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The story behind the Dave Grohl song that Ozzy Osbourne rejected
My Tortured Soul could have been a very different song
Every Megadeth album ranked from worst to best
The metal icons have released their final album and are on their last-ever tour – here’s how they got here
“I wanted it to be different from what I’d done with Genesis”: How Peter Gabriel made his solo debut
Determined to cover new ground, including barbershop and blues, the singer chose two members of the band who made 1977’s Car, with producer Bob Ezrin trusted to bring in the others
The flop 70s single inspired by a pair of naughty nurses which became one of rock’s all-time greatest live anthems
How UFO came up with their enduring 1974 song Doctor Doctor
How Blondie made one of the greatest albums of the late 70s – with help from Suzi Quatro’s producer and a prog legend
With their third album Parallel Lines, Blondie notched up five hit singles and became as famous as Abba or Pink Floyd
South African prog hitmaker tried to tackle apartheid, but admits he failed
Creator of a concept album that arrived three years before Graceland insists it doesn’t deserve any respect
Rush’s journey from the last aftershow party of 2015 to the big comeback of 2026
Prog writer Philip Wilding – who once played Neil Peart’s drums – remained in contact with Lee as a dark decade exploded into new light
How making the follow-up to Bat Out Of Hell nearly broke Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf’s Dead Ringer is no Bat Out Of Hell – but it’s still a great album
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: February 23, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Shinedown, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Michael Monroe and more
How a 60s R&B queen fought through personal darkness to make one of the greatest rock’n’roll singles of the 1970s
How Mick Jagger’s favourite R&B singer leaned into rock’n’roll with an all-time classic
The cult college rock band from Boston behind one of the most emotional anthems of the early 90s
The story of Buffalo Tom’s Let Me Come Over album – home to the classic Taillights Fade
From David Gilmour to Stranger Things – how Kate Bush became one of the most unique artists of the last 50 years
Few musicians have had the impact that Kate Bush has had
Martin Barre was as surprised as Metallica when Jethro Tull won a Grammy
Prog giants weren’t there when controversial 1989 moment came, because they were certain they wouldn’t win. So the guitarist’s wife concocted a last-minute midnight party to celebrate
The legendary album Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt wishes he had made – and the rock band he thinks are a “joke”
Metal classics, slasher movie soundtracks and Satanic rituals – this is the soundtrack to Mikael Akerfeldt’s life
How Aerosmith scored their first No.1 single – with help from Bruce Willis and a giant killer asteroid
The time an Aerosmith power ballad helped save the planet
How Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne and half a million insane Brazilians introduced metal to an entire continent
Members of Sepultura, Scorpions and Faith No More tell the story of the epic Rock In Rio series of festivals
