Classic Rock - June 2024

In this issue

Slash

The Guns guitarist is back with a brand new blues album, and this time he’s brought the likes of Steven Tyler, Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons and more A-list rock friends to help him.

Sebastian Bach

He played clubs and guzzled beer at 14, fronted Skid Row and got hit records, toured with musical theatre, has a solo career… “I’ve had a pretty fucking extraordinary life,” he says.

The Black Keys

The pack leaders of the post-millennial alt.blues scene have reignited their mojo on their twelfth album, Ohio Players.

Lenny Kravitz

The multi-faceted superstar has worked with some of rock’s greatest. On his new album, he’s revisiting his youth.

Pink Floyd

Ten years on, how David Gilmour and co pulled The Endless River album out of the hat.

Nazareth

With the band’s glory days behind them, last surviving original member Pete Agnew is keeping the veteran band’s flag flying.

Silveroller

\"We're going to that original well where rock'n'roll came from. There's not many bells and whistles.\"

2 mins

The Dandy Warhols

James Bond, Black Sabbath, Slash, white and pink noise? All things that have inspired the new Dandys.

2 mins

The Warning

\"We got an email from Metallica saying they loved it [their cover of Enter Sandman].\"

2 mins

Eagles

A song built on a riff that guitarist Joe Walsh came up with, its title was what it was like being in the Eagles at that time.

4 mins

Kerry King

The Slayer guitarist on his old band, his new band, his new solo album, bumanity's failure, and the pressure of going solo.

4 mins

Troy Redfern

He was raised on a farm; he finds the blues \"super-limiting\"; he's a big Frank Zappa fan; you can dance to his new album..

3 mins

STEVE HARLEY

Classic Rock's Dave Ling looks back at the life and music of the Cockney Rebel.

8 mins

RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL

He may be \"a hard rock guy at heart\", but with his latest album - a selection of classics of \"the devil's music\", each sung by a different guest singer - Slash is the latest rock superstar to take the blues road.

10+ mins

SEBASTIAN BACH

He was the youth gone wild: played clubs and guzzled beer at 14; fronted Skid Row and got hit records, star friends, a taste for coke, and the sack; drank more beer; toured with musical theatre productions; has a solo career... \"I've had a pretty fucking extraordinary life,\" he says.

7 mins

BACK IN BLACK

As pack leaders of the post-millennial alt.blues scene - until fame turned their hair grey - The Black Keys have reignited their mojo on twelfth album Ohio Players.

10 mins

GOING MY WAY

From aspiring band guy to multi-faceted solo superstar, Lenny Kravitz has worked with some of rock's greatest. On his new album, he's revisiting his youth.

8 mins

WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW

Most thought 1994's The Division Bell was Pink Floyd's final statement. But after sifting through surplus material, 20 years later, with a little help from his friends, David Gilmour pulled The Endless River out of the hat.

10+ mins

"Fancy giving it another twelve months?"

It's the question Nazareth's Pete Agnew and Dan McCafferty asked each other every July 1 since 1972. Now, with McCafferty gone, the band's glory days behind them and Agnew the last surviving original member, he's happy to still be giving it another 12.

9 mins

Anthrax

One of thrash metal's Big Four bring the noise - and Kreator and Testament - in November.

3 mins

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The trusted voice of the rock community since 1998, Classic Rock is your all-access pass, taking you backstage with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes insights into rock's biggest names, from living legends to the new generation.