Latest Classic Rock News
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Rea dead at 74
Chris Rea has passed away after a series of health battles
John 5 reveals the secret to stepping into the shoes of Van Halen, Mick Mars and more
John 5 has picked up the axe for the likes of Mötley Crüe and Rob Zombie, and he's learned a few lessons along the way
Ghost's Mary On A Cross has officially just gone platinum in the UK
Ghost's biggest song has just achieved a major milestone
Nazareth part ways with Carl Sentance, announce new singer
A decade after replacing founding frontman Dan McCafferty in Nazareth, Carl Sentance has left the band
Surgeon defends video of Allen Collins playing guitar in hospital after Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash
The footage shows Allen Collins wearing hospital pyjamas, neck brace and orthopaedic fixator
Ghost team up with charity to deliver food packages in Los Angeles via branded robot
Ghost's 'Skele-Bot' took to the streets of Inglewood to deliver food to people in need
Original Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams dead at 82
Mick Abrahams played on Jethro Tull’s first album, This Was, before launching Blodwyn Pig
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Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Bryan Adams, Tailgunner, the Lemon Twigs and more
“He didn’t want his masterpiece on an album where the vibes were so bad”: Rick Davies’ greatest Supertramp songs
Late co-founder always felt that collaborating was like “two people painting a picture on the same canvas.” But that didn’t stop him succeeding
How Rush ditched the prog epics, discovered The Police and reggae, and wrote the hit that reinvented them
Goodbye sci-fi epics, hello surprise hit singles
“Avant-garde? It would be closer to call us ‘aven’t-a-clue!” Mick Abrahams on Blodwyn Pig
Unable to perform towards the end of his life, the singer and guitarist maintained a philosophical viewpoint, and was proud of making “good, honest music without prejudice”
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Judas Priest revive themselves on Painkiller before Rob Halford's decade-long hiatus
Judas Priest follow up the lukewarm Turbo and the tepid Ram It Down with the red-hot Painkiller
Prince aims for superstardom and succeeds with Purple Rain - just steer clear of the movie
The Purple Rain movie may have been a polished turd of soapy melodrama, but it – and the brilliant soundtrack – transformed Prince into a towering icon of the video age
Jan Akkerman celebrates four decades of My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Freddie's solo debut remains flawed but sporadically glorious.
Sabaton's Legendary tour lives up to its name: Review
Thanks, but no tanks: history-loving Swedes Sabaton reinvent their stage show for the Legendary tour
Jimmy Barnes strives for solo success on second album For The Working Class Man
Freed from Cold Chisel, Australian national treasure Jimmy Barnes called in the big guns for his attempted US breakthrough
Freddie Mercury's Mr Bad Guy at 40: Still the great album that might have been
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Freddie's solo debut remains flawed but sporadically glorious.
