Latest Classic Rock News
Ginger Wildheart diagnosed with "rare but aggressive" type of cancer, Mantle Cell Lymphoma
"Ginger wants everyone to know that strength and positivity will prevail, and the show will go on"
Love Vinnie Vincent? Then you'll probably be OK with the two-million-dollar price tag for his new album
The launch of the Vinnie Vincent Invasion's new album comes just months after the former Kiss man received flak for charging $225 for his Ride The Serpent single
James Hetfield proposes to partner Adriana Gillett underwater while swimming with whale sharks
She said yes!
Sebastian Bach sorry for relationship with 17-year-old Christina Applegate
Skid Row and new Twisted Sister singer Sebastian Bach famously derailed Christina Applegate and Brad Pitt's union
Gary Holt has seen it all with Slayer and Exodus – and he's not ready for it to end
Thrash guitar hero Gary Holt on life on the road with Slayer and Exodus
Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at 64
Phil Campbell passed away away following “a complex and major operation”
Metal Up Your Bass! TransAtlantic duo remaster entire early Metallica catalogue with bass parts restored and made louder
Good news for lovers of low end metallic grooves
Latest Classic Rock Features
In crisis, Deep Purple combined two high-profile figures to create an anti-censorship classic
The story of a song that merged Mary Whitehouse's infamous clean-up campaign with tensions caused by Ritchie Blackmore
“Some fans preferred it to Genesis”: The unexpected consequences of Steve Hackett’s Voyage Of The Acolyte
Guitarist believes his solo debut proved Genesis had a future after Peter Gabriel’s departure – but it also led to two years of soul-searching
No compromise: How Joan Armatrading made the album that set her on the path to stardom
After accidentally getting a start in the London production of Hair, Joan Armatrading made the demo that (eventually) changed her life
James Bruner was drawn into rock by the greats: Now he's ready to become one
James Bruner grew up listening to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, then dropped out of university to throw everything into his craft
Nine Muddy Waters albums you should listen to and one to avoid
The best albums from Muddy Waters, the electric warrior of fine blues who mobilised the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 16, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Lemon Twigs, Devon Townsend, All Them Witches and more
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
David Bowie successfully charts a path into his later years with the help of a returning friend
David Bowie transforms once again, this time into himself
Powerwolf conquer Wembley Arena: Review
Powerwolf might have enough pyro to level a city, but they've got singalongs to unite the masses
The Black Crowes' blessed resurrection keeps rolling on A Pound Of Feathers
More songs about rockin’ an’ rollin’
AC/DC are captured in their hungry prime on If You Want Blood You've Got It
Recorded in front of a rabid Glasgow audience, If You Want Blood is AC/DC and Bon Scott at their live peak
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio celebrated on Rainbow - The Temple Of The King 1975-76
Nine CDs of Ritchie, Ronnie and Rainbow
Japan's Flower Travellin' Band aren't for the faint-hearted on proto-prog-guitar-wigout Satori
Bored with covering Western blues bands, the Flower Travellin' Band set out on their own sonic adventure
