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- October 31
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- "Like being at a party where you’ll probably die and get thrown into a dumpster at 3am, but you won’t care": The Quireboys nail it again on Wardour Street
- The 10 best punk albums of the last decade
- “I had this moment of realising that evil does exist – but that I was terrified to admit it. You can hear me coming to that realisation”: Jo Beth Young hopes her new album will change your life as much as it changed hers
- Alex Lifeson's Envy Of None return with new track Not Dead Yet and spooky, Day Of The Dead-inspired video
- “They didn’t understand how important image was – they started the thing about us being academic geeks. It really hurt us”: The Zombies on living large, inheriting the Beatles’ studio and staff, and being prisoners in a concert hall
- Carpenter Brut, Zeal & Ardor, Normandie, Intervals, GHØSTKID and more confirmed for Radar 2025
- These ARE the droids you’re looking for: Save big on Lego Star Wars sets featuring C-3PO and R2-D2
- "If I'd been a solo artist, I think I'd have laid on the floor and cried": In 1973, faced with bad reviews of their debut album, Queen turned to bad reviews of Led Zeppelin for comfort
- Portals Festival announces more bands including Poly-Math, Spurv and Teiger and more...
- "I saw it at the movies when I was 11 and it blew my mind." Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas names the greatest horror movie of all time
- "Let's have some ****ing fun!" Watch rising metalcore stars Dying Wish bring riffs and circle pits to a church
- “Strong, defiant, teeth-rattling, testosterone-levels-shooting-to-Valhalla metal.” Wrestling star Adam 'Edge' Copeland pays tribute to Viking metallers Amon Amarth in band’s new comic book
- “They knew nothing about the deal”: Hard Rock Cafe wouldn’t give Tony Iommi’s guitar back – because the employee who bought it died
- "We'd get to America, and bang! Something happens. Got to get back on the plane and go home": Scott Gorham on Thin Lizzy's breakthrough, Phil Lynott, and why they always screwed up their US tours
- "Don't stand there like a coward, come here and say it!": Video shows Thom Yorke challenging pro-Palestine heckler before walking offstage
- Plan is in place for new Guns N' Roses music, says Duff McKagan
- October 30
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- Rush announce The Albums: 1989-1996 vinyl box set
- Louder Than Life festival announces Slayer will return in 2025
- 10 movies that prove 2024 has been a brilliant year for horror
- Steven Wilson and Mariusz Duda share new remixed and remastered version of The Old Peace
- “Trump’s got more felonies than all my criminal friends put together.” We asked Ice-T about the US election and he gave us one of the more thoughtful takes we've seen so far
- Synthy rocky metal wackadoodles Zetra announce first-ever headline tour
- Fontaines D.C. announce headline US tour for 2025
- Alex Van Halen reveals that David Lee Roth asked Eddie Van Halen to play fewer guitar solos: "He couldn’t handle the fact that Eddie was getting more attention than he was"
- “My absolute favourite colours in the world have always been purple and black”: Adidas reveals Black Sabbath x Aston Villa shirts and shoes
- "Happy Halloween for all who believe, and much love to all who don't": Black Sabbath's Bill Ward shares the eerie new poem, It's Near
- “We’re no longer able to balance our life responsibilities with giving you the standard of art that you deserve”: Metallic hardcore firebrands Ithaca announce break-up, final headline show
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard drop new track Phantom Island and announce that they'll be heading out on tour with an orchestra
- Paul Stanley defends Kiss' "wholesome" history of groupies: "Nobody got hurt. Nobody ever walked away feeling disrespected or diminished”
- The 1975 say they could be a “heavy” band – but they’re not because it “wasn’t new”
- “The kids who bought it didn’t ask, ‘Where’s Syd?’ They increasingly asked, ‘Who’s Syd?’” Meddle marked the point where Pink Floyd as we know them really began
- “People say, ‘I never would have expected that to work.’ But we’re not just a gimmick – we want to create something new”: The Omnific’s two-bass line-up is a serious bid to redefine what the instrument can do
- "Backcombed head and sloped shoulders above the dreck of indie/goth rock revivalists": Robert Smith charts his own grief and anxiety on The Cure's sombre Songs Of A Lost World
- "There are always fears and doubts lurking, because you're opening yourself up in a completely raw way": Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell on his new album and its guests, songwriting, AI, algorithm bots and AIC's legacy
- "The album is very rejoicing, it's forward-thinking, it's very positive and celebratory": Ginger Wildheart on friendship, fans and the return of The Wildhearts
- October 29
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- Tim "Herb" Alexander abruptly quits Primus after he "lost his passion for playing"
- "We worked out a way for the whole world to tune in": King Crimson-affiliated act Beat announce global livestream of upcoming Los Angeles show
- Jeff Lynne's ELO announce more final ever dates
- Blink-182, Panic! At The Disco, Avril Lavigne, Weezer, All Time Low, The Offspring and many more announced for When We Were Young 2025
- "I have to either be in this band or I have to destroy it." A chaotic interview with Slipknot from 1999
- "There are definite flashes of brilliance to be found here." Prog metallers Vola evolve in (mostly) the right ways on fourth album Friend Of A Phantom
- "We will be playing new songs." Killswitch Engage announce 2025 North American tour with Kublai Khan TX, Fit For A King and Frozen Soul
- Graham Gouldman announces Heart Full Of Songs Tour for 2025
- Order this exclusive Poppy bundle featuring a limited edition t-shirt and Metal Hammer cover
- Soccer Mommy's fourth album Evergreen is raw, relatable, and real – but lacks the musical innovation it needs to make it a true classic
- “It doesn’t wanna make us get out of bed”: Avenged Sevenfold won’t tour celebrating classic albums, says M. Shadows
- Mogwai to release new studio album The Bad Fire in January
