Dave Ling

Here I Go Again began as a two-track demo, but it propelled Whitesnake from journeyman Brit rockers to US chart-topping stardom

Athletic rockers Raven reveal why they're better than Rammstein, ponder the reversal of their relationship with Metallica, and say why they'll never play Download

Rick Springfield's 1981 hit Jessie's Girl elevated him from soap star to new wave icon - he recalls how the song came to life, and the girl who inspired it

Bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes on joining Deep Purple, almost joining Rainbow, leaving the Dead Daisies, the future of Black Country Communion, and 50 years of Burn

Former Danger Danger men The Defiants' new album might not give them a Pyromania moment, but their classy AOR will put smiles on a lot of faces

Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom

Thunder guitarist Luke Morley on his new solo album, singer Danny Bowes’ illness and rehabilitation, fans’ generosity, and feeling old when hearing his songs being covered

10 live albums that remain a career pinnacle for 10 legendary bands

Guns N' Roses changed the shape of rock'n'roll when they emerged in the mid-eighties. Here's a half-century of their very best, and the stories behind them.

Wishbone Ash guitarist/singer Andy Powell picks his albums, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the guitarist who "led the way in music and fashion, everything, really"

As The White Buffalo a.k.a. Jake Smith prepares to embark on a European tour, he talks about stepping outside his comfort zone for the fascinating Year Of The Dark Horse

Expect theatrics, humour and some great music as The Tubes head out on the road with Alice Cooper's other band – and Quay Lewd’s 12-inch donger, of course

Kip Winger and Reb Beach on Winger's first album in almost a decade, that call from James Hetfield, and supporting Steel Panther: "They’re a spoof band, but we’re the ones they’re spoofing on"

Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof reveals a much proggier side to his musical character with US prog outfit Presto Ballet

Billy Gibbons reflects on his solo shows, life without Dusty Hill, and new life with Elwood Francis

Axl is a huge fan. Robert Plant owes them money. They were almost on that plane with Skynyrd. Nazareth: the full crazy story

The first signings to the UK branch of Jack White's Third Man Records, Island Of Love's ‘nice’ songs come laced with energy and edge

The amazing life and career of a true metal legend, as explained by the man himself

"Some of the most beautiful songs I’d ever heard": Mikael Åkerfeldt, guitarist/vocalist with Swedish proggers Opeth, on one of his biggest influences

How John Lennon – and Rob Halford complaining that his bandmates were making a racket – inspired a metal classic

The bands who defied the sophomore slump to deliver the greatest albums of their career

As Goo Goo Dolls and Those Damn Crows head out on tour, Dolls' mainman John Rzeznik talks doing good, internet celebrity, and the differences between US and UK audiences

Expect plenty of W.A.S.P. songs from former guitarist Chris Holmes when he tours this month, but don’t ask Blackie Lawless to show up

Disturbed frontman David Draiman on a divided America, fickle fans, and their plans for Download 2023