Latest Classic Rock News
Linkin Park, the Ramones and The Smashing Pumpkins will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2027
Actors Pedro Pascal and Adam Scott will also be immortalised on Hollywood Boulevard next year
Arthur 'God of Hellfire' Brown issues public service announcement warning of fire dangers
Safety advice from Arthur Brown as he gears up for the release of new album Nature
Metal gig in New Zealand marred by extreme poo incident in moshpit
The episode occurred during a show by local metal stars Devilskin
Watch previously unseen TV footage of Black Sabbath performing N.I.B. on Beat-Club in 1970
The footage was recorded in 1970 as Black Sabbath promoted their debut album but never broadcast
System Of A Down and Faith No More announce 2027 Australia and New Zealand tour
System Of A Down and Faith No More will play in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Wellington next year
Ministry announce Goodbye Europe farewell tour
"It doesn't matter if you're left or right, we're all dead unless we all unite"
Watch Jack White and Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson cover a Free classic
Black Crowes vocalist and former White Stripes frontman get their blues on in the Windy City
Latest Classic Rock Features
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: July 27, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Black Spiders, Halestorm, King Kraken and more
"It's our duty to push the boundaries." The story of Wacken Open Air
Ahead of its huge 35th anniversary event, we look back at the birth of Wacken
The stories behind every song on Ride The Lightning, in Metallica’s own words
Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett break down their band’s landmark second album, released on this day in 1984
“Diversity was their greatest asset”: Queen’s spirit of adventure and forward-looking values prove they were prog
Freddie Mercury and co may have become pop giants, but before, after and underneath it all was a love of all things progressive – as Yes’ Steve Howe and Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy explain
The song that gave Thin Lizzy their first hit – and nearly became an albatross around their necks
Traditional folk cover Whiskey In The Jar was Thin Lizzy’s big break – but Phil Lynott couldn’t wait to ditch it
How Angel Witch wrote one of the great overlooked metal anthems of the early 80s
Angel Witch’s Angel Witch was one of the great anthems of the NWOBHM era – so why didn’t it turn them into stars?
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Stuart Adamson's guitar work elevates Skids' Scared to Dance above the ordinary
The sound of a bunch of scrappy youths from Scotland's industrial heartland
Mongol champions The Hu take after their hard rock heroes on long-awaited new album Hun
The folk metal horde have been endorsed by Metallica and Iron Maiden – and their third album bears those icons’ influence
Robyn Hitchcock's enigmatic The Confuser is the best album he's released this century
The Confuser is the twenty-fifth post-Soft Boys waxing from alt. stalwart Robyn Hitchcock
Foreigner's new album is a pleasant souvenir with almost zero atmosphere
Not a lot of thunder and lightning (or original members) on Foreigner's’s 50th-anniversary live album In The Eye Of The Storm
Pete Townshend finds stable ground away from The Who on Empty Glass
Empty Glass was Pete Townshend’s response to the death of Keith Moon and the arrival of punk
Some of Small Faces’ greatest songs - and a managerial battle – documented on Decca Singles 1965-1967
Still small but perfectly formed after all these years
