Classic Rock Reviews

Geordie doom-punk quintet Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs unpack thrilling third album Viscerals

Aphrodite's Child's cult masterpiece 666: an apocalyptic prog tour-de-force or a pretentious load of twaddle? Just don't ask Irene Papas what she thinks

Welsh rockers Buffalo Summer up their game on Desolation Blue

Gaslight Anthem mainman Brian Fallon pulls up a stool on Local Honey

Ratt’s first five albums, finally retrieved from the cellar

Eleventh album Gigaton finds Seattle crew Pearl Jam raging against the world but not losing hope

Nergal's Me And That Man heads down Route 666 with a stellar new entourage in New Man, New Songs, Same Sh*t, Vol.1

Occult-infused rockers Lucifer bring their twin poles into harmony with third album, Lucifer III

Heralding the departure of Adrian Smith and the arrival of Janick Gers, Iron Maiden's No Prayer For The Dying also saw the arrival of very mixed reviews

Inspired by a panic attack, The Groundhog's four-part suite Split soundtracked a psychotic reaction

Earache's New Wave Of Rock N Roll offers an essential state-of-the-nation address from the British rock’n’roll scene

In the wake of Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here, Animals saw Pink Floyd show their disgust with humanity

Four Cream concerts brought back to life, warts ‘n’ all, from 1968's Goodbye Tour

A battered Strat. A check shirt. Rory Gallagher wore them both well, as a new live album recorded in 1977 shows

Swiss speed-metallers Burning Witches up their wicked game on Dance With The Devil

The self-titled debut album by the original Queen Of Noise, Suzi Quatro, strives to prove she was more than a singles act

Collector-friendly seven-inch single box set from reluctant rock god Robert Plant

A timely return to form from Wishbone Ash on Coat Of Arms

The Night Flight Orchestra get their wings on fifth album Aeromantic