
Fraser Lewry
Fraser has served as Online Editor for Classic Rock since 2014. and has worked in the music industry for 40 years (27 of which have been online). He has also written for the likes of Metal Hammer, Prog Magazine, The Word Magazine, The Guardian, The New Statesman, Saga and Music365. He is the former Head of Music at Xfm Radio, a former A&R at Fiction Records, an early blogger, ex-roadie and published author. He once appeared in a Cure video dressed as a cowboy, and thinks any situation can be improved by the introduction of cats. His favourite Serbian trumpeter, if you're asking? Dejan Petrović. Fraser returned to his native New Zealand in 2021, becoming Louder's first full-time Oceanic correspondent in the process.
Latest articles by Fraser Lewry

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler backs rescue of 1500 beagles from Wisconsin breeding facility
By Fraser Lewry published
Geezer Butler attended the beagle liberation alongside pop star Debbie Gibson

Ritchie Blackmore finally confirms that Christopher Cross really did replace him that one time
By Fraser Lewry published
The incident took place in Texas in 1970 after Blackmore reacted badly to some flu shots

Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes suffers concussion after being stuck by phone thrown from crowd
By Fraser Lewry published
Can we please just stop throwing stuff at musicians?

Jack Douglas, celebrated producer for Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, John Lennon and more, dead at 80
By Fraser Lewry published
Jack Douglas also worked on recordings by James Gang, Alice Cooper, Montrose, Mountain, The Who, Patti Smith, Blue Öyster Cult, New York Dolls, Starz and many more

Journey add 40 more dates to mammoth Final Frontier tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Journey's long-running soap opera has been extended for another season

Listen to Deep Purple's electrifying new single Arrogant Boy
By Fraser Lewry published
Arrogant Boy comes from Deep Purple's upcoming 24th album, Splat!

Watch Mötley Crüe and Carrie Underwood tackle two Crüe classics on American Idöl
By Fraser Lewry published
The unlikely pairing have completed their highly anticipated appearance on the finale of the latest series of American Idol

Anthrax announce new single, confirm first album in a decade
By Fraser Lewry published
Cursum Perficio, the follow-up to 2016's For All Kings, will be released later this year

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 11, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from the Rolling Stones, Stanley Simmons, Joanne Shaw Taylor and more

"We're back, baby!" It turns out that Greta Van Fleet haven't broken up after all
By Fraser Lewry published
Greta Van Fleet share live footage of new song just days after cryptic message left fans fearing for their future

Pop star Charli XCX releases new song Rock Music and it kinda rocks
By Fraser Lewry published
"We know there’s gonna be people who are bothered by it, but that’s fine."

Gene Simmons confirms that Kiss are back in the studio
By Fraser Lewry published
The End Of The Road was not the end of the road

Bonnie Tyler placed in medically induced coma after emergency surgery
By Fraser Lewry published
Singer Bonnie Tyler was rushed to hospital in Portugal for emergency intestinal surgery

My favourite Thin Lizzy song, by James Hetfield, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Suzi Quatro and more
By Fraser Lewry published
Everyone has a favourite Thin Lizzy song, right? So we asked a load of famous folks to pick theirs and tell us why

"The heaviest Deep Purple album in many years." Deep Purple announce new album Splat!
By Fraser Lewry published
"Splat! explores the end of humanity not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence"

Greta Van Fleet share cryptic social media post and some fans think they've broken up
By Fraser Lewry published
It's confusing

Eagles add six more shows to record-breaking residency at Sphere in Las Vegas
By Fraser Lewry last updated
Eagles will now play a total of 64 shows at the 20,000-capacity Sphere as Don Henley talks retirement

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 4, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Gulps, Girl Tones, These Wicked Rivers and more

Geddy Lee reveals what it's like working with new Rush drummer Anika Nilles
By Fraser Lewry published
Rush are preparing 38 songs for their Fifty Something tour, which begins next month

Bruce Dickinson says Iron Maiden's Knebworth party could continue without them
By Fraser Lewry published
Iron Maiden's highly anticipated Eddfest event will take place in July - and the band are on the cover of the new issue of Classic Rock

"Mike lived a life of beauty and never gave up right to the very end." Details of the final album by The Alarm confirmed
By Fraser Lewry published
The Alarm's Transformation was originally scheduled for release in 2025, but was put on hold in the wake of frontman Mike Peters' death

Jay Jay French and Sebastian Bach on Twisted Sister's unexpected replacement for Dee Snider
By Fraser Lewry published
Sebastian Bach and Jay Jay French are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock, out today

Europe announce new album featuring appearances by Ghost's Tobias Forge and Opeth's Michael Åkerfeldt
By Fraser Lewry published
Come This Madness is Europe's first album in nine years – new single One On One stars Fargo and The Big Lebowski actor Peter Stormare
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