Every Bathory album ranked from worst to best
They remain one of the most innovative and influential bands in extreme metal, but there can only be one Bathory magnum opus…
They remain one of the most innovative and influential bands in extreme metal, but there can only be one Bathory magnum opus…
A unique insight into the short career of Sky, a band of musos more interested in their chops than chopping out lines
In the year of our Lord 1992, the Master Of Reality met the Master Of Puppets: The day Metallica’s James Hetfield and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi sat down together for the first time
We gave Def Leppard's Joe Elliott £50
Glass Hammer co-founder Steve Babb tells Prog why the band decided to step into the world of swords and sorcery for Dreaming City.
Hawxx, Ou, Mountain Caller, Wheel and Every Hell are channelling current Metal Hammer cover stars Tool in a variety of weird and wonderful ways
In a rare interview, the singular creative force detailed his distaste for the music industry and explained his thinking on the science and power of his art
The siblings talk about growing up, breaking out, breaking up, making up, dizzying highs, heartbreaking lows, lost friends, recriminations, reunions… music and much more
When it came to making the follow-up to 1983’s Piece Of Mind album, Iron Maiden knew they needed to come up with something a bit special. That was Powerslave
Judas Priest are the ultimate defenders of the faith: here's how we ranked their incredible, storied back catalogue
U2's first US tour, in December 1980, was intense, not least when they stopped one show to brawl
With hits like Mony Mony and Crimson And Clover, Tommy James should have had the time of his life. Instead, he found himself robbed and threatened by the Mafia
In 1973, Deep Purple replaced Ian Gillan with an unknown singer. They then went on to make one of rock’s most underrated albums, Burn
With Invincible Shield their third genuinely great album in a row, Judas Priest's late-career purple patch continues
From working with Roy Wood and hanging with the Beatles to finding that songs simply poured out of him, the bandleader still can’t believe his luck
Moby Grape co-founder Skip Spence wrote his album Oar in a psychiatric ward after threatening his bandmates with an axe. Years after his death, artists still acknowledge its influence
From their OG goofy classics to the Matt Skiba era and the Second Coming of Tom DeLonge, we rate Blink's full career so far
Supporting an already-established Jethro Tull in America helped Yes in their way to star status
The Grammy-winning track Viva La Vida remained unashamedly pop, but the rest of the 2008 record shows their experimental side