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“Goths would get up for their songs, then glare when the punks’ tracks came on. No one really mixed”: Paradise Lost’s Gregor Mackintosh, who’s never liked a happy song in his life, escaped genre restrictions and embraced Dead Can Dance

Guitarist says British-Australian outfit are “truly progressive” and confirms their darkest album is his favourite

“Their music was about us, about you, about the big wide world that waited”: Every studio album by The Clash ranked from worst to best

Want to know the best albums by The Clash? And the worst? Here is the ultimate guide

“Radio-ready songs without a hint of indulgence and a powerhouse lead singer at the fore”: Foreigner arrive fully-formed and formidable on debut album

While punk rock was big news in 1977, the radio-friendly rock of Foreigner was still perfectly timed

“It was about the second coming of Jesus, except he’s in a spaceship”: Sammy Hagar on aliens, Jesus and the 70s sci-fi prog album he started then abandoned

The unlikely story of Sammy Wilde And Dustcloud

“He walked through the airport wearing a soldier’s helmet, holding two massive boxes that said ‘GUNS’ on the side. The security said ‘What is in there?’ He said, ‘Guns! Can’t you read?!” Inside the top-secret HQ of Sabaton, power metal’s biggest band

20 years on from their debut, Hammer joined Sabaton in their hometown of Falun to dive into the band's history

“An intense work of dark, progressive beauty staggered out of the wreckage”: Blending Pink Floyd and Kate Bush, this band sustained permanent damage as they tore themselves away from Britpop

The lead members’ relationship never recovered after making a 1994 record that was condemned as pretentious and pompous – although that’s what they wanted it...

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