James Dean Bradfield on Alice In Chains' Dirt
“It finds complexity in simplicity, and power in loss“: James Dean Bradfield on Dirt
“It finds complexity in simplicity, and power in loss“: James Dean Bradfield on Dirt
This year's Aftershock is stacked with massive names, but there are some outstanding young bands on the bill that deserve your attention
Rick Wakeman, Roger Waters and Robert Fripp were among those listening when the BBC played the record in full in 1967 – and weren’t the only ones who experienced artistic epiphanies that night
Foreigner blended hard rock and atmospheric ballads to the tune of more than 80 million sales - and now they're on their way to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Delivering a deafening but dextrous bass-in-your-face assault, John Entwistle was a key part of The Who’s sound – and also their chemistry. This is his story
Twenty-five years ago the Human Clay album put Creed on top of the world, but it was the calm before the storm
The success of Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral album made Trent Reznor lose his mind. But as a new millennium dawned, he found a way out of the abyss
Mikael Stanne picks the ten death metal albums that put him on the path to making melodeath history
After spending endless nights on the road – complete with Stacia Blake colouring their shows – the band proved what a musical powerhouse they’d become with their second record in 1971
Keyboardist’s solo albums may not have reached the heady heights of his bandmates’ output – but he’s had a great time making “more progressive” music with artists of his own choosing, including Fish, Toyah and Nik Kershaw
Soundgarden were still waiting for their big break when they released Jesus Christ Pose
From surf guitars to psychedelia, peace to paranoia, the 60s sound of Los Angeles and San Francisco was bright and multicoloured
Phil Mogg reveals why Moggs Motel doesn't have an apostrophe
Coachella might now be American social media influencers' festival of choice, but it owes a massive debt of gratitude to Rage Against The Machine, Tool and more for its existence
From Finnish supergroup Crownshift to crossover brutes Drain, doomgazers Iress and nu metal revivalists Profiler, these are the bands you need to hear in October 2024
Former Journey frontman Steve Perry gives us the lowdown on every song from his first album with the band, Infinity
Five decades after an incredible year of two remarkable albums and large-scale touring, the reactivated band look back on crêpe paper mushrooms, stolen costumes and writing classic tracks in half an hour
Including Quireboys, Joane Shaw Taylor, Marjana Semkina and five other bohemian rhapsodists
The unlikely partnership hooked up onstage in Santa Monica in 1976, just five days after the death of Paul Kossoff