1999 modern prog masterpiece – their first record with Jordan Rudess – came after the dismissal of Derek Sherinian, the demise of internal “fake democracy” and fights with their label and the media
80-year-old ex Yes singer recalls effectively passing in his wife’s arms – before a series of incidents returned him to health, creativity and a new appreciation of his past and future
A short tribute to one of rock's all-time great bassists, Cream legend Jack Bruce
In 1985, John Fogerty was sued for releasing a song that allegedly ripped off another he'd written 15 years earlier – and it was a battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court
Dialling back on the aggressive approach that has helped bring Idles this far, and putting swing to the stomp, Idles' latest album is intended to make you shake a leg rather than a fist
Bassist says the Porcupine Tree founder is nearly in a league of his own – and that his creativity helps other musicians blossom
Undertakers, band managers and museum workers by day, pop-charged rockers by night, The Hot Damn! are a gang you’d want to join
Almost 50 years on from their formation, NWOBHM spearheads Saxon and much-loved frontman Biff Byford are verging on national treasure status – and these are their best albums
Some fans still cite Iron Maiden's first two albums as their greatest. This is the best of Paul Di'Anno, the late, great man who sang on them
"Weird Al" Yankovic made his TV debut in 1981 on The Tomorrow Show with an eccentric take on a Queen classic, and nothing was ever the same
Even if we didn't know it at the time, this was a nice way to say goodbye to Paul Di'Anno
There is no greater snapshot of the 1990s than the Nymphs album, but Inger Lorre and her band are remembered for all the wrong reasons
Including Devin Townsend, The Struts, Fantastic Negrito and five other explorers of rock's brave new world
The title track of the MC5's debut live album was the incendiary call to arms that ignited punk’s vital spark in 60s Detroit
Against all expectations, Foreigner's debut album sold millions. This is the real story behind one of the biggest debut albums ever
Fresh from their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, we look at the Dave Matthews Band's finest moments
Shaman? Lizard King? Visionary? This was the real Jim Morrison, according to his Doors bandmates
In September 1966, English freakbeat rockers Les Fleur De Lys gained a mysterious new housemate at their London digs… Or did they?
Monster Magnet’s Dave Wyndorf on comic books, psychedelia and near death experiences
