Ultimate Classic Rock Staff

Visiting the final resting places of some of the genre's best-known performers.

Year's best tracks came from inspirations both old and new.

Were synths helpful or harmful – and which tour would you time-travel to attend?

You get only one shot at a first impression.

Future Black Sabbath bassist needed alcohol to relieve the monotony when he was 15.

Track highlights two-disc recording 'Live in YYZ 1981.'

Quiet Riot, Enuff Z’Nuff, Vixen and John Corabi are also set to appear.

There's no exact definition of the genre - and that's exactly why we love it.

The torch is being passed.

Month's biggest stories also include Bruce Springsteen's DWI charge being dismissed and abuse accusations against Marilyn Manson.