How Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine went from thrash metal outsider to finally conquering the charts

After he woke up on Sunday, Feb. 1, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine got out of bed and went into the kitchen of his home in ...

“A metalhead had a list of names for his fanzine. Metallica was on there”: James Hetfield on Metallica’s early days

“There was a guy named Ron Quintana up in the Bay Area,” Hetfield said. “He was the metalhead at KUSF radio, a college station, and he did Rampage Radio every Sunday night – all metal, all the time, ...

Harvey Lister reveals how the Brisbane Entertainment Centre defied its 30-year design life

Originally built with a 30-year design life, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre will mark its 40th birthday this Friday, ...
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Hard luck stories: rock's 12 unluckiest bands, ranked

Whether thwarted by crooked managers, catastrophic timing or financial naïvety, these rock bands never landed the greatness ...
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Cult bands: 21 rock groups whose influence far outweighed their fame

From The Melvins to Slint, discover the unsung architects of rock whose records sold poorly but started a revolution ...

100 Best Hard Rock Songs of All Time, From the '60s to Now

"Don't Fear the Reaper" is Blue Oyster Cult's most successful song, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has ...
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"He walked into my bedroom, and he says, Darling, I think this is a hit." How a disco legend and a hotshot Texan blues guitarist helped resurrect David Bowie's career

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“He was just lying there, howling on his guitar with blood pouring down his face. It was a very dramatic moment”: How Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne and half a million i…

Members of Sepultura, Scorpions and Faith No More tell the story of the epic Rock In Rio series of festivals ...