Latest Classic Rock News
The long-defunct festival adds a second country to its itinerary after announcing a comeback at Birmingham’s Villa Park, where namesake Ozzy Osbourne held his final show
Star Trek legend William Shatner appeared with his band The *uckers at a Riot Fest warm-up show in Chicago
Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards contributes cover of a blues classic to Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album
Listen to new Dirty Honey singles Lights Out and Butterfly now
Neil Peart: No One's Disciple premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, in Canada
New hi-res film of Echoes from Meddle, used in the surf film Crystal Voyage and early live performances, to be released in October
The great Michael Monroe thinks you should buy the new Hanoi Rocks box set and so do we
Latest Classic Rock Features
This guitarist will forever be hailed as a leading light of NWOBHM. He says it might never have happened without the group who started six years before him, and 150 miles away
They’ve defended the faith since 1974 – here are Judas Priest’s 19 studio albums, in reverse-order of excellence
Exclusive: In this extract from his upcoming book, Dave Mustaine reveals the unexpected support he got from an old frenemey in the wake of his 2019 cancer diagnosis
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Greta Van Fleet, Dirty Honey, The Pineapple Thief and more
How an 'unknown' 20-year-old guitarist from the North of Ireland teamed up with Black Sabbath and Rainbow's legendary frontman Ronnie James Dio
In 1995 Lemmy celebrated his 50th with a special Motörhead club gig in LA. The support act: The Lemmys… aka Metallica
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Led by guitarist Alan Shacklock and singer Janita Haan, Babe Ruth experimented with blues, hard rock and prog and ended up popular in early hip hop circles
Are Big Four thrash legends Anthrax about to begin a latter-career renaissance?
Dovetailing with the announcement of the band's 2027 world tour, Oasis' new film is a genius piece of marketing. But it's also so much more than that
Gentle Giant's Octopus can be something of an acquired taste, with its multi-faceted approach and highbrow subject matter
After 12 albums and 45 years, Anthrax are still trying new things on Cursum Perficio
Essex pistols The Meffs know what they want and are stopping for no one