- Ghost’s 2025 tour will be a “phone-free experience”
- “Their albums hadn’t accomplished much. I went to see them and liked them, especially the new songs… I then witnessed their break-up”: How manager Dave Margereson rebuilt Supertramp and helped them deliver a set of classic prog albums
- "I thought Free were from Alabama, because it sounded southern to me": The Cold Stares' seventh album is both a love letter to Kentucky and a call for unity in volatile times
- "It was terrifying being so vulnerable, but it was all or nothing": Louise Patricia Crane's album features three members of King Crimson and Jethro Tulls Ian Anderson – it's also a work of beauty and darkness
- ZZ Top announce Elevation Tour dates for 2025
- October 28
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- "We're now eager to make a noise and make a mess and make mistakes": Pete Townsend says The Who will work together again in 2025
- Fan group petitions BBC for a Keith Emerson Prom
- “Originally we said, ‘Let’s make an album about witchcraft’… but I supposed pyramid power was a sort of witchcraft, so we zeroed in on that”: When The Alan Parsons Project mixed magic with madness (without visiting Egypt)
- Lankum's Hammersmith Apollo show is spellbinding and dread-drenched. What a shame the crowd can't shut the hell up
- "While the romps through Bon Jovi territory won’t be to everyone’s taste, Brothers Of Metal pull it off." Somehow, Sweden's most flamboyant power metallers have got even more ludicrous with Fimbulvinter
- Ghost announce six-month 2025 world tour with UK, Europe, US, Mexico dates
- Dorie Jackson to release second solo album Stupid Says Run in January
- Goat deliver a "primal, free-flow of noise" for "a night of dizzying dance-filled fun" at their sold-out Troxy show
- Third Korn x Adidas merch drop announced
- Faith No More are on “semi-permanent hiatus”, says keyboardist
- "Much of Sub Rosa In Æternum is music to imbibe bedecked in a ruff and cape...and it's delicious." Tribulation's sixth album is the perfect goth rock digestif to wrap up spooky season
- “Unrestrained, progressively complex and compelling – there isn’t a weak album among the four”: Fish and Marillion were only together for a seven-year period, but it’s what they did with it that counts
- "This is a fired-up performance - a man determined to prove everyone wrong": Paul McCartney rails against the critics, John Lennon, Fela Kuti and muggers on Wings' classic Band On The Run
- The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
- It's all gone spectacularly Halloween-shaped in the Fripp-Willcox household
- Watch Avenged Sevenfold play setlist made up of tracks from Waking The Fallen and City Of Evil at special fan club show in California
- October 27
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- Watch the spooky video for The Black Keys and Alice Cooper's Halloween-themed single Stay In Your Grave
- "A marketing masterstroke in a handsome box": Motörhead CD singles turned into delicious vinyl souvenirs on We Take No Prisoners: Singles 95-06
- "Assuredly switching through the gears as if they're all second nature to her": Beth Hart proves she's far more than a blues siren on You Still Got Me
- "Leslie West's sparky and inventive improvisations mesh neatly with Corky Laing’s instinct for power and groove": Mountain's noughties' incarnation celebrated across six live discs of varying quality
- “Johnny Cougar was not going to amount to a hill of beans. But, son of a bitch, he’s still hanging around all these years later”: How John Mellencamp went from failed pop star to reluctant American icon
- “We’d realised that we were not a part of anything else that was going on with the music scene in England, we were doing our own thing”: Dave Gahan on how Black Celebration changed everything for Depeche Mode
- “Getting validation from Beavis And Butt-head was much more gratifying. It showed that people do like this band even if your sales may not reflect fame and fortune”: How stoner rock enigmas Clutch became metal’s favourite weirdbeards
- "I’d gone through my own personal tornado so it was a track that spoke to me": Yellowjackets star Juliette Lewis on her favourite Cure track
- “I felt I was cut adrift from a massive part of the band and I didn’t know what to do without it”: James Dean Bradfield on how Manic Street Preachers had to reinvent themselves after 2011’s National Treasures celebrations
- "Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks effortlessly recreate Duane Allman and Dickey Betts' searing guitar lines": The Allman Brothers Band's final show, officially preserved for all time
- Pixies praise "wonderful" new bassist Emma Richardson and offer advice for reunited Oasis
- October 26
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- "Divided between acoustic and electric sets, this is a joy from start to finish": Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are still in thrall to each other on Fillmore East 1969
- “In my mind I was thinking this could be the last record we ever made, They thought I wanted to leave it”: How Deftones pulled back from the brink of oblivion to make Saturday Night Wrist
- “We were in LA getting ready for a gig and I said, ‘Where’s Glenn?’ He’d gone to Atlanta. He was a loon, just through doing so much coke and drinking”: How Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes rekindled their turbulent friendship to make Fused
- “Robert Plant said we captured the spirit of Zeppelin. I think he meant we were as debauched as they were”: The chaotic story of The Mission, the goth band who wanted to be Led Zeppelin
- “We recorded it in 20 minutes. But then I am a genius”: The late, great Paul Di’Anno looks back on making Iron Maiden’s Running Free
- “Lemmy and I got on fine most of the time, but we had our moments. Being in Motörhead was crazy 24 hours a day”: ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian ‘Robbo’ Robertson’s wild tales of Phil Lynott, Lemmy, David Bowie and more
- "All of his solo work is worth owning, but this collection is a mighty big entry point": The best of Bryan Ferry collected on the epic Retrospective 1973-2023
- “The early days still feel like the biggest chapter of our band”: Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil on how the band’s beginnings helped to define everything that came after
