John Wetton: 12 of the best songs By Malcom Dome 12 songs from John Wetton's career, showcasing the enormous talent the King Crimson, Roxy Music and Asia man had to offer the rock world
Death's manager needs a new kidney. Could you save his life? By Alice Pattillo Eric Greif, manager of Death and producer on Spectrum of Death for Morbid Saint, needs your help finding a donor
The 10 most gruesome Slayer songs ever By Kier Mitchell As Slayer head towards the finish line, we look at the most NSFW songs they’ve disgorged over the last four decades
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: Behind The Scenes By Johnny Black As big as Live Aid, with an unfeasibly broad bill of rock, pop and showbiz stars, the Wembley fest commemorated Queen’s late flamboyant frontman and made a little history of its own
Gerry Rafferty: The Man Who Hated the Music Business By Scott Rowley Gerry Rafferty’s former manager Jon Brewer recalls what it was like managing the Baker Street star in the wheeling-dealing 70s – the age of chart-fixing, payola and big money.
The life and death of Chuck Schuldiner: the godfather of extremity By Dave Everley How late Death/Control Denied leader Chuck Schuldiner reinvented metal
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here: Inside the album that nearly ended it all By Glen Povey Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here was the product of unfinished sessions, shambolic live shows and band alienation. Here, the band recall the protracted birth of the album that nearly ended it all
Deep Purple: every album, ranked from worst to best By Geoff Barton Updated From iconic albums to the one Ritchie Blackmore dubbed "cattle grazing", we explore the best and worst of Deep Purple
Paul Samson: NWOBHM's lost star By Dave Ling Samson had critically acclaimed albums under their belt and a future superstar out front, but fate conspired against them. Dave Ling remembers the man who leant the band his name, Paul Samson
The Short Life And Tragic Death Of Paul Kossoff By Mark Blake He should have been one of rock and blues’ great guitar heroes. Instead, the light of Free and Back Street Crawler’s Paul Kossoff shone briefly – and burned out quickly…
Stevie Ray Vaughan: The triumph and tragedy of In Step and Family Style By Max Bell Overdoses, divorce and too much drink, but with a health scare that nearly killed him and the In Step album to make, Stevie Ray Vaughan looked like he was finally getting back on track...
Lynyrd Skynyrd: A Southern Ghost Story By Jaan Uhelszki Fist fights, premonitions and a plane that fell from the sky. This is the tale of Ronnie Van Zant and Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jimi Hendrix and the birth of heavy – by the people who were there… By Johnny Black When Jimi Hendrix arrived in London in 1966 he blew the minds of Clapton, Beck and Page. They'd soon follow his lead and develop an explosive new form of electric blues...
Zombies, Kinks, Argent bassist Jim Rodford dead at 76 By Classic Rock British bass player Jim Rodford has died after a fall at his home
What we've lost now the classic Motorhead line-up has gone By Scott Rowley The list of rock bands with no living members is short - but the ones that have gone are all connected
"Fast" Eddie Clarke: The soul of Motörhead By Dom Lawson "Fast" Eddie Clarke has passed away at the age 67 – he was the final remaining member of the classic Motörhead line-up. We salute you, Eddie.
The Quiet One: Malcolm Young by Joe Elliott By Joe Elliott Def Leppard's Joe Elliott pays tribute to the man who held AC/DC together.
The Rhythm King: Malcolm Young by Dave Mustaine By Dave Mustaine Megadeth's mainman on the man he revered as a guitarist and knew as a friend.
Leaving Las Vegas: the story of John Entwistle's last hours By Paul Rees What happened the night The Who's John Entwistle died
