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Ozzy Osbourne is doing retirement the right way – by painting abstract art with champanzees
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Jeff Lynne's ELO forced to cancel second-to-last concert ever, minutes before showtime
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Tom Morello releases powerful new single in support of immigrant rights across America
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Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back tour back to North America
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Deftones announce new album Private Music: Listen to the new single My Mind Is A Mountain now
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Latest Classic Rock News

Ozzy Osbourne is doing retirement the right way – by painting abstract art with champanzees
By Matt Mills published
Pieces co-painted by The Prince Of Darkness and his primate pals are now up for auction

Jeff Lynne's ELO forced to cancel second-to-last concert ever, minutes before showtime
By Fraser Lewry published
The Electric Light Orchestra's 55-year career is scheduled to come to a halt this weekend in London

Tom Morello releases powerful new single in support of immigrant rights across America
By Fraser Lewry published
Pretend to Remember Me arrives a week after Rage Against The Machine man Morello directed Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning celebration

Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back tour back to North America
By Fraser Lewry published
Beatles legend Paul McCartney will play 19 shows across the US and Canada later this year

Deftones announce new album Private Music: Listen to the new single My Mind Is A Mountain now
By Fraser Lewry published
New Deftones album private music finds the band working with an old friend once again

The man who almost sang for Metallica has no regrets: “I could have ruined metal”
By Metal Hammer published
Armored Saint vocalist John Bush says it wasn’t his “destiny” to front the biggest metal band of all time

Ozzy Osbourne to release new memoir Last Rites, centred around his recent health struggles
By Matt Mills published
The Prince Of Darkness’ second and final memoir will come out in October
Latest Classic Rock Features

Why Izzy Stradlin was the rock'n'roll heart of Guns N' Roses
By Alan Niven published
Classic Rock presents the third in an exclusive series of excerpts from former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven’s forthcoming book Sound N’ Fury

The story of The Doors’ Waiting For The Sun, the album that set Jim Morrison on the path to destruction
By Rob Hughes published
Three albums in and Jim Morrison was heading down a dark path

The Uriah Heep albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
By Dave Ling published
Five decades of rockin': a handy guide to the best albums in the world of the legendary Uriah Heep

PFM on brushes with royalty, spaghetti with Aerosmith, and how to annoy America
By Rob Hughes published
Premiata Forneria Marconi, aka PFM, remain one of the great trailblazers of European prog rock

“Robert Fripp said he wanted to revolutionise rock’n’roll with us. I wasn’t sure, given what I’d just heard. But they were about to throw us out the squat”: The League Of Gentlemen led to Beat-era King Crimson
By Sid Smith published
The band lasted only seven months, and felt like a bad movie for some of those involved – but the musical experiment inspired Fripp to reform King Crimson for their 80s brilliance

30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
By Classic Rock published
From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade
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Latest Classic Rock Reviews

Jethro Tull's expanded Still Living In The Past fails to produce much magic from the vaults
By Hugh Fielder published
Daze of future past

King Diamond brings horror, heavy metal and a touch of welcome silliness to Rock Imperium Festival
By Catherine Morris published
King Diamond rolls back the years with a bombastic, theatrical showing in Murcia

Garbage's classic electro-grunge-pop debut, revisited
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Combining Massive Attack with Nine Inch Nails and the Smashing Pumpkins was always a great elevator pitch

Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show
By Rich Hobson published
Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out

Oasis smash Cardiff with an all-killer, no-filler reunion set - but what a disappointing crowd
By Stephen Hill published
Oasis delivered a near-flawless comeback show... but where were all the vibes?

Slayer's return to the UK was chaotic but ultimately triumphant
By Rich Hobson published
Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback