Rich Chamberlain

As drummer for Brit world conquerers Arctic Monkeys, Matt Helders has amassed an army of fans, but it is on his latest project that he has truly proven himself to be at home on drumming's top table.

Pat Wilson has powered geek rock heroes Weezer for the best part of 25 years.

"We recently did a festival in Leipzig, it was the world's biggest goth festival," explains an ever-so-slightly bemused Bruce Smith.

It's hard for me to just play drums with Warpaint and then leave the room," says Warpaint workaholic Stella Mozgawa. "I would feel like that is not the point of being in a band."

You might think that it'd be easy to pigeonhole the musical tastes of Spencer Charnas.

Regular readers of MusicRadar may well already be aware of Al Murray's musical credentials.

They may now be 33 years and 13 albums in, but there's no sign of Tico Torres and Bon Jovi slowing down.

When we catch up with Ian Matthews he has just had a weekend to remember as Kasabian packed out Leicester's King Power Stadium for two huge shows.

Since launching 25 years ago, the Blue Man Group show has become a global phenomenon, with the paint-clad trio rocketing to genuine pop culture icon status.

Hard-rocking frontman on Metallica, Rose Tattoo and AC/DC

When MusicRadar speaks with LA-based Brit guitar hero Billy Duffy, he's fresh from a batch of dates with The Cult supporting Guns N' Roses.

Back in 1993, Cypress Hill exploded into the mainstream with the game-changing Black Sunday album.

Black Veil Brides man on the art of showmanship

"We've had almost as much press coverage about the fan funding thing than we have about our music," laughs Marillion drummer Ian Mosley.

From writer's block to near-death experiences, Pierce The Veil's new record plunged them into darkness. Here's how road trips, moms and channelling Pantera helped them recover...

With Asking Alexandria, guitarist Ben Bruce has flown the flag for Brit metal around the globe.

Picture the scene. You're in a band that has built up a rabid following off the back of two hit pop punk albums.

"This is our first official live album," says ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons. "Well, our first along with the thousands of bootlegs that exist."

Back in early 2012 life was pretty darn sweet for Steve Barney.

While discussing the 10 records that changed his life, guitarist Simon Delaney whips through an eclectic bunch of discs, from dance pop classics to noughties metal anthems.

The crossing of paths between Georgia metallers Baroness and post-rock drumming journeyman Sebastian Thomson required an almightily traumatic experience to be set in motion.

Drummer for 2016's hottest band speaks

Jumping from a mind boggling double concept record to a brand new album within 18 months could leave the fans of many band's heads spinning.

As he discusses the 10 records that changed his life, we would have forgiven Billy Talent's Ian D'Sa for nominating his own band's latest album (he didn't).

"A lot of people want all-encompassing solutions," laughs Periphery's Misha Mansoor, "well I'm here to ruin your day and tell you that there's no such thing."