Classic Rock Reviews

Type O Negative do both doom and gloom on October Rust

By Classic Rock Magazine published 1 June 26

October Rust: the culmination of Type O Negative’s progress from ugly ducklings to uglier swans

Violet Grohl's debut album Be Sweet To Me is a love letter to the '90s

By Emma Johnston published 29 May 26

Dave Grohl's 20-year-old daughter Violet steps into the spotlight

Saint Agnes's winning formula clicks into place on Your God Fearing Days Are About To Begin

By Mark Beaumont published 28 May 26

Saint Agnes's third album Your God Fearing Days Are About To Begin is a finely tuned beast

Smashing Pumpkins' Gish mixes Zep rock grooves, acid folk, shoegaze and trippy psychedelic angst

By Mark Beaumont published 28 May 26

Gish is celebrating its 35th birthday in shades of variously coloured vinyl

Paul McCartney's The Boys Of Dungeon Lane is not the late-period masterpiece you were hoping for

By Pat Carty published 28 May 26

A mixed bag from arguably the world's greatest songwriter

All Them Witches are predictably unpredictable on the delectable House Of Mirrors

By Fraser Lewry published 28 May 26

The seventh album from enigmatic Nashville rockers All Them Witches comes after a period of upheaval and regrouping

A reunited Sugar roll back the years with a deafening, joyous return to London

By Simon Young published 25 May 26

Sugar make their first UK appearances in more than 30 years – and suddenly it feels like 1994 again

Album Of The Week Club review: Deep Purple climb an early pinnacle on Machine Head

By Classic Rock Magazine published 25 May 26

Machine Head was the album that set the template for Deep Purple’s entire future direction

Megadeth roll back the years with a fiery showing at Sonic Temple

By Rich Hobson published 18 May 26

Rumours of Megadeth going quietly are clearly unfounded

Van Morrison perfects his blues/rock/Celtic soul thing on Saint Dominic's Preview

By Classic Rock Magazine published 18 May 26

In which Van the Man accidentally invents Montrose

Green Lung’s first festival headline show cements them as the future of metal

By Matt Mills published 17 May 26

At London’s Desertfest, the occult five-piece perform all of their darkly fun anthems while backed up by gorgeous videos, returning members and a malfunctioning, Eddie-like mascot

Halestorm showcase their stadium-sized ambitions at Sonic Temple

By Rich Hobson published 16 May 26

Halestorm put on the performance of a lifetime at Sonic Temple 2026

Review: Peter Frampton's long adventure continues on Carry The Light

By Claudia Elliott published 15 May 26

Peter Frampton picks up the torch again

Viral sensations Angine de Poitrine dazzle, confuse and delight at debut London show

By Polly Glass published 12 May 26

Avant-garde Canadian twosome Angine de Poitrine justify all the hype at their sold-out London debut

Album Of The Week Club: The Sex Pistols burn the apple cart to the ground on Never Mind The Bollocks

By Classic Rock Magazine published 11 May 26

A work of spittle-flecked, petulant genius

Review: Linda Perry puts her strengths and vulnerabilities on display for the world to see

By Emma Johnston published 7 May 26

Former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman and all-powerful pop songwriter Linda Perry goes solo

Review: The Lemon Twigs fill a bumper bag of poptastic delight on Look For Your Mind!

By Pat Carty published 7 May 26

Brian and Michael D’Addario continue to effortlessly pluck songs from the rock'n'roll ether

Everything that happened at the debut live show by Stanley Simmons

By Joe Daly published 5 May 26

The sons of Kiss icons Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons played their first show together at a tiny venue in San Diego – and Classic Rock was down the front

Supergroup Wild Horses pull up short on lacklustre debut studio album

By Classic Rock Magazine published 4 May 26

Rainbow's Jimmy Bain + Thin Lizzy's Brian Robertson = Mild Horses