Classic Rock Issue 318 (September 2023) The 80s Issue

Classic Rock Issue 318 (September 2023) The 80s Issue The albums! The bands! The stories! The new issue of Classic Rock is the ultimate celebration of the 1980s. Includes: NWOBHM, Iron Maiden, Girlschool, Alice Cooper, Sunset Strip, the prog revival, the definitive guide to the albums that built the 80s, and much, much moreThis month we are wallowing in some neon-tinged nostalgia, celebrating that oh-so-garish and oh-so-wonderful of decades, the 1980s – a time of change, a time of new technology, a time of new scenes, new bands and, frankly, some amazing music. We look at the decade’s defining albums, revisit some of the scenes and movements, and talk to various artists who lived to tell the tale, including Iron Maiden, Girlschool, Alice Cooper, Tigertailz, Thor and J Mascis. And, of course, we spend some time exploring Sunset Strip.FeaturesThe Albums That Built The 80s - Rock, hard rock, heavy metal, big rock, stadium rock, alt.rock, AOR, punk, goth, grebo, NWOBHM, pop-rock, rap-rock