Classic Rock Features

Eight juicy slabs of the tastiest new rock'n'roll to kick-start your week. But which one is the best? YOU decide...

"It's got some good stuff on it," says a typically understated Banks, on Genesis's Seconds Out

The making of Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle saw the emergence of the band that would rule the remainder of the decade

Interstate Love Song started out as a bossa nova tune, had a country riff added, and ended up as a hit single on Stone Temple Pilots' multimillion-selling Purple album

Examining the magic behind the enduring appeal of Genesis's 1973 album Selling England Buy The Pound

We've taken a deep-dive into rock's most monumental moments to present you with the definitive list of the best rock albums of all time

Everclear frontman and grunge icon Art Alexakis takes us through Sun Songs, an album informed by politics, family, and his multiple sclerosis diagnosis

As Ozzy Osbourne postpones his tour for the second time, we take a look at the increasing fragility of our heroes, and if it's our fault they never retire

Let Wayward Sons frontman Toby Jepson be your guide to the band's furious, politically-charged second album The Truth Ain't What It Used To Be

Casey McPherson, Steve Morse and David LaRue give us a track by track guide to new Flying Colors album Third Degree

You know your writer’s block’s bad when you have to hole yourself up in a haunted castle to get inspiration. But that’s exactly what the metal icons did

At the age of 71, tequila multimillionaire Sammy Hagar can look back on an extraordinarily successful life in music – Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot, The Circle and more

In honour of Judas Priest's 50th anniversary, we decided to count down their 50 greatest songs of all time, chosen by a panel of bands, Hammer staff and you...

As Metallica's S&M2 movie heads to theatres, we give our verdict on their third cinematic attempt

To celebrate that little ol’ band from Texas ZZ Top’s 50 years in rock’n’roll, we asked some top guitarists to pick their favourite ZZ songs

Over the last 40 years, Nick Cave's albums have marked him out as a singular talent in alternative music – here, we go through his most significant musical moments

London electro-punks Oh800 talk us through the 10 best songs from Talking Heads

Mick Jagger is “a musical moron”. Hawkwind’s music “was fucking appalling”. And rock stars? “Fucking idiots, most of them.” How to win friends with the late, great Ginger Baker

Eight of the best new things in rock'n'roll right now, for your delectation and judgement...