Classic Rock News
Latest News on Classic Rock

Sick Of It All singer Lou Koller says his oesophageal cancer has returned
By Matt Mills published
The hardcore vocalist was first diagnosed with the disease in summer 2024 and said he was cancer-free in May

An old skit of Ozzy Osbourne acting as Gandalf in The Lord Of The Rings is going viral
By Matt Mills published
Glorious footage of The Prince Of Darkness battling a Balrog is doing the rounds on multiple social media platforms

Watch Slayer charge through Hell Awaits during the fieriest rehearsal video you’ll probably ever see
By Matt Mills published
Lots of metal bands want to tear the house down – Slayer are doing their damnedest to burn it down

Watch the surviving members of REO Speedwagon's classic lineup reunite for the first time in 37 years
By Fraser Lewry published
Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall and Alan Gratzer joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's marching band for a homecoming medley of REO Speedwagon classics

"It's Axl like you've never seen him before, on the front lines of a battle for humanity's future": Introducing Axl Rose: Half-human, half-robot comic book hero
By Fraser Lewry published
Join Axl Rose as he becomes entwined in a deadly conspiracy

Leonardo DiCaprio gives his review of the Oasis reunion show in Pasadena, California
By Merlin Alderslade published
One of the world's most famous actors was present for one of the biggest reunions in history

Prepare to get Ghosted! Ghost announce 2026 North American tour
By Merlin Alderslade published
North America! Prepare to get Ghosted!

Why Peacemaker showrunner James Gunn used a cult Swedish metal band to soundtrack that shocking new twist
By Merlin Alderslade published
The new episode of Peacemaker featured a hell of a plot twist - and showrunner James Gunn turned to heavy metal to soundtrack it

“It was like watching Muhammad Ali shadow box!”: Robert Trujillo on watching Black Sabbath soundcheck at Back To The Beginning
By Matt Mills published
The bassist, who used to play in Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band, compares seeing Sabbath onstage to watching Muhammad Ali in the ring

Watch Eddie Vedder join Tedeschi Trucks Band for blistering cover of The Seeker by The Who
By Fraser Lewry published
The collaboration took place at Vedder's annual Ohana Festival in California

David Gilmour says Pink Floyd were never progressive rock
By Fraser Lewry published
It turns out that lengthy, multi-part instrumentals and concept albums aren't prog after all

Paul McCartney hadn’t played this Beatles classic in full since 1965. That changed last night
By Classic Rock published
The opening night of McCartney‘s US tour saw him perform a Beatles classic for the first time in full since 1965

Ghost delivered a blockbuster concert movie with Rite Here Rite Now. They’re going in a totally different direction with the follow up
By Metal Hammer published
Ghost will be hitting the screen again

Watch King Crimson 80s affiliate band Beat perform Elephant Talk live
By Jerry Ewing published
Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin and Steve Vai have just released Beat Live on Blu-ray, vinly and CD

Bruce Springsteen on why he agreed to a film being made about his life
By Niall Doherty published
The period around The Boss's 1982 masterpiece Nebraska forms the basis of the new Jeremy White Allen-starring biopic

Jethro Tull announce newly remastered reissue of Aqualung Live
By Jerry Ewing published
Jethro Tull's classic 1971 album Aqualung was recorded live for SiriusXM in 2005 and is newly remastered for coloured vinyl, CD and digital release in November

Hear Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne team up on cover of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs
By Matt Mills published
Proceeds from the all-Brummie collab will go to The Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation and Cure Parkinson’s
Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!