
Elegant Weapons: "We’re going to do what we can to carry the torch"
Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner has teamed up with members of Pantera and Rainbow in Elegant Weapons, and you best believe they'll carry on when those bands retire
Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner has teamed up with members of Pantera and Rainbow in Elegant Weapons, and you best believe they'll carry on when those bands retire
Jason Isbell on growing up in church and being inspired by Eric Clapton and Janet Jackson
From Game of Thrones to Stranger Things, all theme tunes sounds better when put through a distortion pedal and cranked up to 11
With Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page revolutionised what could be done with the guitar. Here are his 10 best solos
Iron Maiden just played Alexander The Great live for the first time ever. But there are still 48 Maiden songs that have never been given an airing
Jeff Buckley’s move to New York in the early 90s was the flashpoint for Grace, the classic album that would outlive him. Collaborator Gary Lucas remembers a star who burned bright and fast
Godfather of shock-rock Alice Cooper on the Hollywood Vampires, the perks of being a sober celebrity, and launching a Johnny Depp and Amber Heard soap opera
Rival Sons, Cadillac Three and Sophie Lloyd are among the best new rock songs this week. Vote for your favourite
Some bands are retro. Some bands are very retro. Dutch trio DeWolff take that to the max in everything they do, looking back for inspiration and feeding it into something new
Power-ballad belter Bonnie Tyler picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals that Axl Rose was "horny as hell"
With Creedence Clearwater Revival he turned the Hippie generation on to classic roots and Americana... then John Fogerty went rockin’ all over the world
Can’t get enough of Ghost? Here are five new bands to check out
The Exploited, Discharge, GBH and more get the covers treatment from Slayer and Ice-T, Mr Bungle, Napalm Death and Metallica
It's memorial weekend in 1983, and the US Festival is about to change the musical landscape forever
Avenged Sevenfold talk us through their upcoming new album Life Is But A Dream… track by track
Looking for a fix of Slipknot-inspired savagery? These five new bands will instantly give your ’Knot fix
Jon Dette has played with two of the Big 4, so he knows exactly which songs by Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth are toughest to nail
Halestorm, Sophie Lloyd and Immortal are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Here are all the great alternative songs you may have missed this week (plus: vote for your favourite!)