Classic Rock

Every month Classic Rock is packed with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes features on rock’s biggest names, from Led Zeppelin to Deep Purple, from Guns N’ Roses to the Rolling Stones, from the Sex Pistols to AC/DC and beyond. Each issue plays host to the heftiest rock reviews section on the planet. In an average issue, you’ll find over 150 albums reviewed, all from the ever-varied, multi-faceted world of rock - whether it’s hard rock or heavy metal, prog or punk, goth rock or southern rock, we’ve got it covered.

WELCOME

Classic Rock

WAKEMAN GOES TO MARS! • New album sees keyboard player and space enthusiast Rick return to the Red Planet.

RIP • Thank you… and good night.

Tim Curry • April 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026

Derry Brownson • November 10, 1970 – August 13, 2026

Barry Mitchell • Died August 17, 2026

NEWS

“It’s a surprise…” • Two new Bruce Springsteen albums on the way.

Arise Sir Alex • Van Halen drummer knighted (in Holland).

Theory Of A Deadman • Their new record may be called Funeral Songs, but the Canadian quartet are far from finished.

Villagers of Ioannina City • Meet the Greeks for whom mixing hard rock and traditional instruments always felt natural.

Taylor M fronts Soundgarden • Fangirl Momsen guests again in latest reunion.

“Now I can step back” • Journey to replace Pineda with Hugo Valenti?

Bobbie Dazzle • After an eye-catching first album, Fandabidozi, the glam-rock singer returns with some more Star Power.

Dan Byrne • Debut album This Is Where The Show Begins showcases a calculated new blues-rock sound.

Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers The Monster Mash • How an actor’s Boris Karloff impression turned into a Halloween hit.

Dave Hill • Slade’s guitarist on the band’s early days, being the reason Kiss got together, his debut solo album, blanking Springsteen…

Hannah Wicklund • She was involved in music early, and fame followed quickly; as a woman in rock she faced many hurdles; she had death threats; she does things her way…

A KIND OF MAGIC • On July 27, 1986, Queen and Freddie Mercury played what was to be one of their final gigs in a country hitherto sheltered from Western music. This Budapest show was, luckily, recorded. To accompany a new restored version, Brian May and Roger Taylor remember that night.

“Everyone was followed by the secret service…” • Photographer Denis O’Regan on shooting the Népstadion show.

INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE • Barely out of his teens, Josh Kiszka was fronting one of the world’s hottest rock bands. Now, at 30, the Greta Van Fleet singer tells his tumultuous story.

THIS IS YESTERDAY • Manic Street Preachers may have been in turmoil when they recorded The Holy Bible in 1994, but the album stands tall today. Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield look back at their anger.

DOLLY PARTON HER LIFE IN TEN SONGS

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU • THE STARS PAY TRIBUTE

SPREADING THE DISEASE • One of thrash metal’s original Big Four, for more than 40 years Anthrax have spread the word and the music of metal. Ever-present guitarist Scott Ian tells their story, from their 80s arrival to new album Cursum Perficio.

THE ACCIDENTAL ARCHIVIST • From dusty basements to the White House: Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament digs through decades of lost negatives, candid tour photos and memories of the early years that shaped everything.

NEXT MOVE • After announcing a reunion in 2024, The Temperance Movement have finally returned with a new album. The journey wasn’t easy, but the results speak volumes.

The Urban Spaceman • John Mitchell’s new album concludes his 11-year concept project revolving around a stranded...