Latest Classic Rock News
Robert Plant on how Wales and Tolkien influenced Led Zeppelin
Robert Plant channelled Tolkien into his lyrics - even if his Led Zep bandmates didn't realise it at the time
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
Latest Classic Rock Features
Jane’s Addiction represented a new form of prog when they released Nothing’s Shocking
Authentic and challenging, the quartet shaped the music of a decade with their major-label debut
Donovan’s transcendental tales of The Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix and David Lynch
Folk-rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch
Alien Sex Fiend’s mushroom-powered path to prog appreciation
Nik Fiend’s journey from a cover of Silver Machine that Lemmy liked to sharing a label with Hawkwind
“He was unable to write something with delight in it. It’s epic”: William Shatner’s surprising Christmas album
The Star Trek icon gets silly and serious in turns as he discusses what the season means to him, the secret to living long and prospering, and the presents Kirk and Spock might give each other
Ian Gillan on getting older, losing his vision, and his unexpected new collaboration
His pole vaulting days may be behind him, but even at the age of 80, Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan is still in demand
"Quite simply, one of the very best British bands of the past three decades." Every Biffy Clyro album ranked from worst to best
'Mon the Biff!
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.
