This week we’ve got a selection of reissues, plus some old thrashers getting back under a new name, battle metallers from Finland. A massive live collection from old faves, and a nod towards new faves. (more…)

Ross The Boss is to release his new solo album, Hailstorm, on November 1. (more…)

It seems that you can’t get through a day without some band or other re-forming. So Classic Rock thought it was time to look at 10 that might, or might not, happen in the next year or so. (more…)

WHO: Bloodstock Open Air Festival

WHERE: Catton Hall, Derbyshire

WHEN: August 13-15 (more…)

As Ross The Boss prepares to play the Bloodstock Open Air Festival on August 13, he provides the latest Track Of The Day. Check out all the Tracks Of The Day. (more…)

This week, there’s lots of prog. Plus the return of Peter Frampton, a Dio covers album, and some metal from Devil Sold His Soul and Hellyeah… (more…)

Even though his face is still on Manowar’s website as an official member, drummer Scott Columbus is no longer in the band. Indeed, as Classic Rock discovers, he hasn’t been part of the battle-metal veterans’ roster for more than two years! In a revealing interview, drummer Columbus talks about his strained relations with Manowar, and how he’s hooked up with another ex-Manowar member, guitarist Ross The Boss, for some live shows. “I had a long and wonderful career with Manowar; I have no regrets, it’s just life moves on,” reflects Columbus. Hail to a new beginning… (more…)

It’s not quite the full deal – but nonetheless half of what many people would regard as Manowar’s classic line-up is coming to Britain. (more…)

Doro is the among the latest artists confirmed for next year’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival. (more…)

Devin Townsend is to play at the tenth Bloodstock Open Air Festival next year. (more…)