Classic Rock News

Toyah and Robert Fripp return with their most disturbing Sunday Lunch video yet

By Fraser Lewry published 30 March 26

Quick! Somebody fetch the bug spray!

Guns N' Roses keyboardist Melissa Reese bows out of World Tour due to "personal reasons"

By Fraser Lewry published 29 March 26

Melissa Reese became the first female member of Guns N' Roses when she joined the band a decade ago

America's 250th birthday will be celebrated at a concert headlined by a hologram of Charlie Daniels

By Fraser Lewry published 29 March 26

The show will take place at the home of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Jimmy Page releases previously unheard home demo version of Led Zeppelin's Ten Years Gone

By Fraser Lewry published 29 March 26

More light has been shed on the origins of Led Zeppelin's most melancholy song

Watch Zakk Wylde in emotional video for Black Label Society's Ozzy Osbourne tribute

By Stef Lach published 28 March 26

Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society release video for Ozzy's Song – their touching tribute to the late Prince of Darkness

No plans for new Pantera music, but Charlie Benante wants live album

By Stef Lach published 28 March 26

Pantera reunion drummer Charlie Benante hopes a live album will be released to document the controversial comeback

Ross 'The Boss' Friedman, founding guitarist with Manowar and The Dictators, dead at 72

By Fraser Lewry published 27 March 26

News of Friedman's death comes just weeks after he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease

The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson looks back on a turbulent decade

By Paul Brannigan published 27 March 26

The Black Crowes did a lot of growing up in the '90s

Pink Floyd to release 1975 Los Angeles Sports Arena concert on vinyl and CD for very first time in April

By Jerry Ewing published 27 March 26

Pink Floyd Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 has been restored and remastered by Steven Wilson

Metallica producer: “Nothing happened in the band unless Cliff Burton nodded ‘yes’”

By Matt Mills published 27 March 26

80s producer Flemming Rasmussen remembers Cliff Burton being the heavy metal titans’ unofficial musical leader

Judas Priest have started recording their next album: “I don't know if I’m allowed to say that, but I’ve said it”

By Matt Mills published 26 March 26

Guitarist Richie Faulkner says the British metal veterans were in the studio for a month earlier this year

Paul McCartney announces new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane, shares first single Days We Left Behind

By Paul Brannigan published 26 March 26

Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album

Slayer soundtrack a fist-fight featuring Bruce Campbell as Satan in the new episode of Invincible, and TV doesn’t get much cooler than that

By Matt Mills published 26 March 26

SPOILER ALERT: watch a snippet of the blood-soaked battle here

William Shatner announces that Rob Halford will guest on his eagerly-awaited all-star heavy metal album

By Fraser Lewry published 26 March 26

Captain Kirk and the Metal God are working on a cover of Judas Priest's classic You've Got Another Thing Comin'

The Beach Boys replace Bruce Johnston with singer found on social media

By Fraser Lewry published 25 March 26

Three years ago Chris Cron made a video entitled How To Sound Like The Beach Boys and uploaded it to Instagram: Now he's in the band

Watch guitarist turn hits by Blink-182, Creed and Chris Stapleton into black metal riffs

By Matt Mills published 25 March 26

Imperial Triumphant’s Zachary Ezrin is giving a wide array of hit songs an icy makeover

Sepultura founders Max and Iggor Cavalera declined invitation to perform at band’s final show, claims guitarist

By Matt Mills published 25 March 26

Even though Kisser spoke with ex-drummer Iggor over the phone, an onstage reunion doesn’t seem to be on the cards

Why Avenged Sevenfold “fell in love” with Metallica’s ever-controversial St Anger

By Matt Mills published 25 March 26

They’re not quite there with Lulu, though

Pentangle drummer Terry Cox, who also played on David Bowie's Space Oddity, has died, aged 89

By Jerry Ewing published 24 March 26

Drummer Terry Cox was part of the classic Pentangle line-up alongside Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Danny Thompson