KILLERS, BEASTS, SLAVES, SONS, SOULS…
With Iron Maiden celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, we talk to all the members of the band and look back over the successes, trials, tribulations, thrills, spills and genre-defining records of the longest-running and arguably greatest heavy metal band of them all.

"LIKE HAVING A BRICK WALL COMMING AT YOU"
In 1974 King Crimson released Red, one of their most underrated albums at the time. On its 50th anniversary, Crimson alumni discuss the continued allure of an album that has reduced some adults to tears.

A FAREWELL TO KINGS? Maybe Not…
Celebrating half a century since their debut, we sat down with Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson at the end of 2024 to speak about their 50 year journey from there to here – and what might come next for the Canadian prog rock legends..

SWEET TALKIN’
One of the best-loved bands of the glam era, Sweet, more than most, splashed colour and fun over the 70s pop world. Guitarist Andy Scott, keeper of the flame, looks back at good times and bad, and hints that it’s not over for the Ballroom Blitzers yet.

ALBUMS OF 2024
From the past 12 months’ album releases by A-listers, established artists, up-and-comers and previously unknowns, here are the 50 that Classic Rock reckons you should hear.

DAVID GILMOUR
Leading a rock group and being a solo artist were “not what I asked for”, David Gilmour says. For his latest album, Luck And Strange, he assembled a team that shared the weight of his creative efforts, and the result is “the best album I’ve made since The Dark Side Of The Moon”.