Guitarist
High Flyers
These guitars have outlines that you'll recognise, but their meagre price points surely belie the set of specs and level of build quality? Let's find out
5 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Maine Lines
The latest in Bourgeois' Touchstone range has shades of Gibson's J-45. Will it live up to expectations and carve a legendary niche all its own?
5 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Strat Attack
Two new lower-end, similarly priced Stratocasters cater for both vintage and more modern tastes and blur the line between Fender's USA and Mexican manufacturing. Which one has your name on it?
10 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Jared James Nichols
With a new album and a new range of signature guitars lined up, the next 18 months are looking busy for this American blues hotshot
8 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
KEN PARKER
One of the guitar world's most visionary makers, who took the archtop guitar to unimaginable levels and also created the radical Parker Fly, has died aged 73
3 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Magnum Keep Their Night Light Burning
New album of Tony Clarkin songs in the works.
1 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Iron Maiden run to Knebworth!
Plus: their classic live album celebrates its 40th in style.
1 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Parker Barrow
Southern blues rock band's UK tour: not to be missed
2 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Bold As Love - The Axis: Bold As Love Sessions EXPERIENCE HENDRIX/LEGACY
Up to the skies: Jimi's giant-steps second album, upgraded with bonus tracks.
2 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
IRON MAIDEN BUILDING THE BEAST
By 1981 Iron Maiden had made a name for themselves, and second album Killers was a powerful statement of intent. But one cog in the momentum-gathering machine was a little loose and needed replacing. The replacement was Bruce Dickinson, and the result was transformative, as our exclusive extract from the band's Infinite Dreams explains.
6 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
INTO THE FIRE
Becoming a band's new singer is never easy. But when he saw Maiden play, Bruce Dickinson knew they were the band he needed to be in - and that he was the singer they needed.
8 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
The HOT LIST
THE ESSENTIAL NEW ROCK TRACKS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH AND THE BANDS TO HAVE ON YOUR RADAR
5 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
The Cramps
Celebrating the finest in American trash and kitsch culture, The Cramps played rock'n'roll at its delinquent, B-movie best.
2 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
ACE FREHLEY April 27, 1951 - October 16, 2025
He went from teen wannabe to global superstar as the founding guitarist with Kiss, with whom he toured the world and sold millions of albums. In a career blighted by problems often caused by substance abuse, as a guitarist the Space Ace was unique and an inspiration to many.
7 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
IRON MAIDEN STEVE HARRIS FORGING THE IRON
As Iron Maiden's driving force, bassist and main songwriter, Steve Harris has steered the band from pub gigs and demos to the world's biggest stadiums and multimillion-selling albums.
7 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Ian Gillan
His pole vaulting days may be behind him, but even at the age of 80 the Deep Purple singer is still in demand.
4 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
John Lodge
The bass player and a vocalist with British group The Moody Blues for more than 50 years has died at the age of 82.
2 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
'KILLER ON THE LOOSE
This classic encounter from 1990 finds Judas Priest bruised from poorly received albums, on edge just before the notorious lawsuit that delayed the release of their classic comeback Painkiller - a vindication that returned them to the top.
10+ min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
MAN ON FIRE
Heartbroken and stricken with cancer, Stephen Dale Petit found his masterpiece in the shape of Be The Love, an album that burns with the urgency and creativity of a man on borrowed time.
5 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
QUIET RIOT
On his third Mammoth album, Wolfgang Van Halen raises his playing, singing and songwriting game, in the process channelling recent tours with A-listers, meeting legends and years of personal demons.
10 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Levellers
During an era of post-grunge, the Levellers were derided as obsolete crusties, but one of their biggest hits was influenced by classic 70s rock.
4 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
The Soundtrack Of My Life
Deep Purple's longest-serving guitarist Steve Morse on the records, artists and gigs of lasting significance to him.
3 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Dave Hill's Slade
Cum on, there's still time to feel the noize...
3 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
FREE SPIRITS
Despite playing around the countryside for decades, Solstice are the best-kept secret in British prog. This year they celebrate their 45th anniversary with a new album. Welcome to the Clann!
4 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
SCHOOL'S OUT
British rockers Massive Wagons return to Lancaster for a hometown throwdown by playing a show for kids as well as advocating for anti-bullying and mental health campaigns.
8 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Outriders
The term 'keeping it real' is a comfortable fit for Whiskey Myers. Unimpressed by and distancing themselves from the trappings and demands of the music business, they are for themselves and their fans. As singer Cody Cannon says: “I don’t really think about status. We just do what we do.”
7 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Bon Jovi Forever (Legendary Edition). ISLAND
Jon Bon Jovi gets by with a little help from his friends on this revised version of their latest.
2 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Cheap Trick All Washed Up BMG
Illinois past masters relight the flame on swaggering 21st.
2 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Chris Dreja November 11, 1946 - September 25, 2025
Chris Dreja, a founding guitarist and sometime bass player with The Yardbirds, and the only musician to have performed on all of their records, has died at the age of 79 following years of bad health.
2 min |
December 2025
Classic Rock
Holly Golightly
After seven years, the cult favourite resurfaces with a new album steeped in southern alt.blues flavour.
2 min |