Molly Hatchet are returning to the UK for four shows in December. (more…)

This week, we’ve got new releases from old boys Saxon and Quo, a young lady called Sarah Fimm, some chaps with a King Crimson relationship, a Journey biography and Sammy Hagar’s story in his own larger-than-life style. (more…)

It’s amazing how an eye-catching album cover image can help define your perception of a band. It wouldn’t happen nowadays, of course – not with iPods as wafer-thin as Posh Spice’s profile, and impersonal electronic downloads that might give you a song’s timing down to the last nanosecond, but tell you precious little about its soul. (more…)

More names have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival next year. (more…)

This week’s Cult Heroes looks at the rather up-and-down career of southern confederate rockers Doc Holliday. Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a whole crop of American southern rock bands – such as The Allman Brothers, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Blackfoot, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet and .38 Special – were regularly breaking into the US Top 30 album charts and selling millions of records. So where do the Docs fit in? Oh yeah… and you can check out all the previous Cult Heroes here. (more…)

Famed fantasy artist Frank Frazetta – whose acclaimed ‘Death Dealer’ painting adorned the cover of Molly Hatchet’s 1978 debut album – has died at age 82. (more…)

Southern rock, UK style, comes to London. Classic Rock raises a glass or three at the Southern Evening, recently staged at London’s 100 Club. (more…)

Continuing our brand new series. He’s been described as a cross between Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen. Come inside to read about the greatest guitar hero you’ve never heard of: Van Wilks. Check out all of Classic Rock’s Cult Heroes here. (more…)

Echoing boogie legends Molly Hatchet, Airbourne are to call their new album No Guts, No Glory. (more…)