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Jon Bon Jovi masterminded one of the biggest bands of his era. But there's more – so much more
By Paul Brannigan published
"There was no Plan B in my life, ever" - Jon Bon Jovi

The new issue of Classic Rock is an AC/DC 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition
By Siân Llewellyn published
Also in this issue: Heart, Black Country Communion, Allman Brothers, Ian Hunter, Manic Street Preachers, ELP, Black Crowes, Anvil, Marcus King, Lindisfarne, Lemon Twigs, Mitch Ryder and more

The untold story of Black Sabbath's unlikely resurrection
By Siân Llewellyn published
Also in this issue: Jon Bon Jovi, Triumph, Bryan Adams, Praying Mantis, FM, New England, Al Jourgensen, Masters Of Reality, Chris Spedding, Cock Sparrer, Bad Nerves and more

"It's the Devil's Music - Hide your kids' stuff!" How Slash made the blues sound like a party again – only in the new issue of Classic Rock
By Siân Llewellyn published
Also in this issue: Eagles, Pink Floyd, Kerry King, Sebastian Bach, Lenny Kravitz, Steve Harley, The Black Keys, Walter Trout, Nazareth, Troy Redfern and more

That time Carlos Santana recorded an album of classic rock covers including songs by AC/DC and Led Zeppelin
By Rob Hughes published
You’ve got to have big balls to do an album of covers of songs from rock’s crown jewels. Or be totally bonkers

"It's our mission to keep the rock alive. It's important to keep the torch burning": The Gems were born out of solidarity, and now they want to invigorate classic rock
By Emma Johnston published
Swedish rockers The Gems hope that leaving "toxic" former band Thundermother will turn out to be a blessing in disguise

"Black Night? It was done in two hours of drunkenness!": Deep Purple's best songs, in their own words - Only in the revealing new issue of Classic Rock
By Siân Llewellyn published
Also in this issue: Scorpions, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., The Waterboys, Kris Barras, Big Big Train, Gun, Peter Green, Wolfgang Van Halen and much more

"It's been a rough road. I never got to the point ever where I thought I'd actually achieved anything": An epic Jeff Beck interview
By Paul Henderson published
Jeff Beck was the guitar hero everyone admired, yet throughout his career he shunned the limelight more than basked in it

"Then someone shoved a copy of the band's now legendary No Life 'Til Leather demo into my beer-stained hands": The Mötley Crüe haters who paved the way for one man's discovery of Metallica
By Xavier Russell published
In late 1982, Metallica played their 27th show at a club in San Fransisco. One Classic Rock writer got there by accident

Uriah Heep's performance of Stealin' on The Midnight Special in 1973 is classic rock that's both classic and rockin'
By Fraser Lewry published
Uriah Heep's performance, originally broadcast in September 1973, is the latest prize footage to appear on The Midnight Special's ever-growing YouTube archive
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