The Heavy Metal Truants is a charity cycle ride that starts in London and ends at the Download festival in Donington. Classic Rock Editor In Chief Scott Rowley, a man who hasn’t cycled the length of himself, explains why he’s agreed to join them: vengeance.
Slowhand’s “sleepy-eyed” new album is now onsale and on Spotify. But is it any good?
Hospice that cared for Jim Marshall prior to his death last year raffles a guitar geek’s dream – a unique, one-off amp.
It ended Pink Floyd, drove co-producer Michael Kamen mad and it’s preferred listening for chickens. Released 30 years ago today, here’s everything you need to know about Roger Waters’ last Floyd album
Instrumental tune of the week? ASIWYFA conjure the sound of “Slayer-playing-the-sounds-of-Soweto or Bathory-meets-the-Bhundu-Boys”. Whatever it is, don’t call it ‘math rock’.
Swedish band La Fleur Fatale think they’re part of a new wave of psyche – so they paid homage to the past with a magical mystery tour across America to meet members of Strawberry Alarm Clock, Electric Prunes, original Nirvana, and, er, the Bay City Rollers…
…And playlists for Jimi Hendrix, Wilko Johnson, Clutch and more
Orange OR15H guitar amp and Orange PPC212OB speaker cab up for grabs to mark legendary manufacturer’s association with national Learn To Play Day
Sir Lord Baltimore were the first band to be described as ‘heavy metal’. Hear their 5 Greatest tracks here…
Scott Rowley on the great punk red-herring, the Rock Taliban and how the music press soured rock
The latest issue of Classic Rock features bluesman Joe Bonamassa – aka Mr Unstoppable – on the cover. Plus free 14-track CD: Bag Of Bones, compiled by none other than Bonamassa himself! Subscribe Now
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