
A beginner's guide to thrash metal in five essential albums
Thrash metal's DNA has rarely undergone any drastic alterations, but its evolution over the years can still be charted via these five classics
Thrash metal's DNA has rarely undergone any drastic alterations, but its evolution over the years can still be charted via these five classics
Radiohead haven't always been the biggest alternative band of a generation: back in 1992 they were still finding their feet, reeling from the abject failure of a little song called Creep
On August 27, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan played the gig of his life. Just hours later he was killed when his helicopter crashed in thick fog. This is the inside story of that tragic day
"We’re a band from the South and we play music that comes from the South" - Hillbilly Vegas frontman Steve Harris
Nightwish singer Floor Jansen picks her songs and albums of lasting significance, and reveals the amazing singer whose music is "absolutely cheese-bombs"
Paul Butterfield inspired Dylan to plug in, was a virtuoso singer and mouth harp player, and took black blues to white America. But beneath the surface, trouble was brewing
As he prepared to bring a live version of his classic solo album to the stage 40 years later, Rick Wakeman looked back on the epic Journey To The Centre Of Earth
Lars Ulrich and Rob Trujillo take us behind the scenes of Metallica's 72 Seasons - a dramatic record even by their standards
A man on the internet has made a thing, part 6593
They're one of the biggest and greatest metal bands of all time, but every member to have come through Maiden's ranks has some prior history
British glam rockers Silverhead provided the musical template for Hanoi Rocks, Mötley Crüe and Poison, and in frontman Michael Des Barres they gave Hollywood a star
In 1970 The Beatles abdicated and Led Zeppelin took their crown, so Robert Plant and John Bonham visited the BBC to explain the rock revolution
As Europe's 40th anniversary shows approach, frontman Joey Tempest looks back and ponders the legacy of *that* song
These lesser celebrated tracks by Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer and more have even outshined some of their biggest hits
Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend and the rest: They all owe so much to the instrumental artists of the 50s and 60s
Richard Marx only recorded the "laughably stupid" Hazard to prove people wrong. So just how did his worst ever song become a global smash hit?
The rise, fall and rise again of post-punk, explained by five albums that define the genre
When the Royal Ulster Constabulary decided to go after Thin Lizzy for suspected drug abuse it resulted in road blocks, surprise backstage busts and strip searches – but not an ounce of cocaine to be found
When former AC/DC singer Bon Scott ran into Daryl Braithwaite backstage in 1975, the Sherbet singer thought he was being offered some poultry-flavoured champagne. He was wrong.