Category Archives: Classic Rock

Sammy Hagar is about to release a song that features a guitar lick he says Eddie Van Halen showed him in a dream. “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight” will be released on Friday, April 25. It finds Hagar joined by three-quarters of his Best of All Worlds band: Guitarist Joe Satriani, bassist and fellow Van Halen […]

Depeche Mode’s 1990 single “Enjoy the Silence” was a chart-topping hit that helped cement the group as one of the era’s defining acts — yet one band member was initially disappointed in the way the track evolved. Recorded during sessions for Depeche Mode’s groundbreaking Violator album, the tune was penned by the band’s primary songwriter, Martin […]

Metallica played the first show of their 2025 tour on Saturday night in Syracuse, New York. The tour, an extension of the band’s M72 world trek, was originally scheduled to kick off on April 12 in Las Vegas at the Sick New World festival, but the event was ultimately canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances.” But […]

Dave Grohl made a surprise appearance at Coachella on Saturday night, performing with a much different type of backing band: the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Grohl and the LA Phil performed two Foo Fighters songs together, “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” and “Everlong.” (Another surprise appearance was made later in the evening by actress/singer Cynthia Erivo, who […]

Zak Starkey — who’s had a bit of an eventful week — recently shared an unreleased, all-star cover of T. Rex‘s “Children of the Revolution” recorded for a charity album that’s yet to receive a proper announcement. The cover, which you can hear below, features Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Elton John and Starkey’s father, Ringo […]

Iron Maiden’s 1982 album The Number of the Beast is one of the most celebrated releases in metal history, and is regularly ranked among the genre’s defining LP’s. During a recent conversation with Sirius XM’s Eddie Trunk, guitarist Adrian Smith was asked if he realized The Number of the Beast would become an iconic album […]

Stevie Nicks is working on a new album. On Wednesday, the singer was inducted into the Pollstar Hall of Fame, where she gave a speech. In it, Nicks noted that the project, which she described as a “ghost record,” began in the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires. Nicks’ home in Southern California was saved, […]

Dee Snider leads a new cover of Triumph‘s 1979 classic “Lay It on the Line,” which will appear on the upcoming Magic Power: All Star Tribute to Triumph album. You can hear listen to it here. The former Twisted Sister frontman is joined by Mr. Big guitarist Paul Gilbert and Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass on backing vocals. […]

Def Leppard and Motley Crue will headline a weekend destination concert event in November on Mexico’s Riviera Maya. The music slate at Rock the Tides will also include Bret Michaels, Extreme, Buckcherry, Living Colour and others. “Mexico has always been one of the most electric places we’ve played. The energy is just unreal,” Motley Crue […]

Original Little River Band bassist Roger McLachlan has died after a bout with pancreatic cancer at 71. His death was confirmed by Michael Oliphant, frontman of McLachlan’s subsequent band Late for Breakfast. “Roger didn’t wish his struggle to be widely known and so chose to keep it just between family and a handful of friends,” […]