- “We had a living, breathing Sex Pistol come in and play on it. He wanted $100 and some ‘suction’”: The insane story of Megadeth’s So Far, So Good… So What!, thrash metal’s most self-destructive album
- “I’m lucky that I started using heroin otherwise I’d be so depressingly alcoholic”: Kelley Deal on the tumultuous period when she first joined The Breeders
- “The only way of getting back on track was to regain control of just about every facet of the band”: When Mike Portnoy quit Dream Theater for the first time, the shakeup led to epic double-album Metropolis Pt. 2
- "Too much effort has been put into reinterpreting other artists' material instead of writing their own": The long wait for a new Lone Justice album may not have been worth it
- October 25
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- Grateful Dead bassist and co-founder Phil Lesh dies at 84
- The 13 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
- The Pineapple Thief share video for new single All Because Of Me
- Simon Godfrey updates on what might be the final Shineback album
- Great new prog you must hear from Beardfish, Motorspcyho, Overhead, The Albatross and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
- "2025 is shaping up nicely." Tool are hosting their own tropical getaway festival with Primus, Mastodon, Coheed And Cambria and more
- Stevie Nicks opens up about why Lindsey Buckingham was fired from Fleetwood Mac: "He wasn’t very nice to anybody; he wasn’t very nice to Harry Styles"
- "A Stockholm syndrome love-letter to Hollywood." Halsey's The Great Impersonator is ambitious, vulnerable and utterly, utterly Halsey
- “This is a record of opposites colliding”: Manic Street Preachers announce details of new album
- Kate Bush reveals her plans to return to music: "I'm very keen to start working on a new album"
- Mastodon join stacked Bloodstock 2025 lineup
- "Tidal waves of sound and immaculate vocal harmonies": Von Hertzen Brothers rise above the gloom on In Murmuration
- "It hits with the kind of brilliant melodic punch he hasn’t delivered in years": Devin Townsend conjures up unexpected greatness on PowerNerd
- Listen to Megan Thee Stallion lairy collaboration with modern metal heavyweights Spiritbox, TYG
- "They create a mash-up that conveys the spirit of the 70s without ever getting too specific": Cats In Space wear their classic rock influences as a badge of honour on Time Machine
- "It's the visceral attitude that has carried this band to the vanguard of modern punk": Amyl And The Sniffers refuse to let up on Cartoon Darkness
- “We have to be true to ourselves and to the idea of Yes… we’re all aiming for the heart of the same sunrise”: Jon Anderson’s gratitude at returning from the edge of death to make latest solo album True
- "A thing of beauty on a musical, physical and historical level": Queen plunder the archive for Queen I, a lavish 50th anniversary celebration of their debut album
- "This album drops its bombs with honed precision": Pixies prove that class is permanent on The Night The Zombies Came
- Mr Big finish big on live album The Big Finish
- A beginner's guide to Jack Bruce in 10 classic tracks
- Hollywood star Helen Mirren is sad that Kurt Cobain didn't live to see the invention of satellite navigation
- October 24
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- Linkin Park launch video for new single Over Each Other, an everyday tale of trust, car crashes and the Korean emergency services
- Ghost announce physical and digital release dates for their feature film Rite Here, Rite Now
- Epica cover a 19th-century symphony on new single The Ghost In Me, and it’s the most gloriously bombastic thing you’ll hear today
- “Lacuna Coil only seem to grow bolder and more extreme with age." Triumphs, setbacks and singalongs as goth metal heroes celebrate a three-decade career in Wolverhampton
- “There’s not one lyric that’s light-hearted… We’ll see what the tear-shedding level for this album is!” Epica’s Simone Simons waited 20 years to make Vermillion
- 2000 Trees announces five headliners for 2025: Kneecap, Pvris, Taking Back Sunday, Coheed And Cambria and Alexisonfire
- “We went through a few phrases… they went off to play in America and left me to get on with it, stripped to my underpants”: Atom Heart Mother’s fusion of ordinary and extraordinary sounds gave Pink Floyd their first No.1 album
- The Prodigy, In Flames, Spiritbox and dozens more added to Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park 2025 lineups
- Megan Thee Stallion says Spiritbox will appear on her new album this week
- "Even more melodic and intricate, while still packing more punch than Muhammed Ali in his prime." Fit For An Autopsy continue to transcend deathcore on The Nothing That Is
- "If you died in your house, within hours most dogs would start eating your face": An interview with Idles about music, politics, dancing and dogs
- Watch Thom Yorke play previously unheard song on opening night of Everything tour
- Larkin Poe announce 2025 US tour, release video for Mockingbird
- Motörhead fans! Ye Book Of Inconsequential Scribbles, an official book of Lemmy's doodles, is on sale now
- "This will be the Metallica Family reunion we've been waiting for!" Metallica announce M72 tour dates in Australia and New Zealand
- October 23
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- David Ellefson calls Megadeth’s most hated album “one of the great Megadeth records”
- “We can’t wait to see everyone!” Sonic Temple festival announces full 2025 lineup, including Linkin Park, Bad Omens, Korn and much more
- "We were nobodies but in that moment, it felt like we had a shot." How Slipknot overcame jealousy, substance abuse and trauma to become metal's most important band
- “They were there in the beginning”: Slayer/Exodus guitarist Gary Holt names the two thrash bands who deserve more credit
- Black Friday Lego deals 2024: You can still build a fabulous Lego bargain - even though Black Friday is over
- "There was a rumour going round that I was British, rich and faking the Aussie thing." Punk rock saviours Amyl And The Sniffers on finding hope in music, Timmy Mallet and those nepo baby accusations
- "It pulverises the boundaries of modern progressive metal." Jinjer announce fifth album Duél, release new single Kafka
- Brian Eno announces new art book with Dutch artist Bette A.
