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“We knew we’d done something great, but we didn’t know we’d written a defining album for that era”: How 747 (Strangers In The Night) made Saxon unexpected stars of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Inspired by a widespread blackout in the 1960s, the Yorkshire band switched from their usual “street fighting and girls” lyrics and reached new heights

Debate: What’s the best prog album of 2025?

Steven Wilson, Dream Theater, Solstice, Cardiacs and IQ have delivered strong records this year. But what’s your number-one choice?

Serial killers, sex and Satan-crazed filth: How the 1980s tried to destroy AC/DC

By the mid-80s, the huge success of Back In Black was a fading memory, AC/DC were on the ropes, and there was worse to come

Number one in a field of one: Every album by The Cramps ranked, from worst to best

Celebrating the finest in American trash and kitsch culture,The Cramps played rock’n’roll at its delinquent, B-movie best

Whiskey Myers: What rock'n'roll would say if it was a person

Unimpressed by the trappings and demands of the music business, Whiskey Myers are in it for themselves and their fans