James Dean Bradfield on Alice In Chains' Dirt
“It finds complexity in simplicity, and power in loss“: James Dean Bradfield on Dirt
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10 excellent upcoming bands to catch at Aftershock Festival 2024
This year's Aftershock is stacked with massive names, but there are some outstanding young bands on the bill that deserve your attention
“More than just music – it’s part of your DNA”: What The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper did for prog
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
The Foreigner albums you definitely need to listen to
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
The wild life of The Who's combustion engine, John Entwistle
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
Creed's rise and fall was fast, but now they're selling more tickets than ever
Twenty-five years ago the Human Clay album put Creed on top of the world, but it was the calm before the storm
How fame enabled Trent Reznor to become an “asshole", and how he realised his behaviour was “pure Spinal Tap”
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's guide to death metal
Mikael Stanne picks the ten death metal albums that put him on the path to making melodeath history
Hawkwind’s bid to spread the counterculture with In Search Of Space (if that’s its name)
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
“They’d talk about Phil, Mike, then say, ‘What have you been doing?’” Tony Banks outside Genesis
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
How Soundgarden’s dig at rock star excess helped turn them into rock stars themselves
Soundgarden were still waiting for their big break when they released Jesus Christ Pose
10 West Coast rock albums you really need to hear... and one to avoid
From surf guitars to psychedelia, peace to paranoia, the 60s sound of Los Angeles and San Francisco was bright and multicoloured
Phil Mogg on 50 years with UFO, life on the road and new band Moggs Motel
Phil Mogg reveals why Moggs Motel doesn't have an apostrophe
How Rage Against The Machine and Tool saved Coachella
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
4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in October 2024
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
Steve Perry's track-by-track guide to Journey's Infinity
Former Journey frontman Steve Perry gives us the lowdown on every song from his first album with the band, Infinity
Gryphon: the unique band who forgot about themselves – until the world reminded them
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
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Including Quireboys, Joane Shaw Taylor, Marjana Semkina and five other bohemian rhapsodists
Listen to Sweet and Ritchie Blackmore join forces for a unique performance of Free's All Right Now
The unlikely partnership hooked up onstage in Santa Monica in 1976, just five days after the death of Paul Kossoff
