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"The Dark Side Of The Moon of the modern era": Avenged Sevenfold fans review Life Is But A Dream...

We asked rock and metal fans for their reactions to Avenged Sevenfold's ambitious new album Life Is But A Dream... - here's what they had to say

Metal Hammer · Jun 23, 2023

A royal birth: the real story of Queen's first album - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Tina Turner, Star Fleet Project, Scorpions, Billy Gibbons, Geezer Butler, Drive-By Truckers, Vintage Trouble, The Alarm, Luke Morley, Buckcherry and more

Louder · Jun 23, 2023

David Bowie didn't just write Mott The Hoople's biggest hit, he single-handedly saved their career

David Bowie didn't just gift Mott The Hoople a great song, but taught them that to write great songs of their own, "every second of every bar had to have something special about it"

Louder · Jun 20, 2023

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry on his turbulent relationship with Steven Tyler: “He’s probably my best friend”

In an exclusive new interview with Classic Rock, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry looks back on his eventful 50-year friendship with Steven Tyler

Louder · Jun 13, 2023

How Alice Cooper ended up singing on a forgotten Guns N’ Roses classic: “Axl called me at two in the morning!”

When GN’R wanted to add some hard rock sneer to a Use Your Illusion track, Alice Cooper was the only person to call

Metal Hammer · Jun 12, 2023

Music photographer Mick Hutson has died, aged 58

Hanging out of helicopters, stopping the New York traffic, sweet-talking kidnappers: a celebration of Mick Hutson, music photographer

Metal Hammer · Jun 7, 2023

How a psychotic reaction inspired The Groundhogs' revolutionary classic Split

In 1971 The Groundhogs released Split, a savage, four-part suite titled documenting a traumatic brush with drugs experienced by frontman Tony McPhee

Louder · Jun 7, 2023

Classic Rock magazine names the greatest Guns N' Roses song of all time

Readers, writers and rock icons united to name the 50 greatest Guns N' Roses songs ever for Classic Rock's latest issue - and this is what topped them all

Metal Hammer · Jun 5, 2023

"He made up for some of my lack of talent": Lars Ulrich remembers meeting James Hetfield for the first time

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recalls his first impressions of the man he’s shared a stage with for four decades

Metal Hammer · Jun 1, 2023

20 minutes of rare pro-shot footage of Guns N' Roses in 1992 has appeared online

The footage comes from Guns N' Roses Orlando's Citrus Bowl show during their stadium tour with Metallica

Metal Hammer · May 31, 2023