"Today will be my final gig with Iron Maiden." Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain retires from band after 42 years
Beloved Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is officially stepping away from the band
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Savatage announce London Shepherd's Bush Empire show for June
US prog metal legends Savatage will play their first live shows in over a decade with singer Zak Stevens throughout Europe next year
Conan O’Brien sang for an extreme metal band last night
He welcomed Slipknot, Lamb Of God and more onto The Tonight Show – now, Conan O’Brien has followed in their footsteps and played with a metal band
Ghost Of The Machine's second album will "scratch that prog itch" promises singer Charlie Bramald
UK prog sextet Ghost Of The Machine will release second album Empires Must Fall in March
Hear New Delhi metal sensations Bloodywood team with Babymetal on new single Bekhauf
The biggest metal bands in India and Japan have joined forces to make an absolute anthem
Surviving Bonzos feature in hilarious new Still Barking unboxing video
A 20-disc, career-spanning Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band box set Still Barking is released in December
Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk recruit skate legend Tony Hawk to announce North American tour
German electronic music legends Kraftwerk promise “Gesamtkunstwerk – a total work of art” for 2025 multi-media tour
Wardruna explore the relationship between man and bear in typically striking video for new single Birna
Norse folk shamen Wardruna will release new album Birna in January
Doom veterans My Dying Bride end hiatus, announce first show of 2025 – with a different singer
My Dying Bride are back! There’s just one enormous caveat…
Machine Head’s next album seems to be right around the corner…
The groove metal behemoths previously teased a new album for April, and now they’ve offered a glimpse inside the studio
Metalcore champions Shadows Fall return with first new song in 12 years, In The Grey
The New Wave Of American Heavy Metal beloveds were twice Grammy-nominated before going on hiatus in 2012
Classic Rock magazine's best rock albums of 2024
The Black Crowes' comeback album Happiness Bastards has been voted the album of the year in Classic Rock magazine's annual end-of-year writer's poll
The best albums, shows and megastars of 2024 – only in Classic Rock's end-of-year special
Also in this issue: AC/DC, David Gilmour, Foreigner, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Ghost Bruce Dickinson, Hawkwind, the Black Crowes and more - and three exclusive gifts
Watch the trailer for the long-awaited movie Becoming Led Zeppelin
That Led Zeppelin film everyone's been waiting for finally has a release date, but there's a catch
Pearl Jam announce ten-date, five-city North American tour
Seattle legends Pearl Jam have scheduled another run of dates in support of their Dark Matter album
Bring Me The Horizon, Enter Shikari, Amyl & The Sniffers, High Vis, Travis Scott and more for Reading/Leeds 2025
Travis Scott, Enter Shikari, Amyl & The Sniffers, Chappell Roan, Hozier, among other main attractions for the twin town festival, to be held on August 21-24, 2025
New Killswitch Engage album is “angry, dark and aggressive” because that’s “what the world needs right now”, says Jesse Leach
“I think a lot of us can relate to frustration, anger, betrayal, all those things, and that’s kind of what I highlighted lyrically with this album”
Fontaines D.C. and Bohemian Football Club collaborate on new shirt to raise money for humanitarian aid for Palestine
Profits from the Fontaines D.C. x Bohemian F.C. shirt will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians
Hear folk metal heroes Eluveitie’s first new single in two years, Premonition
The song will be on the Swiss outfit’s next album, expected in 2025, and they’ll probably play it on their impending European tour with Arch Enemy, too
