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Robert Plant continues to play musical hopscotch on Saving Grace's long-awaited debut
By Philip Wilding published
Robert Plant, Suzi Dian and band breathe new life into a classic and contemporary catalogue

Debut albums as complete, impactful, and thrilling as Something To Consume are vanishingly rare. Die Spitz could be your life
By Paul Brannigan published
White-hot Austin, Texas ragers Die Spitz deliver scorching debut for Jack White's Third Man Records

Rick Davies takes control on Supertramp's first album without Roger Hodgson
By Classic Rock Magazine published
With Roger Hodgson departed for solo pastures, Rick Davies augmented Supertramp's lineup with a couple of very special guests

Hawkwind continue to explore music's deeper reaches on Hall Of The Mountain Grill
By David Stubbs published
What's that? A nine-disc reissue of Hawkwind's classic 1974 album, with live sets and Blu-ray? Step right this way!

"Everything about this band rules hard." Fantasy doom metal heroes Castle Rat have made one of 2025's most epic metal albums in The Bestiary
By Dom Lawson published
Looking like they've stepped out of the world of Conan The Barbarian, Castle Rat are one of metal's most vibrant new bands

Foreigner's 4 is absolutely deserving of the super-deluxe treatment
By Essi Berelian published
Treasure from the Foreigner vaults

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band mix it up on Nightingales & Bombers
By Classic Rock Magazine published
For a band frequently pigeonholed as a singles act, Nightingales & Bombers proved Manfred Mann’s Earth Band could deliver depth and daring in equal measure

Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti receives a 50th Birthday polish
By David Stubbs published
The latest iteration of Led Zeppelin's epic double album Physical Graffiti is accompanied by an EP of live recordings

The Alice Cooper Band conjure up a twisted classic on Killer
By Classic Rock Magazine published
With Bob Ezrin behind the desk and a pocketful of rollicking, quality tunes, Killer – in tandem with Alice’s shlock-horror image – just couldn’t fail

If this is his final solo album, Glenn Hughes is closing that door with a mighty bang
By Neil Jeffries published
Glenn Hughes' 15th solo album could be his last

Camel break out the complexity but fail to enthral on Mirage
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Mirage: a flute-heavy mix of symphonic sweep, jazz fusion and melodic subtlety

Helloween's Giants & Monsters: A thoroughly modern melodic metal album
By Dave Everley published
Retooled German metal meisters Helloween show their class on seventeenth studio album

The Hives celebrate sweat and rock'n'roll glory on The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
By Sleazegrinder published
The Hives are back to ruin your bad mood

I just watched Metallica play in front of a few hundred people
By Lina Khatib published
Intimate, fun and occasionally feral, I feel like I just witnessed something truly special

Soft rock's Mr Nice Guy returns to familiar ground on Roll With The Punches
By Emma Johnston published
Bryan Adams defiantly sticks to his guns on Roll With The Punches

Lighting up a dank east London basement, Ecca Vandal proves that she's got the songs, the skills, the attitude and the aura to become alt.rock's next 'new' star
By Paul Brannigan published
Ecca Vandal is a breath of fresh air, and a star in the making

Black Country Communion's debut album is a heartfelt homage to 1973
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Original it ain't, but Black Country Communion's debut ticks all the right boxes for anyone who can't get enough of that classic early-70s sound
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