- Devin Townsend: “90 percent of the job is to be a content creator rather than write any music”
- Liam Gallagher hits back at "entitled" fans complaining about Oasis not picking young bands to join them on tour: "Everyone is soooo fussy these days"
- “The way they craft their music, it becomes immortal”: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, metal’s best person, pays tribute to Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and other pop giants
- “I came down absolutely not knowing what to expect – and I came out a different person”: Robert Trujillo took profound inspiration from Steven Wilson, and believes Metallica would feel the same
- Cynic announce The Aggressive Progressive 2025 EU/UK Tour
- "Maybe this was the catharsis he needed to propel his next chapter." Devin Townsend's PowerNerd isn't the all-out burst of Heavy Devy we expected, but it's still pretty damn good
- “For Paul Di’Anno! Scream for me!” Watch Bruce Dickinson pay tribute to late Iron Maiden singer during concert last night
- "When they put their cloaked heads down, Gaerea indubitably deliver the goods." Portugal's mysterious masked black metallers strive for greatness on Coma, but aren't quite there yet
- "Heavy doesn’t have to start with guitars." How Heriot became UK metal's most exciting underground band
- "We will travel to a world we have never experienced, with new songs." Babymetal announce European tour including biggest UK show ever - with Poppy and Bambie Thug in support
- “We don’t write as proggy as we used to; we’re older and lazier, but you hear a lot on those early albums”: Doug Pinnick, who stole his sound from Chris Squire, would do everything differently if King’s X went round again
- October 22
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- "If we get some shitty party canons and launch two of them at the end of the show, and they look a bit pathetic, it still works": Meet The Hot Damn!, the colourful, chaotic party crashers intent on enlivening everything
- Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder: The Saxon albums you should definitely listen to
- "It'll be like hanging with us in our living room": Halestorm's Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger announce intimate acoustic tour
- Paul Di'Anno's 10 greatest performances with Iron Maiden
- House Of Marley start a Revolution with their new range of audio products
- Cradle Of Filth release new single Malignant Perfection, their “horrific homage to All Hallows Eve”
- “I’m very excited for the Iron Maiden faithful to see it!” A Paul Di’Anno documentary is coming in 2025
- Shavo Odadjian reflects on System Of A Down being ‘nu metal’: “I never liked being compared to anyone”
- I saw one of Paul Di'Anno's final live shows, and despite everything, he still had some of that special spark that made him an Iron Maiden legend
- Von Hertzen Brothers rock out in video for new single The Relapse
- Knocked Loose announce UK / EU 2025 tour, including their biggest ever UK headline show to date
- Thom Yorke says he "doesn't give a flying f***" if fans want Radiohead to reunite
- Black Friday CD player deals 2025: There's still just enough time to pick up a new CD player for less - but don't delay
- "The best part about this song is that a squirter can be anybody’s genitals": Watch Amyl & The Sniffers’ explicit new video for Jerkin'
- "Highly Irresponsible is the sound of five cult stars clinging to the characteristics that made them cult stars." Better Lovers' debut album is exactly what you'd expect from Dillinger Escape Plan and Every Time I Die alumni
- "I don't wanna say the word 'ballad' but we wrote a slower song." Nightwish singer Floor Jansen is teaming up with thrash legends Testament on their new album
- "90% of everything we own was either severely damaged or completely destroyed." Cannibal Corpse guitarist Erik Rutan and his family have had their lives devastated by Hurricanes Helene and Milton
- “Jon Anderson taught me some things about songwriting – I’d love to work with him again”: Glass Hammer mainman Steve Babb’s prog world orbits Yes, Rush, Genesis… and the Human League
- "Genuine despair wrapped up in a delicious glam-grunge cocktail": A tribute to the anguished genius of Inger Lorre and The Nymphs
- "I saw Black Sabbath one month before their first album came out – and I was right in the front row": Billy Idol on his love for Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne
- "Yeah man, we blew 'em off the stage": Sammy Hagar on the time he trash-talked Foreigner, the band he's just inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
- Alex Van Halen shares the last song he wrote with late brother Eddie Van Halen
- "End speciesism now!" Joan Jett lends her voice to hard-hitting PETA campaign slamming the meat, egg, and dairy industries
- Iron Maiden, Geezer Butler, Anthrax, Blaze Bayley, Frank Turner, Exodus, Kreator, Volbeat, Ryan Adams and more pay tribute to Paul Di'Anno
- October 21
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- "It's a hard rock album for people who actually love hard rock": The Wildhearts announce new studio album Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts
- "I was in touch with him only recently...rest in peace mate." Steve Harris and Iron Maiden pay tribute to former frontman Paul Di'Anno following his passing
- Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno dead at 66
- Current and former members of Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Animals as Leaders, Polyphia, While She Sleeps and more team up for epic, metalled-up Cult of the Lamb game soundtrack - listen to first single Cult
- “It was something we’d never heard before. He was creating it on the spot – you went along with what was happening”: David Blackwell of The Lovely Eggs names Can as his prog heroes, and recalls the time he played with half of them
- Bad Omens announce Australian tour dates with Poppy and House Of Protection
- Alex Van Halen on why he was "not interested" joining Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony on The Best Of All Worlds tour: "They're not doing the band justice"
- Seven Impale celebrate tenth anniversary of debut album with vinyl reissue
- "In Flames changed my life." We got Bridear's Kimi to make us a mixtape and it's stacked with classic anthems, J-metal rarities and video game bangers
- Listen to Korn frontman Jonathan Davis' collaboration with his son Nathan on the gnarly new track Dark Fantasy
- Black Friday CD deals 2025: These CD discounts are still alive and kicking - but it's your last chance to save
- "He’s got his gas mask on, he’s all taped up and he’s flying like a bird." Inside the chaos and carnage of Slipknot's legendary first UK show at the London Astoria
- Watch My Chemical Romance play The Black Parade album in full at When We Were Young festival
- Jeff Lynne's ELO announce final ever show
- Limp Bizkit announce 2025 UK and Ireland tour
- “A wild pivot resulting in a pretty impressive psychedelic rock record”: Inspired by Pink Floyd, Lil Yachty’s Let’s Start Here is no dismissible Rap Side Of The Moon
- "All abooooaard!" Watch the all-star Hall Of Fame tribute to Ozzy Osbourne starring Maynard James Keenan, Billy Idol, Rob Trujillo, Chad Smith, Wolfgang Van Halen, Andrew Watt, Adam Wakeman, Steve Stevens, Zakk Wylde and Jelly Roll
- "It feels like Black Sabbath decided to couple with Santana. Then raise their child as a rock musical": Lucifer's Friend mix it up on fourth album Banquet
- The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
- Watch Dream Theater play their first song with Mike Portnoy in 14 years
- "If you're going to do anything, do it full measure, don't equivocate, be all the way in": How the MC5's Kick Out The Jams became a rallying call for a generation
- October 20
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- "Not even Zeppelin or the Stones had ever done what we did": How Mick Jones invented Foreigner and paved the way for the multi-million-selling albums that dominated the next decade
- "I crossed paths with a couple of thieves": Jake E. Lee reveals more about the incident in Las Vegas that led to him being shot
- A beginner's guide to the Dave Matthews Band in 10 songs
- “Jim’s whole shaman thing only became apparent later, after people wrote books about us. To us, he was just the frontman”: Jim Morrison – the man behind the myth, by the people who knew him
- “David Draiman wanted to help us make the best music we could. He didn’t ask us to write The Sickness!”: Why Trivium enlisted some superstar help to make Vengeance Falls
- “Chas Chandler said, ‘I’m going to bring a guy round and he’s going to stay in the other room. His name’s Jimi’”: The mysterious story of the unknown band who let Jimi Hendrix stay on their sofa
- Kerry King names the hardest Slayer song to play on guitar: “It’s not one I’m looking to play live any time soon!”
