The mega metal weekender celebrates its anniversary this year. In an oral history its stars, punters and long-suffering crew remember Spitfire fly-bys, urine-filled bottles and a lot of mud

Set fire to your drumsticks and crank the dry ice up to 11. The bands that once ruled metal may be returning to the throne. But is there more to glam than loud riffs, spandex and debauchery?

It confused Gene Simmons, inspired Judy Collins and changed one pop star’s mum’s haircut. Here, musicians recall the impact of the Beatles’ debut single

Chris Bush’s community play uses local music and family histories to explore the city’s resilience, hope and determination

As a swipe at Scooter Braun, the singer will recreate her first six albums from scratch. But her plan ignores one of music’s vital truths

Headliners Slipknot and Def Leppard lead the way on a long weekend of big riffs and shouting

Inspired by punk’s energy, the new wave of British heavy metal helped put the ‘snot and piss’ back into rock music. Forty years on, its leading players tell the story

The frontmen are on the road together, a co-headline tour following in the turbulent footsteps of Morrissey and Bowie

The band’s frontman picks out songs from their back catalogue, and explains how they have remained positive through cancer, car crashes and alcoholism

In 1985, a group of Washington women hit back at the ‘offensive’ lyrics of some of pop’s biggest names. Now their ‘parental advisory’ meddling – and the 15 tracks they initially targeted – have been turned into a riotous piece of musical revenge

The Shins and Car Seat Headrest are the latest bands to indulge in re-recording their earlier work. Is it money for old rope, or a chance at artistic liberation?