Latest articles by Geoff Barton
Ace Frehley's eighth solo album 10,000 Volts in a word: Shocking
Mystery surrounds Bon Scott's death to this day: Classic Rock looks back at Bon’s last hours, the world he moved in and the disappearance of the last man to see him alive
UFO's sixth album Lights Out gets the traditional deluxe makeover, just don't believe the hype
Before MTV and hair metal, Whitesnake were the greatest blues rock band of the early 80s
On July 19, 1976, Deep Purple officially split up. The ending was horrible, marked by addiction and jealousy
Biff Byford lines up the history lessons on Saxon's 24th studio album Hell, Fire And Damnation
Many believed Ronnie James Dio was finished when he quit Black Sabbath, but he proved the doubters wrong with an all-time classic
The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity:
Horns in the air! Conqueress - Forever Strong And Proud is the 14th album from Metal Queen™️ Doro
Is Karen Lawrence the greatest rock singer you’ve never heard of?
A five disc roundup of Van Hagar: four studio albums and a disc of rarities, but every home shouldn't have one
The apocalypse is nigh (part 182)
The first new solo album from Paul Rodgers in quarter of a century was perhaps not worth the wait
Led Zeppelin's In Through The Out Door failed to light the blue touch-paper, and their sign-off was more like a match fizzling out
10 live albums that remain a career pinnacle for 10 legendary bands
In 1982, Robert Plant gave his first ever post-Led Zeppelin interview, and Classic Rock's Geoff Barton was the man with the tape recorder
Iron Maiden released A Matter Of Life And Death in August 2006, then went to Japan to play the whole album live. Classic Rock joined them on the road
Grunge swept all aside as it barrelled in from Seattle, and some bands preferred to jump the bandwagon rather than stand in the way and get mown down
Toto chaos from Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams and David Paich on Lukather's ninth solo album Bridges
They could have been Iron Maiden. Or Def Leppard. Or even Saxon. But they weren't
After a stellar 1972, Marc Bolan had a less successful 1973. Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream? documents the decline
A live recording from the Journey alumni show to raise money for victims of the fires that ravaged the North Bay area of San Francisco in 2017
Bloodlines is the unlucky 13th album from the band formerly known as "NWOBHM legends" Tygers Of Pan Tang
