"We recorded a river that flows nearby. Some of those sounds are played backwards." Six decades on from the hit that made him a legend, Arthur Brown's world continues to be crazy

Arthur Brown onstage.

Nicknamed The God Of Hellfire after his 1968 UK chart-topping hit single Fire, and equally legendary for his ‘helmet of flame’ stage prop, Arthur Brown has challenged audiences with flamboyant art-rock and a piercing voice for six decades. Now he’s on the way back with a new album.