Classic Rock UK - October 2019
50 Years of Heavy Metal (Special Collectors' Edition)
English | 126 pages | True PDF | 169 mb
Features
27 50 Years Of Heavy Metal: The Story So Far - In the beginning it was an ‘underground’ form of music, derided, ridiculed and expected to fade away quickly and be forgotten forever. Instead it has grown, branched out and blossomed into the loudest, most powerful music out there. We look at some of the movers and shakers, from its early inventors to current champions pushing it forward, who helped take metal to the masses. Including…
28 Black Sabbath - As Earth they were going nowhere. Then they chanced on three notes once branded ‘the devil’s interval’, changed their name, and changed everything.
32 Iron Maiden - As the 1980s dawned, they were about to record their debut album. It was the start of a journey that would launch them into the stratosphere. But there were some massive hurdles to overcome first.
38 Metallica - From his stubborn individuality to his taste in music, Metallica’s late bass player Cliff Burton was a true one-off. This is his story.
44 Slayer - They’re one of thrash metal’s Big Four, and, more than 30 years on, their iconic Reign In Blood album stands as a benchmark for what heavy metal can and should be.
50 Rammstein - Over the past 25 years the German metallers have defied conventional wisdom and become superstars. Vorsprung durch technik? You betcha.
Plus…
54 The Ultimate Heavy Metal Playlist - As we celebrate the 50 years of heavy metal, here’s half a century’s worth of pioneering heavy music, from the classics to the contemporary hard-hitters.
60 Thunder - Danny Bowes and Luke Morley submit to The Classic Rock Interview. The frontman and guitarist talk about the past, the present and the future of their much-loved band.
68 Volbeat - Frontman Michael Poulsen can look back on a life of hard graft and triumph over adversity.
72 Robin Trower - In the 70s the guitarist made his classic album Bridge Of Sighs with Jim Dewar. Today he continues to head up his power trio and shows no sign of slowing down.
76 Kris Barras - He gave up cage fighting to become a rock star, Now, armed with a new album, he is making good on that promise.
Regulars
10 The Dirt - Nick Mason to receive top honor at the Prog Awards; Ozzy Osbourne writes songs for a new album, and releases a limited-edition box set of all 10 solo albums… Welcome back Korn, The Defiants and Samantha Fish… Say hello to The Black Hands and Bones UK… Say goodbye to DA Pennebaker, Nigel Benjamin, Ian Gibbons, Freddie Bannister, Neal Casal…
20 The Stories Behind The Songs - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Ronnie Van Zant said that Free Bird had too many chords to write lyrics for, but it still became the band’s signature tune and a bona fide rock classic.
22 Q&A - Iggy Pop - The ‘Godfather Of Punk’ talks success, pride, playing shows, and his upcoming film appearance as a guts-eating zombie.
24 Six Things You Need To Know About… - Whiskey Myers - The small-town Texans have taken their brand of southern rock storytelling across the globe, and even to prestige TV.
80 Record Store Challenge - Black Star Riders - We give Ricky Warwick and Scott Gorham £50 and take
them vinyl shopping. Find out what they bought.
85 Reviews - New albums from The Darkness, Opeth, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Beth Hart, Pixies, Danny Bryant, Korn, Michael Schenker Fest, The Defiants… Reissues from The Cult, Thunder, Wildhearts, Replacements, Humble Pie, Slade, Dinosaur Jr, Stray Cats… DVDs, films and books on Foo Fighters, Slash Feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Debbie Harry & Blondie, Elton John… Live reviews of Rammstein, Steelhouse Festival, Prophets Of Rage…
98 Buyer’s Guide - New Model Army - How to get the best from the Bradford band who’ve remained as uncompromising as they have unfashionable.
103 Live Previews - Must-see gigs from Hawklords, Walter Trout, Anathema, Psychedelic Furs and Anti-Nowhere League. Plus full gig listings – find out who’s playing where and when.
122 The Soundtrack Of My Life - Mikael Åkerfeldt - The Opeth singer/guitarist on the special records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him.
