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, has flown on the Goodyear Blimp, 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

By Paul Brannigan Published
Angry Anderson suffered a cardiac arrest while on tour with Rose Tattoo in Germany last month

By Fraser Lewry Published
Six years after launching, a fan campaign to build a permanent memorial to Neil Peart has reached its target – thanks to the band

By Fraser Lewry Published
East Bay Ray, who co-founded Dead Kennedys in 1978, plans to join the band on the road next month

By Fraser Lewry Published
Rumours swirl as country star Carrie Underwood appears onstage with Guns N' Roses in Atlanta

By Polly Glass Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Greta Van Fleet, Dirty Honey, The Pineapple Thief and more

By Fraser Lewry Published
Star Trek legend William Shatner appeared with his band The *uckers at a Riot Fest warm-up show in Chicago

By Fraser Lewry Published
The death of Chad Gilbert, who co-founded pop-punks New Found Glory in 1997, follows a lengthy battle with cancer

By Fraser Lewry Published
Listen to new Dirty Honey singles Lights Out and Butterfly now

By Fraser Lewry Published
Neil Peart: No One's Disciple premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, in Canada

By Fraser Lewry Published
The great Michael Monroe thinks you should buy the new Hanoi Rocks box set and so do we

By Fraser Lewry Published
Metallica's M72 will enter its fifth year with a run of North American shows with Limp Bizkit and Avatar

By Fraser Lewry Published
The fourth volume of Def Leppard's album box sets brings their story up to date – and includes an extensive selection of rare tracks

By Fraser Lewry Published
Dovetailing with the announcement of the band's 2027 world tour, Oasis' new film is a genius piece of marketing. But it's also so much more than that

By Fraser Lewry Published
Tony Iommi explains why he had some doubts about doing a final Black Sabbath victory lap

By Fraser Lewry Published
Watch Roth and Van Halen speak about their approach to creating art and the importance of absorbing foreign cultures

By Polly Glass Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Steven Wilson, The War On Drugs, Twin Temple and more

By Fraser Lewry Published
Rick Springfield was responsible for the death of a Viet Cong soldier in 1968

By Fraser Lewry Published
Cheetah Chrome founded the Dead Boys in 1975 and co-wrote punk classics Sonic Reducer and Ain't It Fun

By Fraser Lewry Published
Don't expect the Citizen Kane of kitchen performance videos to arrive any time soon

By Fraser Lewry Published
The Boss's Philadelphia Freedom Cut includes fiery performances of Born In The USA, Darkness On The Edge of Town and Streets Of Minneapolis

By Fraser Lewry Published
How's It Goin' features the songs When Canada Joined Newfoundland, Canada’s Wild Eastern Edge, and Lake Ontario

By Fraser Lewry Published
Indreba's Alice follows the release of two songs about being the woman on the cover of Black Sabbath's debut album

By Fraser Lewry Published
Glitter, recorded in 1974, is the earliest Van Halen recording to be officially released
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