Duff McKagan’s wild tales of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Iggy Pop, Aerosmith and more
Boozing with Arnie, jamming with Iggy, ignoring Aerosmith’s phone calls – Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has done it all and more
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The musicians that shaped Michael Anthony’s life, from Led Zeppelin to Eddie Van Halen
Jack Bruce, John Paul Jones and his ex-bandmate - these are former Van Halen man Michael Anthony’s biggest musical influences
The Ritchie Blackmore albums you should definitely listen to - but none of them are by Deep Purple
A guitarist who helped define the sound of a genre, both pre- and post- Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore has a formidable back catalogue of classics
Michael Schenker on UFO, success and escape, and why he didn't join the Rolling Stones
With guests including Axl and Slash, for his new album maverick guitarist Michael Schenker went back to the songs he recorded first with UFO
"I’m so glad I still live in a world where Ozzy walks the Earth." The greatest Ozzy Osbourne songs as picked by members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and more
To celebrate Ozzy Osbourne's solo induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, we asked some of metal's biggest stars for the ultimate Ozzy playlist
The Can albums you should definitely listen to
Can's classic releases sound only like themselves, yet the band's influence lives on. These are their best albums
Paul Gilbert reveals the guitarist who blows his mind as he unveils the soundtrack of his life
Mr. Big guitarist and solo artist Paul Gilbert picks his records, artists and of lasting significance
The 10 bands that defined Aftershock festival 2024
From metal legends to rising stars, Aftershock was stacked with amazing moments
Royal Republic are planning a musical feast - and you're invited
Livewire, turbo-harmonised, disco-rocking Swedes Royal Republic are getting ready for upgraded UK and Europe dates
How the delivery of a new drum kit gave Motörhead's Overkill to the world
'Fast' Eddie Clarke: "Once we'd cracked the formula of how to work together on Overkill, that's when we really started to take off"
The horror Rob Zombie called “the worst movie ever committed to film”
In 2014, metal star, movie director and bona fide horror hound Rob Zombie named the worst movie in history – and tore it to shreds
Every song on Iron Maiden’s Powerslave ranked from worst to best
From Aces High to Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, we’ve arranged everything on Iron Maiden’s 1984 classic in reverse-order of magnificence
The Jesus Lizard are back and they're just as surreal as ever
The Jesus Lizard are back with a bang, referencing their past, building on it and retaining their sense of humour
Every Deep Purple album ranked, from worst to best
Updated Deep Purple's albums ranked, from patchy Purple to purple patches, from iconic albums to the one Ritchie Blackmore dubbed "cattle grazing" to the one with the new chap
How Aerosmith got their wings and flew
With their label ready to drop them after a so-so first album, Aerosmith clung on, dreamed on, and recorded a second that gave them lift-off: Get Your Wings
"It's got some good stuff on it." Tony Banks revisits the classic Genesis live album Seconds Out
Tony Banks reflects on Genesis's 1977 double live album Seconds Out
Creeper are gearing up for Devil's Night and a huge, pomp-filled night in North London
It’ll be fangs, coffins and fake blood at Wembley Arena later this month
Meet Forgotten Pharaohs, the rising band making nods to Steely Dan, Neil Young and Led Zeppelin
Forgotten Pharaohs were signed as the result of an egg-and-spoon race and a wayward Croc
The night Roger Glover assembled three Deep Purple singers and a cast of stars for the Butterfly Ball
When Roger Glover was asked to soundtrack a film based on a poem by a 19th century botanist, little did he know that soon it would become a one-off live extravaganza
