Classic Rock Features

Bad Touch's new album Kiss The Sky catches the band at their fiery best... and we've got five copies to give away

17 great musicians whose final moments went down in history for the wrong reasons

The best of The Boss: from factory floors to open highways, Bruce Springsteen's best albums conjure up vivid images of American truth and hope

In 1970, Deep Purple introduced a new era of loud music, with the seminal In Rock album. Here's the story of the making of the album that ushered in heavy rock

Whether you enjoy drinking beer, cider or both, we’ve picked out the best home brew kits to help you on your summer brewing journey

We want to know who played the greatest ever Download set – and we need YOUR help

There’s always another supposed saviour coming along to resuscitate the blues. Jack White is one of those who actually did

The West Coast of America has been a hotbed of hard rock talent over the years – many of whom were hellbent on self-destruction. Classic Rock takes a walk on the wild side with Van Halen, Poison, Mötley Crüe and more

As Rush began their 30th anniversary tour in 2004, Classic Rock spoke to Neil Peart, who hadn’t done a major interview in a decade

In the early 70s, in the wake of the British blues boom, the smoky, sweaty, sticky-carpeted back rooms of a select few London pubs were where all the best gigs were happening

Start your week right with eight of the most scorching new tracks rock'n'roll has to offer

William DuVall looks back on his journey from punk brat to becoming the man who helped bring Alice In Chains back from the dead

Ten classic moment's from Allman Brothers Band founder and all-round rock giant Gregg Allman

Aerosmith know that rock’n’roll’s a dirty job, but no one does it better and their best albums are swaggering, charismatic proof

When Marillion’s charismatic frontman Fish quit in 1988, many people expected the band to evaporate. But instead they delivered one of their finest records

Get your weekly fix of new rock'n'roll with Classic Rock's handpicked shortlist, then tell us your favourite

Corey Taylor, Killswitch Engage, Halestorm and more cover Dio’s 1983 masterpiece Holy Diver

Metallica albums form one of the most essential back catalogues in metal history – here, we go through them in order of greatness

A look at the rise of goth metal, which saw some early goths elbowed into the margins or disappearing completely, their thunder stolen by the arrival of goth-leaning bands from the metal world