In this extract from Greg Prato's new book Avatar Of The Electric Guitar: The Genius Of Jimi Hendrix, we learn how Kirk Hammett's fixation with Purple Haze lead to a relationship with music that eventually gave us Metallica
When a stage invader interrupted Tool’s Maynard James Keenan while he was singing Pushit at a 1997 gig, there was only going to be one winner
Massive-sounding, massive-selling, and with massive barnets, the 1970s saw the birth of the monster known as AOR. Here, Styx, Foreigner, Journey, Survivor and more explain what it was all about
The 1970s crash out in style with AC/DC, Pink Floyd and The Clash producing some of their best work, and Led Zeppelin’s last hurrah
Eight awesome new rock tracks you need in your life... like, right now
In this exclusive extract from his upcoming autobiography Confess, Rob Halford looks back on Judas Priest’s transformation into leather-clad metal gods - and why he stayed in the closet for so long
Sifting through the finest Purple patches of the last three decades
That Mark Lanegan is alive is a surprise – to him as much as to anyone else. His self-destructive days are now behind him, but for years it looked like we would be robbed of one of the stand-out singing voices of his generation
Deep Purple ended their Long Goodbye Tour last year, but with their last three albums putting them on a (rock and) roll, none of them are even contemplating retirement
Vote! We're compiling the definitive guide to Rick Rubin's sprawling back catalogue – and we want your help
Originally released as a stopgap between studio albums, Live And Dangerous showcases Thin Lizzy at their stunning, charismatic best
Punk fury gives way to classic songwriting, live albums prove dangerous to the charts, and Van Halen, Kate Bush and Dire Straits make their entrance
Metallica's 1988 album was their step up to the big leagues. But things would never be the same again
What do you get when a jazz drummer, a former abattoir worker, a guitarist without a full set of fingers and a trainee accountant walk into a bar? According to this exclusive extract from Steve Carr’s new book Every Record Tells A Story: A Vinyl Handbook, you get the birth of heavy metal, that's what
As a festival-free summer draws to a close, we look at why British fests are so close to our hearts – sh*tty weather, warts n' all
How Du Hast introduced Rammstein and their exploding dildos to the world
Heavy metal doesn’t come any more perfect that Judas Priest’s career saving anthem Painkiller
That time Iron Maiden became the world’s most unlikely wedding band