- “We were lucky to be able to really capture an energy”: The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster’s Guy McKnight on how the psychobilly punk-rock crew made Celebrate Your Mother
- “I recognise there’s a new generation of people experiencing that record for the first time”: Interpol’s Paul Banks on the upcoming tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Antics
- “I thought it was the height of hilarity to promote drugs and Satan while not doing any of it”: How Monster Magnet became metal’s ultimate space lords
- "I’m not going to bore you with a long, drawn out f****** monologue": Ozzy Osbourne has made his Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame acceptance speech and it was delightfully short
- The controversy caused by Cop Killer made a lot of money for Body Count – most of which they had to spend on lawyers
- Chris Cornell's daughter Toni hits out at "disgusting" TMZ coverage of Liam Payne's death
- October 19
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- “Grunge ruined the party. Do you want to be in a band to be boring? I don’t get it”: How Rob Zombie brought the schlock back with killer metal sequel Hellbilly Deluxe 2
- “Neil had a look on his face like he was going to explode. He was a little pissed off”: How the rejuvenated Rush hit full stride during their final chapter with Snakes & Arrows
- "Perhaps just a little too perfunctory." Sophie Lloyd's debut headline show is entertaining in moments, but isn't quite the nostalgic party some may have hoped for
- “There was a lot of power in what they had to say. I felt that even before I could relate to the stories they were telling”: Why Poppy’s cover of Spit by Kittie is a tribute to one of her favourite metal bands
- White Willow's fourth album Storm Season to be remastered and reissued in December
- "Your soul is pulled into the underworld!" Swedish songwriter Jonathan Hultén returns with mesmeric video for new single Afterlife
- “To be honest, we probably enjoyed the fact that people got upset by it.” MGMT on the time they followed up their huge hit debut album with an oddball psychedelic record
- “When it became a term, we all derided it”: DJ Shadow on why you shouldn’t mention the words “trip-hop” around him
- “Slash and I could drink anyone under the table, but Arnold Schwarzenegger was a challenge. He was smoking and swearing all the time”: Duff McKagan’s wild tales of Iggy Pop, Aerosmith, Johnny Thunders and The Terminator
- “Those music scenes are supported by local musicians trying to help each other out”: English Teacher's Lily Fontaine on the importance of keeping small venues alive
- Nymphs singer Inger Lorre dead at 61
- “When Eddie was singled out, I can tell you right now, I never felt any jealousy”: From Led Zeppelin to Eddie Van Halen, these are the musicians that shaped ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony’s life
- October 18
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- David Gilmour's Between Two Points remixed by Gus from Alt-J
- "They’re doing collab songs with Babymetal so we're low on the priority list." Bury Tomorrow's Dani Winter-Bates answers fan questions on meet and greets, going deathcore and the band they'd love to collaborate with
- The 15 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
- Cool new new proggy sounds from Swallow The Sun, Richard Henshall, Blind Ego and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
- "It's our love letter to the city that raised us." Indian nu metal sensations Bloodywood release thumping new single Nu Dehli, announce UK and Europe 2025 tour
- Order your limited edition Frost* x Prog bundle – featuring a signed lyric sheet and art print!
- Order your limited edition Myles Kennedy x Classic Rock bundle – featuring an exclusive piece of show backdrop!
- Order this exclusive Iron Maiden Powerslave shirt and Metal Hammer cover bundle
- How to watch Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner and Peter Frampton's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame this weekend
- Order your limited edition Von Hertzen Brothers x Prog bundle – featuring a signed lyric sheet and art print!
- Exploring Birdsong share punchy video for anthemic new single Weight In Gold
- "A neon-flecked, messy, makeup-smeared stumble through 90s and 00s club culture." Confidence Man's 3AM (LA LA LA) is a trashy, joyous instant classic
- "You do not need to be a gamer to enjoy this." Avenged Sevenfold celebrate 25th anniversary by launching a 'digital museum' on Fortnite
- “They’ve dialed back the abrasiveness in favour of a smoother sound while still retaining their progressive edges”: Swallow The Sun’s Shining
- Kate Bush graces the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!
