Mark Kelly interview: from Marillion to Marathon and beyond
Marillion keyboard player Mark Kelly talks his new record with Marathon, lockdown, and former bandmate Fish’s album Weltschmerz
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In the late 1960s Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf turned to the psychedelic rock world in a bid to revitalise their careers. It was a huge gamble. But would it pay off?
How Alan Parsons took the Three Laws of Robotics and made a sci-fi masterpiece
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The Cure: a guide to their best albums
The Cure's albums have gone from sullen outsider anthems to stadium-sized riff monsters and all points in between. All hail the ‘goth Led Zeppelin’
The Hu: the folk-metal warriors who conquered the world
How an unknown Mongolian metal band became the decade’s most surprising success story
Tracks of the Week: new music from The Treatment, Ayron Jones and more
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Anvil: the 80s metal icons who were born to fail
Anvil’s debut album Hard ’N’ Heavy is an 80s metal classic that should have turned them into superstars. Mainman Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow looks back on a career of missed chances
Simon Phillips: a drummer's tale
Drummer Simon Phillips reflects on a career with Mike Oldfield, The Who, Toto, Jeff Beck, his prog fusion outfit Protocol and more...
Korn's Brian ‘Head’ Welch: My Life In 10 Songs
Korn guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch talks us through the 10 songs from his own back catalogue that mean the most to him
We need to talk about the response to the Marilyn Manson abuse allegations
When abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson broke earlier this week, it sparked a dangerous narrative around abuse and its victims – here, experts address key doubts and questions head-on
