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Articles by: Classic Rock

“Oh my god, no pressure right?!”: Nancy Wilson on performing Stairway To Heaven to Led Zeppelin

By Classic Rock published 2 June 21

Nancy Wilson of Heart remembers what it was like to perform Stairway To Heaven in front of Led Zeppelin

“My father was newly sober, dealing with anxiety – I was there to support him”: Wolfgang Van Halen remembers touring with his dad

By Classic Rock published 2 June 21

Wolfgang Van Halen opens up about touring with his dad in Van Halen, dealing with criticism and his new Mammoth WVH album

There were "penises everywhere" when L7 met Motley Crue

By Classic Rock published 2 June 21

Donita Sparks of L7 looks back on meeting Mötley Crüe, the legacy of grunge and that tampon incident

Led Zeppelin: a timeline of the Stairway To Heaven trial

By Classic Rock published 31 May 21

Updated A day-by-day, blow-by-blow account of Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven plagiarism trial

Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine - Album Of The Week Club review

By Classic Rock published 31 May 21

Triumph's second album Rock & Roll Machine was also their debut, depending on where you lived. It also mixed hard rock with ambitious prog

Watch Dee Snider sing the praises of life lived loud in I Gotta Rock (Again) video

By Classic Rock last updated 15 September 21

Dee Snider previews new album Leave A Scar with the video for new single I Gotta Rock (Again)

Get our exclusive, limited edition Billy F Gibbons Bundle with t-shirt and collector's cover!

By Classic Rock last updated 1 June 21

Celebrate Billy F Gibbons' new album Hardware with this exclusive, collectable, 100% official t-shirt and mag bundle. Only 200 available

‘We’re coming back and it’s going to be great’ Chad Smith promises Red Hot Chili Peppers fans

By Classic Rock last updated 20 September 22

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith preps fans for the LA band’s return with the ‘exciting’ John Frusciante

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson hails the ‘rebellious, anarchic’ vibe of Donington’s first Monsters Of Rock festival

By Classic Rock last updated 20 September 22

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson talks Monsters Rock, Download 2022 and his upcoming film project

Rush’s Geddy Lee recalls watching Led Zeppelin alongside Alex Lifeson in 1969: ‘We wanted to be them instantly’

By Classic Rock published 26 May 21

Rush’s Geddy Lee shares memories of watching Led Zeppelin in Toronto in August 1969

There’s a signed Tony Iommi guitar and Download VIP passes up for grabs in the #ILoveMetal charity draw

By Classic Rock published 25 May 21

If the idea of owning a signed Tony Iommi Signature SG Custom appeals, check out the #ILoveMetal charity prize draw

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons once took Al Jourgensen to dinner as payback for stealing Ministry’s drum sounds

By Classic Rock last updated 27 May 21

MInistry’s Al Jourgensen recalls the day a ‘ballsy’ Billy Gibbons took him to dinner as an apology for ‘ripping off’ his band

Robert Plant to release huge unreleased songs archive after his death

By Classic Rock published 25 May 21

Robert Plant has instructed his children to make his personal archive, including unreleased material, available for free ‘when I kick the bucket’

Back Street Crawler: 2nd Street - Album Of The Week Club review

By Classic Rock published 24 May 21

Back Street Crawler's 2nd Street: the last will and testament of former Free guitarist Paul Kossoff

The life of Queen’s Freddie Mercury to be celebrated in new graphic novel

By Classic Rock published 24 May 21

'Freddie Mercury: Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs' will be told in the Queen frontman's own words

This 1950s Doo Wop version of AC/DC’s Highway To Hell is a heavenly treat

By Classic Rock published 24 May 21

Hear the title track of AC/DC’s 1979 masterpiece Highway To Hell as you’ve never heard it before

Hear Perry Farrell backed by Foo Fighters and Bon Jovi men on new single Mend

By Classic Rock published 21 May 21

Listen to Mend, co-written by Perry Farrell and Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins

Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant helped save Rush in their darkest hour, says Geddy Lee

By Classic Rock published 21 May 21

Exclusive Geddy Lee tells Classic Rock how Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant helped pull Rush out of the darkness in the late ’90s

Listen to Slash's previously unreleased collaboration with Chester Bennington

By Classic Rock published 21 May 21

Listen to Crazy, a previously unreleased Slash and Chester Bennington collaboration recorded in 2010

New ZZ Top album is “underway”, according to Billy Gibbons

By Classic Rock published 20 May 21

“The last laugh has yet to be heard,” says Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top

Cinderella: Long Cold Winter - Album Of The Week Club review

By Classic Rock published 17 May 21

Cinderella shifted gear on second album Long Cold Winter, as Tom Keifer attempted to move forward before both the band and the scene got left behind

KK Downing’s new band KK’s Priest look and sound exactly like Judas Priest in video for Hellfire Thunderbolt

By Classic Rock last updated 12 May 21

KK’s Priest preview debut album Sermons Of The Sinner with the Judas Priest-like Hellfire Thunderbolt

The Stranglers share video for And If You Should See Dave… a tribute to keyboard player Dave Greenfield

By Classic Rock published 12 May 21

The Stranglers preview their 18th studio album, Dark Matters, with tribute to late keyboard player Dave Greenfield

Ozzy salutes the life and legacy of Randy Rhoads in new Ross Halfin photo book

By Classic Rock last updated 20 September 22

‘He wasn’t just my guitarist, he was my friend’, says Ozzy Osbourne of Randy Rhoads, the subject of a new Ross Halfin photo book

Iron Maiden and BrewDog raise hell with brand new lager

By Classic Rock last updated 20 September 22

Rock giants Iron Maiden team up with beer behemoths BrewDog for the "feisty" new Hellcat India Pale Lager

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