Albums

How John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers replaced one brand new guitar god with another

By David Sinclair published 5 April 26

When Eric Clapton left the Bluesbreakers, the found another legendary guitarist in Peter Green

Horror-punk icons the Misfits recorded their classic debut album in 1978. It took 18 years for it to be released

By Metal Hammer published 4 April 26

The Misfits’ debut album Static Age is one of the rock’s great debut albums – but it nearly didn’t come out

5 insanely obscure 1980s rock albums that are a perfect 10/10

By Classic Rock published 4 April 26

From cult pomp rock to Metallica-approved hair metal, these are five connoisseur-approved albums everybody should know about

How Whitesnake’s Lovehunter album helped David Coverdale into a star all over again

By Dave Ling published 3 April 26

Whitesnake slithered to success with 1979’s Lovehunter

Lost treasures: Ten cult classic albums worth scouring second-hand record stores for

By Fraser Lewry published 3 April 26

From groundbreaking psychedelia to lost folk and good-time boogie, here are ten albums truly worth stumbling across

Every album Robert Plant has made since Led Zeppelin broke up, ranked from worst to best

By Paul Elliott published 2 April 26

Since Led Zeppelin called it quits, Robert Plant has continued to move forward, refining and redefining his art - and these are the albums that have charted his journey

The band who brought George Orwell, Casio calculators and a pop producer into the realm of prog

By Lin Bensley published 2 April 26

Inspired by King Crimson and T. Rex, and led by a quickly-disillusioned synth pioneer, this band didn’t want your name – just your number

“I wake up in the night thinking, ‘What if we hadn’t gone with Alberto?’”: Big Big Train and Woodcut

By Johnny Sharp published 2 April 26

Since the death of David Longdon, the band have been through massive changes which were all brought to bear on their first full-narrative concept album

How Linkin Park pushed themselves to the limit on Hybrid Theory and changed the face of metal

By Paul Brannigan published 31 March 26

In October 2000, as the nu metal revolution rolled ever onward, one band released an album that changed the game, and their lives, forever...