Latest Classic Rock News
Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen admits that super-producer 'Mutt' Lange was "about 99%" responsible for the phenomenal success that the English hard rock band enjoyed in the 1980s
"He taught us how to sing, he taught us how to play guitar"
The vital advice Bruce Dickinson gave Dave Mustaine during his cancer battle
One metal icon and cancer survivor gave some helpful words to another
Bret Michaels cancels all upcoming shows on doctor's orders
Michaels played a comeback show on Friday after recent surgery but cannot go on
Carmine Appice names the forgotten rock drummer who “started everything”
The Vanilla Fudge drummer salutes a rock pioneer – and clears up a famous Led Zeppelin rumour
Ministry pull no punches in anti-Trump video for We Hate
Tired of Donald Trump's "self-aggrandising AI slop", Ministry turn the tables on "Hair Mussolini" with colourful AI video
Former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade retires at 79
Chris Slade retires from drumming after career that saw him star on AC/DC's The Razors Edge
Watch a young Black Sabbath confuse the hell out of stoned European hippies one week before Paranoid became a hit single
Black Sabbath’s performance of Paranoid at Jazz Bilzen festival in August 1970 is a sweet snapshot of metal history
Latest Classic Rock Features
What happened to prog in the year of punk? Rick Wakeman and JJ Burnel were there
1977 is remembered as a moment of musical revolution, when bands like Burnel’s Stranglers took crowns from bands like Wakeman’s Yes. But as the pair agreed when they discussed that time, it wasn’t that simple
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 24, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Joanne Shaw Taylor, Earth Tongue, De Staat and more
Forget what critics and sales stats might tell you, Flick Of The Switch is the finest AC/DC album since Back In Black
Flick Of The Switch is AC/DC's most under-rated album. The End
Judas Priest and Elegant Weapons guitarist Richie Faulkner made us a playlist
Iron Maiden, Jimi Hendrix and Pantera are just some of the artists that make Richie tick
“He tore the whole thing to shreds and was very unkind”: Jethro Tull’s War Child and 1974
Their seventh studio album was the result of a failed attempt to make a movie – but the band leader believes many more significant things happened in the world of music that year
Biff Byford reveals why he thinks Metallica have never covered a Saxon song
Metallica have never covered Saxon on record – could an old beef be the reason why?
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Rush ascend to prog rock nirvana on the superhuman but radio-ready Moving Pictures
Bridging the gap between 70s Rush and 80s Rush, Moving Pictures remains a benchmark release
"The album's brevity is its biggest advantage." J.J. Cale keeps it short on the easygoing Okie
J.J. Cale's most famous songs were made famous by others, but Okie's laid-back charm is enticing in its own right
Castle Rat look like future headliners at Bloodstock: review
Castle Rat have barely played a dozen gigs in the UK, but pulled a massive crowd for their early afternoon slot at Bloodstock
Judas Priest's Bloodstock set is a triumphant homecoming: review
Rob Halford confirms Judas Priest are working on a new album as they bring some of heavy metal's greatest anthems home to Bloodstock
Fifty years on, Robin Trower's Bridge Of Sighs is still an all-time blues rock classic
Bridge Of Sighs was the second of Robin Tower's power trio’s superb trilogy of back-to-back albums in the mid-70s, and sealed his reputation
L7's Bricks Are Heavy was a breath of fresh air in a scene that quickly became stale
Pretend We’re Dead might be Bricks Are Heavy's best-known track, but Shitlist, Everglade and Wargasm proved L7 were canny songwriters.
