Albums

The story of the Supertramp classic the band eventually found too difficult to play

By Dave Ling published 7 January 26

A song that "exploded" out of Roger Hodgson’s head made Supertramp stars, and was loved by Princess Diana and the young princes William and Harry

Every Halestorm album ranked from worst to best

By Dannii Leivers published 6 January 26

We rate the back catalogue of one of modern rock's very best bands

With Sober, Tool attracted mainstream attention – and the ire of one of rock’s greatest frontmen

By Matt Mills published 6 January 26

Sober, the seminal single from 1993’s Undertow, made Maynard James Keenan and co. a quick success story, but not everybody was a fan

How Haken’s last line-up change powered seventh album Fauna

By Grant Moon published 6 January 26

After struggling to escape the stagnation of lockdown, the return of an old friend inspired an “anything goes” attitude for their 2023 release

Every year the most unlikely prog supergroup spend three days shaping weirdo music. It works.

By Dom Lawson published 5 January 26

The trio have refined their approach to a project they only started for fun, admitting it’s exploded beyond any of their expectations and changed they way they look at their more usual activities

In the desperate moments before grunge, this British band offered an ambitious alternative

By Dom Lawson published 3 January 26

Anomaly-chasing quartet’s challenging response to funk metal came out of their love for Rush, Phil Collins and being odd

How Journey found Steve Perry and made Infinity, the album that set them on the road to superstardom

By Derek Oliver published 2 January 26

Journey were a noodling jazz-rock band with a cult following – until they discovered Steve Perry and made 1978’s Infinity