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Halestorm reach a career peak with new album Everest
Halestorm are still Halestorm on album number six, but the hard rockers have more ideas in their back pockets than ever before
Jonas Renske steers the new-look Kakatonia towards a different darkness
Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State, their first album without Anders Nyström, embraces first takes, shelved ideas and outside influences – and hints at how they might use more electronic elements in the future
Why Toto's second album Hydra is their proggiest
The seasoned American session stars changed tack after the success of their self-titled debut, inserting splashes of musical colour that became part of their unique style
The Michael Schenker albums you should listen to, and one to avoid
From teenage Scorpion to UFO, MSG and beyond, guitar hero Michael Schenker has had both hands in some of hard rock’s great albums
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 4, 2025
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Eric Gales, Tyler Bryant, Starbenders and more
Black Sabbath tweak the formula on Master Of Reality, invent even more genres
Black Sabbath: now heavier, denser and doomier than before
Styx continue their prog-powered renaissance with Circling From Above
Chicago’s AOR-prog veterans return in fine fettle – although the music vastly outweighs the concept on their 18th album
Giles, Giles & Fripp recordings provide a satisfying overview of pre-Crimson Robert Fripp
Recordings rom 1967 and 1968 provide a satisfying overview of pre-Crimson Robert Fripp
