Classic Rock

THE HOT LIST

It’s strange to think that by the time you read this, Christmas will be over and it’ll be 2022, after another somewhat unexpected (but rocking) year on planet Earth. What will the next 12 months bring, in rock’n’roll terms? What will we all be listening to? Will rock still exist? (Just kidding, obviously it will.)

This month’s selection brings you some of the names to watch out for. Some are rising stars, some are totally brand new, all are well worth your attention – from the 90s fizz of Brits The Hot Damn! to the strident classic melodic rock of Germany’s Kissin’ Dynamite, and all the other

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