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Oceans Of Slumber’s Cammie Gilbert: “If you’re forging a new path it’s lonely”
Prog metal heroes Oceans Of Slumber have been through personal and professional turmoil to make their stellar new album. But now they stand on the edge of a breakthrough
The story behind Status Quo's Forty-Five Hundred Times
Forty-Five Hundred Times was the song that threw a spanner in the songwriting partnership of Status Quo's Parfitt and Rossi, but it took on a life of its own, and they even extended it for royalty
Elvis Costello: a guide to his best albums
Over the course of 30 studio albums, Elvis Costello has journeyed from the most unsettling of angry young men through terrains that include country music, jazz, soundtrack work and even opera
The 20 best rock albums of 1977
Famous for being punk’s finest hour, 1977 also produced one of the best-selling rock albums in Rumours, and classics from Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Rush and Thin Lizzy
Nailbomb’s Point Blank: the explosive legacy of 90s metal’s greatest supergroup
When Sepultura’s Max Cavalera and Fudge Tunnel’s Alex Newport united as Nailbomb, they produced one of the greatest underground metal albums of the 90s
Every Metallica album opening song ranked from worst to best
The opening song from every Metallica album in order of greatness
The story of Traffic
From their faltering, psychedelic beginnings, Traffic finally managed to weave a path through the hedonistic early 70s and create three albums of groundbreakingly original progressive music. This is their story.
Yes artist Roger Dean talks about his career so far
He’s the artist whose otherworldly visions have became synonymous with Yes, but Roger Dean’s career had humble beginnings. Prog finds out the stories behind his most iconic album covers
Chthonic’s Freddy Lim: “To give a voice to oppressed people is the soul of the artist”
How COVID-19 inspired Chthonic frontman Freddy Lim to launch his new Metalhead Politics podcast
Aversions Crown’s Mick Jeffrey: “Musicians sacrifice a lot of things to make other people happy”
Aversions Crown guitarist Mick Jeffrey on drugs, European crime show addiction and the trials of being in a deathcore band
Decolonise Fest: the only place you'll find Kenyan punk rock and US post-punk on the same bill
Decolonise Fest are about to embark on their fourth annual event – although this year it's all looking a little different. Organiser Stephanie Phillips talks us through this year's event and the challenges of taking a festival online
This 10-year-old has crushed Enter Sandman – and Kirk Hammett approves
Kirk Hammett loves 10-year-old Nandi Bushell’s solo version of Enter Sandman. We're with him on that.
Rick Wakeman discusses new solo album The Red Planet
The Red Planet sees keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman go prog with a capital 'P'
The story of Caravan's In The Land Of Grey And Pink
How Caravan created the legendary Canterbury masterpiece In The Land Of Grey And Pink
Watch Bruce Dickinson being ‘killed’ onstage at his last gig before leaving Iron Maiden
On August 28, 1993, Iron Maiden and singer Bruce Dickinson parted company in spectacular style
The best 104 releases you can buy on Record Store Day (Drop Day 1)
This year's Record Store Day is spread across three different dates, and the first is almost upon us
The Top 10 best orchestral metal albums
When metal and symphony orchestras come together, this is what happens
