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“I didn’t care if it succeeded or not. I just wanted to make fun of Bruce Springsteen”: Todd Rundgren reveals the real reason why he decided to produce Meat Loaf's off-kilter debut Bat Out of Hell

The Wagnerian rock record was initially rejected by many a record label – but would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time

Guitar World

“In six months, we got through 300 bottles of vodka, 400 bottles of whiskey and cases of beer. It was insane”: The unbelievable story of Def Leppard’s 80s hard rock masterpiece Hysteria

Four years, one near-fatal car crash and an ocean of booze in the making, Def Leppard’s Hysteria is the 80s hard rock album against which all others should be measured

Metal Hammer

"I’d listen to that song and dream about my future": The Struts' Luke Spiller picks the soundtrack of his life

Luke Spiller picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the classic album he might record new vocals for

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Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart was originally written for a Nosferatu musical: “If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in the dark"

Jim Steinman wrote Bonnie Tyler’s smash power ballad Total Eclipse Of The Heart - once titled Vampires In Love - for an abandoned Nosferatu musical, before it once again found its home in another fang-toothed Broadway show

Louder

"The public needs fantasy and escapism": Creeper are gearing up for Devil's Night and a huge, pomp-filled night in North London

It’ll be fangs, coffins and fake blood at Wembley Arena later this month

Metal Hammer

"Probably one of the worst decisions ever made": In 2011 Meat Loaf was booked to play in front of 100,000 fans in Melbourne, and it did not go well

Meat Loaf's pre-game performance at the AFL Grand Final went down in history for all the wrong reasons

Louder

Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' Still A Hit

Bonnie Tyler's iconic song 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' remains a timeless favorite, sparking surges in popularity during eclipses.

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"Hopefully we get more horny metal songs in 2024": Inspired by Bat Out Of Hell and the theatricality of Ziggy Stardust, Creeper have proved Sleep Token aren't the only band bringing sex appeal back to metal

Creeper's Sanguivore is a gloriously OTT vision of the vampire-goth-rock opera inspired by Meat Loaf/Jim Steinman and classic vampire horror movies

Metal Hammer

The 10 best goth albums of 2023

From Grave Pleasures and Creeper to Host and Ville Valo, these are the best gothic albums of 2023

Metal Hammer

‘It was written for a Nosferatu musical’: how Bonnie Tyler made Total Eclipse of the Heart

‘We shot the video in a gothic former asylum that was very frightening. The guard dogs wouldn’t set foot in the downstairs rooms, where people had been given electric shock treatment’

The Guardian - UK

"People talk about how brilliant it was that grunge wiped out hair metal. Listen, hair metal was way more fun:" Creeper are bringing character back to rock'n'roll and somewhere Jim Steinman is applauding

Disillusioned with much of modern music and its presentation, Creeper up the drama and the slap and take things over-the-top with their new goth-rock vampire opera album

Louder

“It’s a place where outsiders live. When you’re getting hit in the face for being a dirty grunger, it’s a world to escape to.” How UK goth-punks Creeper crafted a deliciously dark new world for outcasts everywhere to hide in. With vampires.

Creeper's Sanguivore is one of the albums of the year, and with it they - and in particular talismanic frontman Will Gould - have crafted a whole new world

Metal Hammer

Still wondering what Meat Loaf wouldn't do for love? Then read the lyrics

The story behind Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman's mega-hit I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

Metal Hammer

Barbra Streisand’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

Ahead of her long-awaited, 992-page memoir being published next month, we pick the best of a singer who always radiates timeless star quality

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MusicRadar

Songwriter Desmond Child explains why his chorus melody from Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name features in two other hits songs

A tale of Bonnie Tyler, Jim Steinman and Ava Max

Louder

Bonnie Tyler: the soundtrack of my life

Power-ballad belter Bonnie Tyler picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals that Axl Rose was "horny as hell"

Louder

The Sisters of Mercy: Vision Thing - Album Of The Week Club review

"I wanted to make a 2D rock record. I wanted something that chuntered happily along" - Sisters Of Mercy mainman Andrew Eldritch on 1990's Vision Thing

The Guardian - AU

Bat out of Hell: The Musical review – incoherent Meat Loaf extravaganza saved by spectacular music and confetti cannons

With a barely-there script of stereotypes and shortcuts, the story is no longer the point. Everyone is there for the music – and it is glorious

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Wales Online

Win one of 10 pairs of tickets to see the Bat Out of Hell musical at Swansea Arena

Enter for your chance to see the award-winning hit musical featuring Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman's greatest hits

Tribune News Service

Anne Martinez swings for the fences with ‘Bat’

LAS VEGAS — Anne Martinez can sing it.

Chronicle Live

Meat Loaf fans can join a celebration of his life at Bat Out Of Hell musical

Bat Out of Hell The Musical is at Stockton Globe this week ahead of a summer run at Newcastle Theatre Royal

The Conversation

Meat Loaf – a complicated musical giant

Ridiculed by critics and custodians of cool, Meat Loaf’s bombastic performances were loved by millions, providing the soundtrack to the lives of various generations.

The Guardian - UK

‘Warm, loving, generous – but he had demons’: inside the life of Meat Loaf

Steve Buslowe played bass for the rock star for 20 years, witnessing his brilliance and his violent moods at first hand. He recalls a musician determined to always evolve

Salon

Meat Loaf taught me it's OK to dream big

The musician lived a life full of passion that was as intense and sprawling as any of his ballads

The Independent UK

Meat Loaf: Larger-than-life actor and singer of ‘Bat Out of Hell’

The king of rococo rock, Meat Loaf’s stage and screen experience meant he approached every song like an actor preparing for a role. It was a recipe that led to more than 80 million album sales over six decades

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