
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

Sixty years into his career, Slade's Dave Hill is releasing his first solo album
By Fraser Lewry published
Dirty Foot Lane will be released in October as Dave Hill's Slade prepare for a Christmas tour

All Them Witches are predictably unpredictable on the delectable House Of Mirrors
By Fraser Lewry published
The seventh album from enigmatic Nashville rockers All Them Witches comes after a period of upheaval and regrouping

If demonic riffs wrapped around heavenly melodies give you a lift, take the Earth Tongue elevator
By Fraser Lewry published
New Zealand duo Earth Tongue's third album Dungeon Vision is out now

Why that hotly-tipped band you love might not be touring this year
By Fraser Lewry published
Rising Canadian prog duo Crown Lands won't be touring the UK and Europe this year – because they've done the math

Watch Halestorm pay birthday tribute to Stevie Nicks with stunning cover of Fleetwood Mac's Gold Dust Woman
By Fraser Lewry published
Halestorm's Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger play a series of Unplugged shows next month

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 25, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Darkness, Foo Fighters, The Warning and more

Scott Ian says he used to play online poker during Anthrax shows
By Fraser Lewry published
The admission comes as Anthrax begin their latest tour without longtime drummer Charlie Benante

Yes: The early years - a surprisingly difficult quiz
By Fraser Lewry published
Think you know everything about Yes? Then take our quiz and prove it

Listen to The Darkness's epic theme song for the new Masters Of The Universe movie
By Fraser Lewry published
The Darkness and He-Man, together at last. Also, there's a Best Of collection from Justin Hawkins & Co. on the way

"We are over the moon!" Kate Bush is now an award-winning film director
By Fraser Lewry published
Kate Bush's directorial film debut Little Shrew was inspired by the war in Ukraine

Jack and Sharon Osbourne are preparing a future in which Ozzy will live on digitally
By Fraser Lewry published
Get ready for Ozzy 2.0

Watch Bruce Springsteen pay tribute to Stephen Colbert as his much-loved show comes to an end
By Fraser Lewry published
The Boss played a moving version of Streets Of Minneapolis on the eve of the final edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Mongolian folk-metal sensations The Hu announce new album Hun
By Fraser Lewry published
Listen to The Hu's new single Lost Souls featuring Nothing More frontman Jonny Hawkins

99-year-old woman sets world record as oldest person to crowd surf
By Fraser Lewry published
Pauline Kana was born in 1926 but has only just started crowd surfing

What happened when Led Zeppelin reformed for Jason Bonham's wedding
By Fraser Lewry published
Forget Live Aid and the O2 - the most exclusive Led Zeppelin reunion took place at a hotel in a small town in Worcestershire

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 18, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Deep Purple, Green Lung, John Densmore & Chuck D and more

Smashing Pumpkins announce The Rats In The Cage tour
By Fraser Lewry published
The tour celebrates the 30th anniversary of Smashing Pumpkins' multi-platinum album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

Dr Hook frontman Dennis Locorriere dead at 76
By Fraser Lewry published
Dennis Locorriere sang on The Cover of Rolling Stone, Sylvia's Mother, Only Sixteen, When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman, Sexy Eyes and many more

Listen to Brian May's utterly epic guitar solo from the Masters Of The Universe soundtrack
By Fraser Lewry published
Brian May features on the Daniel Pemberton composition Eternia

Why Crown Lands’ fourth album Apocalypse is a prequel to second album Fearless
By Fraser Lewry published
Canadian pair worked with Rush and Foo Fighters producer to deliver a full-throttle return to prog following the new-age and ambient Ritual I & II

Deep Purple announce high-end hifi hookup with audio company Revox
By Fraser Lewry published
Only 223 days until Christmas!

The Rolling Stones appear as their younger selves via "groundbreaking deepfake technology" in new video starring Odessa A'zion
By Fraser Lewry published
Odessa A'zion appears with the distinctly younger Stones following her triumphant role as Rachel Mizler in Marty Supreme

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
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