Interviews

Paul Harries is a renowned British photographer best known for his work with rock and metal bands. Over the course of his long career, he has photographed a who’s who of rock royalty both on stage and in the studio. 2024 marks his third appearance in the RAM Gallery. This year, Paul has helped curate Read more

Mark Wilkinson has been working as a freelance illustrator for over thirty years. Most of his current work is in the realm of fantasy, and he has seen his illustrations used in a wide variety of formats, from book jackets, magazines, record sleeves, and posters to stamp designs, advertising, and film merchandise. His big break Read more

Paul Cutting’s unique guitar stands have graced the RAM Gallery for several years, and in 2023 Paul created his first guitar for the gallery. The Megadeth guitar has a steel body with a conventional wooden neck and is 100% playable. For 2024 Paul has created another guitar and something very special indeed for the exterior Read more

Steve ‘Krusher’ Joule is a rock legend. Former art director for Kerrang!, creator of many iconic album cover designs, TV and radio presenter, author, photographer, DJ and MC – most famously for Ozzfest – his life has been one of rock’n’roll excess and overdrive. His Ozzfest appearances aside, Krusher is perhaps best known for his Read more

Best known for his live work with rock and metal bands, Irish photographer Steve Dempsey makes his RAM Gallery debut in 2022. Q. How did you get into shooting live music in the first place? “My first gig was in 1989, Gary Moore in the SFX in Dublin on the ‘After the War’ tour, and Read more

Rodney Matthews is a legend in the realm of rock and metal album covers. After many years working in advertising and designing book covers, he entered the music field in 1969. It was with the release of Nazareth’s 1979 album ‘No Mean City’, however, that his career in heavy music illustration really took off. His Read more

John McMurtrie is an award-winning music photographer best known for his live and studio work with rock and metal bands. He is the official photographer for Iron Maiden and author of the book ‘Iron Maiden: On Board Flight 666’, a behind-the-scenes photo documentary. 2021 marked his debut in the RAM Gallery and we are delighted Read more

The stunning creations of guitar designer and maker Oliver Andrew aka Cynosure have been at the heart of the RAM Gallery since the inaugural exhibition at the Bloodstock festival in 2014. His designs for 2022 feature two guitars inspired by metal masters Iron Maiden, and one based on an outline sketch by fantasy art legend Read more

Liam Brandon Murray is a fine art fashion artist with a difference. He sculpts wearable art ranging from jackets, shoes and dresses to hats and handbags. Inspiration comes from stately homes and their furnishings, and from alien/futuristic worlds, blurring the line between fine art sculpture and fashion. His debut RAM Gallery exhibit will feature a Read more

Matt Negus is a veteran photographer known for both his live and studio work with a long list of rock and metal bands. In 2015 he joined the Bloodstock family, becoming the official photographer for the exclusive backstage tours offered by the festival’s Rock Society. Read more

The third guitar that designer Oliver Andrew aka Cynosure has created for the next instalment of the RAM Gallery is inspired by 2021 Bloodstock headliner Devin Townsend.  Q. Devin Townsend is an extremely versatile musician whose back catalogue branches into so many areas of heavy music. How did you first discover his work?   “I’m Read more

Former Marillion frontman Fish is one of the best-known voices in progressive rock. He released 11 UK Top 40 singles with the band including ‘Kayleigh’, ‘Lavender’ and ‘Incommunicado, and five Top Ten albums, including a number-one with ‘Misplaced Childhood’. During his long solo career, he has released a further five Top 40 singles and a… Read more

Guitar designer and maker Oliver Andrew aka Cynosure has been an integral part of the RAM Gallery since the inaugural exhibition at the Bloodstock festival in 2014, designing and building a range of visually stunning and technically amazing instruments. His range of creations for 2020 kicks off with a piece commemorating the 50th anniversary of… Read more

One of the most incredible guitars that designer Oliver Andrew aka Cynosure has created for the next instalment of the RAM Gallery in 2021 is the ‘Dio’ guitar, commemorating the life and work of rock and metal legend Ronnie James Dio.  Read more