The best Dream Theater songs featuring Mike Portnoy (to date)
In anticipation of the drummer’s appearance on their 16th album, we present a list that many thought would never be added to
In anticipation of the drummer’s appearance on their 16th album, we present a list that many thought would never be added to
At the age of seven, Thom Yorke decided to become a rock star, thanks to Queen
…and two of them occur before a single note is heard of the band’s 1975 classic
Michael Schenker's My Years With UFO features contributions from Axl Rose, Slash, Roger Glover, Joey Tempest and many more
New line-up, new songs, new positivity: lords of darkness The Sisters Of Mercy aren't all doom and gloom you know
Take your private listening to the next level with my pick of the best headphones for music - from sleek wireless earbuds to chunky noise-cancelling headphones
Her second solo album, Sirin, finds her in a more confident and assertive place – she’s even reverted to the original spelling of her name
From Folterkammer's femme-dom black metal to Belushi Speed Ball's 'pizza thrash', Dermabrasion's occulty goth rock and the bizarre alt. metal of Battlesnake, these are the bands you need to hear in September 2024
Nearly 30 years after Sledgehammer cleaned up at the MTV Awards, he was pushing boundaries again with his Back To Front concert movie
A group of talented musicians with a bunch of tracks among the top of the AOR pops, Toto are among the genre’s big boys - and these are their best albums
Revisiting one of the world's truly iconic sporting encounters, as elite athletes Liam Gallagher and Damon Albarn faced off in a kickabout in an East London stadium
Drummer reflected on his favourite support act, the album he’d love to re-record, his approach to writing books and accepting he’d grown up as much as he ever would
In 1993 a future Prog writer landed a magazine interview with his hero – neither of them knowing it would his last
Run from an office above a bingo hall, Neat Records released the debut recordings by Venom, Raven, Tygers Of Pan Tang and more
Addiction can be beaten. Understand money. Put your partner first. Don’t hold grudges. Clothes maketh the man. These are among the things that shape Duff McKagan's world view
With a back-to-basics blues-oriented just recorded, Aerosmith in 2003 were more determined than ever to let the music do the talking
The 1992 MTV Awards was a memorable evening for Nirvana, in more ways than one
Hanoi Rocks' early records and electrifying live shows saw them tipped for superstardom, but fate dealt them a catastrophic blow
You’re Gone, from 2004 album Marbles, was their first Top 10 entry since 1987, and the track came about in a non-standard manner for the band