- “Not a revolutionary narrative framework, perhaps… but a Frost* double concept album – who could possibly quibble?” There’s plenty that’s unpredictable about Life In The Wires
- "Crunching riffs and monster grooves that evoke the early 1970s": Fantastic Negrito's raw and confessional Son Of A Broken Man is his best work yet
- "Don’t look too hard, we will not be there": Foreigner's original drummer backs out of Hall Of Fame induction - and Mick Jones won't be there either
- The Ritchie Blackmore albums you should definitely listen to - but none of them are by Deep Purple
- "That band was dangerous. People died!”: Michael Schenker on his years with UFO, success and escape, and why he didn't join the Rolling Stones
- "An exercise in restrained elegance": Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Long After Dark, perhaps as it was always meant to be
- "An illuminating opportunity to get up close with two blues maestros": Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan trade licks and stories on the deluxe edition of In Session
- "Like a starving lion in a chicken coop": The Yardbirds stretch out on the raw and thrilling The Ultimate Live At The BBC
- Mick Fleetwood and Jake Shimabukuro share a broad definition of the blues on collaborative album
- "Flawless and unflinching classic rock for a cruel modern world": Jerry Cantrell goes back to black for I Want Blood
- "Wind-in-the-hair heavy metal thrust that keeps the pulses racing": Grand Magus serve up a chest-beating triumph on Sunraven
- "These performances retain the essential raging-rebel attitude that fired the Detroit firebrands' original incarnation": The MC5's final album Heavy Lifting is a vibrant joint epitaph
- October 17
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- Remastered reissue of The Greatest Show On Earth's 1970 debut album Horizons released digitally
- "Type O Negative will always be in the Olympus, and we’ll always love Paradise Lost." How Our Truth cemented Lacuna Coil as 21st Century goth metal heavyweights
- Arch Enemy release new single Liars & Thieves, following debut during UK tour
- Colourful UK proggers Henge share video for new single Ascending
- Brütal Legend developer “torn” about making sequel to Jack Black’s cult metal video game
- Pete Townshend, Elton John, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and more have combined forces to reimagine Siddhartha, Herman Hesse’s classic tale of self-discovery and enlightenment
- Stewart Copeland adds more "in conversation" live dates for 2025
- Jake E. Lee says he’s “doing surprisingly well” after Las Vegas shooting
- "You will hear it." Mariah Carey is still hoping to release the secret grunge album she recorded in the 90s
- Hear Health team with Filter’s Richard Patrick on new song Free To Die
- The 30 greatest David Gilmour performances
- "I got to meet the new British Rock Royalty tonight" - Brian May praises The Last Dinner party after attending sold-out London show
- "Some of the most mysterious but influential music ever made": The Can albums you should definitely listen to
- "When I listen to him it's like: Why am I even playing?” Paul Gilbert reveals the guitarist who blows his mind as he unveils the soundtrack of his life
- Wonderful high-def clips of old Top Of The Pops performances are appearing on YouTube
- October 16
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- "Mick and Keith were totally wealthy, but me, Charlie and Ronnie were scraping by": Bill Wyman reveals the reality of the "multimillionaire" Rolling Stones, says he should have left the band earlier
- “This is a chance to own a piece of history!” Fancy owning a window pane from Iron Maiden's Ed Force One plane? Check out the Heavy Metal Truants' latest charity auction, but be quick, as it closes before midnight
- “Jaws dropped when they came on. It was so intense.” The Jesus And Mary Chain's Jim Reid on the life-changing impact of Joy Division
- "Well, you're a flash c***!" Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock recalls a night-time drive around New York City perched on David Bowie's knee
- Also Eden announce November live dates
- “Had I been told in the 80s that we’d be beset with problems year after year, I think I would have carried on regardless”: With a Monty Python quote as their motto, Jadis somehow keep delivering the goods
- “Again, a bit of doom and gloom.” Robert Smith selects one song from every Cure album which reflects the mood of their new record Songs of a Lost World, and reveals which Cure album is his least favourite
- Watch Jordan Fish (ex-Bring Me The Horizon) join House Of Protection at debut UK show last night
- US Chinese prog band OU under consideration for two Grammy Awards
- “The whole movie totally disturbs me!” Oceans Of Slumber’s Cammie Beverly names her favourite horror film – and it’s a controversial one
- “When it came out, all we got was indifference and accusations that we’d sold out. Now it’s worshipped”: The brutal story of Carcass’s early 90s death metal classic Heartwork
- Watch rising doom metal shamans Green Lung bewitch Bloodstock festival in pro-shot footage
- "You know how Fleetwood Mac almost dedicated Rumours to their cocaine dealer? I think we should dedicate this album to all the booze we bought at Tesco": Lambrini Girls announce debut album Who Let The Dogs Out
- Poppy shows her genre-smashing range with two new singles, Crystallized and The Cost Of Giving Up
- The 10 bands that defined Aftershock festival 2024
- “I just hope he’ll be OK”: Ozzy Osbourne responds to Jake E. Lee Las Vegas shooting
- “Every time my parents went out, Supper’s Ready went on the turntable so I could listen uninterrupted”: Long before Gary Kemp joined Nick Mason’s band, he ensured prog infiltrated Spandau Ballet
- "Music is like the cuisines of the world – there's too much good food out there; we can't just stick to curry": Royal Republic are planning a musical feast - and you're invited
- "Phil started going mental cos he's got these two bass drums and he doesn't know what to do with them!" How the delivery of a new drum kit gave Motörhead's Overkill to the world
- "These are far superior to all the other versions of these tracks”: A rare tape of unknown studio versions of several Jimi Hendrix classics is coming up for auction
- Watch Orianthi accompany Kate Moss on the catwalk at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
- "You’re gonna think I’m out of my mind": Alex Van Halen is considering finishing unreleased Van Halen songs, with Robert Plant adding vocals and guitar solos generated by artificial intelligence
- October 15
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- Oasis have added another date to their Australian tour after selling out four stadium shows in 90 minutes
- Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell announces North American headline tour
- “Greig Nori, if you think I’m a liar, there’s only one way to settle this. Under oath, in front of a judge.” Deryck Whibley posts emotional video to call out former manager who denies allegations that he sexually abused and groomed Sum 41's frontman
- Metallica and Linkin Park to headline Sick New World 2025, with Evanescence, Queens Of The Stone Age, Gojira, AFI, Mastodon, Sisters of Mercy, Kittie, Arch Enemy, Testament and more on insanely stacked bill
- Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee expected to recover after being shot multiple times in Las Vegas
- “If it had come to fruition, it would have been phenomenal.” Eddie and Alex Van Halen wanted Ozzy Osbourne to front a new-look Van Halen, and Ozzy would have joined if his family's MTV show hadn't got in the way
- “I found every single thing about it to be offensive, from top to bottom”: The horror Rob Zombie called “the worst movie ever committed to film”
- “They knew, if they wanted to create something new, they needed to slow down”: Blind Channel name the 2020s metal sensation that inspired their upcoming hiatus
- "A contemplation on the nature of change": Chelsea Wolfe announces Unbound EP from She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She album sessions
- “This is going to be next-level!” Parkway Drive announce 20th anniversary arena tour of UK and Europe
- “I could feel energy and love around me… People who’ve had a near-death experience have described a similar feeling”: He created Alcest out of loneliness, but Neige doesn’t need to scream any more
- "Alice Cooper said our version of Poison was better than his!" Powerwolf's Falk Maria Schlegel shares his wisdom on Iron Maiden, make-up and meeting his heroes
- Bloodstock announces 13 bands - including an ultra-rare performance from Max Cavalera's Nailbomb - for 2025 and weekend tickets sell out
- “Everything is all killer, no filler!” Every song on Iron Maiden’s Powerslave ranked from worst to best
- Roger Taylor teases brand new Queen music after almost 30 years: "We can still play. We can still sing"
- Elbow announce Summer 2025 live dates
- "A perfect blend of epic songwriting and virtuoso musicianship”: Can you hear the influence of Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd in Toto’s proggiest moments?
