From Black Sabbath awakening to jam band to Hanoi Rocks to decades-straddling solo artist, via Finland, London, NYC and beyond, he’s been up, down and up again, through thrills, spills, triumph and tragedy. You could say he’s really lived the rock’n’roll life, but that would be an understatement.

New tribute to their former guitarist Brian James is delivered with real passion.

Forget the USA – Germany produced one of the most venomous thrash bands of them all. Frontman Mille Petrozza looks back on 40 years of extreme aggression

Kittie’s leader on childhood bar gigs, female rage… and why beautiful bitches always know best

He was drawn into rock by the greats, but rock’s not the only string on his guitar.

Retracing Our Steps (2007–2014) KSCOPE