What’s it like to be in a band at the very beginning of their career – only to leave before things take off? We ask early members of Deftones, Papa Roach, Trivium and more

He’s lived it live and dangerous as part of the classic line up of Thin Lizzy, lived it loud in Motörhead, ridden his own band Wild Horses, has an impressive list of credits as both session musician and producer… There’s much more to Robbo than you probably think.

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Puscifer ’s driving forces Maynard James Keenan and Carina Round discuss soundtracking the end times and why we all need to put down our phone and pick up a glass of gin.

In 2001, the suicide of Big Country ’s Stuart Adamson shocked music fans all over the world. How had the man once lauded by DJ John Peel as ‘Scotland’s answer to Jimi Hendrix’ ended up taking his own life? In an exclusive extract from a new book, we look at the inside story of their debut album The Crossing .

After decades of feuding and fall outs, Chris and Rich Robinson, aka The Black Crowes , have found a groove of brotherly love and rock bravado.