Christopher Lord

Korn review - a mosh-pit erupting set drenched in dark energy

The nu-metal pioneers commit entirely with hulking riffs, frenzied scatting and guttural rage as they stomp through their songs with little ceremony.

Richard Thompson review - a showcase for decades of exquisite craft

In a sublime concert full of banter, storytelling and guitar virtuosity, the 75-year-old surrenders himself completely to each moment.

From Megadeth to Japanese make-up tutorials: the bizarre life of guitarist Marty Friedman

The US musician went from homelessness to multiplatinum success with the thrash metallers - and then became a pop cultural icon in Japan. He explains the weirdest portfolio career in rock.

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators review - boisterous, blues-soaked rock'n'roll

Kennedy's powerhouse vocals are a perfect match for Slash's devil-may-care riffs - and it's mesmerising to watch the legendary guitarist in full flow.

Judas Priest's Rob Halford: "Coming out as gay? It's unbelievable, the elation"

The frontman answers your questions on metal's punk rivals, working with Dolly Parton, his top Priest song and his time working in a Walsall sex shop.

Enter Shikari review - sensory overload by a British band hitting the big leagues

Twenty years into their career and on their first arena tour, Enter Shikari push the massive sound system to the limit with gleeful and vibrant cross-genre rock.

Interview: Geddy Lee

Rush's Geddy Lee reflects on his friendship with the late Neil Peart, going through loss and writing his new memoir My Effin' Life.

Rush's Geddy Lee: "Punk bands made us seem like Beethoven by comparison"

As he publishes his memoir My Effin' Life, the abundantly talented bass player and singer answers your questions on the end of the band, the prospect of new music and Jack Black's bum crack...

"I drank to self-medicate": Duff McKagan on panic attacks, addiction and rock's fallen heroes

The Guns N' Roses bassist suffered in silence with a panic disorder and alcohol problems took him to the brink of death. He explains how he turned his life around.

Interview: Yoshiki

The Japanese megastar, who's worked with everyone from Bono to George Michael, looks back on his life, the power of music and letting go of past hurts.

Buyer's Guide: Myles Kennedy

With Alter Bridge, Slash's Conspirators, solo material and more, vocalist/guitarist Myles Kennedy has an impressive and still-growing catalogue. These are his best albums.

Limp Bizkit review - nu-metal elders can still rock the party like it's 1999

Fred Durst and co - whose notoriety was recently restoked by a Netflix series about Woodstock '99 - pound out their irresistibly aggro rebel anthems with cheerful abandon.

Every The Darkness album ranked from worst to best

Few bands do OTT rock'n'roll quite like The Darkness. Here's where to start with their back catalogue.

Jackass' Steve-O: "The human experience is almost like a cruel prank"

Steve-O speaks candidly about his death-defying stunts, the impact of MTV hit Jackass, and reveals his biggest concern about getting sober.

Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe review - from the pathetic to the sublime

On this co-headline tour, Mötley Crüe are crass and limp, and then shown up all the more by the triumphant power of Def Leppard's homecoming.

Def Leppard's Joe Elliott: "Rock bands don't get chance now - it's scary"

Lead singer of iconic band Def Leppard, Joe Elliott, talks the band's future plans, his Sheffield roots and the state of rock music today.

Måneskin: "It's not our goal to convince rock'n'roll fans that we're real rock"

Winners of Eurovision 2021 and runners-up on the Italian X Factor in 2017, glam hard rockers Måneskin have gone from hopefuls to arena-filling stars. Here's why they're the real deal.

KISS' Gene Simmons: "We're killing the next Beatles - fans are killing music"

Welcome to The Big Questions, where we ask the biggest of big questions (and the smaller ones, too). This week we've had a sit-down with one of rock's most enduring legends: Gene Simmons...

Meshuggah review - mechanical Swedish metallers in need of human frailty

Effectively summoning moods of burning heat and freezing cold, the djent pioneers' machine-like precision can be tiring.

Tool review - master musicianship and mesmerising prog-metal

For their first non-festival gig in the UK in nearly 15 years, the LA quartet's opuses generate a frenzy - and drummer Danny Carey shows he is one of the greats.

