Features

“Roger Waters had us trapped in limbo. I was putting my toe in the water”: David Gilmour’s solo career

By Daryl Easlea Published 6 July 26

Despite saying it’s less complicated to work alone, his association with Pink Floyd means he never wandered far, or for long, from the band

Toto’s Rosanna: the huge 80s AOR hit inspired by an up-and-coming actress and John Bonham

By Henry Yates Published 5 July 26

“I mean, how hard is it to have a beautiful woman around?”

Crown Lands aim to harness Rush, Yes and geek power to fight radicalisation

By Fraser Lewry Published 5 July 26

Star Wars, Star Trek and Lord Of The Rings are among the epic inspirations behind latest album Apocalypse, which offers hope to those feeling end-of-days dread

How Ronnie James Dio and Black Sabbath put their differences behind them for the third and final time

By Richard Bienstock Published 5 July 26

Heaven & Hell was Black Sabbath’s classic Mob Rules line-up in all but name

Jeff Wayne: the studio maverick who turned a classic sci-fi novel into a musical masterpiece

By Geoff Barton Published 5 July 26

“My wife said: ‘What’s Plan B if this doesn’t succeed?’ There wasn’t one”

When Mike Portnoy performed his Dream Theater 12-Step Suite – without Dream Theater

By Clay Marshall Published 5 July 26

Drummer was around half-way through his separation from the band he’d co-founded when his 50th birthday came up, and he decided to assemble the songs inspired by his fight against alcoholism

The tumultuous story of Sepultura’s Roots album and their bitter split

By Dave Everley Published 5 July 26

How Sepultura made their most important album – and how it tore them apart

The chaotic story of forgotten Deep Purple spin-off project Paice Ashton Lord

By Dave Everley Published 5 July 26

When Ian Paice and Jon Lord teamed up with charismatic singer Tony Ashton, they had the grandest of intentions – but it quickly fell apart

"There were more people there than they had ever cumulatively played to in their career at that point." The story behind the Ramones first ever UK show, on Independence Day 1976

By Paul Brannigan Published 4 July 26

It's now 50 years since Ramones brought their blitzkrieg bops to Britain

“There are things I won’t be able to do forever, such as singing Over My Head”: King’s X and Three Sides Of One

By Dave Ling Published 4 July 26

After a gap of 15 years Texan heavy prog rockers King's X delighted fans by releasing their 13th studio album in 2022