Latest Features on Classic Rock
Test your knowledge of The Beast with Metal Hammer’s ultimate Iron Maiden quiz
Hallowed be thy name if you can get these 20 fiendish questions about Iron Maiden correct
Fishbone are riding into the next dimension, but first they have a message for Donald Trump
Stockholm Syndrome, Fishbone’s first full-length album in more than twenty years, is available now
Lita Ford's upcoming shows might be a girl's night out, but boys are welcome too
Former Runaways guitarist Lita Ford gears up for shows with Vixen and at the top of a Welsh mountain
A tribute to John Mayall, November 29, 1933 – July 22, 2024
A look back at the life, music and legacy of the Godfather of British blues, John Mayall
Fifty years down the tracks, the Doobie Brothers remain friends - even when they argue
With vocalist Michael McDonald on board again and a new album, the Doobie Brothers still have what it takes
How Mark Wilkinson’s artistic genius helped define Marillion’s image
With the Market Square Heroes sleeve acting as a successful audition, his partnership with the neo-prog icons meant he joined them in being free to create whatever art they wanted to
How Wacken became one of metal's biggest and most beloved festivals
Wacken Open Air returns this year with bands including Guns N' Roses, Papa Roach, Gojira, Machine Head and more
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: July 21, 2025
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Die Spitz, Castle Rat, Bobbie Dazzle and five other holy divers and divas
How Judas Rising rebuilt Judas Priest for the 21st Century
After a decade with Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Judas Priest welcomed Rob Halford back into the fold - and ushered in their second coming
Mark King saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra on colour TV and a fashion crime followed
The future bandleader wasn’t even a bassist when John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer and co burst into his young life on the Isle of Wight
Camel and a tale of two visits to the Royal Albert Hall, 43 years apart
Unruly brass musicians, unrecordable horns, a runaway film crew and the surprise appearance of female fans… Andrew Latimer recalls the profile-boosting 1975 concert and morale-securing 2018 return
How a thrash classic from Metallica's Kill 'Em All album got linked to a brutal murder in Texas in the 1980s
"We woke up with a call from our manager who said there's some s**t going on." Lars Ulrich
The epic story of the stolen song that could be the next Stranger Things hit
Deep Purple's Child In Time has a long and complicated history – and now a whole new audience are hearing it for the first time
How Aerosmith grew to hate each other but learned to love again
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer on the making of Aerosmith's Music From Another Dimension!
Stewart Copeland on The Police, being outdone by Pink Floyd, Neil Peart and life in his 70s
The accidental archivist revels in found sounds, movie soundtracks, spoken-word performances – and after dealing with his tensions of the 80s, explains why his brother isn’t talking to him
10 bands that will fill the Black Sabbath-shaped hole in your life
Black Sabbath may be no more, but there are still plenty of bands they’ve inspired out there
The Renaissance Man: Ginger Wildheart albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
Ginger Wildheart has multiple strings to his bow: brilliantly memorable hard rock with The Wildhearts, bleeding-heart confessionals under his own name, and plenty in between