Slash on GNR, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, recording live and his legacy

We catch up with guitar god Slash to ask whether his main project is Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators or that other band...

Ghost review - rock'n'roll pyro pantomime is hellishly good fun

Tobias Forge's band of ghouls just reached No 2 in the UK charts, and their symphonic metal - complete with bat wings, confetti and flamethrowers - has universal appeal.

Divorce, illness, failure... how musician Larry McCray beat his own blues

He wowed the blues scene with his holler - but bad decisions and worse luck sent him into a rut. Now, with a loving relationship and Joe Bonamassa championing him, he says he's grabbing a second chance.

Jerry Cantrell on his fear of failure: "Am I just gonna start writing shitty songs?"

The Alice In Chains guitarist on why he's exploring his lighter side, why he still feels like he's at the top of his game, and how his signature Les Paul is the ultimate Christmas present.

Biffy Clyro review - vital return for the Renaissance men of rock

Back on the road with a new album, the Scottish trio are packing their stadium-sized rock into smaller venues, to thrilling effect.

Black Sabbath's Bill Ward on Technical Ecstasy, the band's future and reconnecting with Ozzy

It's exactly 6 o'clock in the evening when my phone begins to ring. Calling from his home in Seal Beach, California, is Bill Ward. Bill Ward the drummer from Black Sabbath, the most influential heavy metal band of all time.

Bring Me the Horizon review - clearly the UK's greatest rock band right now

With Cybermen cheerleaders, hazmat suits and gigantic mosh pits, there's a gloriously daft energy to the pop-metallers' emotional, earth-shaking return.

Is Rock Star really the worst film ever made about rock?

Inspired by the story of Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Rock Star featured Hollywood A-listers and a stellar cast of supporting musicians. So why was it so crushingly banal?

Slipknot's Joey Jordison corralled chaos with his explosive talent

In combining both pummelling impact and nimble speed, Jordison defied his short stature to become a hulking master of rhythm - and the finest metal drummer of his era.

Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik on living in the 'shadow' of Iris

How does a band formerly known as the Sex Maggots end up penning one of the most successful love songs in modern music history?

Amy Lee on fighting to be Evanescence's female lead in male-dominated genre

In the age of streaming and social media, 10 years is a lifetime. In that period, Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee has experienced life, love, loss and everything in between. So it's no wonder that the band's new album, The Bitter Truth, might just be their best yet.

The Darkness are back to save Christmas after 'cancelling' Easter

The Darkness' sixth and latest album, 2019's Easter Is Cancelled - their best-received record since the band's reformation in 2011 - has taken on new and ominously prophetic meaning in light of April's national coronavirus lockdown.

Joe Bonamassa on his 'ridiculous' chart-topping success: "I'm a narcissist"

American guitarist and blues icon Joe Bonamassa has just released his 45th album, Royal Tea. He's only 43.

Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe) interview

"The shit that Mötley pulled off on tour buses, airplanes, in hotel rooms... Honestly, we got away with fucking murder"

Kiefer Sutherland on why he's choosing music over acting for the first time

Kiefer's right. There is a stigma attached to actors who get involved with the music business. But it takes all of 90 seconds in conversation with the Golden Globe winner to establish that his reasons for swapping the set for the stage are sincere.

Slipknot @ Sheffield Arena

Dan Hawkins (The Darkness)

Greta Van Fleet @ O2 Academy Leeds

Foo Fighters @ Leeds Festival 2019

Bring Me the Horizon

The Album That Changed My Life

'The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes then steal your dreams, it's heaven and hell!'

Tam Ali (AWOOGA)

The Killers @ Sheffield Arena

Leeds Festival 2017

Selected rock reviews from the weekend.

Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Sheffield Arena

Iron Maiden @ Sheffield Arena

Scott Holiday (Rival Sons)

Avenged Sevenfold @ Sheffield Arena

John Corabi (The Dead Daisies)

AWOOGA @ West Street Live

Lemmy Has Left the Building

An obituary piece for Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister