When most people picture Alice Cooper, they see guillotines, snakes, straitjackets, smeared black eye makeup and enough fake blood to make a horror-film director reach for a mop. What they probably do not picture is the legendary shock rocker standing on a peaceful golf course at half past five in the morning, carefully lining up […]
Some musicians spend their later years chasing nostalgia. Others simply disappear into the shadows. Jason Newsted? He’s doing neither. The former Metallica bass powerhouse is back on the road, but don’t expect a paint-by-numbers greatest hits tour. Instead, Newsted is proving that even after decades in heavy metal, he’s still driven by the same thing […]
The cannons are primed. The Marshall stacks are humming. Angus Young has dusted off the school uniform, and Brian Johnson is ready to unleash one of the greatest voices in rock once again. AC/DC have officially launched the North American leg of their latest tour, and if the opening night is anything to go by, […]
There are some festival names that never really disappear. They might stop selling tickets. They might vanish from the summer calendar. Their stages might come down, the campsites might empty, and the branded wristbands might slowly fade in the bottom of a drawer. But the memories? Those stick around. And Sonisphere is absolutely one of […]
There are gigs. There are festivals. And then there’s EddFest. Iron Maiden didn’t just celebrate 50 years as one of the greatest heavy metal bands on the planet – they threw the biggest birthday party metal has seen in years. Taking over the legendary grounds of Knebworth, EddFest was a full-blown celebration of everything that […]
Get the kettle on, clear the coffee table and move that suspicious pile of festival wristbands out of the way, because Classic Rock Magazine Issue 355 has landed — and it’s absolutely rammed with legends. Leading the charge are the mighty Deep Purple, who are back at work and once again proving that retirement is […]
There are power ballads… and then there is Total Eclipse Of The Heart. Bonnie Tyler’s gloriously dramatic, heart-crushing, sky-splitting anthem has spent decades reducing karaoke bars to emotional rubble, turning wedding discos into full-scale rock operas and encouraging perfectly sensible adults to scream “TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES!” after three pints and half a tray of […]
Some rock stars burn brightly for decades. Others leave the world before they’ve even had the chance to truly explode. Bobby Fuller falls firmly into the second category. If you’ve ever belted out “I Fought the Law”, you’ve already heard the song that made him famous before The Clash turned it into one of punk […]
There are gigs. There are festivals. And then there are those rare, glorious moments when heavy metal history seems to rise out of the ground, throw on a battle jacket and roar at the sky. Iron Maiden’s first ever festival was exactly that. This wasn’t simply another massive outdoor show with a few support bands […]
“I’ve spent 20 years of my life building a career. I don’t see why I should have to give that up just because one guy says he doesn’t want to do it any more.” Some bands quietly drift apart. Some release a polite statement thanking the fans for their support before immediately muting each other […]
There aren’t many things sadder in rock ‘n’ roll than seeing a legendary musician forced to walk away from the thing they love most. For Huey Lewis, that heartbreaking moment came in 2018 when severe hearing loss brought his music career to an abrupt halt. But while he may no longer be standing under arena […]
Jack White is back on the road, and if the opening night of his latest North American tour is anything to go by, fans are in for one seriously electrifying ride. ⚡🎸 The former White Stripes frontman kicked off the tour in Washington, DC, delivering a set packed with blistering guitar work, deep cuts, solo […]
If you thought rock ‘n’ roll was slowing down, AC/DC have just laughed in the face of Father Time… before plugging in another wall of Marshall amps. 🔥⚡ The legendary Australian rock giants have officially launched the North American leg of their latest tour, bringing one of the biggest, loudest and most iconic live shows […]
The Rolling Stones legend has delivered a brutally honest verdict on ageing — although six decades of experience may have handed him one unexpected creative weapon. Mick Jagger has spent more than 60 years proving that the normal rules of human ageing apparently do not apply when you are powered by rock ’n’ roll, stadium […]
Pop met metal, the BRIT Awards went completely off the rails, and millions of viewers were introduced to the sound of a breakdown whether they liked it or not. 🤘📺 Back in 2022, Bring Me The Horizon walked onto one of British music’s biggest stages alongside Ed Sheeran and transformed his chart-topping single “Bad Habits” […]