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"It would be amazing": Sharon Osbourne gets behind campaign to change the name of Birmingham Airport to Ozzy Osbourne International
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Farewell to The Spaceman: The world of rock pays tribute to Ace Frehley
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Kiss legend Ace Frehley dead at 74
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Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley reportedly on life support suffering from brain bleed
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Latest Classic Rock News

"It would be amazing": Sharon Osbourne gets behind campaign to change the name of Birmingham Airport to Ozzy Osbourne International
By Niall Doherty published
The petition, which has over 70,000 signatures, now has the backing of Sharon too

Farewell to The Spaceman: The world of rock pays tribute to Ace Frehley
By Fraser Lewry published
Tributes to Ace Frehley have come from Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Bruce Kulick and more

Kiss legend Ace Frehley dead at 74
By Fraser Lewry published
"Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!" The former Kiss guitarist's family have confirmed his passing in a statement

Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley reportedly on life support suffering from brain bleed
By Fraser Lewry published
Founding Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley cancelled his 2025 dates earlier this month after suffering a fall

Somewhere there's a recording of Ozzy Osbourne duetting with Madonna
By Fraser Lewry published
Ozzy Osbourne and Madonna ended up singing on the same song in 1983 - but Madonna wouldn't release it

Former Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre to release autobiography in November
By Jerry Ewing published
Martin Barre will be touring the UK in December and in Europe throughout April

Alt.rock legends Sugar launch first new music in three decades, announce live shows
By Fraser Lewry published
They're back!
Latest Classic Rock Features

How Ozzy Osbourne made Mama, I'm Coming Home - with a stunning assist from Lemmy
By Joe Daly published
There wasn't a dry eye in the house the final time he played this classic live

Here's every metal album that's ever gone to number one in the UK
By Rich Hobson last updated
From Iron Maiden to Sleep Token, here's every single time metal topped the album charts in the UK

An audience with Spinal Tap legend David St. Hubbins
By Rich Hobson published
Spinal Tap singer/guitarist David St. Hubbins on beefing with Metallica, hanging with Ronnie James Dio and why they could never be Slipknot

"I've heard it's responsible for a whole generation being conceived": The epic story of rock's ultimate aphrodisiac anthem
By Henry Yates published
"I did feel like making love at the time... that happened a lot" - Paul Rodgers

After 50 years, 38 Special have learned a thing or two about keeping a band together
By Dave Ling published
38 Special were too big at home in the US to return to the UK during the past 40 years, but new album Milestone might bring them back

How a duo who never intended to be a real band had a 1980 hit that changed prog for ever
By Paul Lester published
When an experimental project escaped from the studio in 1980, no one could have predicted the consequences for both prog and pop music – and not everyone was happy about it
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Latest Classic Rock Reviews

Review: Sixty years of the Scorpions celebrated on From The First Sting
By Essi Berelian published
Anniversary fun from pioneering German rockers the Scorpions

Review: Bruce Springsteen strips things back on expanded Nebraska '82
By Paul Whitelaw published
Bruce Springsteen's stark acoustic masterpiece Nebraska now available in full-bodied form

Chrissie Hynde & Pals' Duets Special is a quiet, low-key joy to behold
By Emma Johnston published
Old faithfuls and a few surprises revisited by the Pretenders frontwoman and some peers

Night Ranger's place in rock history settled by first album Dawn Patrol
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Night Ranger hit the ground running with their platinum debut Dawn Patrol

"Some Time In New York City is an album that suffers from being terrible": John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band compiled on Power To The People
By David Quantick published
A collection of live, studio and demo tracks and an almost-album from John Lennon’s political New York City years

Fields Of The Nephilim take 80s goth to its logical extreme on The Nephilim
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Fields Of The Nephilim's second album blends mysticism and the occult, referencing Aleister Crowley and HP Lovecraft