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Lemmy's nearest and dearest on how the Motörhead man faced death "like a champ"
Save a fab 61% off Disney+/Hulu just in time for the new The Beatles: Anthology series thanks to this Black Friday deal
Primus have announced their first European show in almost a decade
Megadeth announce 2026 Canadian tour with Anthrax and Exodus
Latest Classic Rock News

Lemmy's nearest and dearest on how the Motörhead man faced death "like a champ"
ByMerlin Aldersladepublished
You might not be surprised to find that Lemmy faced his own mortality with the kind of no-nonsense attitude that defined his life

Save a fab 61% off Disney+/Hulu just in time for the new The Beatles: Anthology series thanks to this Black Friday deal
ByScott Munrolast updated
Restored and remastered, The Beatles: Anthology is available to stream exclusively on Disney+ – and you can save $95 on an sub right now

Primus have announced their first European show in almost a decade
ByJack Rogerspublished
A truly legendary band are going to be joined by a modern titan and one of the best heavy bands of this century in Bristol next Summer

Megadeth announce 2026 Canadian tour with Anthrax and Exodus
ByStef Lachpublished
Megadeth's farewell plans now include a 12-date tour of Canada with fellow thrash metal titans

Watch The Darkness treat commuters at London St Pancras station to a surprise live performance
ByStef Lachpublished
Justin and Dan Hawkins of The Darkness performed Christmas songs and some of their hits at London train station

Claudio Sanchez details the “heartbreak” that inspired Coheed And Cambria’s classic song, Welcome Home
ByMatt Millspublished
From a traumatic break-up, Coheed’s frontman gained the inspiration to write a Platinum-selling breakthrough single

Graham Gouldman announces biggest Heartful Of Songs tour yet
ByJerry Ewingpublished
Graham Gouldman takes his successful Heartful Of Songs tour on the road in October 2026
Latest Classic Rock Features

The story of the 15-year-old boy who flew to Rio to meet Ozzy Osbourne
ByStephen Reapublished
Stephen Rea's 40-year friendship with the Osbourne family began at Rock In Rio in 1985 - and he tells the story in a new book

The Norwegians who abandoned black metal and re-enacted the psychedelic rock era
ByRob Hughespublished
They were always known for genre-hopping. But their exploration the Age of Aquarius’ disintegration via obscure tracks from the era was something else again

“I said, ‘I don’t want to work with him!’ But I needed the money”: The prog supergroup with 200 hits between them
ByPaul Lesterpublished
Quartet with connections to Yes, 10cc, Kate Bush, The Police and many others took five years to agree their debut album was ready to release

The Lemonheads are back and Evan Dando says he's straight and "in heaven"
ByBill DeMainpublished
After almost two decades, The Lemonheads have returned with a new album, Love Chant

Debate: Which is the better album? Highway To Hell or Back In Black?
ByPaul Branniganpublished
AC/DC's last album with Bon faces off against their first with Brian

The story of what happened when AC/DC arrived in America
BySusan Masinopublished
AC/DC landed in the US four days after the release of Let There Be Rock, primed for their first North American tour. Nobody knew who they were
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Latest Classic Rock Reviews

Foreigner arrive fully-formed and formidable on debut album
ByClassic Rock Magazinepublished
While punk rock was big news in 1977, the radio-friendly rock of Foreigner was still perfectly timed

Aerosmith and Yungblud's One More Time EP is a surprising but welcome triumph
ByJack Rogerspublished
Rock's past and present meet in the middle and make a certain kind of magic in hopes of securing its future

Review: 74-75: Night Life / Fighting is a seven-CD countdown to Thin Lizzy's lift-off
ByPaul Elliottpublished
74-75: Night Life / Fighting finds Phil Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson pointing Thin Lizzy in the right direction

The Beatles' Anthology 4 is more evidence of original reality turned distorted mythology
ByDavid Quantickpublished
The bottom of the Abbey Road barrel approaches

Spock’s Beard are still pushing prog’s boundaries on first album in seven years
ByJohn Aizlewoodpublished
Spock’s Beard: Still proud to be prog on The Archaeoptimist

The Rolling Stones first album without Mick Taylor, now available in super deluxe form
ByStuart Bailiepublished
Mick Taylor exits the Stones and fun times return