- "I don’t remember how I came up with the lyric about wanting to brush the teeth of everyone I see": The Jesus Lizard are back and they're just as surreal as ever
- Every Deep Purple album ranked, from worst to best
- "If you were playing with two other rock bands, you wanted to be the band that people remembered when they walked out": How Aerosmith got their wings and flew
- “Do you know how many blowjobs that album got me?” Disgraced 'pharma-bro' and ex-emo record label investor Martin Shkreli must tell US court how many copies of Wu-Tang Clan’s singular Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album he made and distributed
- October 14
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- Watch Rory Gallagher and The Kinks set The Midnight Special ablaze in 1974
- Former Mr. Bungle member found guilty of first-degree murder, faces life in prison
- “This is where you start to think about mortality.” Elton John reflects honestly upon future plans, admits “I don’t know how much time I have left.”
- Beatles documentary charting The Fab Four's first visit to the US is headed to Disney+ next month
- The Ocean bring the curtain down on current line-up with The End Of An Eon tour dates
- Devin Townsend shares video for new single, the uplifting "simple song" Gratitude
- Get an exclusive Iron Maiden Powerslave Metal Hammer cover only in Tesco
- "It is no exaggeration to say that millions of animals will be spared torment and cruelty because of their selfless dedication." Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler dubbed 'Rock Star for Animals' in animal welfare award
- Sigur Rós announce four orchestral dates at The Royal Albert Hall
- "This band has opened my eyes to my potential." Formed of former Fever 333 members and backed by ex-Bring Me The Horizon man Jordan Fish, House Of Protection are making a special kind of racket
- "We are really excited to be doing what we love the most which is playing live with fire in our belly": Skunk Anansie announce UK headline tour for 2025
- Gloomy melodic doom metal veterans Swallow The Sun sneak some welcome optimism into new album Shining - but not too much
- "I like a lot of the stuff he’s in." Slayer legend Kerry King would like Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to play him in a movie
- "It felt like I’d known her forever." Symphonic metal icons Sharon den Adel and Tarja Turunen on hearing each other's bands Within Temptation and Nightwish for the first time
- “He tore the whole thing to shreds and was very unkind, harsh and cruel … It was very upsetting to have someone you admire being so nasty about your work”: Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull’s War Child, and 1974
- The Offspring announce 2025 UK headline tour
- "The public needs fantasy and escapism": Creeper are gearing up for Devil's Night and a huge, pomp-filled night in North London
- “Robert Plant was so impressed with the record, he phoned me up and said, 'Do you wanna support us?'” Meet Forgotten Pharaohs, the rising band making nods to Steely Dan, Neil Young and Led Zeppelin
- "I just can’t dig those vocals, especially so soon after eating": Muse polarise opinion on third album Absolution, even if everyone seems to like the guitars
- "Even now, I have no idea how we got Vincent Price or Twiggy": The night Roger Glover assembled three Deep Purple singers and a cast of stars for a performance based on an old children’s poem
- The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
- October 13
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- “Are they meant to be comedians?” Oasis' Liam Gallagher on Saturday Night Live's Oasis sketch, the show's least funny three and a half minutes
- Axl Rose surprises 18,000 Billy Joel fans in Los Angeles with performance of Live And Let Die
- Watch Stevie Nicks make triumphant return to Saturday Night Live after 41-year absence
- “The world is falling apart. It’s insane. It’s greed, inequality, monetisation.” Robert Smith on the gloomy, reflective themes at the dark heart of The Cure's new album Songs of a Lost World
- “I’d just fed the gerbils and was practicing how to play the saw when this head popped around the door and asked politely if I would like to join Caravan”: Inside the weird and wonderful world of The Canterbury Scene
- “I was the original vampire and I still have dominion over Slipknot, Rob Zombie and Lady Gaga”: A metal fan’s guide to Alice Cooper
- “An eight-minute opening track… pomp, circumstance, Wagnerian bombast and epic grandeur”: Propaganda’s A Secret Wish was more prog than people knew
- "Bruce Dickinson is like a time-traveling general from a dystopian future." Iron Maiden bring the Future Past tour to Aftershock - and it's spectacular
- "Fifty years in, they still set the bar." Judas Priest bring heavy metal heaven to Aftershock with a set that's all killer, no filler
- “We’re trying to uphold a delicate state of anarchy. Anarchy in Egypt”: The incredible story of The Grateful Dead’s legendary gigs at the Pyramids Of Giza
- October 12
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- James Hetfield vows Metallica will never be "a legacy band"
- "What lingers long after the final note is the enduring emotional connection that Evanescence have with their fans." Amy Lee's crew give Aftershock one of the most powerful sets of the weekend
- "Architects remain one of the most dynamic bands in modern metalcore." Brighton's finest show Aftershock why they're one of UK metal's greatest success stories
- Poppy's new TV variety show lands this week and it's every bit as bizarre as you would hope
- "The message is clear: this is Poppy’s coronation." Alternative music's chameleonic princess lights up Aftershock day two
- “If you’re a Maiden fan you’re like family. You’ve been with us on a long ride”: How Iron Maiden conquered the parts of the planet where other metal bands feared to tread
