Latest Classic Rock News
Steve Hackett stars in brand new Kompendium video for Lilly
Robert Reed's all-star 2012 Kompendium project, Beneath The Waves, has just been reissued as a Director's Cut Deluxe Edition
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi recalls heartbreaking final conversation with Ozzy Osbourne
Tony Iommi spoke with Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy Osbourne the night before Prince of Darkness died
The Darkness announce best-of album Crock Of Hits and tiny London celebration show
Crock Of Hits will go on sale in November, before The Darkness's Christmas arena tour
AC/DC Toronto show in doubt after venue suffers significant storm damage
Rogers Stadium in Toronto hit by storm causing temporary stands to partially collapse days before AC/DC gig
The time Johnny Rotten tried to join Krautrock pioneers Can: “He was phoning and leaving messages at night. And I had to tell him, ‘It’s too late’”
John Lydon hated Pink Floyd – but he loved Can so much he wanted to join them
Journey frontman Arnel Pineda hints at exit
After fronting Journey tribute bands for 21 years, Hugo Valenti joined the real thing onstage in Japan, twice
Squeeze issue statement after worker dies at venue
Squeeze's show at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Virginia has been cancelled following the tragedy
Roger Daltrey comes clean on The Who's drummer problems
Roger Daltrey confirms that Zak Starkey's on-off-on-off relationship with The Who is back on again
Brütal Legend 2 is finally happening – if the game’s developer can raise $100 million: “We’d love to do it, but a game like that requires significant funding”
Double Fine Productions tease a sequel to their 2009 cult classic title starring Jack Black and Ozzy Osbourne, but it’ll set supporters back nine figures
Latest Classic Rock Features
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: September 7, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Europe, Airbourne, Stanley Simmons and more
"Mal said, C’mon, let’s go and find the Loch Ness monster!" The night that AC/DC's Brian Johnson and Malcolm Young tried to lure mythical beast 'Nessie' out of hiding
"Mal was trying to set fire to the loch!"
The story of Jimi Hendrix's unforgettable Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Voodoo Child: not to be confused with Voodoo Chile
How Mark Kozelek turned Bon Scott's AC/DC songs into haunted folk ballads
Mark Kozelek is the founder of the bands Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon... and a singer of drastically transformed AC/DC covers
The story behind the song: Hate to Say I Told You So by The Hives
The Fargesta Five went from being underground garage rock heroes to signing a major label deal on the strength of a "fairly monotonous" song
How Soundgarden's Louder Than Love ruined my love life, but opened my mind
Released on September 5, 1989, Soundgarden's Louder Than Love album marked Chris Cornell's band out for future greatness
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
An emotional Jon Bon Jovi lights up London on his band's triumphant return to England's national stadium
Night one of Bon Jovi's three-night stand at Wembley Stadium offers redemption for JBJ
Stephen Stills finds catharsis and commercial success on the sprawling debut from Manassas
Surrounded by a talented group of musicians, including ex-Byrd Chris Hillman, Stephen Stills explores four musical avenues on four sides of vinyl
Airbourne blaze back on a wave of pent-up desire and nostalgia on album featuring Bryan Adams and Mutt Lange
Airbourne's self-titled sixth album pays tribute to Lemmy, John Bonham, Bon Scott, and Little Richard
One of the great 'what if' moments in rock history: Ace by Dee Snider's Desperado
What happens when you mix Dee Snider, Clive Burr and Bernie Tormé? A lost, long-forgotten surprise
Prog-metal veterans Mastodon surmount personal tragedies to deliver stellar ninth album Marrow Deep
Prog-metal veterans Mastodon's first album since the death of former guitarist Brent Hinds doesn’t hide the seam of anguish at its core
Mastodon triumph over tragedy with Marrow Deep
The departure of guitarist Brent Hinds in 2025 might've spelled disaster for Mastodon, but the prog metal pioneers are ambitious as ever
“A blur of Rhinestones sparkling in the spotlights”: Ghost offer a rare, stylish glimpse behind the curtain with concert film/documentary 2 Big To Rig
Sweden’s hard rock devil church celebrate their fans and crew alike in this dazzling backstage look. Mild spoilers ahead…
