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Michael Schenker has dedicated a song to late UFO bandmate Pete Way on his new album
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
“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
Listen to Unfinished, the last song Eddie and Alex Van Halen ever recorded together
Unfinished will be included in the audiobook of Brothers, Alex Van Halen's forthcoming memoir
Legendary ex-Deep Purple man Glenn Hughes says his current group could be his last
Black Country Communion’s Glenn Hughes admits that his days of playing in bands could be coming to an end
Sammy Hagar on the 'demons' which bedevilled Van Halen's reunion tour
"When I saw those demons take over him it was pitiful." Sammy Hagar revisited his darkest days in Van Halen in a 2016 interview newly uploaded online
The greatest songs Jimi Hendrix ever recorded
In four short years Jimi Hendrix created a rock'n'roll revolution, changing the way guitarists played their instruments and redefining what was possible in music itself
Even Jon Bon Jovi thinks Lzzy Hale should become Skid Row’s permanent new singer
Who should be Skid Row’s new singer? Jon Bon Jovi has the answer
40 years after their formation by Thin Lizzy icon Phil Lynott, Grand Slam are still rocking hard with their stirring new video Come Together (In Harlem)
Grand Slam's brand new studio album, Wheel Of Fortune, arrives June 7
“I’ve spoken to him twice in 11 years”: Jon Bon Jovi shuts down talk of a reunion with Richie Sambora
Don’t hold your breath for a Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora reunion any time soon
“Don’t belittle that band, Tony, move on”: the furious open letter Ozzy Osbourne sent to Tony Iommi telling him to end Black Sabbath
In the brand new issue of Classic Rock, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi looks back on the band’s late 80s ‘wilderness period’ – and a war of words with Ozzy Osbourne
Chris Cornell’s five favourite singers, in his own words
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell passed away on May 18, 2017. Eight years earlier, he told Classic Rock about the singers who had inspired him
What would late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman have thought of Kerry King’s new album? “He would have ****ing loved it”
What would late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman have thought of his former bandmate’s new album? Kerry King thinks he knows
“It shows every member of the band doing what they did best – Gillan’s vocals, Jon Lord’s keyboards”: the In Rock classic that’s Tony Iommi‘s favourite Deep Purple song
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi reveals his favourite song by fellow rock pioneers Deep Purple
The 11 greatest Rush album sleeves, by the man who created them
Rush album cover artist Hugh Syme looks back on his favourite covers
“The record company said, ‘You are completely out of your mind!’ Which I was!”: Scorpions’ hit song Rock You Like A Hurricane originally had a different title, and it was definitely NSFW
Ex-Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell reveals the title he originally had in mind for their 1984 classic Rock You Like A Hurricane
The Yes albums you should definitely own
The musicians may have changed, but the search for musical transcendence never wavered. These are the very best albums by Yes
Jeff Lynne’s ELO announce final Over And Out tour, with 27 North American shows
And so, the end is near
Stevie Nicks adds shows in the UK, Ireland and Europe to her summer 2024 schedule
Attention Fleetwood Mac fans in Europe: your chances of seeing Stevie Nicks this summer just improved
“Bob says: ‘Where you from?’ I say, ‘Birmingham’. He goes, ‘Birmingham? How’s Ozzy!’”: the unlikely time Rob Halford met Bob Dylan, the man who gave Judas Priest their name
Rob Halford has only met Bob Dylan once, but he’s never forgotten the hilarious conversation that followed
Judas Priest have just scored their highest charting album ever with Invincible Sheield
Judas Priest’s new album Invincible Shield has trounced British Steel, Screaming For Vengeance and Firepower in the UK charts
“We hesitated to say yes. The chances of making fools of ourselves were so big”: Live Aid was Queen’s crowning glory. But they nearly turned it down
In the brand new issue of Classic Rock, Queen reveal how one of the greatest live performances in history almost didn’t happen
“He told me I was like a shaman onstage. I reminded him of Jim Morrison”: Carlos Santana once wanted to start a delta blues band… with Gavin Rossdale from Bush
The story of Mud, the Carlos Santana/Gavin Rossdale supergroup that never was
“I have fond memories of sitting on Lemmy‘s lap after he’d come offstage, with his hair in a white towel turban”: Rob Halford says Judas Priest‘s new album has a tribute to Lemmy and Ronnie James Dio
New Judas Priest song Giants In The Sky from upcoming album Invincible Shield pays tribute to Lemmy, Ronnie James Dio and other great rock icons
