The story of Slash’s Snakepit and the album that Axl turned down
The guitarist’s solo debut It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere turns 30 this week but it could’ve been a GN’R album if he'd had his way
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The rollercoaster story of Wolfsbane, the British metal band who should have been superstars
Long before Blaze Bayley joined Iron Maiden, he was a member of British metal lunatics Wolfsbane
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: February 14 2025
Billy Morrison feat. Ozzy Osbourne, Lacuna Coil and Lordi are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The crazy life of Arthur Brown, the wildman who set rock’n’roll on fire
Arthur Brown is the flame-headed singer behind Fire – but that’s only one part of his insane life
“Death happens to everyone and if it hasn’t happened yet it’s going to happen. So what better way to deal with it?”: How Mastodon found light in darkness with The Hunter
With 2011’s The Hunter, Mastodon ditched the concepts and came up with something different
Todd Rundgren’s wild tales of John Lennon, New York Dolls, Grand Funk Railroad and more
Todd Rundgren clashed with Lennon, told RIngo Starr how to drum and helped shape the New York Dolls
Ace new prog you must hear from Solstice, Vennart, John Lodge, Dim Gray and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
Cool new proggy sounds you from Lights Of Skadi, Sally Potter, Pearl Handled Revolver and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
Jimmy Page looks back on the tests and turmoil of Led Zeppelin's final albums
The man who led Zeppelin looks back on Presence, In Through The Out Door and Coda
"John Lennon and Yoko Ono essentially hijacked the airwaves": The show that brought the counterculture into American homes and the clip that keeps going viral
On the Mike Douglas Show in 1972, Chuck Berry joined John Lennon onstage – but he clearly wasn't expecting Yoko Ono to be part of the action
How The Breakfast Club ruined Simple Minds – and made them
John Hughes' 80s teen movies were famous for their soundtracks. So how come they destroyed the career of every band they featured?
Five under-rated but truly brilliant British rock albums turning 25 this year which you won't believe no-one else is banging on about
Some of the very best rock music of the new millennium was being made in the UK, and 25 years on, these brilliant albums shouldn't be allowed to fade into obscurity
Carl Palmer’s lifelong desire for a life beyond classic prog
After Emerson Lake & Palmer’s High Voltage concert, the drummer shared his thoughts on his former bandmates and pondered an unfulfilled ambition
What Linkin Park spent their money on after Hybrid Theory sold 14 million copies will surprise you
Rather than supercars and million-dollar mansions, nu metal’s newest stars put their cash towards much less rock’n’roll items
Joe Satriani on G3 pranking, handling Yngwie Malmsteen and the Halloween costume he’d rather forget
After three decades of changing line-ups, the original G3 – Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson – returned to the stage
“Things come more difficult to him than anyone”: Peter Gabriel, as seen by his collaborators
Robert Fripp, Ian Anderson, Steven Wilson, Martin Scorsese, Mike Portnoy, Tom Morello, Trevor Rabin and many others share their thoughts on the Progfather
"In Chicago I barely held on to my underpants": From Genesis to revelations with Peter Gabriel
From Genesis frontman to solo star and beyond: The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Gabriel, the great innovator
J.B. Christofferon shares the secret of Grand Magus's stability
With a stable line-up since the beginning, Sweden's Grand Magus have been staunch defenders of the faith for over 25 years
How Alt Blk Era became the UK's hottest new alternative band
From collaborating with Wheatus to getting the seal of approval from members of Halestorm, The Prodigy, Skindred and more, Alt Blk Era are breakout stars of the nu gen
In Santa Monica, a Lithuanian guitarist and a Ukrainian violinist are busking their way to success
Meet Døvydas Maščinskas and Karolina Protsenko
