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

Shots And Giggles • New book of Chili Peppers photos and interviews.

RIP • Thank you… and good night.

Pye Dubois • October 6, 1948 – September 15, 2026

Sass Jordan • December 23, 1960 – October 2, 2026

Cheetah Chrome • February 18, 1955 – September 13, 2026

Cronos • January 15, 1963 – October 1, 2026

ANGRY ANDERSON • August 5, 1947 – September 21, 2026

Aerosmith Back In The (Live) Saddle • Two guest-packed shows in LA in October/November.

Back To The Beginning Hits Cinemas • Film of Ozzy/Sabbath Villa Park event showing now.

Sari Schorr • The New York vocal powerhouse on scrapping albums, scraping gum, and dodging bullets on the blues circuit.

NEWS

Pieces Of Molly • Meet the high-voltage NZ rockers hoping the UK will plug in to them on their first trip here.

Ian Hill Bows Out Of Priest • “The time has come,” he says.

Slade And Peart Statues Planned • Monuments to be erected in significant locations.

Shogun Mojo • Dan Reed Network leader and Kiss guitarist pool their talents in a new band and deliver a “rocking funk record”.

Eddie 9V • Meet the Allmans-loving death metal drummer-turned-guitar-playing soul blueser.

David Bowie Ashes To Ashes • How Bowie turned “an epitaph of the 1970s” into one of his biggest hits.

Shooter Jennings • The singer/songwriter/producer on working with his countrylegend dad’s songs, LA being the place to be, early years…

These Wicked Rivers • Their stage props are groovy; they’re grafters; their new album began in a curry house; they’re not actually wicked at all…

AGAINST THE GRAIN • No hits, no hype, no compromise: inside the life of Rory Gallagher, the shy Irish perfectionist who conquered the rock world on his own terms.

“Christ, Don, where did you find this support band?” • Rory’s brother Dónal recounts the night when opening act Kiss’s theatrical tricks backfired.

MEZCAL, FORGED BILLS AND NATIONAL GUARD RIOTS • Dónal Gallagher recalls touring America with the Faces – from drinking contests in the South to dodging hotel arrests in Arizona. And having a close encounter with Jerry Lee Lewis.

ESSENTIAL RORY

HEATING UP AGAIN • Since storming the airwaves in the early 80s with Heat Of The Moment, Asia never held a settled line-up together for long. Now they’re back with more new members and a new album.

ARTHUR BROWN • In 1968, on the back of hit single Fire he became the God Of Hellfire. Since then he’s toured the globe, appeared in Tommy, almost formed a band with Jimi Hendrix… and uncompromisingly followed his own path. At 84 he’s still going and still one of a kind.

FROM THE HEART • New band. New album. New documentary. Ann Wilson, Heart’s iconic singer, talks about surviving cancer, embracing Nashville and making the most personal music of her life.

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH • Fighting with Steve Harris, dodging Donald Trump, surviving a stroke… Former Iron Maiden man Nicko McBrain lays bare five decades of drumming, drugs and near misses.

THE MAN FROM UNCLE • In 2013 Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats exploded from obscurity, swapping clubs for arenas with Black...