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“Now I’m James LaBrie’s biggest cheerleader”: Mike Portnoy on his return to Dream Theater
Co-founding drummer discusses how easy 16th album Parasomnia came together, his sadness when he thought a reunion might not happen, and how he’s not quite the control freak some people think he is
How Sunn 0))) conjured good vibrations and dark magic with drone masterpiece Monoliths & Dimensions
Drone visionaries Sunn 0))) continued their journey into the heart of darkness with 2009’s Monoliths & Dimensions
An audience with Ginger Baker, rock’s most cantankerous drummer
From Cream to Blind Faith and beyond, this is how Ginger Baker revolutionised music
How Alice In Chains came to terms with their dark past on The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Alice In Chains’ unexpected comeback continued with 2013’s The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
The wild life and drunken times of cult rock’n’roll pirate king Tyla J Pallas,
Musician, artist, poet – Tyla J Pallas is rock’n’roll’s answer to Charles Bukowski
The death and resurrection of Hell, the occult metal pioneers that history forgot
How cult early 80s metallers Hell bounced back from tragedy nearly 30 years later
How Jeff Lynne took Electric Light Orchestra and the Traveling Wilburys to infinity and beyond
ELO were the mad Englishmen who conquered the US in the 1970s – and Jeff Lynne was at the heart of it
How Saxon made Crusader, the album that marked the end of their early 80s glory years
Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader
Test your rock knowledge with this week's Classic Rock Quiz
22 multiple choice questions on classic rock. It's like a pub quiz but you have to bring your own booze.
10 indisputable reasons why Essex is responsible for the best British artists ever (some might be slightly disputable)
Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!
Gene Simmons’ wild tales of Eddie Van Halen, Bob Dylan, Cher and Donald Trump
Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Eddie Van Halen and Diana Ross – they’ve all crossed paths with Gene Simmons
Great new proggy sounds from Magic Pie, Sleep Token, Michael Woodman and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
Cool new prog you must hear from SOM, Gösta Berlings Saga, Benthos, worriedaboutsatan and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: March 14 2025
Sleep Token, Cradle Of Filth and Epica are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Test your metal knowledge with the all-new Metal Hammer quiz
Are you a true metal warrior or a shameless poseur? Try our new quiz and find out!
""My dad smashed the Number Of The Beast: ‘I’m forbidding Devil’s music in my house!’"
Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach shares the trials, tribulations and ultimate triumphs that made him a metal hero
How Larkin Poe finally got over their imposter syndrome to make kick-ass new album Bloom
Larkin Poe are taking care of business in all aspects of their music and career
“Life is meaningless – so embrace it”: Steven Wilson looks back at Planet Earth
His challenging return-to-prog album The Overview contrasts the collapse of a nebula with a bursting grocery bag in Swindon, all to illustrate that space is “nothingness; it’s scary; it’s death”
We got a 28-year-old music journalist to review a 30-year-old Radiohead album and this is what he wrote
Released on March 13, 1995, Radiohead’s second album continues to influence new artists and wow younger audiences
