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Fantastic Planet was recorded at a time when substance abuse was tearing them apart and their record label folded. Now Andrews can look back with a bit of perspective on an artistic triumph that's given them a second life

The Gibson signature artist on why a rack makes most sense on tour, his approach to session work from Elton John to the Bangles, and how to keep feeling challenged with solo work

Influential alt.rock trio Failure were tipped for stardom, but imploded in a haze of drugs and exasperation

A new research study examines the marginalization of female players in the music press

Ever since she lied about her age to save for her first electric guitar, Lita Ford has been all about lead and leading. She looks back at life-changing encounters with Tony Iommi and Ritchie Blackmore, and explains why Kemper profiling is like “putting a Rolls Royce into a Volkswagen body”

Molotov cocktails and member mayhem: The chaotic story of Black Sabbabth's worst year

In the early '70s, Jones was poised to take a step back from his role as the band's bassist – and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant eyed up The Runaways lead guitarist as a potential successor

Prog rockers Jethro Tull pipped Metallica to win Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Recording award in 1989, and people are still talking about it

With Hall & Oates now saying ‘no can do’ to their partnership, we look at the other pop pairs who fell out of harmony

Guest spots, duets, team-ups and mashups – we take a look at the weird, wonderful world of the rock’n’roll collaboration…

1983 was the year heavy metal truly took off in America, but some of rock and metal's biggest bands released albums that fell by the wayside