The epic story of the Scorpions, the German band who smashed through the barriers to conquer America
The Scorpions proved that Britain and the US didn’t have the monopoly on hard rock and heavy metal
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The rise, fall and resurrection of Armored Saint, the cult band who should have been as big as Metallica
Armored Saint were one of the greatest 80s metal bands never to hit the big time
10 epic ballads that show there was more to thrash metal than speed
There was more to thrash metal than speed
In 1984, Paul McCartney shed revealing new light on his relationship with John Lennon
"If you ever got a speck of praise from John, a crumb of it, you were quite grateful." Paul McCartney on John Lennon
When true rebels came out as prog fans: Five essential neo-prog albums of the 80s
The second-wave movement didn’t last long – but its bands revitalised the genre with an attitude and energy that’s still being felt today
The Pretty Things singer Phil May’s wild tales of Hendrix, Zeppelin, Iggy Pop and Judy Garland
Late Pretty Things singer Phil May was mates with Hendrix and Page, a rival of the Stones and an accidental drinking buddy of Judy Garland
How Bon Jovi hit the jackpot with Slippery When Wet, the album that turned them into the hottest hard rock band of the 80s
Slippery When Wet turned Bon Jovi from also-rans to multi-platinum superstars
"If we’d kept things together and stopped arguing, we could have all been multi-millionaires!" The story of Hawkwind's most prog-friendly album, Warrior On The Edge Of Time
Bruised and battle-weary after a punishing live schedule, in 1975 Hawkwind weren’t in the best place ahead of recording their fifth studio LP. But what emerged was a stunning tour de force of science fantasy-inspired progressive space rock
In 1988, R.E.M. were so disgusted with the state of the US that guitarist Peter Buck admitted to wanting to shoot President Bush
"I live in a country where I wanna shoot politicians"
The story of Slayer guitarist Kerry King’s short but whirlwind Megadeth stint
King played guitar for Megadeth’s first five shows in 1984 – but the partnership was never going to last
Robby Krieger and John Densmore remember life with Jim Morrison and tell the story of The Doors
Sixty years after The Doors took audiences on a destination-unknown thrill ride, Robby Krieger and John Densmore tell the band's wild story
Skin on Britpop, Lemmy and 30 years of Skunk Anansie
From Oasis attending their early gigs to hanging out with David Bowie and Lemmy, Skin became a true rock icon in the 90s
How Journey found Steve Perry and made Infinity, the album that set them on the road to superstardom
Journey were a noodling jazz-rock band with a cult following – until they discovered Steve Perry and made 1978’s Infinity
The epic story of Pink Floyd’s Live At Pompeii, the prog classic recorded next door to a volcano
Lights! Camera! Chaos! How Pink Floyd made their 1972 album Live At Pompeii
Behind the scenes on Guns N' Roses' first trip to Japan
Classic Rock presents the first in an exclusive series of excerpts from former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven’s forthcoming book Sound N’ Fury
The Darkness: Every album ranked from worst to best
Updated! Few bands do OTT rock’n’roll quite like The Darkness - and here’s where to start with their back catalogue
Bumblefoot on wrangling famous guitarists, his new album, and the celebrity hot sauce community
One-time GN’R guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal has a finger in more than one pie – and sauce to put on it
“Robert Fripp always has an excuse not to play”: Toyah Willcox is more than Mrs King Crimson
From post-punk icon and award-winning female solo artist to becoming regarded as just the prog mastermind’s wife, her rebellious creative energy is fired by Roxy Music, Devo, The Tubes and all things off the wall
The Pretenders albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
Navigating a path through classic pop, soul, garage-rock and rock’n’roll, Chrissie Hynde steered the Pretenders to major success - and these are their best albums
