Latest Reviews on Classic Rock
Dave Mustaine reaches thrash metal nirvana on Megadeth's Rust In Peace
No filler or flab on one of the most obscenely thrilling moments in all of recorded metal history
Foreigner arrive fully-formed and formidable on debut album
While punk rock was big news in 1977, the radio-friendly rock of Foreigner was still perfectly timed
Aerosmith and Yungblud's One More Time EP is a surprising but welcome triumph
Rock's past and present meet in the middle and make a certain kind of magic in hopes of securing its future
Review: 74-75: Night Life / Fighting is a seven-CD countdown to Thin Lizzy's lift-off
74-75: Night Life / Fighting finds Phil Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson pointing Thin Lizzy in the right direction
The Beatles' Anthology 4 is more evidence of original reality turned distorted mythology
The bottom of the Abbey Road barrel approaches
Spock’s Beard are still pushing prog’s boundaries on first album in seven years
Spock’s Beard: Still proud to be prog on The Archaeoptimist
The Rolling Stones first album without Mick Taylor, now available in super deluxe form
Mick Taylor exits the Stones and fun times return
Mötley Crüe's third album gets an undeserved anniversary makeover
Theatre Of Pain: Still painful
Praying Mantis fail to surf the NWOBHM wave on Time Tells No Lies
Life at the melodic end of the hard rock spectrum was not always kind
Two years on from their farewell show in New York, Kiss return to the stage in Las Vegas
Kiss are back, and Classic Rock were there to witness it
Review: Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka’s new band Mirador play London for the first time
What happened when Jake Kiszka and Chris Turpin’s maverick blues project Mirador played London on their first UK tour
Blackberry Smoke overcook the recipe on Rattle, Ramble & Roll - The Best Of Volume One
Southern rock flagbearers Blackberry Smoke serve up an overstuffed career-spanning compilation
Cheap Trick's electricity is evergreen on All Washed Up
Illinois past masters Cheap Trick relight the flame on swaggering 21st album All Washed Up
Four decades down the line, Fastway's debut album falls short of classic status
Combining Eddie Clark’s in-your-face guitar, Dave King’s high-register vocals and Jerry Shirley’s gut-rumbling drumming, Fastway peaked early
Paul McCartney & Wings crush the myth that Macca's seventies were mid
Curated by Paul McCartney, this Wings best-of charts the story of a band on its way to becoming one of the biggest-selling acts of all time
Jimi Hendrix's giant-steps second album Axis: Bold As Love, now upgraded
The deluxe edition reissue of Axis: Bold As Love includes 40 bonus outtakes, alternative versions, TV and radio appearances
Wolfgang Van Halen finds his voice and sets a high bar on third Mammoth album
The third Mammoth album feels like the work of a musician settling comfortably into his own space and comfortable with all that attention
