Classic Rock Features

From classics buried on albums to long-forgotten b-sides, these are the 10 best deep cuts for the Red Hot Chili Peppers connoisseur

James Gunn's madcap superhero series has given glam metal a new lease of life

Devin Townsend picks the 10 songs that defined his career, musing on mushroom trips, mortality and how cheeseburgers hold the secrets of the universe

After his post-Judas Priest outfit Fight broke up, Rob Halford put together a new band. Next up, they made a video. It was not like other videos

From going nowhere in London with Generation X, to pop star and transatlantic hits, all it took Billy Idol was 15 minutes in a studio, and his sister getting pregnant

For one night only, David Bowie celebrated his 50th birthday with an all-star show at Madison Square Garden. Here’s how the stardust was sprinkled, told by those who were there

Before he joined AC/DC, Bon Scott was in country rockers the Mount Lofty Rangers, until a near fatal crash. This is the story

The in-demand, classic rock-loving South African Kevin Shirley is arguably the 21st century’s leading rock music producer

From The Byrds to Guns N’ Roses via Jimi Hendrix’s unimpeachable All Along The Watchtower, we look at the Bob Dylan covers where the students eclipsed the master

It's the song Robert Plant famously refuses to play. But on one occasion, as Page and Plant promoted their Unledded album in Japan, he relented

Ghost brought the party to Manchester's AO Arena. Here's what went down

Eight musical lions, ready to pounce upon their prey at the great watering hole of rock

Johnny Cash's iconic version of Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt was nothing if not unlikely, but the Man In Black was no stranger to unlikely cover versions

Netflix’s Metal Lords is one of the few movies that get metal right. Here are some of the others

An exclusive interview with Bob Rock – the producer who helped steer Metallica to superstardom

Now in their sixth decade, Yes show no signs of slowing down. In 2022, they'll be revisiting Close To The Edge with a fresh batch of dates. Long-serving guitarist Steve Howe looks ahead to a busy future

Their fans were worried about Metallica going “Bon Jovi”. But Enter Sandman would become one of metal’s greatest ever songs

From the influence of Def Leppard and Andrew Lloyd Webber to the inspiration of Rammstein, Ghost’s Tobias Forge reveals the secrets behind blockbusting new album Impera

Marillion had endured rough times before, but the late 1990s pushed the band to the brink of extinction. This is how a bunch of supposedly washed-up has-beens saved their career – and changed the entire music industry in the process

Pink Floyd's Hey Hey Rise Up will raise money for humanitarian relief in Ukraine, but some people still can't see past the band lineup