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Iron Maiden issue statement after Paris show is derailed by power outage in the City Of Light
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Deep Purple launch trippy new video for Guilt Trippin'
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Deep Purple's Ian Gillan announces Talking Gib'rish spoken word tour
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Hear Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale pay tribute to Chris Cornell on powerful new cover of Soundgarden’s Loud Love
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Latest Classic Rock News

Iron Maiden issue statement after Paris show is derailed by power outage in the City Of Light
By Paul Brannigan published
"The fans were magnificent and a huge thanks to them from the band for their patience and support."

Deep Purple launch trippy new video for Guilt Trippin'
By Fraser Lewry published
Guilt Trippin in the third single to emerge from Deep Purple's upcoming twenty-fourth album Splat!

Deep Purple's Ian Gillan announces Talking Gib'rish spoken word tour
By Fraser Lewry published
The Talking Gib'rish tour will find Ian Gillan telling stories from his life and career in music

Hear Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale pay tribute to Chris Cornell on powerful new cover of Soundgarden’s Loud Love
By Matt Mills published
The singer/guitarist teams with Testament, Metal Allegiance and ex-Pearl Jam members on the latest single by King Ultramega

70s prog legends Quiet Sun share newly remixed and remastered version of Bargain Classics
By Jerry Ewing published
Quiet Sun's legendary Mainstream album will be released as a remixed and remastered Deluxe Edition in September

Iron Maiden concert cut short by an hour due to local power outage
By Matt Mills published
The band had to stop playing for an hour during a phone-free gig in Paris on Monday

Noel Gallagher endorses Oasis classic being adopted as England’s official FIFA World Cup 2026 anthem
By Paul Brannigan published
"It was a magical moment between the people and the players"
Latest Classic Rock Features

Magic mushrooms broke the tension when Marillion went pop with Holidays In Eden
By Dave Everley published
Tension was rife as they tried to write their second album with Steve Hogarth – until a night in traditional Mexican outfits broke the ice

“We’re still making records because we think we’re the best band in the world”: The Jesus and Mary Chain may not have destroyed the music industry as they had hoped, but they gave it a damn good shot
By Niall Doherty published
God bless The Jesus and Mary Chain

Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith look back on Iron Maiden's 50-year ride
By Mark Blake published
As Iron Maiden's historic Eddfest show at Knebworth gets ever closer, the band look back over half a century of Monsters and Maiden

Genesis: The early years - a surprisingly difficult quiz
By Fraser Lewry published
How much do you know about that time in Genesis's history when no one argued about which version of the band was the best or how it all went wrong when so-and-so left?

Remembering that time Rush's Alex Lifeson trolled the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with the most ridiculous awards speech ever
By Merlin Alderslade published
"Blah blah blah, blah blah-blah-blah-blah, blah blah, blah blah-blah!"

Geoff Tate on the third installment of what's now an Operation Mindcrime trilogy
By Dave Ling published
Almost 40 years on, the singer of Queensrÿche’s signature album releases his own third instalment
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Latest Classic Rock Reviews

The Stooges mark the post-Altamont death throes of the hippy zeitgeist on Fun House
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The Stooges' second album Fun House is a beautiful seven-track study in the feral and unhinged

The Rolling Stones' 25th album Foreign Tongues isn't just Hackney Diamonds II
By Ian Fortnam published
The Rolling Stones follow up Hackney Diamonds with assistance from Paul McCartney, The Cure's Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and more

Electric Warrior – T.Rex's collection of sun-dappled narco-rockers – is more than the two hits
By Classic Rock Magazine published
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
By Stephen Hill published
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
By Rich Hobson published
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
By Rich Hobson published
Poland's biggest metal festival hosted everyone from Megadeth and Black Label Society to Ice Nine Kills, Blood Incantation, Cavalera and more






