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Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist remembers the infamous bat-biting incident
“There was an ambulance waiting for Ozzy. Sharon says, ‘He bit into a bat’”: Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist remembers the infamous bat-biting incident
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Spokesman for that fake band you've been reading about admits they're fake
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Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor look back on Live Aid, and share Bob Geldof's blunt pre-show advice to Freddie Mercury
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Foo Fighters celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of new single, Today's Song
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Supertramp's Crime Of The Century and Crisis? What Crisis? to get 50th anniversary reissues
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“There was an ambulance waiting for Ozzy. Sharon says, ‘He bit into a bat’”: Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist remembers the infamous bat-biting incident
By Metal Hammer published
Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist remembers the infamous bat-biting incident Rudy Sarzo recalls the Prince Of Darkness being taken to hospital after biting the head off a bat onstage in 1982

Spokesman for that fake band you've been reading about admits they're fake
By Fraser Lewry published
The Velvet Sundown have come clean

Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor look back on Live Aid, and share Bob Geldof's blunt pre-show advice to Freddie Mercury
By Paul Brannigan published
"The response from the crowd was so deafening, it took your breath away"

Foo Fighters celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of new single, Today's Song
By Paul Brannigan published
Foo Fighters begin a new chapter with the release of emotive new single, Today's Song

Supertramp's Crime Of The Century and Crisis? What Crisis? to get 50th anniversary reissues
By Jerry Ewing published
Supertramp's classic 1974 album Crime Of The Century and 1975 release Crisis? What Crisis? to be reissued on vinyl

Liam Gallagher reacts to footage of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong kicking a fan offstage for playing Oasis anthem Wonderwall
By Paul Brannigan published
Green Day got trolled by a fan in Luxembourg: Liam Gallagher approves

Celebrate Black Sabbath going Back To The Beginning by grabbing this exclusive Ozzy Osbourne t-shirt
By Metal Hammer published
Get ready for the biggest metal gig of all time by ordering this Blizzard Of Ozz tee that you won’t find anywhere else
Latest Classic Rock Features

The Goo Goo Dolls you should listen to... and one to avoid
By Philip Wilding published
Although the strength of the Goo Goo Dolls' songwriting has been frustratingly inconsistent, the band have shown moments of real class

"He quite clearly was going to shine": The early years of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell
By Everett True published
As Soundgarden broke out of the Seattle scene, Chris Cornell stood apart from his peers: a rock god among grunge’s iconoclasts

Dead Daisies: John Corabi on singing BB King and those "billionaire's hobby" jibes
By Chris Lord published
The Dead Daisies cover the blues greats on new album Lookin’ For Trouble

How Ghost Of Perdition became the defining Opeth anthem
By Matt Mills published
Opeth might've ditched the concept record idea for Ghost Reveries, but Ghost Of Perdition still tells a story

Snowman romances and dancing with Oppenheimer: these are the 10 best Kate Bush deep cuts
By Liz Scarlett published
A dive into the unparalleled British singer-songwriter's treasure trove of overshadowed tracks

The 10 greatest metal bands from Birmingham
By Rich Hobson published
10 brilliant metal bands that show Birmingham really is the home of metal
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Latest Classic Rock Reviews

Motörhead ring the changes on Another Perfect Day, initial dismay now a distant memory
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Joined by Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, Motörhead's Another Perfect Day has increased in stature over the years – just don't mention the shorts

Legendary 'Godfather of Grunge' Neil Young closes out Saturday night at Glastonbury
By Stephen Hill published
"A fantastic celebration of a legendary artist"

What is it about Zach Bryan that has convinced the youth of Britain to lose their cynical minds?
By Scott Rowley published
Zach Bryan at Hyde Park: 20-somethings sing along with his songs about death, trauma and loss, like they are party anthems

Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party
By Matt Mills published
Iron Maiden come back to their birthplace and – armed with a new drummer, a stacked setlist and some extravagant visuals – show 75,000 people just how much they’ve grown

"You worry for anyone that has to follow them." Biffy Clyro's magnificent Glastonbury set serves notice that they're more than ready to headline Britain's biggest and most beloved festival when the call comes
By Merlin Alderslade published
Biffy Clyro kickstart the weekend on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage blending the anthemic with the angular, the emotional and the straight-up eccentric

Bruce Springsteen's staggering The Lost Albums asks why lesser records were released instead
By Pat Carty published
The Boss’s magnificent missing chapters, now finally published