Reviews

Faster Pussycat's debut is a middle-finger-in-the-air collection of songs about sex, drugs and rock'n'roll

By Classic Rock Magazine published 16 February 26

Faster Pussycat capture all the sleaze of Sunset Strip on rowdy self-titled debut

Deftones get hot and heavy at first UK show of 2026

By Rich Hobson published 13 February 26

TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues

Beers, belly flops and the Bahamas: what it's like on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise

By Rich Hobson published 11 February 26

Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Eluveitie and more packed out this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal

Disney+ review: An all-singing, all-dancing family streaming service with music docs and more

By James Grimshaw last updated 10 February 26

Disney+ is a mecca for family-friendly programming, but also a font of excellent adult-oriented media, music content and more

Paramount+ review: A well-priced streaming service with a host of huge IPs, but not enough music content

By James Grimshaw published 10 February 26

This streaming platform is a sometimes-buggy, often-charming collection of nostalgic media and trailblazing TV - but music obsessives might be disappointed

Scorpions mix hard rock, pop and metal on the pre-stardom classic Taken By Force

By Classic Rock Magazine published 9 February 26

The Scorpions' last album with Uli Jon Roth and first with Herman Rarebell sums them up in the year that punk broke

Jay Buchanan is captivating and contrary on Weapons Of Beauty

By Philip Wilding published 6 February 26

Rival Sons singer Jay Buchanan’s solo album is full of heart, blues and soul

The Alan Parsons Project's Eye In The Sky sounds like punk and new wave pop rock never happened

By Classic Rock Magazine published 2 February 26

Alan Parsons' most commercially successful album bore fruit with the sports anthem Sirius and the hits Eye In The Sky and Old And Wise

Francis Rossi doesn't quite return to the pile-driving sound of Status Quo on The Accidental

By Neil Jeffries published 30 January 26

Status Quo frontman surprises himself with unexpected fifth solo album

Sweet rock hard and conjure up a cult classic on Give Us A Wink

By Classic Rock Magazine published 26 January 26

Could Sweet still produce after dumping Chinn and Chapman? You bet!