When the call went out to replace Ian Gillan in Deep Purple, only one man got an audition
In 1973, Deep Purple replaced Ian Gillan with an unknown singer. They then went on to make one of rock’s most underrated albums, Burn
In 1973, Deep Purple replaced Ian Gillan with an unknown singer. They then went on to make one of rock’s most underrated albums, Burn
With Invincible Shield their third genuinely great album in a row, Judas Priest's late-career purple patch continues
From working with Roy Wood and hanging with the Beatles to finding that songs simply poured out of him, the bandleader still can’t believe his luck
Moby Grape co-founder Skip Spence wrote his album Oar in a psychiatric ward after threatening his bandmates with an axe. Years after his death, artists still acknowledge its influence
From their OG goofy classics to the Matt Skiba era and the Second Coming of Tom DeLonge, we rate Blink's full career so far
Supporting an already-established Jethro Tull in America helped Yes in their way to star status
The Grammy-winning track Viva La Vida remained unashamedly pop, but the rest of the 2008 record shows their experimental side
The PineappleThief almost called it quits back in 2016, but with founder Bruce Soord bringing in creative partner Gavin Harrison it's like a whole new band
Everyone's favourite nonagenarian starship captain continues to boldly go where no man has gone before
Too punk to be pop, too loads of other things to be punk, The Stranglers had dozens of hits by doing it their own, unique, way
Eight potent rock'n'roll cocktails from this week's packed liquor cabinet of life
The Back In Black producer was behind the mixing desk for the trio's 2015 record Drones
The story of Motorhead’s divisive Iron Fist and Another Perfect Day albums and the chaos that surrounded them
Over 30 years and 14 albums into their career, Swedish prog metallers Evergrey are looking ahead with new album Theories Of Emptiness
In 2018, Korn’s Jonathan Davis invited Metal Hammer into his private lair in Bakersfield, to talk addiction, rehab and his debut solo album Black Labyrinth
2014 title featured another outing for Gerald Bostock, and indulged the band leader’s passion for being an “amateur flute player”
How members of Van Halen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and a bona fide guitar hero joined forces to bring the good times back with Chickenfoot
From playing with Guns N' Roses and Metallica to appearing on Miami Vice, Mike Muir shares the lessons that kept Suicidal Tendencies humble even as they became one of crossover's most important bands