Latest Classic Rock News
How Dire Straits outsold everyone, hijacked MTV, and accidentally made a classic
Also in this issue: Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Mike Peters, Buckcherry, Adam Duritz, Battlesnake, Eureka Machines, H.E.A.T, Steve Lillywhite, Live Aid USA and more
Local council leader hopes to cancel Bournemouth date of Marilyn Manson UK tour due to sexual misconduct allegations
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s Millie Earl wants to “reinforce the message that violence against women and girls isn’t something that’s acceptable in our community”
Muse share suitably bombastic new single Unravelling, their first new music for four years
UK trio Muse have released new single Unravelling, their first new music since 2022's Will Of The People
Mötley Crüe and Dölly Partön team up for unexpected version of Home Sweet Home
Listen to Dölly Crüe's version of the classic power ballad Home Sweet Home now
James Hetfield says that Mama Said was never meant to be a Metallica song
The Load country ballad was supposed to be a personal piece that Metallica’s frontman kept to himself, according to a recently unearthed 1996 interview
Massive Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds box set to be released in October
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds will be released as both a Deluxe and Ultimate Collector's Edition in October
Deep Purple celebrate 50th anniversary of Made In Japan with another mammoth box set
Can you believe it's been 11 years since the 40th anniversary celebrations?
Latest Classic Rock Features
"It's been a mission statement from day one": Why Sparks continue to do things other bands don't
With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, there'll be some surprises as Sparks tour their MAD! album
Why Skunk Anansie stood on top of the cliff and jumped into the clouds
Skunk Anansie’s future hung in the balance, but a new album and the power of love changed everything
10 classic rock and metal tunes you (probably) forgot were released as movie tie-ins
From U2 in a Batman movie to Korn in Tomb Raider and Slayer in Dracula, these songs have outshone the movies they were first featured in
Paradise Lost discuss religion, depression and new album Ascension
Singer Nick Holmes talks to Metal Hammer about Paradise Lost’s new music, dealing with depression, and why the band aren’t returning to electronica any time soon
How the films of Christopher Nolan and the Netflix drama Suits helped create The Blue Stones
Ascending Canadian bluesy duo The Blue Stones tell us the inspiration behind their trippy new LP Metro
"It was some extreme magic": How Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham saved Fleetwood Mac
With Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on board, Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 self-titled album was the first record by what became the band’s most beloved and successful line-up
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
"Fired up, furiously fashioned and bug-shit crazy": His Lordship define rock'n'roll on Bored Animal
A second album of fevered garage rock from Pretenders' guitarist
Steve Harley shows who's boss on the 50th Anniversary edition of The Best Years Of Our Lives
Lavishly expanded 50th-anniversary edition of the album where Cockney Rebel suffered reduced billing (includes the big hit)
Gillan's Future Shock pays sonic tribute to their singer's illustrious Purple past
Future Shock found Gillan with a free-spirited sound that brought to mind nothing so much as an update on vintage Deep Purple
Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large
Sex Pistols and Frank Carter shake off a rocky start to bring some proper punk rock to Download
Green Day mark their long-awaited Download debut by calling out Trump and Musk and playing all the bangers
Green Day finally made it to Download, and boy did they make up for lost time
Queen's debut album gets more intense on Dolby Atmos Blu-ray edition
Spatial surround sound doesn’t restrain Queen's rip-roaring debut album
