Also in this issue: Styx, Joe Satriani, The Doors, DeWolff, Sweet, Mark Tremonti, Metallica, Andy Fairweather Low, Tom Morello, Brothers Osborne, The Struts and more
Former Take That star Robbie Williams has confirmed the unlikely collaboration
Bruce Dickinson wants us to expect big things from Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives tour this year
The Scorpions/ex-Motörhead man is at home recovering after a series of surgeries, but is expected to appear at all of his current band’s planned live dates
This is what happens when one of rock's greatest drummers hears a nu metal standard for the first time
Smashing Pumpkins provided the entertainment at this year's hockey Winter Classic
Neil Young headlined Glastonbury in 2009, but it looks like he won't be back anytime soon
Let's hope 2025 continues as it started
The death of Johnnie Walker has been announced by his BBC Radio colleague Bob Harris
Happy New Year!
Jack Moore's In My Shoes is inspired by the relationship between parents and their sons
The bassist has co-written only a handful of Metallica tracks since joining the metal titans in 2003
The Slayer man makes the claim while listing his five favourite players of all time
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100
The fire at the Morrison Hotel in downtown Los Angeles was attended by firefighters from 17 different companies
The Offspring's Noodles says Rock Hall should be inclusive – but he doesn't think his band will ever be inducted
Lamb of God guitarist is loving life without booze or drugs – and he wants everyone to know recovery is possible
Didn’t see much of Anthrax on MTV during the mid-1980s? Their founding guitarist explains why
Could Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett and The Mamas & The Papa’s Cass Elliot be getting the big screen treatment?
