Do you miss the ’80s? Well, just tune into your local classic rock station, problem solved! According to Mediabase, a music industry service that monitors airplay in over 180 markets, 25 of the 40 most-played songs on classic rock radio so far in 2025 were released in the ’80s, compared to 14 from the ’70s and […]
Triumph drummer and vocalist Gil Moore discussed how the band’s new, expanded lineup will split vocal and instrumental duties on their upcoming reunion tour. The original power trio — Moore, singer/guitarist Rik Emmett and bassist Mike Levine — will be joined by drummer Brent Fitz, bassist Todd Kerns and guitarist Phil X when they embark on […]
Alex Van Halen says he and Toto star Steve Lukather are about to start work on a new album together. “I’m getting ready to do this record with Lukather and a couple of other people,” Van Halen told longtime Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain on the Metal Sticks podcast. “It should be exciting.” Van Halen‘s legendary […]
In December 1995, Black Sabbath played what would be their final show without Ozzy Osbourne. By this point, Sabbath had weathered multiple highs and lows, along with an assortment of lineup changes. Notably, the group had gone through several lead singers, beginning with original frontman, Osbourne. Ronnie James Dio helped revitalize the band at the […]
Five of classic rock’s most beloved artists said farewell to the concert stage in 2025. Here are the stories of their final shows: The Who Nearly four and a half decades after the final show of their first ‘last tour,” the Who brought their 2025 ‘The Song is Over’ farewell tour to its conclusion with […]
Sex Pistols legend John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) says he didn’t hear from any of his former bandmates following the death of his wife. Nora Forster, Lydon’s wife of 44 years, passed away in 2023 at the age of 80. The German publishing heiress’ death was due to complications relating to her long battle with […]
Jack White has issued a sharp rebuke to Tim Burchett after the Tennessee congressman posted an AI-generated video of the rocker on social media. The video featured a fake version of White — dressed as the real White did during his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction earlier this year — declaring, “Don’t even […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd has “about 30 songs” written with late guitarist Gary Rossington that the band still hopes to record and release. In a recent conversation with French outlet Riff X, singer Johnny Van Zant and guitarist Rickey Medlocke offered details on the unheard material. “We have songs that we wrote with Gary that we never recorded,” Van […]
The upcoming tour schedule holds plenty of intrigues for rock music fans: Rush is getting back together. Journey is breaking up. That’s the way it goes with our list of biggest rock acts who aren’t touring in 2026. Triumph and Twister Sister will mount their own reunion tours, as will the (real) Guess Who. Megadeth […]
It’s been nearly a decade since the classic Dokken lineup last reunited, and frontman Don Dokken doesn’t look back on the experience fondly. The group’s classic lineup featured Don alongside guitarist George Lynch, drummer Mick Brown and bassist Jeff Pilson. In 2016, the quartet reunited for the first time since 1997, embarking on a brief […]