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Latest Classic Rock News
Police investigating couple allegedly caught in ‘intimate act’ on Download festival Ferris wheel
Footage that seems to depict the interaction has circulated on social media
New charity launches in honour of former Big Big Train frontman David Longdon on what would have been his 61st birthday
The David Longdon Foundation will support young musicians, as well as fund music therapy for those in need
Linkin Park react to becoming first band with female singer to headline Download festival
The nu metal hit-makers, now co-fronted by Emily Armstrong, closed the Donington weekender on Sunday
Billy Corgan recalls the first time he heard Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit
The night that Butch Vig played Billy Corgan an unreleased cassette of Nirvana's Nevermind album
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell reunites with Metallica-endorsed NWOBHM veterans Sweet Savage to record new songs
Def Leppard guitarist makes full circle return to band he formed as a teenager
Faith No More set social media abuzz as they release teaser image featuring live audience
The alternative metal luminaries haven’t played together since 2016
Sebastian Bach was apparently a fan of Lzzy Hale’s performances with Skid Row
The Halestorm frontwoman led the glam metal stars for a handful of shows in 2024
Latest Classic Rock Features
The 10 greatest final albums in heavy metal history
These masterpieces by Black Sabbath, Motörhead and White Zombie made sure their careers ended on flawless form
What happened when John Bonham was best man at Tony Iommi's wedding
Led Zeppelin's famously revelrous drummer John Bonham was Best Man at Tony Iommi's wedding in 1973
For Jim Jones, rock'n'roll is way more than just music, it’s something other-worldly and sacred
Now signed to The Black Crowes' Silver Arrow Records, the Jim Jones All Stars are fervently preaching the gospel of rock’n’roll
Jimi Hendrix was here: An interactive London map
Hotels, hangouts, crash pads, recording studios, sweaty gigs, swanky nightclubs… and where it all ended in tragedy: Jimi Hendrix was here
The story of the Van Halen classic written to mock punk and embraced by the punk rockers
Producer Ted Templeman says Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love is his favourite song from all those he's worked on
The story behind Blondie's misunderstood debut single, which celebrates its 50th birthday today
"I don't think there's a song on the first record without a reference to someone getting shot, stabbed, degraded, or insulted"
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Electric Warrior – T.Rex's collection of sun-dappled narco-rockers – is more than the two hits
Marc Bolan sheds his hippy skin and reinvents himself as a golden god with a gleaming, screaming electric guitar
Guns N' Roses' Download set is a slog , but when they lock in, they still show greatness
Shave an hour off this set and we could have had something special
Flames, confetti, screams and Lady Gaga: Halestorm's Download set is a rock 'n' roll masterclass
Could Halestorm headline Download one day? This set certainly suggests they could pull it off
Mystic Festival 2026: Black Label Society, Blood Incantation, Megadeth and more descend on Gdansk
Poland's biggest metal festival hosted everyone from Megadeth and Black Label Society to Ice Nine Kills, Blood Incantation, Cavalera and more
Ambition and big-time dreams shine through on Des Roc's To Hell And Back
To Hell And Back is the third album from New Yorker Des Rocs, and the garage has been repurposed as a glitter-encrusted drag cave
Def Leppard's Greatest Hits: Built with Queen's Greatest Hits in mind?
All-killer, no-filler compilation that pairs bludgeon riffola with melody. Single-disc minimalism rules!
