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The epic power ballad that helped propel Meat Loaf to stardom – and nearly provoked a “chick fight” in the process
It was one of the high points of Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell
The story behind Garbage's iconic alt. rock "nursery rhyme"
"It's a song for people that know what it is like to live on the dark side of life"
Without the support of two American DJs, Thin Lizzy's signature song might never have been released
Had Thin Lizzy's manager not had an ear for a good tune and some American DJs not picked up on it, Phil Lynott & Co. might never have released their signature song
What happened when we joined Kiss on the World Domination Tour with Aerosmith
“In many ways Kiss has a lot more to do with rappers, both spiritually and aesthetically, than with grunge rock music” - Gene Simmons
How Sammy Hagar tried and failed to become a prog star after falling for Pink Floyd
Montrose and Van Halen frontman regrets that he never got to make his concept album about aliens and space travel under the banner Sammy Wilde And Dustcloud
Heavy metal, hard rock, guaranteed sunshine and a setting like no other – Spain’s Rock Imperium is the one amazing festival you can’t afford to miss in 2026
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Why you still can't buy an official T-shirt from one of the greatest American rock bands ever
Fugazi owe you nothing
How Black Sabbath and ‘major death anxiety’ inspired metal’s new fantasy sensation, Castle Rat
How a fantasy doom band became a viral sensation everyone is talking about
How The Darkness created the ultimate modern power ballad
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins looks back at how he and his bandmates created a “power ballad for the age” – and a breath of fresh air in an era when rock wasn’t exactly in fashion
19-year-old Mike Oldfield was planning to defect to Russia before fate intervened
Insisting that his world-changing debut album isn’t a new age odyssey or a grand concept work, he believes people miss its Monty Python humour
Fuelled by bipolar disorder, the 70s' most outlandish concept album predicted a political meltdown
In the time before punk, there was only one place to go for anarchic, pile-driving hypno-rock
It was a scream from the heart". The horrifying true story behind one of the biggest rock anthems of the 90s
"We heard a girl running down the hall screaming. It was a scream from the heart"
“He persuaded me to stay. I never felt good about it”: When Martin Barre tried to quit Jethro Tull
Their musical partnership finally ended after 43 years – but the guitarist says he wanted to break it up decades earlier
Dream Theater, A7X, Rush: Mike Portnoy takes reader questions
Mike Portnoy is one of metal's most revered drummers - and now he's back home in Dream Theater
Why you should probably go and see Powerwolf this week
German metallers Powerwolf gear up for their biggest ever UK show at Wembley on Saturday, and promise some surprises
Nine Steve Miller albums you should listen to and one to avoid
In a career of over 60 years, guitarist, singer and songwriter Steve Miller has recorded classic songs and acclaimed albums
“None of us agreed on any of it”: The story of Marillion’s upbeat lockdown album An Hour Before It's Dark
Covid, a spider bite, a missing guitarist, barring one member from the tour bus – nothing could have prepared them for the challenges they faced in making the follow-up to FEAR
