Ray Davies recalls how, in three takes one morning in 1964, a neurotic 19-year-old and a guitarist with a razor created All Day And All Of The Night and the blueprint for metal and punk
With or without The Dukes, Steve Earle is a true rock’n’roll maverick, and these are his best albums
Meet the real James Hetfield – the mountain-man of metal whose background helped define the course of Metallica, through bust-ups, tragedy, alcoholism, drug abuse and breakdowns
If it wasn’t for Irish bluesman Rory Gallagher and his first band Taste, Glenn Tipton would never have picked up a guitar, let alone joined Judas Priest
For the members of Rainbow, memories of recording their third album might be filled with sackings, seances, spooks and being scared shitless, but they also made a truly great record: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
Former Temperance Movement frontman Phil Campbell tells talks about his departure, and introduces new band the Byson Family
This week's Tracks of the Week: The magnificent seven, plus one more for luck
We asked System Of A Down and North Kingsley bassist Shavo Odadjian for 10 albums that shaped us. He gave us 11…
If anyone can turn 2021 into an epic year, it’s Iron Maiden
Blink 182? Roxette? Dying Fetus? Get your smooch on with Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas’ ultimate Valentine’s Day playlist
We Will Ride is album number four from Inglorious, and frontman Nathan James is your personal guide to its various mysteries
Because a giant crab attacking a parking lot could not be more 2021
As Judas Priest release an epic new photo book, we talk to Rob Halford about life in lockdown, diamond-encrusted high heels and heavy metal sea shanties
What happened when a bunch of New York punks were invited onto a day time chat show
The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen faces your questions about lost friends, life in quarantine and her band’s new album
There was a time when Pavlov's Dog were bigger than the Stones or Zeppelin in Missouri. But life conspired to stop them in their tracks
UFO's Strangers In The Night captured a great rock band at their peak, and is one of the all-time great live albums. But by the time it was released, they were no longer the band who’d made it
Crank it to 11 with our pick of wired, Bluetooth, audiophile and noise cancelling headphones, designed for maximum volume
Mosh pits, slam dancing and stage diving...not what you'd usually expect from your standard Saturday Night Live, but Fear were bound to cause chaos
