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INSANE: 18 - The Real Truth

Crazy On You: Watch Heart's explosive television debut on The Midnight Special in 1977

Witness Ann and Nancy Willson in electrifying form as Heart take to The Midnight Special stage in March 1977

Louder · Aug 7, 2023

Rare footage of Fanny playing live is vivid proof of what a special band they were

More classic rock gold from The Midnight Special, as Fanny perform I Had A Dream in 1973

Louder · Aug 3, 2023

Brian May says this Queen song inspired Eddie Van Halen’s two-hand tapping technique

Along with Jimmy Page's Heartbreaker solo, May's tap-heavy lead effort from a 1977 Queen song proved to be an influential force in EVH's own approach

Guitar World · Jul 31, 2023

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“Dave said, ‘No, not doing it’”: Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen once wrote a brand new Van Halen song, only for David Lee Roth to refuse to sing it

Van Halen’s swansong album A Different Kind Of Truth could have featured a song with the working title Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Panama if it wasn‘t for David Lee Roth having a hissy fit

Louder · Jul 28, 2023

“Bon Scott was a bit of a gangster, and that stuff is very linked with rock music”: Saxon’s Biff Byford on how AC/DC changed his life

The Saxon singer says AC/DC’s debut altered his own band’s DNA and set them on the path to stardom

Louder · Jul 28, 2023

“An integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band”: Eagles founding bassist, Randy Meisner, dies aged 77

The bassist played on the LA legends’ first five studio albums, including Hotel California, and sung Take It to the Limit

Guitar World · Jul 28, 2023

Corey Taylor has the most disgusting story you’ll ever hear about Dimebag Darrell, Clown from Slipknot and a urinal cake

“He reaches down, grabs it and starts chewing”: how a member of Slipknot grossed out Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell

Metal Hammer · Jul 26, 2023

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Wolfgang Van Halen: 11 albums that changed my life

Mammoth WVH mainmain Wolfgang Van Halen picks 11 albums that have shaped his path so far, from prog metal to Van Halen themselves

Metal Hammer · Jul 26, 2023

All 57 Bon Scott AC/DC songs ranked in order of greatness

Scott’s AC/DC legacy amounts to six years, six studio albums and 57 tracks. Here we rank every one that the great man recorded with the band, from high-voltage classics to obscure B-sides and everlasting anthems

Metal Hammer · Jul 24, 2023

“They crawled up their own bums”: The album that made Butch Vig lose faith in Radiohead

The Garbage drummer and Nirvana producer was not impressed by Radiohead's 1999 album Kid A

Louder · Jul 22, 2023

“Phil Lynott could sing you into bed”: Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie on his love of Thin Lizzy

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie thinks Thin Lizzy are the creators of the best record ever made – but which one has he gone for?

Louder · Jul 22, 2023

“It was like being fired out of a cannon”: Wolfgang Van Halen looks back on joining Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen says he joined the band to support his dad, but that didn’t stop some fans from giving him a rough ride

Louder · Jul 22, 2023

“Lizzy were a man down…”: Pat Travers on the time he nearly joined Thin Lizzy

In 1976, Thin Lizzy were in urgent need of a guitarist and Canadian guitarist Pat Travers says he was very nearly their man

Louder · Jul 21, 2023

“We’d just play through it…”: Greta Van Fleet on the biker gang brawls at their early shows

US rockers Greta Van Fleet had to perform through the punch-ups at their formative gigs

Louder · Jul 21, 2023

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Louder · Jul 21, 2023

“AC/DC are the real deal”: Kiss frontman Paul Stanley picks his favourite AC/DC album – but what’s he gone for?

The Kiss frontman and guitarist says AC/DC "hit me like the first time I heard Black Sabbath".

Louder · Jul 21, 2023

The new issue of Classic Rock is a star-studded celebration of 50 years of AC/DC

From their early days to anecdotes from their fellow rock legends, the new Classic Rock is a must-have for any self-respecting AC/DC acolyte

Metal Hammer · Jul 17, 2023

The 50 greatest Guns N’ Roses songs ever, and the stories behind them

Guns N' Roses changed the shape of rock'n'roll when they emerged in the mid-eighties. Here's a half-century of their very best, and the stories behind them.

Louder · Jul 7, 2023

Listen to Van Halen blaze through a cover of Queen’s Now I’m Here… in 1975

Proof that Eddie Van Halen and Dave Lee Roth were huge fans of Queen before either band became megastars

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Metal Hammer · Jul 7, 2023

Bullet trains and atomic bombs: what happened when Iron Maiden went to Hiroshima

Iron Maiden released A Matter Of Life And Death in August 2006, then went to Japan to play the whole album live. Classic Rock joined them on the road

Metal Hammer · Jul 4, 2023

“Ozzy did a great big turd on his car”: how Ozzy Osbourne got his revenge on a promoter who refused to pay him after a disastrous gig

Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler looks back on his disastrous first gig with Ozzy Osbourne – and the ‘dirty protest’ that followed

Louder · Jul 2, 2023

“Sir, are you married?”: the unlikely connection between Queen’s Brian May and punk band X-Ray Spex

Queen guitarist Brian May crossed paths with a punk icon years before either was famous

Louder · Jul 1, 2023

Before she became one of the planet’s biggest pop stars, Taylor Swift collaborated with Def Leppard: “She heard our music in her mother’s womb”

Remembering the time a pre-megastardom Taylor Swift ended up playing a gig with Def Leppard

Louder · Jun 26, 2023

Yes guitarist Steve Howe on a potential reunion with Jon Anderson: “I love Jon – but the only terms I work on is that I’m happy”

Yes’ Steve Howe addresses ex-bandmates, potential reunions and that turbulent Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame appearance in the brand new issue of Classic Rock

Guitar World · Jun 26, 2023

Pete Thorn explains why mistakes are part of Jimmy Page’s magic

Though Page's production prowess and legendary chops are usually the focus of praise, Thorn gave credit to a more human aspect of the Led Zeppelin legend's playing

Louder · Jun 24, 2023

Brian May salutes the genius of Eddie Van Halen: “It was like watching Hendrix for the first time”

Queen guitarist Brian May looks back on working with “incredible” Eddie Van Halen on the Star Fleet Project mini album

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