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Slash announces Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival live album and concert film
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Aerosmith and Yungblud confirm collaboration details
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Bob Dylan's early years explored in forthcoming Bootleg Series release
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Paramount Plus to stream feature-length documentary about Ozzy Osbourne’s final years next month
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Latest Classic Rock News

Slash announces Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival live album and concert film
By Fraser Lewry published
Watch the video for Slash's version of Fleetwood Mac's classic Oh Well now

Aerosmith and Yungblud confirm collaboration details
By Fraser Lewry published
Yungblud hooks up with Aerosmith for five-track EP – their first new music in 13 years

Bob Dylan's early years explored in forthcoming Bootleg Series release
By Niall Doherty published
Though The Open Window, out in October, delves into the legendary singer-songwriter’s work between 1956 and 1963

Paramount Plus to stream feature-length documentary about Ozzy Osbourne’s final years next month
By Matt Mills published
Ozzy: No Escape From Now will be streaming from October 7

Mike Patton returns to action with new project AVTT/PTTN with folk rock stars the Avett Brothers
By Fraser Lewry published
Listen to AVTT/PTTN's debut single Eternal Love now

System Of A Down add second UK date to European tour with Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath
By Matt Mills published
The alt-metal band will play a second show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 15

Chrissie Hynde and k.d. lang hook up for smoky version of soul classic Me And Mrs Jones
By Fraser Lewry published
Me And Mrs Jones comes from the Pretenders' singer's upcoming album of duets with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Debbie Harry, Shirley Manson and more
Latest Classic Rock Features

Nine albums by The Doors you need to hear... and one to avoid
By Max Bell published
More than just a band that produced some classic music, The Doors and Jim Morrison remain iconic, their recordings embraced by each new generation

I took photos of Ozzy Osbourne for decades – and these are some of my favourite memories
By Ross Halfin published
Ross Halfin, who photographed Ozzy Osbourne for nearly 50 years, reflects on his time spent with the late Prince Of Darkness

“Write lyrics? He’d rather wash the car”: Polly Samson on cajoling David Gilmour into work
By Marcel Anders published
The guitarist’s wife and long-term creative partner helped him put a full-stop on The Endless River, before the couple brought his 2015 album Rattle That Lock to fruition

Satanic rituals, burlesque and cowbell - what it was like at Ghost Con 2025
By Merlin Alderslade published
We got to go to Ghost Con III and had a hell of a time

Warren Haynes reveals how the blues can rescue you from misery
By David Sinclair published
Gov’t Mule’s leader Warren Haynes on new album The Whisper Sessions, musical and marital partnerships, and the difference between women and men

13 absolute bangers from Status Quo's Frantic Four lineup
By Dave Ling published
Warning: headbanging to these songs could result in serious injury

How Jeff Lynne built the Electric Light Orchestra
By Mick Wall published
The story of a trio of Brummies who created the progressive orchestral pop-rock band that became a global phenomenon

How Kate Bush answered her critics with Hounds Of Love
By Jo Kendall published
Her fifth album came out of relationships, nature and old movies, along with all her nightmares in one song. It became one of her most-loved releases, featuring big hit Running Up That Hill, but she endured a challenging climb to complete it
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Latest Classic Rock Reviews

"Everything about this band rules hard." Fantasy doom metal heroes Castle Rat have made one of 2025's most epic metal albums in The Bestiary
By Dom Lawson published
Looking like they've stepped out of the world of Conan The Barbarian, Castle Rat are one of metal's most vibrant new bands

Foreigner's 4 is absolutely deserving of the super-deluxe treatment
By Essi Berelian published
Treasure from the Foreigner vaults

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band mix it up on Nightingales & Bombers
By Classic Rock Magazine published
For a band frequently pigeonholed as a singles act, Nightingales & Bombers proved Manfred Mann’s Earth Band could deliver depth and daring in equal measure

Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti receives a 50th Birthday polish
By David Stubbs published
The latest iteration of Led Zeppelin's epic double album Physical Graffiti is accompanied by an EP of live recordings

The Alice Cooper Band conjure up a twisted classic on Killer
By Classic Rock Magazine published
With Bob Ezrin behind the desk and a pocketful of rollicking, quality tunes, Killer – in tandem with Alice’s shlock-horror image – just couldn’t fail

If this is his final solo album, Glenn Hughes is closing that door with a mighty bang
By Neil Jeffries published
Glenn Hughes' 15th solo album could be his last