Avantasia

Frontman Kenny Leckremo on the state of rock, his predecessor, why Swedes write great songs, big hair…

The song that rebuilt the band for the 21st century

The genre-mixing US band return with hard-hitting album, following last year’s Trump-castigating single.

Amid the mayhem of his European tour, Joe takes time out to give us a guided tour around his 2025 live gear, delivers the lowdown on some of his more storied guitars, and tells us why his mighty multi-amp rig has to run at breaking point in order to make the earth move and those riffs resonate…

The Back To The Beginning show features the greatest metal bill ever assembled. Over the next 12 pages, some of the musicians appearing share just what Ozzy and Black Sabbath mean to them

It’s the end of the world as we know it and he feels fine on his new solo album.