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Woman charged with alleged stalking of Ghost singer Tobias Forge
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Gloves are off in Arch Enemy v Kiko Loureiro copyright beef as former Megadeth man and Michael Amott trade barbs
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Voyage 35 share their first music with a cover of Porcupine Tree's The Nostalgia Factory
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U2 surprise-release new six-song EP Easter Lily
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Latest Classic Rock News

Woman charged with alleged stalking of Ghost singer Tobias Forge
By Stef Lach published
Ghost's Tobias Forge describes "invasive and downright threatening" actions of woman who claims she is engaged to him

Gloves are off in Arch Enemy v Kiko Loureiro copyright beef as former Megadeth man and Michael Amott trade barbs
By Stef Lach published
Ex Megadeth man says Arch Enemy stole his melody for their single To The Last Breath – but they uncover 'proof' that they didn't

Voyage 35 share their first music with a cover of Porcupine Tree's The Nostalgia Factory
By Jerry Ewing published
Former Porcupine Tree alumni Colin Edwin and John Wesley will tour as Voyage 35, performing early Porcupine Tree material, in September

U2 surprise-release new six-song EP Easter Lily
By Paul Brannigan published
U2 follow up their Days Of Ash EP with six new songs exploring themes of "friendship, loss, hope, and ultimately, renewal"

Alex Lifeson says he initially had doubts about new Rush drummer Anika Nilles
By Fraser Lewry published
Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Anika Nilles are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock

Alice Cooper announces new guitarist Anna Cara
By Fraser Lewry published
Anna Cara is replacing Nita Stauss, who is taking a career break

Yes postpone this month's Fragile UK tour as guitarist Steve Howe requires surgery
By Jerry Ewing published
Yes's planned Fragile tour would have been the band's first English and Scottish tour dates for two years.
Latest Classic Rock Features

In 1989, Danny Gatton was called “the world’s greatest unknown guitar player”. Five years later he was dead
By Ed Mitchell published
Steve Vai once described Danny Gatton as “the guitarist’s guitarist”

How Foreigner made a 70s hard rock classic with Head Games – and caused uproar with the cover
By Paul Elliott published
Foreigner never sounded tougher than they did on 1979’s Head Games – but not everyone was happy

Horror-punk icons the Misfits recorded their classic debut album in 1978. It took 18 years for it to be released
By Metal Hammer published
The Misfits’ debut album Static Age is one of the rock’s great debut albums – but it nearly didn’t come out

How country-rock trailblazers The Flying Burrito Brothers pioneered a whole new sound – only for the Eagles to steal their thunder
By Rob Hughes published
Splintering off from The Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers burnt brightly on two iconic albums

How an A-list director and a time-travelling teenager turned Huey Lewis & The News into unlikely 80s superstars
By Henry Yates published
Huey Lewis & The News scored a massive hit with The Power Of Love thanks to Back To The Future

5 insanely obscure 1980s rock albums that are a perfect 10/10
By Classic Rock published
From cult pomp rock to Metallica-approved hair metal, these are five connoisseur-approved albums everybody should know about
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Latest Classic Rock Reviews

Jim Jones All Stars' Cat Fight is a record for people who wanna have a good time, all the time
By Sleazegrinder published
Produced by the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson, Cat Fight is a sleazy Shangri-La

Kreator bring demons, wicker men and the most fire this side of Parkway Drive to stunning London show
By Matt Mills published
Supported by Nails, Exodus and Carcass, the German luminaries reach a new level of pageantry

Todd Rundgren delights some and confounds others on A Wizard, A True Star
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Aided by magic mushrooms and a newly built studio, Todd Rundgren sets out to chart "the chaotic musical element” in his head

Suzi Quatro refuses to dim the lights on 18th album Freedom
By Everett True published
Freedom is Suzi Quatro's third album in collaboration with son LR Tuckey

The Expanded Edition of Van Halen's 5150 is bigger but not necessarily better
By Hugh Fielder published
Exit Dave, enter Sammy, and Van Halen's first No.1 album

Opeth's Blackwater Park: A mesmerisingly brilliant prog-metal album’s quarter-century celebration
By Dan Peeke published
In which Steven Wilson helps Opeth emerge from the musky cocoon of their darker 90s albums with a wider and brighter sound






