“I became a better player because I had to follow Randy Rhoads”: How Jake E. Lee found fame with Ozzy The guitarist is currently recovering after being shot in Las Vegas MusicRadar · Oct 16, 2024
"All of a sudden, things went mad!": Motörhead's Overkill, the album that changed everything - only in the new issue of Classic Rock Also in this issue: Jack Russell, Nikki Sixx, The Offspring, Myles Kennedy, Bill Wyman, Tuk Smith, Howlin' Wolf, MC5, The Damned, Steve Howe and more Louder · Oct 11, 2024
“I’ve seen a lot of things. Supernatural things. I’ve seen the place between heaven and hell”: The outrageous life of King Diamond, the occult metal icon Metallica love and Gene Simmons wanted to sue Hauntings, heart attacks, exorcisms and lawsuits – King Diamond looks back on 40 years as Satan’s Little Helper Metal Hammer · Oct 6, 2024
“I’m not a Satanist, I’m an atheist, but I write the best Satanic lyrics on the planet” How Slayer went from thrash provocateurs to metal’s unlikeliest elder statesmen Some bands mellow with age – but not thrash icons Slayer Metal Hammer · Oct 5, 2024
“The last time I saw Dimebag Darrell, he hands a bottle of JD over, I take a huge pull off it and throw up. I think I told him I loved him”: Why Nickelback are the rock band all other rock bands secretly wish they were In 2005, Nickelback were already one of the biggest rock bands in the world – and All The Right Reasons was about to make them even bigger Louder · Oct 5, 2024
"I wasn't really very happy about this film being made. I don't want to be a film star": Iron Maiden, Ed Force One and the epic journey of Flight 666 23 Gigs. 50,000 Miles. Five Continents. 46 Days. One unique concert movie. And six interviews Metal Hammer · Oct 2, 2024
“Pete was an open, innocent person. He suffered a lot in his life, but everybody loved him”: Michael Schenker’s new album features a tribute to late UFO bandmate Pete Way Michael Schenker’s new album features a cover of UFO’s Too Hot To Handle – and it’s dedicated to late bandmates Pete Way and Paul Raymond Louder · Sep 28, 2024
“I contacted Steve Howe and got very little back. Eventually you say, ‘OK, I’ve got to move on’”: Jon Anderson is finally over the idea of rejoining Yes Jon Anderson says he’s found the Yes he “always wanted” on his new solo album Louder · Sep 21, 2024
“It was total overkill. We were getting in all sorts of trouble. I thought, ‘I’ve got two months of this, I’m going to be dead at the end of it!’” The epic story of Iron Maiden‘s conquest of America In 1981, a young Iron Maiden made their first trip to the USA. And the USA didn’t know what hit it Metal Hammer · Sep 21, 2024
Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Louder and Prog team up to launch brand new merch store - get exclusive designs, vinyl, signed artist bundles and more From exclusive band designs you can't get anywhere else to awesome memorabilia and signed rarities, we've got it all Metal Hammer · Sep 19, 2024
"The sun will rise and fall, and BB King will play the blues": The incredible life of BB King BB King was the greatest bluesman the world has ever seen. We look back at his life, with a little help from his friends Louder · Sep 15, 2024
All hell breaks loose! Inside Thin Lizzy's first hit album and the campaign to break America - only in the new issue of Classic Rock Also in this issue: Motörhead, Jerry Cantrell, Jon Anderson, The Cold Stares, Fleetwood Mac, Terrorvision, Michael Schenker, Idles, The Hot Damn!, Bad Religion, Paul Gilbert and more Louder · Sep 12, 2024
“Every time I hear Love Will Tear Us Apart, I grit my teeth and remember myself shouting down the phone... I can feel the anger in it even now”: The story of Joy Division's swan song "He was obsessed. Martin sensed it was a song that was going to last forever and wanted to make it really special" MusicRadar · Sep 8, 2024
“The great albums were not made under a microscope. They were made by living, breathing people who were excited by what they were doing”: How Kiss fought back against the music industry with Sonic Boom In 2009, Kiss released Sonic Boom, an album that called back to past glories Louder · Sep 7, 2024
Louder · Aug 28, 2024 "We went ahead and did it, and it exploded in everybody's faces. It was embarrassing": How UFO fell apart then found themselves again After debacles with former guitarist Michael Schenker, UFO returned with a new lineup in 2004 for another shot at the big time
Louder · Aug 24, 2024 "There has been no better ambassador for the electric guitar": Bernie Marsden, remembered Best known for co-founding Whitesnake and as a writer of some of their classic songs, Bernie Marsden spent a lifetime walking in the shadow of the blues
Louder · Aug 21, 2024 "Nobody wants a reggae or a hip-hop record from us": How Blackberry Smoke keep moving forwards Still dealing with the sad loss of their drummer, southern rockers Blackberry Smoke are gearing up for a European tour
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Louder · Aug 16, 2024 "We were out on our asses": How Aerosmith took flight with Get Your Wings - only in the new issue of Classic Rock Also in this issue: John Mayall, Pink Floyd, Joe Elliott, Creed, Phil Mogg, The Cadillac Three, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joanne Shaw Taylor, LA Edwards and more
Metal Hammer · Aug 16, 2024 Former Great White frontman Jack Russell dead at 63 The news of Jack Russell's death comes just a month after he announced he was suffering from two degenerative illnesses
MusicRadar · Aug 8, 2024 “I had no idea it would become such a classic… I just threw in the lyric ‘It was the summer of 69’ and it stuck’”: How Bryan Adams and his co-writer Jim Vallance created one of the greatest pop-rock guitar anthems of all time With Summer Of '69, Adams created an evergreen hit that defined the era and became a rite of passage for generations of guitarists
Louder · Aug 1, 2024 "We always play UK tours even if we're operating at a loss": Joe Elliott on the importance of Britain to Def Leppard In 2008, Joe Elliott sat down with Classic Rock to discuss the band's roots, selling Britain to America, and that iconic Union Jack shirt
Guitar World · Jul 30, 2024 “You hear two notes and you know who it is. What a unique thing he created. Without singing a note in his entire life – what a voice”: The life, times and twangin’ tones of rock ’n’ roll pioneer Duane Eddy The good-humoured architect of twang died on 30 April, but his legacy is a guitar tone for the ages, forever evoking greasers, flick knives and hot-rods
Louder · Jul 22, 2024 Moby Grape co-founder and guitarist Jerry Miller dead at 81 Jerry Miller played guitar with every iteration of Moby Grape, and was an influence on Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton