining over Van Halen, hanging with Bon Scott, out-partying Mötley Crüe – Y&T deserve way more love than they get
Nine 10cc albums you should listen to and one to avoid
Pop-rock geniuses don’t come much more pop-rock-genius than 10cc, four men who lit up the 70s with often breathtaking music
“Sales is not a mark of success": 10 brilliant rock bands from the '90s who should have been absolutely massive
The biggest-selling alt. rock bands from the '90s weren't necessarily the best alt. rock bands from the '90s
How Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor pulled back from the abyss to make Year Zero
In 2007, Nine Inch Nails released their fifth album, Year Zero, after Trent Reznor threw off his demons
“We haven’t spoken for years. There’s nothing new to say”: How Styx achieved closure with their past
They’d been utilising prog rock for decades. But with 17th studio album Crash Of The Crown, they fully embraced the genre and their post-Dennis DeYoung era, and gained a new lease of life
How Jimi Hendrix recorded Purple Haze – on a guitar he'd never played before
The story behind the song that established Jimi Hendrix's psychedelic credentials
Watch Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant reveal how he deals with bootleggers
The BBC footage also shows Pink Floyd hearing one of their own bootlegs for the first time – and they're not happy
Nine Budgie albums you should listen to and one to avoid
Heroes to the NWOBHM – and covered by Metallica, Soundgarden, Megadeth and Iron Maiden – Welsh legends Budgie are the ultimate example of a band whose influence outshone their commercial impact
The 10 greatest final albums in heavy metal history
These masterpieces by Black Sabbath, Motörhead and White Zombie made sure their careers ended on flawless form
