Latest Classic Rock News

Rival Sons announce Domestic Bliss US tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Rival Sons have also confirmed that they're working on a new album

All You Need Is Love – and up to 68% off Beatles vinyl, tees, books & more this Prime Day
By Paul Dimery published
Global Beatles Day takes place on June 25 - so Come Together and pick up a Beatles-shaped bargain this Prime Day

Iron Maiden issue statement after Paris show is derailed by power outage in the City Of Light
By Paul Brannigan published
"The fans were magnificent and a huge thanks to them from the band for their patience and support."

Deep Purple launch trippy new video for Guilt Trippin'
By Fraser Lewry published
Guilt Trippin in the third single to emerge from Deep Purple's upcoming twenty-fourth album Splat!

Deep Purple's Ian Gillan announces Talking Gib'rish spoken word tour
By Fraser Lewry published
The Talking Gib'rish tour will find Ian Gillan telling stories from his life and career in music

Hear Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale pay tribute to Chris Cornell on powerful new cover of Soundgarden’s Loud Love
By Matt Mills published
The singer/guitarist teams with Testament, Metal Allegiance and ex-Pearl Jam members on the latest single by King Ultramega

70s prog legends Quiet Sun share newly remixed and remastered version of Bargain Classics
By Jerry Ewing published
Quiet Sun's legendary Mainstream album will be released as a remixed and remastered Deluxe Edition in September
Latest Classic Rock Features

From trauma to triumph: The story of Genesis's A Trick Of The Tale
By Mark Blake published
After Peter Gabriel left Genesis, many thought it signalled the end of the band. But Phil Collins stepped up to the mic, and the triumphant result was one of their greatest albums

Jimmy Page on Presence: "You don't make music like that falling about in the street drunk"
By Fraser Lewry published
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page reflects on the making of the band's 1976 album Presence, recorded in difficult circumstances in just three weeks

How British metal didn’t quite rule the 90s
By Stephen Hill published
Bands from Cradle Of Filth to Paradise Lost seemed ready to thrust British metal back to the forefront. But then nu metal kicked off and swung the pendulum back to the States. This is the story of the takeover that didn’t happen.

The wild 1986 party where Queen teamed up with Samantha Fox and Gary Glitter to entertain 500 celebrity friends
By Paul Brannigan published
In July '86, billed as Dicky Hart and The Pacemakers, Queen played one of the most star-studded gigs of their career in a London club

Watch David Gilmour play Pink Floyd classic Wish You Were Here in his home studio, and talk about the song's creation
By Paul Brannigan published
"I remember the moment of creating it quite often"

Magic mushrooms broke the tension when Marillion went pop with Holidays In Eden
By Dave Everley published
Tension was rife as they tried to write their second album with Steve Hogarth – until a night in traditional Mexican outfits broke the ice
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Latest Classic Rock Reviews

The Stooges mark the post-Altamont death throes of the hippy zeitgeist on Fun House
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The Stooges' second album Fun House is a beautiful seven-track study in the feral and unhinged

The Rolling Stones' 25th album Foreign Tongues isn't just Hackney Diamonds II
By Ian Fortnam published
The Rolling Stones follow up Hackney Diamonds with assistance from Paul McCartney, The Cure's Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and more

Electric Warrior – T.Rex's collection of sun-dappled narco-rockers – is more than the two hits
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Marc Bolan sheds his hippy skin and reinvents himself as a golden god with a gleaming, screaming electric guitar

Guns N' Roses' Download set is a slog , but when they lock in, they still show greatness
By Stephen Hill published
Shave an hour off this set and we could have had something special

Flames, confetti, screams and Lady Gaga: Halestorm's Download set is a rock 'n' roll masterclass
By Rich Hobson published
Could Halestorm headline Download one day? This set certainly suggests they could pull it off

Mystic Festival 2026: Black Label Society, Blood Incantation, Megadeth and more descend on Gdansk
By Rich Hobson published
Poland's biggest metal festival hosted everyone from Megadeth and Black Label Society to Ice Nine Kills, Blood Incantation, Cavalera and more








