Watch Dave Grohl join AC/DC on stage in New Jersey for performance of Highway To Hell
Foo Fighters and Nirvana star Dave Grohl joined AC/DC on guitar and vocals for Highway To Hell in New Jersey
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The Rolling Stones release Mr Charm video starring Hollywood star Alexander Skarsgård
The Elon Musk-referencing Mr Charm is The Stones' commentary on the perilous state of the world
Venom frontman Conrad 'Cronos' Lant dead at 63
No cause of death for the black metal innovator has been given
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"It’s the longest album I have ever put out!" Peter Gabriel will release new album o\i in November
Peter Gabriel's o\i is released three years after i/o, the shortest gap between his studio albums since the early 1980s.
Oasis take legal action to block planned auction of unheard recordings, The Desk Tapes
"We are very disappointed that we cannot offer this significant archive as planned"
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Roman Candle are bringing screamo back - with a nu metal twist
Chaotic, powerful and determined to resurrect the music they loved growing up, Roman Candle delight in taking creative swings
“I used to sing Yes when I worked at the bank. It didn’t go down well. I didn’t last long”: Lifesigns’ John Young
Keyboardist on Kate Bush’s baking, Frank Zappa’s humour, Patrick Moraz’s romance, Eva Cassidy’s mystery – and buying his own band’s album from Amazon
“I’m proud of Rush. I’ve moved on”: Did Alex Lifeson have a secret as he talked up Envy Of None’s second album?
The dark prog-pop band’s second album Stygian Wavs was released in March 2025, complete with the guitar solos he’d left out of their debut. Might that be because he was already working on Rush’s return?
I napped my way through a classic Tool gig and it still bothers me almost 30 years later
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How Fleetwood Mac made their craziest album – a decade after Rumours
Mick Fleetwood was partying, Stevie Nicks was absent and Lindsey Buckingham was halfway out the door – Fleetwood Mac’s Tango In The Night made Rumours look tame
Tony Iommi, A Perfect Circle and Hatebreed are in Hammer's tracks of the week
Tony Iommi, A Perfect Circle and Hatebreed are among the best new metal songs in this week's round-up
Cool new prog from Steven Wilson, Annicke Shireen, Arabs In Aspic and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Ace new prog you must hear from Maiah Wynne, Dikajee, John Holden, T.A.P. and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week
Nine Glenn Hughes albums you should listen to and one to avoid
Buying guide Half a century of hard-rocking, blues’n’funk alchemy has earned golden-throated bassist Glenn Hughes a place at the top table of British rock - and these are his best albums
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Best CD players 2026: These fresh slices of optical-drive brilliance breathe new life into your old CD library
Buying guide Physical media’s fully back on the menu, and these outstanding CD players from Cambridge Audio, Marantz, FiiO and more are the proof in the pudding
Best MP3 players 2026: Regain control of your music library with these high-powered portable players
Buying guide These MP3 players from FiiO, Sony and Actico are at the forefront of a digital-library revival - here's my top choices
Best cassette players 2026: Rekindle your love for analogue tapes with a too-cool-for-school cassette player
Buying guide The humble cassette tape, once the world’s default portable music format, is back in fashion. Here are the best cassette players you can buy right now
Audio masters Pro-Ject bring the “mechanical soul” of the open road to the home with new Harley-Davidson turntable
The new heavy-duty, belt-driven record player takes its inspiration from Harley-Davidson's iconic bar and shield logo
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Amon Amarth's Eight Legs Of Thunder is their best since Twilight Of The Thunder God
Anthemic death metal songs about Vikings: if it ain't broke, don't fix it
The Beatles' Rubber Soul is pivotal: the pop album as a complete artistic statement
The Beatles' historic Sixties psych-folk moment Rubber Soul gets an insightful expanded treatment
Vinegar Joe's Six Star General: Like a polite version of Big Brother & The Holding Company.
Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer shine on Vinegar Joe's final album
Linkin Park’s Unshatter is one of the best documentaries ever made by a metal band
The nu metal superstars rarely pull their punches as they explore the turmoil of Chester Bennington’s death and the long journey towards their reunion
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In 2012, Tom Cruise played a singer in a hair metal musical – and the critics hated it
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Linkin Park’s Unshatter is one of the best documentaries ever made by a metal band
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