Metallica ’s 1984 began with a gear heist and a cancelled UK tour; it ended with them being heavy metal’s Next Big Thing. Then came Master Of Puppets. This is the inside story of the making of that album and the two year whirlwind that took four “alcoholica” outcasts from the El Cerrito garage to the big time.

In 1966, BOB DYLAN hit his wildest white-hot creative peak yet, recording one of his most iconic albums, Blonde On Blonde , and blazing new ground with his controversial electric tour with The Hawks. As the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa prepares a major new exhibition exploring this tumultuous year, Uncut is offered an exclusive preview of what they have in store. Meanwhile, we go behind the scenes of Blonde On Blonde and reconstruct Tour ’66, as eyewitnesses share new tales of late nights, cold mornings and chance encounters. “It’s Dylan as spectacle, in a very combative way,” learns Damien Love. “This is me – deal with it .”

Big Big Train cofounder Gregory Spawton on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him.

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

Rebuilding FOO FIGHTERS after Taylor Hawkins' tragic passing took four years, two drummers and months of soul-searching by band leader DAVE GRO HL. But retreat and re-eva luation is not the same as surrender, and a defiant new album "punchy, fast, energetic" - invokes the punk rock spirit of the group's formative phase. As they tell DAVID FRICKE, it's a reminder of their mission: "How about we don't suck?"

The long running psychedelic rock, jazz, space rock and more collective return with the final part of a trilogy.