Lemmy’s death nearly sent me into retirement - Phil Campbell By Martin Kielty published 14 November 16 Ex Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell considered retiring after the death of Lemmy - but family band has changed his mind
Stars pay tribute to Leonard Cohen By Stef Lach published 11 November 16 Famous faces from across the world of entertainment pay tribute to Leonard Cohen, who has died at the age of 82
One Year Gone: Phil 'Philthy' Taylor - One Man Rock 'N' Roll Wrecking Machine By Dom Lawson published 11 November 16 He brought the thunder, drove Motorhead's sound and played like a punk rock John Bonham. Why we still miss the inimitable Phil 'Philthy' Taylor
Leonard Cohen dead, aged 82 By Scott Rowley published 11 November 16 Iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died, his label confirms
Dio hologram is no attempt to raise the dead By Martin Kielty published 9 November 16 Dio Disciples guitarist Craig Goldy says Dio hologram is a way of giving icon back to fans and not an attempt to raise the dead - as festival tour plans are outlined
Bullying, O.C.D. And Broken Hearts: The Truth About The Ramones By Kris Needs published 4 November 16 They looked like a band of bruddas, yet beneath the fringes the Ramones were plagued by trauma, illness and bullying from the outset to the bitter end
Bloody But Unbowed: How Slayer Turned The World Red By Joel McIver published 3 November 16 Dave Lombardo had rejoined the band, Tom Ayara was losing his sister to cancer and Kerry King was still as reassuringly angry as ever. Little wonder that Slayer's World Painted Blood roared...
When Rock Families Go To War By Johnny Sharp published 2 November 16 Dweezil Zappa is fighting with his siblings over the right to perform his father's music, but they're not the first families of rock to end up sparring over a deceased star's estate
Review roundup - this month's best new progressive music releases By Grant Moon published 29 October 16 Not yet rated Grant Moon rounds up the latest progressive music releases from Tilted Axes, Tim Muddiman And The Strange, Cairo, Savoy Motel and Mild High Club
The 10 Best Deftones Songs Released During 1995-2000 By Stephen Hill published 28 October 16 In the short space of just five years, Deftones transformed their music and themselves with an inventive mix of trip hop, atmospherics and hard rock, here's how they did it...
The Downward Spiral: How Scott Weiland And Velvet Revolver Fell To Pieces By Peter Makowski published 27 October 16 Rehab, retribution and in-fighting. After an acclaimed multi-million selling debut, the wheels quickly started coming off for Velvet Revolver and their estranged and troubled singer...
Messin' With The Kid - What Made Rory Gallagher One Of A Kind By Gavin Martin published 24 October 16 Pioneer, bluesman, ambassador for his homeland, statues erected in his name, even praised by his own president: how did Rory Gallagher become such a national treasure?
Dio offshoot Last In Line release Already Dead video By Martin Kielty published 24 October 16 Watch Last In Line’s lyric video for Already Dead, recorded before the passing of bassist Jimmy Bain
Randy Blythe to auction gold disc for late fan The Duke By Martin Kielty published 20 October 16 Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe offers gold disc for auction to assist cancer charity after death of fan who inspired The Duke EP
Lemmy lives, claims conspiracy theorist By Martin Kielty published 18 October 16 Conspiracy theorist claims Motorhead icon Lemmy is still alive after making “blood sacrifice pact” with Illuminati
Helmet's Page Hamilton: "David Bowie may have saved my life" By Kiran Acharya published 17 October 16 The Helmet frontman remembers his first meeting with David Bowie, which led to a performance at Wembley Stadium
The troublesome search for Ronnie Montrose By Jaan Uhelszki published 17 October 16 For two years Classic Rock tried to track down America’s most elusive guitar hero. With the help of bandmates and producer, the feature was filed. Then the news broke that Ronnie had died
The Secret History Of Toto By Paul Elliott published 15 October 16 From drug busts and tragic deaths to Michael Jackson, this is the untold and often unbelievable story of the AOR legends
Buried Alive: How Avenged Sevenfold Learned To Go On Living By Philip Wilding published 13 October 16 Using some of The Rev's final ever songs, Avenged Sevenfold scored their first ever number one album, but lost their best friend. The band's first tour without him was equally bittersweet...
Six Pack: Austin Carlile on Of Mice & Men, Life And Loss By Tom Bryant published 12 October 16 The Of Mice & Men frontman on the loss of his mother, living with a heart condition, bullying and battling through...
