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“Crucially it succeeds in nailing the driven personality of a self-starter motivated by a steely self-belief”: Unofficial Peter Hammill biography Rock And Role is perfect companion to recent box set

500-page exploration includes input from its subject along with new interviews with music and business colleagues, and an ex

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"Freddie Mercury in flippant, throwaway, disco-jazz cabaret mode could still muster flashes of Olympian pop-rock genius": Mr Bad Guy at 40: Still the great album that might have been

Celebrating its 40thanniversary, Freddie's solo debut remains flawed but sporadically glorious.

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The ultimate review of 2025: The best albums, the biggest events, and the megastars who rocked our world - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in our unmissable end-of-year issue: The Darkness, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Jethro Tull, Alice Cooper,Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses and more

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"Wildflowers scared him, because he's not really sure why it's as good as it is": As Tom Petty’s world fell apart, he took refuge in the studio and made his most deeply personal album

The story of Tom Petty's classic Wildflowers, an album full of sadness, humour and hope

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"The goal is to make it feel really nostalgic, like people are back in time." Reunited rock legends promise fans "awesome" experience at upcoming Las Vegas residency

"It opens up a whole new visual palette for us to be creative."

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"The more we listened to the recordings, we realised how on fire we were": Canadian roots-rockers The Commoners on why the UK is becoming their second home

Brit-loving Canadians The Commoners have just kicked off their UK tour

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“When he gave the family car back, his father tried to sell it as ‘formerly driven by Frank Zappa’”: The background that gave rise to music’s most eclectic iconoclast, by his wife and son

He developed his own form of expression at 9 years old, taught himself to compose music at 11, and hated the Summer Of Love, drugs and lack of effort. Here’s why there’s no such thing as an ex-Zappa fan

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Soul guitar legend and Blues Brother Steve Cropper dead at 84

Cropper was co-founder of Stax's legendary house band Booker T. & the M.G.'s

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Previously unheard Scott Weiland song released to mark 10th anniversary of singer's death

Listen to the 25-year-old If I Could Fly now

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"I really wanted to do it justice": The Struts singer Luke Spiller releases mournful version of Slade Christmas classic

Listen to Merry Xmas Everybody as you've never heard it before

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"I liked her masculinity. I liked that she wasn’t embarrassed to have that side of her as a woman, and she was also very sexy" Hayley Williams has revealed the first female figure she found herself looking up to when Paramore started touring

In an incredibly male-dominated scene, Hayley Williams found solace in a certain rock and roll legend whilst out on Warped Tour

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"Don't miss this chance to hang out with us one final time" One of hardcore's most influential and forward-thinking bands are about to play their last ever show, and you're going to be able to livestream every minute of the chaos

A generation-defining band, taking its absolutely final bow, live and direct to your living room

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"We shall finally meet again. See you around Europe...” Gazpacho to play first UK show in four years as they announce UK and European tour

Norwegian proggers Gazpacho released their latest album, Magic 8-Ball, in October

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“A caustic David Gilmour guitar attack, with Roger Waters equally venomous in his lyrical delivery”: Pink Floyd’s 10 heaviest songs

They may be known for soundscapes and atmospheres, but when the moment took them, they cranked it up to 11 – sometimes reflecting the darkness and tension between the members

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"Bowie was standing there and for a split second you could see the panic in his eyes": The story of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the moments that made him a star

Band members, friends and associates tell the story of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

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Def Leppard quiz: How much do you know about Joe Elliott & Co.'s near-half-century career in rock?

Test your knowledge of Sheffield steel

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Phish announce nine-date residency at Las Vegas Sphere

Jam band veterans Phish return to Las Vegas after making their Sphere debut in 2024

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Uriah Heep, The Almighty and Doro confirmed for Maid Of Stone festival

The new additions join Saxon, The Temperance Movement, The Wildhearts, Danko Jones and more at next year's festival in Kent

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Fairport Convention announce Spring tour dates for 2026

Durable folk rockers Fairport Convention will celebrate their Diamond Anniversary in 2027

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“He sings in French, so you have no idea what he’s on about – but I’ve been told his lyrics are clever”: Snooker icon Steve Davis’ interesting and obscure prog picks

Utopia Strong member and DJ on his collection of over 2,000 records, most of which aren’t big names, and suggests a few to add to your own

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"It sounded as though someone was being murdered. The police were called out for the first time in five years": Chaos in the Caribbean and the story of UFO's No Place To Run

Just as UFO seemed poised to take the next step up, their ace-card guitarist Michael Schenker quit. Sotook off to the Caribbean and recorded No Place To Run without him

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Aerosmith and Yungblud tease collaboration with country star Lainey Wilson

The clue is in the cowboy hat

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 1, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from the Lemon Twigs, Elles Bailey, Black Eyed Sons and more

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“An attitude of jokey sabotage helps them avoid seeming precious – it even reinvents a couple of the tracks”: Jethro Tull’s Aqualung Live demonstrates its power 20 years on

First time on vinyl for 2005’s live take on a bona fide prog classic

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"One of the genre's greatest and most relentless masterpieces": Dave Mustaine attains thrash metal nirvana on Megadeth's Rust In Peace

No filler or flab on one of the most obscenely thrilling moments in all of recorded metal history

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