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Classic Rock is the online home of the world's best rock'n'roll magazine. We bring you breaking news, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes features, as well as unrivalled access to the biggest names in rock music; from Led Zeppelin to Deep Purple, Guns N’ Roses to the Rolling Stones, AC/DC to the Sex Pistols, and everything in between. Our expert writers bring you the very best on established and emerging bands plus everything you need to know about the mightiest new music releases.

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How U2 looked to America for the album that turned them into the world's biggest band

By Classic Rock Magazine last updated 10 March 22

By 1987 U2's pedal-drenched sound was starting to sound like a quaint cliché. But with ambition now matched by maturity, they looked to America’s roots music for inspiration and made The Joshua Tree

A microphone putting a voting slip in a ballot box

Vote for the best album of Classic Rock magazine's lifetime

By Classic Rock Magazine published 3 March 22

If anyone can turn 24 years of rock'n'roll music into the ultimate countdown of its best albums, you can

The five greatest obscure Japanese rock albums ever, by Julian Cope

By Classic Rock Magazine published 9 February 22

Let Julian Cope be your guide to a world of leatherbound thrill-junkies, cosmic shamans, barbarians and seekers

Rock's Greatest Cover Versions: only in the new issue of Classic Rock magazine

By Classic Rock Magazine published 1 February 22

In this issue: Thin Lizzy, Joan Jett, The Clash, Led Zeppelin, Johnny Cash, David Bowie, Don McLean, Beth Hart, Eric Gales, Kevin Shirley, Steve Vai and much more

Courtney Love, David Lee Roth, Gene Simmons, Axl Rose, Little Richard

Pompous, moi? 40 arrogant quotes from 40 different musicians

By Classic Rock Magazine published 19 January 22

40 quotes that celebrate the outstanding, delightful arrogance of some of the biggest names in music

Slash: the ultimate interview - only in the epic new issue of Classic Rock

By Classic Rock Magazine last updated 17 January 22

Out now: also starring Tony Iommi, Meat Loaf, The Tragically Hip, Krautrock, Volbeat, Zakk Wilde, Magnum, Massive Wagons, Rock's 50 Greatest Music Videos, and much more

An image of Classic Rock's cover, including an array of stars found in the issue

The unmissable end-of-year issue of Classic Rock magazine is out now

By Classic Rock Magazine published 7 December 21

Featuring the best new albums, reissues and songs of 2021, plus Robert Plant, Roger Taylor, Alice Cooper, Bruce Dickinson, Lindsey Buckingham, Wolfgang Van Halen, Joanne Shaw Taylor and more

Deep Purple: the full story behind new album, plus a limited edition CD - only in Classic Rock

By Classic Rock Magazine published 11 November 21

Out now: also starring Rush, Status Quo, Jerry Cantrell, Van Halen, Dooms Children, Dream Theater, Florence Black, The Darkness, Primal Scream and more

The 20 Million Club podcast: Led Zeppelin IV

By Classic Rock Magazine published 8 November 21

Led Zeppelin IV is 50 today. Listen to Classic Rock's podcast on the album as we pick apart the mysteries of the sleeve, the influences on the music and the general "hippy-Hobbity sh*t"

10 glam rock albums you should definitely own

By Classic Rock Magazine published 29 October 21

An antidote to the grim and the grey of early 70s Britain, glam rock offered glitz, glitter, glamour and a path away from the drab, denim-decked norm. These are the albums you need

Why I 🧡 AC/DC's Powerage, by Aerosmith's Joe Perry

By Classic Rock Magazine published 19 October 21

Aerosmith guitarist and AC/DC admirer Joe Perry on the Aussie band’s underrated classic, Powerage

AC/DC: the fast and furious story of Bon Scott's final tour - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

By Classic Rock Magazine published 13 October 21

Out now: starring Nikki Sixx, The Rolling Stones, Joe Bonamassa, The Record Company, Steven Van Zandt, Trivium, The Wayward Sons, Ministry, The Screaming Jets and more

The 20 Million Club podcast: Is Fleetwood Mac's Rumours the ultimate breakup album?

By Classic Rock Magazine published 4 October 21

Recorded as the divorce rate soared and AOR took over the airwaves, was the 6th best-selling album of all time the perfect soundtrack or just self-indulgent pop?

The 20 Million Club podcast: Is Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell the most ridiculous album of all time?

By Classic Rock Magazine last updated 4 October 21

A: No, but it's close. Bat Out Of Hell is the biggest album to have never gone to number 1. Why does it divide people?

Mama, just killed a mouse: Bohemian Rhapsody + Cats = Bohemian Catsody

By Classic Rock Magazine last updated 4 October 21

All previous happenings on the internet have inevitably led to this epoch-defining moment

The story behind Styx's Pieces Of Eight album artwork

By Classic Rock Magazine published 28 September 21

Styx commissioned Hipgnosis, the high priests of album art, to provide a cover for their 1978 album Pieces Of Eight. They ended up being bamboozled by artspeak

Stevie Nicks, David Lee Roth, Billy Gibbons, Peter Gabriel and Joan Jett

What's the greatest solo album ever? You tell us

By Classic Rock Magazine published 17 September 21

We need your help in compiling the definitive guide to the greatest solo albums ever released by humankind

Exclusive Tremonti bundle edition of the new issue of Classic Rock available now

By Classic Rock Magazine published 17 September 21

The limited edition bundle features a bespoke cover, Tremonti guitar pick, and an autographed art card hand-signed by the band

The 20 Million Club podcast is back, and this time Appetite For Destruction is up for debate

By Classic Rock Magazine last updated 16 September 21

A new season of Classic Rock's 20 Million Club podcast continues to examine the biggest-selling albums of all time, kicking off with a look at Guns N' Roses' epic debut

Montage of rare Led Zeppelin album sleeves

Platters of the gods: the Led Zeppelin albums you'll never find

By Classic Rock Magazine published 8 September 21

Ross Halfin's new book of Led Zeppelin sleeves from around the world includes hundreds of designs other than the ones we’re familiar with

The Darkness: the story behind the Permission To Land artwork

By Classic Rock Magazine last updated 27 July 21

A naked blonde flagging an alien ship onto a runway? It can only be Permission To Land by The Darkness

50 years of Judas Priest, heavy metal's unsung heroes: only in the new Classic Rock

By Classic Rock Magazine published 20 July 21

Also in this issue: The Who, Elton John, Motorhead, Jim Capaldi, Perry Farrell, Stone Temple Pilots, Led Zeppelin, Styx and more

Cinderella pay tribute to late guitarist Jeff LaBar

By Classic Rock Magazine published 15 July 21

The members of Cinderella and other musicians have paid tribute to guitarist Jeff LaBar, who has died at the age of 58

Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar dead at 58

By Classic Rock Magazine last updated 15 July 21

The family of Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar have confirmed that he's passed away at the age of 58

The story behind the album cover: Cream's Disraeli Gears

By Classic Rock Magazine published 30 June 21

How an Australian in London provided the lyrics to a Cream song, then chose a Cambodian sculpture to inspire the Disraeli Gears cover art

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