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Latest Classic Rock News
Queen's Roger Taylor is pulling no punches on new solo album Violence Insane In A Beautiful World
"What a beautiful world we live in, don't f*** it up"
Rare UK TV footage of Metallica playing The Memory Remains unearthed after almost 30 years
Just in time for the metal behemoths’ reissue of their 1997 album at the end of the month
Rush mix it up on night two of the Fifty Something tour - and play the whole of 2112
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Anika Nilles and Loren Gold make more memories at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles
Jack White confirms "raucous, raw, and frenetic" new album, releases Dollar Bill single
Frozen Charlotte will be released via Third Man next month
Soundgarden's Kim Thayil reflects on the loss of Chris Cornell
"I could never have anticipated the vacuum, the absence, and how profound it is"
King Crimson announce listening sessions in conjunction with London's Polygon Portal
King Crimson will release a newly mixed version of 1971's Islands on CD and Blu-ray and on vinyl in September
Sharon and Jack Osbourne defend AI Ozzy avatar amidst “cash grab” allegations
The mother and son say that the project is about making sure the Prince Of Darkness is “remembered” following his death last July
Latest Classic Rock Features
Dave Grohl's tender tribute to Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl's tender tribute to Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain
"Getting off the bus, you could be attacked by a gang of skinheads, bikers or straights. It was hairy." Riots, teargas and slamdancing – The 80s scene that helped inspire Metallica, Slayer, Napalm Death and beyond
Thrash, black metal, grindcore - none of it would exist without UK82
Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" reunion at Live Aid are brutal, and he refuses to be made a scapegoat
The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned
“Do you play real guitar too?”: how smash hit video game Guitar Hero made Slash famous all over again
Guitar Hero was a worldwide smash hit – and it introduced Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash to a whole new audience
The Karma Effect: big ideas, big ambition, big shows and the road to big success
From "modern vintage" to playing Robert Plant: Six things you need to know about The Karma Effect
Nine Sepultura albums to listen to, and one to avoid
Sepultura came from a country where heavy metal barely registered, but eventually they made a huge worldwide impact on the genre
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Avalon: The album that consolidated Roxy Music's shift from art-rock to gossamer smooth adult pop
Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera and Andy MacKay reach peak maturity
Type O Negative do both doom and gloom on October Rust
October Rust: the culmination of Type O Negative’s progress from ugly ducklings to uglier swans
Violet Grohl's debut album Be Sweet To Me is a love letter to the '90s
Dave Grohl's 20-year-old daughter Violet steps into the spotlight
Saint Agnes's winning formula clicks into place on Your God Fearing Days Are About To Begin
Saint Agnes's third album Your God Fearing Days Are About To Begin is a finely tuned beast
Smashing Pumpkins' Gish mixes Zep rock grooves, acid folk, shoegaze and trippy psychedelic angst
Gish is celebrating its 35th birthday in shades of variously coloured vinyl
Paul McCartney's The Boys Of Dungeon Lane is not the late-period masterpiece you were hoping for
A mixed bag from arguably the world's greatest songwriter
