Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio

Blackened RecordingsMetallica has announced a reissue of their 1996 album, Load.The set is due out June 13, and features remastered audio of the original record. It will be available in a variety...

Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesMike Peters, frontman for the '80s rock band The Alarm, has died after a 30-year battle with cancer. He was 66.Peters' death was confirmed on the band's Instagram, with a po...

Gary Miller/Getty ImagesJohn Mellencamp is confirmed to perform at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, happening May 16 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles....

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FameEx-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing has shared a statement in remembrance of the band's former drummer, Les Binks, who died earlier in A...

Carsten Koall/picture alliance via Getty ImagesZak Starkey is happy to have his job with The Who back.The drummer, son of Ringo Starr, was briefly let go by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, before ev...

Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of FameThe late Joe Cocker was one of the artists chosen for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and his family is happy to see him finally recognized.Cocker, ...

Al Pereira/WireImageThe Bruce Springsteen Archives Center for American Music held its third annual American Music Honors on Saturday in New Jersey, and the night featured some all-star collaborations....

Jim Dyson/Getty ImagesSoundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil has responded to the band's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.In an interview with Billboard, Thayil shares that in Soundgarde...

Courtesy of Big Machine RockSammy Hagar has said that his newly released single, "Encore, Thank You, Good Night," was inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen, and that’s exactly what he...

On This Day, April 28, 1973…Pink Floyd landed their first #1 with their eighth studio album, The Dark Side of the Moon.The album, which features such songs as “Money” and “Bra...