The Classic Rock Album Of The Week Club
Updated weekly: an ongoing league table of all the albums reviewed by Classic Rock's Album Of The Week Club so far
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Tracks of the Week: new music from Royal Thunder, Larkin Poe and more
Also starring: Skindred, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Skinny Knowledge, DeWolff, Curly's Jewels and Åskväder
The story of Genesis and Nursery Cryme
With new drummer Phil Collins and guitarist Steve Hackett bolstering their ranks, Genesis pushed the boat out with album No. 3
Terry Reid: 10 Records That Changed My Life
From Tommy Steele to Don Henley: 10 remarkable records that inspired the extraordinary career of singer Terry Reid
Rare cuts, make-up contests and chef Paul Stanley - eight awesome things we learned on-board Kiss Kruise 2022
Kiss Kruise 2022 was the ultimate Kiss party, and we got to sneak onboard to see it all go down
Jason Newsted on thrash metal, the Black Album and life after Metallica: “Playing Enter Sandman for the 1,000th time kinda wears on you”
Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted looks back on the highs and lows of his epic career
Shinedown's Brent Smith: My Life in 10 Songs
Shinedown singer Brent Smith shares the stories behind his anthems, from leaving behind a troubled childhood to getting clean
"He did all this wild playing": Behind the scenes at Jimi Hendrix’s first ever live gig
In 1959, the teenage Jimi Hendrix took to the stage of a Seattle synagogue to play his first ever live performance – only to be fired before the set had finished
"Guns N' Roses have been creatively impotent since 1991" - former manager Alan Niven
Alan Niven shepherded Guns N' Roses through Appetite For Destruction and the Use Your Illusions. He doesn't hold out much hope for a new album
6 things you need to know about Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts
From punk rock madness to shelved studio albums, Tuk Smith has had no choice but to embrace the chaos
How the Bellamy Brothers' happiest hit produced the wealthiest roadie ever
Neil Diamond's guitar tech Larry E. Williams wasn't a songwriter by trade, but then he came up Let Your Love Flow, an upbeat tune that sold millions
The 50 best metal albums of all time
The 50 albums that built metal – as chosen by members of Ghost, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Alter Bridge and more
Blue Öyster Cult: the truth behind the cowbells
Was Blue Öyster Cult biggest hit about suicide, or doing the devil's work? An investigation into the epochal (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Every Red Hot Chili Peppers album ranked from worst to best
Updated! Hollywood brats turned global superstars, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have endured tragedy and trauma to gracefully mature without losing the zest of youth
How Tina Turner looked to her childhood to write the song that signalled her salvation
Suffering at the hands of her abusive husband Ike, Tina Turner wrote the lyrics to Nutbush City Limits as a declaration of artistic independence
WASP’s Blackie Lawless: "We’re still here... which I’m sure some people aren’t happy about"
Hounded by self-appointed guardians of the world’s uncorrupted youth, stalked by religious groups, shot at, WASP could easily have packed it in. But after 40 years, they're still going strong
Late AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott has absolutely no time for punk in this 1977 interview
"I see punk rock as nothing," says Bon in this not-entirely-serious archive clip
"We were at each others throats": Inside the intense, freaky, fairytale world of Palaye Royale
Meet Palaye Royale, three brothers from Las Vegas, with a bold new album, a unique worldview and big, big dreams
Every Arctic Monkeys album ranked from worst to best
The seven studio sets from Sheffield's stadium-rocking superstars rated and ranked
