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The tangled story of Dire Straits, the million-selling band who quit at the height of their fame
How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s
How Mike Portnoy reinvented himself after the trauma of leaving two massive bands
In 2011, while trying to find homes for his enormous collection of Dream Theater drumkits, Mike Portnoy was planning a new direction with Flying Colors, Adrenaline Mob, PSMS and Transatlantic
The story of Supergrass and their million-selling, chart-topping debut I Should Coco
They were young, they ran free: how Gaz Coombes & co. made one of the best British debuts of the 90s
Four songs that will make you rethink everything you know about Queen
Think you have a handle on Queen’s sound? These songs sound like nothing else they recorded
How Korn changed up their sound and left the copycats behind with Follow The Leader
Korn’s 1998 album Follow The Leader was the sound of the nu metal pioneers pulling away from the competition
The feral story of Discharge’s Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing, the punk album that changed metal
How D-beat pioneers Discharge took punk and metal to extreme new realms
Randy Bachman‘s wild tales of Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Little Richard and Frank Sinatra
Jamming with Little Richard, turning down the chance to meet Elvis, yelling at Steven Tyler - welcome to the life of BTO’s Randy Bachman
The time Soundgarden went on tour with Guns N’Roses and realised they “wanted nothing to do with that world”
The grunge legends opened up for Axl & co. on the Use Your Illusion tour and came out of it with a lesson in how not to act on the road
The strange story of Devin Townsend’s Ocean Machine: Biomech, the album which launched his solo career
How Devin Townsend made his 1997 solo debut album Ocean Machine
Why Linkin Park have produced a new football-inspired remix of one of their biggest hits, and why they believe America has a shot at winning the next World Cup
Ahead of their upcoming appearance at the Champions League final in Munich, Linkin Park talk football (or 'soccer', if you really must)
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: 18 April 2025
Rivers Of Nihil, Vader and The Devil Wears Prada are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The epic story of Monsters Of Rock, the greatest heavy metal festival of them all
The triumphs, the bottlings, the rucks, the rain – long-running festival Monsters Of Rock changed hard rock and heavy metal forever
Doom high priests Electric Wizard are the perfect band to soundtrack the end of the world
Electric Wizard’s 2014 album Time To Die was a masterclass in apocalyptic doom necromancy
What Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward really thought of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham
Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward and Led Zeppelin”s John Bonham rose through the ranks together
"He threw me in the lake and I had to learn to swim": Remembering Dickey Betts, southern rock pioneer
A celebration of the life and music of Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts
“When my friend turned to me with a face as scrunched-up as Jim Carrey’s Grinch, I knew this band were special”
One Metal Hammer writer revisits his encounters with underground extreme metal noise-makers Glassing – and explains why plenty more people should pay them attention
The 10 best Manics tracks featuring a guest vocalist (plus the odd bassist and guitarist)
From Cate Le Bon to Duff McKagan and Lucy Rose to Kevin Shields, the Welsh legends have often welcomed other artists into their songs. Here’s ten of their finest.
Every Free album ranked, from worst to best
With their legacy defined by the tragic death of guitarist Paul Kossoff and the ubiquity of All Right Now, it’s often forgotten just how miraculous Free were
