Latest Classic Rock News
Former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven files lawsuit against the band
Alan Niven, who managed Guns N' Roses from 1986 to 1991, says the band are blocking the publication of his memoir
Watch videos from Radiohead's first live show in seven years
The first show of Radiohead's European tour has been completed in Madrid
Sabaton’s singer wants to do a gig on the beaches of Normandy, on the anniversary of D-Day
The events of Operation Overlord inspired the Swedish power metal battalion’s 2005 fan-favourite single, Primo Victoria
Slayer’s Kerry King prefers Metallica over Megadeth because “Metallica has a singer”
“Sorry, Dave!”
Paul Rodgers pulls out of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke will be performing at the ceremony in Los Angeles this week
Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park to headline Download 2026: over 90 bands confirmed for next year's lineup
Next year's Download lineup has officially been revealed and it's packing rock icons, nu metal legends and a lot more
Saxon storm Mote Park this July - Three days. Two stages. No compromise
Next Summer at Maid Of Stone: Saxon, Temperance Movement, The Wildhearts, A Thousand Horses, Danko Jones, FM and more
Latest Classic Rock Features
Nine albums by W.A.S.P you should hear, and one to avoid
W.A.S.P's infamy as leading shock metallers of the 1980s belies a back catalogue full of serious classic rock-influenced songwriting
The story of the Kiss classic Kiss didn't actually write
Now a rock anthem, Argent's God Gave Rock And Roll To You was written under the storm cloud of cancer and enjoyed a superstar second wind
A female-fronted band finally headlining Download Festival. It's about damn time
As a woman who's grown up in the metal scene, knowing that Emily Armstrong will walk out on stage with Linkin Park as a headliner feels like a pivotal moment
The incredible story of Thor, the bodybuilding heavy metal singer who links Ozzy, Lemmy and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Muscles, kidnappings and inflatable hot water bottles – the rise, fall and resurrection of Thor, one of 80s metal’s greatest cult heroes
“David Gilmour openly accused Roger Waters of copying me”: The folk artist who missed stardom but won respect
Acclaimed by Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Led Zeppelin and Peter Gabriel, he recalls feeling insulted by the way his best-known album was treated, his short stint in a US prison, and his decision to stop writing long notes to fans on their record sleeves
Are you the ultimate Bon Jovi fan? Take our quiz to find out
Bon Jovi or Non Jovi? Our quiz will reveal all
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Wolfgang Van Halen finds his voice and sets a high bar on third Mammoth album
The third Mammoth album feels like the work of a musician settling comfortably into his own space and comfortable with all that attention
The latest edition of The Bootleg Series tracks Bob Dylan from Minnesota to Greenwich Village
A legend ascends in the latest forensic deep dive into Bob Dylan’s back pages on Volume 18: Through The Open Window 1956-1963
The latest upmarket makeover of The Who's Who Are You is interesting and exhaustive
The Who’s last blast with Keith Moon
British goth rockers Creeper outdo themselves on fangtastic fourth album
British goth rockers Creeper outdo themselves on fangtastic fourth album
Jeremy Allen White shines in the Boss’s breakdown biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
The review of the film of the book about the making of Bruce Springsteen's bleak masterpiece, Nebraska
Review: Ace Frehley annoys Gene and Paul by releasing the most successful of the Kiss solos
Kiss famously released four solo albums on the same day. Just as famously, only one of them was truly worthy of the Kiss name - Ace Frehley's
