Rich Chamberlain

Aerosmith have now enjoyed decades of superstardom, but go back to early 1987 and they were staring down the barrel

A jazz-schooled drummer at the forefront of the rock explosion, Mitchell brought the two genres together to devastating effect as part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience

From breaking bands to causing controversy, Ozzfest has brought metal to the masses like no other event. We remember two decades of mayhem, through the eyes of the bands who were there

Will Guns N’ Roses or Metallica headline Download 2017 – or will it be Blink 182 and Aerosmith? We sift through the rumours to find out

Tony Iommi-approved guitar hero Alfie Glass finds his musical soulmates in Torus

The Canadian hard rockers return with a personal and in some ways painful seventh album

Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd guitar wrangler Rickey Medlocke on Hendrix, Angus, Clapton and more

From the jaws of personal despair come The Hawkins, Sweden’s latest garage-rock heroes

Technical guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani discusses how the blues taught him about feel, heartbreak and the breathtaking magic of imperfection

How the veteran Boston band beat drink, drugs and depression to finally score what is still their only US number one single

We celebrate the riotous festival that established Ozzy Osbourne as the Godfather of heavy metal and unleashed Slipknot upon the world

He’s Volbeat’s enigmatic frontman. But Michael Poulsen’s also a devoted father, relentless workaholic and a man starting to face up to his own, inescapable mortality

One of rock’s true greats, Mitch Mitchell's drumming was a key element in the sound of the Jimi Hendrix Experience...

As we gear up for the London Drum Show, Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joins Rhythm Magazine to discuss the show, rock'n'roll and his place as one the best sticksmen in the world

Toby Jepson’s rockers Wayward Sons emerge with a forthright album – and a message for Gene Simmons

Now starting his “third act”, Buckcherry’s Josh Todd channels his anger with new band Josh Todd & The Conflict

With his first, “not metal” solo album, he hopes he can finally shake off the 'ex-Pantera bassist' tag

The legendary drummer talks Hellyeah 2.0, the ever-changing music biz and a certain reunion

Motörhead-approved rockers Airbourne honour Lemmy on their latest anthem, It’s All For Rock N’ Roll. We went along to their video shoot, and found Joel carrying on the great man’s legacy

The ‘lost’ rockers recall their Van Halen tribute days, chasing Def Leppard and why grunge ushered in the end of their career

He's the man responsible for Tubular Bells, the album that gave Richard Branson's business a kick-start. But can Mike Oldfield handle rock's most difficult questions?

Joey Tempest on Europe, Robert Plant and good advice

In the past 12 months they’ve toured with Black Sabbath, upped their game and recorded a masterpiece. Jay Buchanan looks back on a year to remember

Nu metal veterans Korn swallow some “hard truths” and crank up the intensity for new album – and this time around, there's no dubstep...

What Korn's guitarist Munky thinks about two of nu-metal's giants clashing in 2016