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How Ozzy Osbourne predicted the future and saved Motörhead's Heavy Metal Holocaust
When Motörhead supported Ozzy Osbourne on his first American arena tour, it was the start of a beautiful friendship
The story of the career-defining song with a lyric scribbled on a takeaway bag while stoned
Two albums into his career, Lenny Kravitz was still taking the train to the studio. Then came the night that changed his life forever
Introducing Castle Rat, your new favourite medieval-themed doom-rocking New Yorkers
All hail The Rat Queen!
The secret to making King Crimson work by Peter Giles, who helped make it happen
He recalls The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles Giles & Fripp and the Brondesbury Tapes to 21st Century Schizoid Band, making music with his wife and winning athletics medals at 80
How big a Ghost fan are you? Take our devilishly hard Ghost quiz to find out!
Think you know your Papa IIs from your Papa IVs? Take our special Ghost quiz to see how you measure up
“It’s light-hearted, sexually ambiguous – I love it!” Justin Hawkins on the 10 Queen songs you might've missed
Cat suits, mega-mullets and time travel: The Darkness frontman on Queen’s deepest cuts
The beer-soaked, chart-topping anthem that saved a career and became an all-time classic
It was also the beginning of the end
Simple ideas and happy accidents took a Dutch band to the pinnacle of prog. And yodelling.
Master craftsmen’s 1971 release was a unique fusion of ingenuity, passion and febrile chemistry – plus some tension – and they never looked back
A song for a Lego advert helped a science-fiction concept album enjoy 50 years of success
1978 single was the only one of four to enter the top 10, featuring the magic of one of prog’s most distinctive voices
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: September 22, 2025
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Alter Bridge, Cheap Trick, Danko Jones and more
How divine inspiration and a last-minute song propelled a band to the brink of stardom
But every piece of good fortune has a downside
“I went to a show and met this thing called merchandising!” Hugh Syme’s shock when his Rush art exploded
Award-winning Canadian on delicate negotiations with musicians, his pride in working on Neil Peart’s books, and why he’d like to paint if he ever gets time to stop painting
“Live, he’s just ripping his heart out in front of you”: Jakko Jakszyk’s favourite prog vocalist
Known for a Marmite voice, personal songwriting and a powerful sense of drama, his influence runs deeper than most people realise
"He's with that meth lab that he designed, his baby - the lyrics back that up and he is at peace with himself": The story of the minor seventies hit that soundtracked the bloody finale of Breaking Bad
The story of the song that accompanied Walter White's demise
Every Rush album ranked from worst to best
Canada's prog rock heroes have amassed an immense discography over a 50-year career... and now they're hitting the road again
The Pumpkins classic Billy Corgan was against releasing as a single until his label boss changed his mind
Praise be for the persuasive powers of the music exec who brought Corgan round to his way of thinking
Glenn Hughes has played with Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Black Country Communion and more - but he should never have left his first band
Glenn Hughes has spent more than 50 years in rock - and he's ready to talk about it all
