The High Voltage Rock 'N' Roll Magazine

This month we look back at the seminal bands that made Britain heavy again, starring Saxon, Judas Priest, Motörhead and Iron Maiden, with a full supporting cast. 

In the late 70s, rock music was given a steel-booted kick up the backside by a new breed of band. The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal would go on to rule Britannia and the world. Classic Rock 237 tells the full, remarkable story...

Also Aerosmith, as they prepare for shows that may or may not be their last, we catch up with Toxic Twins Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.

And, as the epic Iron Maiden UK tour reaches the end of its UK leg, Classic Rock catches them in Nottingham… Pink Floyd’s long-awaited V&A exhibition opens its doors… Welcome back Anathema, Brother Firetribe and Royal Trux … Say hello to Brothers Osbourne, Hunter & The Bear and The Weeks, say goodbye to Allan Holdsworth, J Geils, Keni Richards…

New albums from Roger Waters, Cheap Trick, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Anathema, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Big Big Train, Danzig… Reissues from Iron Maiden, Foreigner, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Status Quo, The Beatles, Can, Jethro Tull… DVDs, films and books on Queen, The Who, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Noise Records… Live reviews of The Who, The Magpie Salute, Pretenders, Steve Hackett, Moon Duo…

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