When the music's over - the story of The Doors' strange afterlife
The death of talismanic frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 looked like it marked the end of the road for The Doors. But his bandmates had other ideas
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“Think you’re heavy? Listen to this song from 1969!” Ivar Bjørnson’s gateway from metal to prog
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist explains what the genres have in common, buying a synth just to learn one Pink Floyd song, and discovering musical airplane engines via his wife
An interview with the New York Dolls' David Johansen
Our 2011 interview with the late David Johansen finds him talking about Arthur Kane, Johnny Thunders and dancing backwards in high heels
The chaotic story of Rush’s early years and their journey from high school stoners to prog icons
Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson look back their journey from high school stoners to prog icons-in-waiting
How High On Fire’s Matt Pike pulled back from the edge of darkness to make De Vermis Mysteriis
The story of High On Fire’s bonkers stoner doom landmark De Vermis Mysteriis
The tortured tale of how Radiohead made The Bends
The Oxford quintet’s era-defining second record turns 30 this month. Here’s the story of how it came together.
How Kate Bush smashed the barriers and became a star like no other
In 1978, Kate Bush had just released her debut single Wuthering Heights – and one journalist was there to watch it all take off
How Disturbed defied the odds to become nu metal superstars with The Sickness
Disturbed hit it out the park first time with debut album The Sickness
Corey Taylor and Robb Flynn’s wild tour stories of bust-ups, injuries and urine-soaked tobacco
When Slipknot’s Corey Taylor met Machine Head’s Robb Flynn
The best new metal bands you need to hear in March 2025
From Danish prog metallers Danefae to Texan metalcore mob Cantervice, Zurich's "deathcore Slipknot" Paleface Swiss and UK alt metallers Vower, these are the bands you need to hear in March 2025
How Judas Priest reunited with Rob Halford to regain the metal throne with Angel Of Retribution
In late 2004, Classic Rock joined the reunited Judas Priest on the road in Spain
The twisted story of Alice Cooper’s shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare
How Alice Cooper made shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare – with help from a horror icon
The Smashing Pumpkins album that Billy Corgan says has always had a “weird cloud” around it
Things were never straightforward for Corgan & co. throughout the 90s and the tale of what was meant to be their final record pretty much sums it up
Andy Fairweather Low’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters and Tom Jones
From Hendrix’s backing vocalist to George Harrison and Roger Waters’ right hand man, Andy Fairweather Low is one of rock’s secret MVPs
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: February 28 2025
Bad Omens teaming up with Corey Taylor, Employed To Serve and Deafheaven are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Great new prog you must hear from Cosmograf, O.R.k., Jenny Hval and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
Great new proggy sounds from Oak, Panzerballett, Lumens and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
The albums by Nazareth you should listen to... and one to avoid
Although never rock A-listers, enduring Scots Nazareth have a recorded catalogue peppered with timeless bluesy rock gems. These are their best albums
