Siân Llewellyn

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

Heart singer Ann Wilson recalls the making of a multi-platinum, MTV-friendly monster

MTV’s Unplugged programme saw the heaviest of rock bands forsaking the walls of amps and opting instead for acoustic guitars. What on earth was that all about?

From a band that really should have had a glittering future, Mother Love Bone's Apple perfectly captured the state of flux that rock music found itself in as the 80s surrendered to the 90s

Rock is often about more than just the music: it's about The Big Idea, and ambition manifesting itself as The Concept Album

Nikki Sixx on personal highlights and low moments, watching Motley Crue on YouTube, and the state of rock’n’roll right now

In 1988 Bon Jovi were under pressure to follow up Slippery When Wet. This is the true story of how the New Jersey album and the tour that followed nearly spelled the end

Nancy Wilson reveals the inspiration for Stillwater, the fictional band at the heart of the movie Almost Famous, as the soundtrack's 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition box set hits the stores

The 80s was the decade of brat packers, teen movies, and big films about fast cars and fighter pilots – all of which had killer soundtracks. We round up 10 of the best

As 60s folkies gave way to 70s troubadours, a generation of singer-songwriters who could rock as well as strum took the limelight. Here's 10 of the best singer-songwriter albums

Many were longlisted, but this is the final selection – the best rock songs of the 21st century thus far, as voted for by you

The West Coast of America has been a hotbed of hard rock talent over the years – many of whom were hellbent on self-destruction. Classic Rock takes a walk on the wild side with Van Halen, Poison, Mötley Crüe and more

As humanity celebrates 50 years of heavy metal, here’s half a century’s worth of pioneering heavy music, from the classics to the contemporary hard-hitters

We take a walk on the wild side with some of rock’s most extreme characters

The best British Blues Rock albums: Direct from the Delta to Dartford and beyond, the Blues turned British rock on its head

These heavy metal guitarists forged the sound in the pits of hard rock, then took it beyond the realms of belief. We bow down before the guitarists who shaped metal

College rock in the 90s was comprised of solid, predominantly American rootsy rock – here are 10 of the best albums the genre produced

We went to see Pearl Jam play the O2. We got the Trump balloon, a set that smashed the curfew, and a whole load of hysteria

They’ve come a long way since winning the Best New Band at the 2014 Classic Rock Awards. With a third album out, The Cadillac Three are here to take southern rock’s crown

1987 saw classic album releases from Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, U2, Whitesnake, Anthrax, Heart, Motley Crue, Marillion, The Replacements and more...