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How a long wait for a dealer almost turned a Ministry gig in Nottingham into disaster
By Stephen Hill published
There's a reason drugs are bad, kids, and this chaotic night in Nottingham was one of them

The five albums that changed Ace Frehley's life
By Joe Bosso published
In 2018 late Kiss legend Ace Frehley picked the five records that guided his path towards the stars

Ace Frehley on what went wrong with Kiss – plus his relationship with Gene and Paul… and the biggest mistakes he made
By Ken Sharp published
In 2014, the late, great Space Ace looked back on his time in Kiss

The iconic cover version that launched a legendary hard rock band – but nearly turned them into one-hit-wonders
By Rob Hughes published
It came a year before Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath released their debut albums

How Ozzy Osbourne made Mama, I'm Coming Home - with a stunning assist from Lemmy
By Joe Daly published
There wasn't a dry eye in the house the final time he played this classic live

Here's every metal album that's ever gone to number one in the UK
By Rich Hobson last updated
From Iron Maiden to Sleep Token, here's every single time metal topped the album charts in the UK

An audience with Spinal Tap legend David St. Hubbins
By Rich Hobson published
Spinal Tap singer/guitarist David St. Hubbins on beefing with Metallica, hanging with Ronnie James Dio and why they could never be Slipknot

"I've heard it's responsible for a whole generation being conceived": The epic story of rock's ultimate aphrodisiac anthem
By Henry Yates published
"I did feel like making love at the time... that happened a lot" - Paul Rodgers

After 50 years, 38 Special have learned a thing or two about keeping a band together
By Dave Ling published
38 Special were too big at home in the US to return to the UK during the past 40 years, but new album Milestone might bring them back

How a duo who never intended to be a real band had a 1980 hit that changed prog for ever
By Paul Lester published
When an experimental project escaped from the studio in 1980, no one could have predicted the consequences for both prog and pop music – and not everyone was happy about it

"Hello, cheeky!" How MTV made Whitesnake into megastars
By Jon Hotten published
As MTV announces it will no longer play music videos in the UK and Europe, we look back at the moment it helped reinvent Whitesnake

How an iconic Alice In Chains song brought Jerry Cantrell closer to his estranged dad
By Henry Yates published
Rooster by Alice In Chains was Jerry Cantrell’s tribute to his Vietnam veteran dad, and it showed a different kind of dark side to the band

How Ozzy Osbourne predicted the future and saved Motörhead's Heavy Metal Holocaust
By Kris Needs published
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
By Henry Yates published
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
By Rich Hobson published
All hail The Rat Queen!

The secret to making King Crimson work by Peter Giles, who helped make it happen
By Sid Smith published
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!
By Merlin Alderslade published
Think you know your Papa IIs from your Papa IVs? Take our special Ghost quiz to see how you measure up
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