Classic Rock Features

Wytch Hazel may be believers, but their righteous influences and almighty folk metal rocks harder than Gabriel’s Judgement Day trumpets

They don't all go as smooth and successfully as Oasis, as The Verve, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Cocteau Twins and more will tell you...

The death of a mentor and the world-pausing Covid event gave the eternal pioneer a chance to discover another new approach to his art: “The visual field for a human being is 140 degrees, but the audio field is 360 degrees”

Modern guitar playing could have been very different if Ynwgie hadn’t been inspired by this iconic 1972 live album

Spinal Tap weren’t the first spoof heavy metal band

Mastodon's former guitarist, who passed away following a motorcycle accident in Atlanta, Georgia on August 20, was a true untameable force of nature

Iggy Pop and others tell the gonzoid story of The Stooges' early years

Don't call it yacht rock – there's no cheesy parody with Young Gun Silver Fox, just accomplished songcraft

After four years, Willie Nile's new album The Great Yellow Light was worth the wait

Nevermind? Dirt? Ten? God's Balls? Spanking Machine? We want to know the one elite grunge album you can't live without

Now at peace with his past and driven by a renewed purpose, John Fogerty's story is not over yet

In 1976, the Stones pulled a vast crowd to Knebworth. It was a day of surprises, not least how late everything ran

Wherever you looked in the 80s and 90s, there he was as a session man, producer or solo artist. But it wasn’t ego – it was down to his passion for music

Whether it’s a classic like Paranoid or a left-field pick like Born Again, we want to know which Black Sabbath album you can’t stop spinning

Volbeat singer/guitarist Michael Poulsen on life, death, loss, evil, spirituality, choosing music over boxing, the new album and goats

Which band stole all their equipment, lived in a remote mountain compound for half the 70s and were buddies with Bill Clinton? Just them good ol’ boys Black Oak Arkansas

With their twin guitar attack, Wishbone Ash created a whole new sound before venturing into folk, soft rock and – whisper it – techno

Written as a dig at the band members who quit because Steve Harley wanted to do all the writing himself, Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) became a timeless hit

It wasn’t easy, but we’ve boiled the professor of prog’s most powerful percussive performances down to 10 key tracks