Classic Rock Reviews

Japan's Flower Travellin' Band aren't for the faint-hearted on proto-prog-guitar-wigout Satori

By Classic Rock Magazine published 1 March 26

Bored with covering Western blues bands, the Flower Travellin' Band set out on their own sonic adventure

Foo Fighters return to their punk roots in Manchester

By Rich Hobson published 1 March 26

Dave Grohl winds back the clocks with a very sweaty, very intimate show in Manchester

The “moving” Paul McCartney documentary that shows the failures between the triumphs

By Julian Marszalek published 26 February 26

Paul McCartney: Man On The Run spotlights the trials and triumphs of the post-Beatles 70s

Rob Zombie goes full bore, full gore on blood-soaked eighth album The Great Satan

By Philip Wilding published 26 February 26

After a four-year hiatus, Rob Zombie returns to his frantic and frenetic Hellbilly roots

The Darkness in Auckland, New Zealand - live review

By Fraser Lewry published 19 February 26

At the end of the year, The Darkness will headline the O2 in London: This week, we caught up with them at a venue 1/20th of the size in New Zealand

Faster Pussycat's debut is a middle-finger-in-the-air collection of songs about sex, drugs and rock'n'roll

By Classic Rock Magazine published 16 February 26

Faster Pussycat capture all the sleaze of Sunset Strip on rowdy self-titled debut

Deftones get hot and heavy at first UK show of 2026

By Rich Hobson published 13 February 26

TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues

Beers, belly flops and the Bahamas: what it's like on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise

By Rich Hobson published 11 February 26

Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Eluveitie and more packed out this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal

Scorpions mix hard rock, pop and metal on the pre-stardom classic Taken By Force

By Classic Rock Magazine published 9 February 26

The Scorpions' last album with Uli Jon Roth and first with Herman Rarebell sums them up in the year that punk broke

Jay Buchanan is captivating and contrary on Weapons Of Beauty

By Philip Wilding published 6 February 26

Rival Sons singer Jay Buchanan’s solo album is full of heart, blues and soul

The Alan Parsons Project's Eye In The Sky sounds like punk and new wave pop rock never happened

By Classic Rock Magazine published 2 February 26

Alan Parsons' most commercially successful album bore fruit with the sports anthem Sirius and the hits Eye In The Sky and Old And Wise

Francis Rossi doesn't quite return to the pile-driving sound of Status Quo on The Accidental

By Neil Jeffries published 30 January 26

Status Quo frontman surprises himself with unexpected fifth solo album

Sweet rock hard and conjure up a cult classic on Give Us A Wink

By Classic Rock Magazine published 26 January 26

Could Sweet still produce after dumping Chinn and Chapman? You bet!

Decades on, The Beatles' White Album is still igniting pub arguments

By Classic Rock Magazine published 19 January 26

The one where the cracks in the Beatles' armour began to appear and quality control took a back seat

Gluecifer's first album in two decades is sleazy and snotty, packed with blood-guzzling scorchers

By Sleazegrinder published 16 January 26

Gluecifer bring Scandinavian action rock (back) to the Man on sixth album Same Drug New High

Chris Rea finds friends among fans of Mark Knopfler, J.J. Cale and Robbie Robertson on The Road To Hell

By Classic Rock Magazine published 12 January 26

The Road To Hell fuses Chris Rea's weather-beaten blues instincts with serious songwriting smarts and a sharp-eyed sense of social unease

This is the end, but Megadeth are leaving us with an absolute killer of a final album

By Dom Lawson published 10 January 26

Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with

Alter Bridge are at their most Alter Bridge on the unwaveringly confident Alter Bridge

By Emma Johnston published 9 January 26

It's more of the same on Alter Bridge's self-titled seventh album, but who’s complaining when their same is this good?

Steven Wilson seeks the sweet spot between pop and progression on Hand. Cannot. Erase.

By Classic Rock Magazine published 5 January 26

Inspired by a tragic modern story, Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase. is often hailed as his masterpiece. But is it?