Latest Classic Rock News
Kiss’s Gene Simmons claims he learned humility from Ozzy Osbourne
Simmons calls the late Black Sabbath singer’s attitude “a good lesson for idiots like me who sometimes, guilty as charged, get full of themselves”
Bloodstock festival adds Saxon as first-ever Thursday main-stage headliner; 26 other bands also confirmed
The UK heavy metal stalwarts will return to the top of the bill at the Derbyshire weekender, 25 years after they headlined the first-ever Bloodstock
Watch members of Iron Maiden and Tool jam a Jeff Beck song at a wedding last week
Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and partially-retired drummer Nicko McBrain performed with Tool bassist Justin Chancellor at Smith’s daughter’s wedding on Friday
Yes announce first English and Scottish live dates for two years
Prog legends Yes announce a nine-date tour of England and Scotland on which they'll play all of 1971's Fragile album
Judas Priest recorded a cover of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs featuring Ozzy Osbourne – and they’re going to release it soon
“The green button’s almost ready to go,” says frontman Rob Halford
Aerosmith to release first new music in over a decade - with Yungblud
A teaser video of Steven Tyler and Yungblud singing My Only Angel is out now
Iron Maiden, Architects, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice sign up as ambassadors for National Album Day 2025
“Albums matter,” says Bruce Dickinson, whose band are one of four “Album Champions” alongside Architects, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice for this year’s rock-themed event
Latest Classic Rock Features
Warren Haynes reveals how the blues can rescue you from misery
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
Warning: headbanging to these songs could result in serious injury
How Jeff Lynne built the Electric Light Orchestra
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
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
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: September 15, 2025
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Mammoth, Biffy Clyro, Dirty Honey and more
De'Wayne's been working for 10 years, but people are finally paying attention
Listening to De'Wayne's genre-flipping new album, it’s clear Taco Bell’s loss is very much rock’s gain
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Foreigner's 4 is absolutely deserving of the super-deluxe treatment
Treasure from the Foreigner vaults
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band mix it up on Nightingales & Bombers
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
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
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
Glenn Hughes' 15th solo album could be his last
Camel break out the complexity but fail to enthral on Mirage
Mirage: a flute-heavy mix of symphonic sweep, jazz fusion and melodic subtlety
