Latest articles by Dave Ling
Geoff Tate on the third installment of what's now an Operation Mindcrime trilogy
Almost 40 years on, the singer of Queensrÿche’s signature album releases his own third instalment
“The band didn’t break up. But there won’t be any more new music”: Fates Warning’s Ray Alder looks ahead
Singer explains why he gets involved in so many projects
Def Leppard and Extreme Tour are currently on tour together, so we put their guitarists together
Def Leppard and Extreme are currently playing a bunch of dates on what promises to be a cracking double-header
The rollercoaster story of Y&T, the greatest hard rock band never to become huge
Headlining over Van Halen, hanging with Bon Scott, out-partying Mötley Crüe – Y&T deserve way more love than they get
“We haven’t spoken for years. There’s nothing new to say”: How Styx achieved closure with their past
They’d been utilising prog rock for decades. But with 17th studio album Crash Of The Crown, they fully embraced the genre and their post-Dennis DeYoung era, and gained a new lease of life
Nine Budgie albums you should listen to and one to avoid
Heroes to the NWOBHM – and covered by Metallica, Soundgarden, Megadeth and Iron Maiden – Welsh legends Budgie are the ultimate example of a band whose influence outshone their commercial impact
Michael Sadler was always going to rejoin Saga, and they knew it
Canadian singer’s five-year absence was long enough for his bandmates to fail the challenge of reinventing themselves
The unbelievable story of Chicago, the soft rock kings with steel in their hearts
Jazz-rock experimentalists, money-spinning soft rock kings, derided balladeers? The mighty Chicago have been all of these and more
The acid-fried story of Man, the Welsh jam band with its heart in San Francisco
"We're a pretty unmanageable bunch of stoned musos, which might have something to do with our lack of commercial success."
Styx fired Dennis DeYoung in 1999, but he still wants a reunion for the fans
The co-founding Styx singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, why he hired a woman to shout at his kids – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered
“It was quite silly”: Deep Purple’s Don Airey recalls the one album he regrets
Deep Purple's Don Airey on life, loves and regrets
Sebastian Bach was ‘like a kid on Christmas morning’ when he was asked replace Dee Snider in Twisted Sister
Sebastian Bach and Twisted Sister‘s Jay Jay French speak exclusively to Classic Rock about filling Dee Snider’s boots
John Coghlan looks back on life in Status Quo – and the explosive moment that blew it all up
How John Coghlan survived the chaos of Status Quo
With no original members left, Foreigner are still proud to be Foreigner
As Foreigner prepare for their 50th Anniversary tour, bassist Jeff Pilson refutes those pesky "tribute band" accusations
The epic story of Axl Rose's favourite Scottish band, Nazareth
Axl is a huge fan. Robert Plant owes them money. They were almost on that plane with Skynyrd. Nazareth: the full crazy story
Steve Vai on the challenges of playing King Crimson with BEAT – and the change he's made
In 2024, four monster instrumentalists teamed up to play music from three killer King Crimson albums – and they're finally coming to Europe
A tribute to Rick Derringer: August 5, 1947 – May 26, 2025
From Hang On Sloopy to Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo: A celebration of Rick Derringer, who died a year ago today
Warner E. Hodges' band includes members of the Georgia Satellites, Hanoi Rocks, Jason & the Scorchers, and the Bottle Rockets. You should go see them
Warner E. Hodges and the International All Stars hit the UK twice this year
Six decades on from the hit that made him a legend, Arthur Brown's world continues to be crazy
On tour throughout 2026, The God Of Hellfire will be unveiling his upcoming album in full later in the year
My favourite Thin Lizzy song, by James Hetfield, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Suzi Quatro and more
Everyone has a favourite Thin Lizzy song, right? So we asked a load of famous folks to pick theirs and tell us why
Fistfights with Def Leppard and bust-ups with AC/DC: the story of Switzerland’s first great heavy metal band
Krokus were nicknamed ‘The Alpine AC/DC’
“GN’R’s version was a bit of a copycat thing – they didn’t try to make it their own. Axl wanted to sound like Dan”: The 70s rock classic that was censored by the label, inspired Guns N’ Roses and almost got banned in Chile
Nazareth’s Hair Of The Dog inspired one of rock’s biggest bands
Colin Blunstone on The Zombies and looking after his "just plain sexy" voice
It’s that time of the season - Zombies singer Colin Blunstone is touring the UK this month
