The Bob Dylan albums you should definitely listen to
Without the man who raised pop lyrics to the level of poetry, we might still be waiting for the concept of album-oriented music
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A story of Ghost's concert movie, logistical complexity and Hollywood finance
Ghost’s concert-film-and-much-more Rite Here Rite Now fully immerses fans in what has helped turn them into today's greatest theatrical rockers
U2's Bono on the game-changing "genius" musician he views as an "exorcist"
U2 may have emerged in the post-punk era, but the Dubliners looked deeper into the past for inspiration
In 1987, the Beastie Boys were portrayed as the world's most outrageous, offensive band. Their parents found this hugely amusing
"If World War Three was declared tomorrow I'm sure we'd get the blame," Beastie Boys' Mike D once said. His mum Hester told parents not to panic
Blood Incantation talk all night raves, psychedelics and being mistaken for Depeche Mode
Blood Incantation talk all night raves, psychedelics and being mistaken for Depeche Mode
Devin Townsend is slightly embarrassed by his new album, and that’s a good thing
PowerNerd, the first of three autobiographical albums, was transformed into something unexpected as he began feeling like a liar, and wound up facing his 15-year-old self
Public Service Broadcasting’s J. Willgoose Esq. says he’s a pessimist with impostor syndrome
He says his natural negativity didn’t top him presenting a positive take on Amelia Earhart’s final adventure on latest album The Last Flight, as he considers where the emotional power of his band’s output comes from
I was there: A night out with Iron Maiden before they were famous
In October 1979 Classic Rock's Geoff Barton watched Iron Maiden play a heavy metal disco in North West London. He took notes
Keith Richards picks the Rolling Stones album he'd play to a 14-year-old getting into rock music
Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards on Altamont, writing with Mick Jagger, and his advice for young musicians
"We had turned into grotesque prog creatures" How Rush reinvented themselves
After the "soul-crushing" slog of Hemispheres, Permanent Waves returned Rush to the peak of their powers and put them in a different league
Apple Music vs Amazon Music Unlimited: which streaming service rocks hardest?
Apple Music and Amazon Music Unlimited are both quality music streaming services, so I've put them side by side to see how they compare
The 50 best metal songs of 2024
Ghost, Judas Priest, Babymetal, Gojira, Knocked Loose... 2024 was a massive year for metal songs. But which song did you vote as the very best?
These classic metal albums turn 20 in 2025
Trivium’s Ascendancy, Bullet For My Valentine’s The Poison and Avenged Sevenfold’s City Of Evil are 20 years old now, and your knees aren’t what they used to be
Kalandra mix ethereal prog, Nordic folk and, er, bird songs. So why can't metal fans get enough of them?
Kalandra are not a heavy metal band, and yet they've bewitched the underground metal scene all the same
The armed hold-up that set Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne on the road to music
Sold on their older brothers’ counterculture dream of living in outer space listening to the Beatles, Coyne and bandmate Steven Drozd very nearly became full-time drug dealers instead of musicians
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Including Bob Mould, The Cold Stares, The Hellacopters and five other warriors on the edge of prime-time
The Elvis Costello albums you should definitely listen to
Over the course of 32 studio albums, Elvis Costello has explored terrains that include country music, jazz, soundtrack work and even opera
Jesse Malin on the spinal stroke that left him paralysed from the waist down and the long road to recovery
One spring day in 2023, Jesse Malin suddenly fell to the floor, and his life effectively fell apart
