Mark Eglinton

Th1rt3en Best: Dave Mustaine Of Megadeth’s Favourite Albums

Continuing our celebration of three decades since 1986 marked a pivotal moment for thrash, the co-founder, singer and guitarist of one of the "Big Four" gives Mark Eglinton a rundown of his most formative records

Iron Maiden

Book Of Souls

Confessions Of A Heretic: An Extract From Nergal’s Thund’rous Tome

Behemoth frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski is publishing his memoirs in English with the help of occasional Quietus writer Mark Eglinton. Here we present an extract about the black metal musician's act of apostasy

Palm Desert Discs: John Garcia’s Favourite Albums

With his self-titled debut solo album out earlier this year and a run of UK shows imminent, the former Kyuss man has been wringing his hands over picking 13 all-time favourite LPs. Mark Eglinton helps him boil it down

Reel To Reel Cacophony: Jim Kerr Of Simple Minds’ Favourite Albums

With their sixteenth LP Big Music just out, the Glaswegian new wave veterans' frontman gives Mark Eglinton a Baker's Dozen of his top 13 formative influences

Mastodon

Once More 'Round The Sun

Behemoth

The Satanist

Manic Street Preachers

Rewind The Film

Philip H Anselmo & The Illegals

Walk Through Exits Only

Rush

Clockwork Angels

A Baker’s Dozen: Steve Vai’s 13 Favourite Albums Revealed

Porridge powered super Scot Mark Eglinton talks to compositional guitar virtuoso about his favourite albums of all time

Slayer’s Reign In Blood Revisited

Hibernian fisherman extraordinaire and gentleman Alpinist Mark Eglinton celebrates the anniversary of Reign In Blood, with some help from Phil Anselmo

Evile

Five Serpent's Teeth

Anthrax

Worship Music

Crowbar

Sever the Wicked Hand

A New Game: Dave Mustaine On Megadeth, Metallica & Memoirs

Tartan destroyer Mark Eglinton talks to Dave Mustaine about his new memoirs _A Life In Metal_, his martial arts training and patching things up with Metallica

The Sword

Warp Riders

The Crypts Of 35 Years: Tom Araya On The Anniversary Of Slayer’s Hell Awaits

More influential than _Reign In Blood_? Mark Eglinton talks to Slayer's Tom Araya about the legacy of their brutal and nasty second album _Hell Awaits_. All live photos courtesy of Shot2Bits.net

Ozzy Osbourne

Scream

Judas Priest

British Steel

James Hetfield: The Wolf At Metallica’s Door By Mark Eglinton – An Extract

An excerpt from the new tome by Quietus scribe Mark Eglinton, the first author to pen a biography of Metallica singer James Hetfield

Slash

Slash

The Human Condition: Exodus Interviewed

Mark Eglinton speaks to Gary Holt, founder of thrash legends Exodus, about the selfishness of mankind and a devotion to metal

Alice In Chains Interview: Jerry Cantrell On Fighting Back To The Top

The Alice In Chains mainstay talks to Mark Eglinton about Black Gives Way To Blue, the death of Layne and working with Elton John

Saviours

Accelerated Living

Slayer

World Painted Blood

Mastodon’s Brann Dailor Interviewed

To celebrate the start of Mastodon's US tour, Mark Eglinton catches up with Brann Dailor, drummist extraordinaire, to shoot the sheeeeeeit . . .

Tori Amos Interview: Song, Slayer & Staying True To Her Vision

Hibernian salmon wrangler Mark Eglinton spoke to Tori Amos recently. Here are the results . . .

Slayer Interview: Tom Araya Unplugged? Not Just Yet

Le Homme Du Hibernia Mark Eglinton finally meets up with Tom Araya to apologise for pretending to like Dokken over Slayer. Sacre bleu!

Kiss’ New Album Sonic Boom Reviewed Track-By-Track

The Quietus' Hibernian salmon wrangler Mark Eglinton gets stuck into _Sonic Boom_, the first Kiss album in over a decade

Soul Metal Outfit Invasion On The Power Of Motown, Metallica And Magic

Mountain bagging Hibernian man of rock Mark Eglinton speaks to Marek Steven of lava hot soul metal trio Invasion

Megadeth’s New Album Endgame Appraised Track-By-Track

Mountain-conquering man of metal Mark Eglinton gets stuck into Megadeth's new album _Endgame_ and finds a surprising return to form from Dave Mustaine & co