- “They put me in a cell with a bank robber and a murderer. The bank robber seemed like a nice bloke. Said he had all my albums”: The wild life and crazy times of Joe Cocker
- “This is very strange music!" Lunatic Soul and the making of Walking On A Flashlight Beam
- “I hate the term ‘thinking man’s metal’. That kind of term could hurt the band”: The story of Opeth’s Blackwater Park, the album that changed prog metal forever
- “The Grateful Dead? Man, they were abysmal. After 20 minutes half the audience had gone”: Meat Loaf’s wild tales of Iggy Pop, the MC5, The Who and more
- “This is the Slipknot of old - no frills, just brute force." Iowa's metal legends eviscerate Aftershock with one of the heaviest festival headline sets in history
- “It was originally going to be a Bruce Dickinson solo album – but then I did a very stupid thing”: Arjen Lucassen didn’t make it easy for himself with Ayreon, Star One, Ambeon and other projects
- “I am absolutely proud of it. It was a big risk for us. Everything good usually is”: How Metallica tried to reinvent the rock movie with Through The Never
- October 11
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- “If you play around while you are Henry VIII’s wife, you know that you’re going to be separated from your body, head-wise.” Prog legend Rick Wakeman has finally revealed which of King Henry VIII's six wives is his personal favourite
- “Every line in the song is something that has been personally said to me by folks in the industry.” Next Big Thing, Du Blonde's new single with Skin from Skunk Anansie, is a scathing exposé of music industry sexism
- Halsey shares 80s-inspired, emotional new single I Never Loved You
- The 12 new metal songs you need to hear this week
- "I spent twenty thousand pounds on a s****y album that nobody ever got to listen to." How rising nu gen star RØRY overcame growing pains, industry chaos and a devastating death to finally start making the music she needed
- Ice Nine Kills' new video A Work Of Art stars Art The Clown from Terrifier 3 and it's literally the goriest, most disgusting music video we've ever seen - make sure you watch it on an empty stomach
- "I was freaking out and bawling in the studio." Korn's classic debut album at 30: the weirdness, the trauma and the birth of nu metal
- Awesome new proggy sounds from Alex Henry Foster, Teramaze, Laibach and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
- Bangla prog anyone? Earthside share brand new video for Tyranny
- "Get these boys in a bigger room with a full orchestra." Violin-wielding Swedish metalcore crew Imminence work wonders in London's Electric Ballroom
- "I just turned 41 and I still don’t know what the hell I’m doing." It's Lzzy Hale's birthday, but Halestorm's riotous Aftershock set is a present for all
- “There’s a laugh-out-loud moment involving a Bruce Forsyth impression onstage during a King Crimson gig”: Two life stories intertwine in Jakko M Jakszyk’s memoir Who’s The Boy With The Lovely Hair?
- Ayreon announces 30th anniversary live dates for September 2025
- "This isn’t just a return; it’s a resurrection." Slayer just showed Aftershock festival why they're still the undisputed kings of thrash metal with a devastating headline set for the ages
- “They had the uncanny ability to make odd meter into a catchy, radio-friendly experience”: Hawkind, Dream Theater, Styx, Def Leppard, Manic Street Preachers, Napalm Death members and others name their favourite Rush songs
- “I hate thinking about how many people are stuck without answers or any tangible help.” Paramore's Hayley Williams opens up about depression, encourages others struggling with mental health to seek support
- "There are no reasons why brothers should not be able to resolve any trauma that they've been through": John Petrucci on the return of Mike Portnoy to Dream Theater
- "I'm able to retire because of that song becoming such a ginormous hit everywhere": Maria McKee on the new Lone Justice album and the reunion that isn't
- “All of a sudden, things went mad!": Motörhead's Overkill, the album that changed everything - only in the new issue of Classic Rock
- "This blistering set of old and new material deserves to be heard": Def Leppard's homecoming captured on the slick One Night Only Live at The Leadmill
- "A rugged sense of musicality that doesn’t skimp on texture": Gorilla Riot make the right noises but ultimately fall short on second album Salvation
- "Gallagher delivers electrifying performances of his heavier numbers": Rory Gallagher's BBC Collection showcases the very best of the real deal
- "Deconstructing classic rock and psychedelia and resurrecting it as something vital and alive": Goat's culture-spanning idealism continues on mystical self-titled album
- Supercharged shows that The Offspring are still smashing it in their 40th year. How many bands can say the same?
- October 10
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- "Just as pumped up with relentlessly positive energy as ever": The Offspring are pumped-up and loveable on the joyous Supercharged
- “Viruses are cool. They’re cool because they’re so gnarly. It’s Darth Vader stuff.” The Offspring's Dexter Holland talks about viruses like other people talk about their favourite band or football team, and he actually makes them sound pretty punk
- “I tried to commit suicide with a marble sink.” How the media frenzy around the relationship between supermodel Kate Moss and rock star Pete Doherty brought added chaos to The Libertines' already messy career
- Disturbed announce The Sickness 25th anniversary tour, playing the nu metal classic in full every night
- David Gilmour features in Body Count's new video for Comfortably Numb
- Dream Theater share first new music since Mike Portnoy's return with nine-minute plus Night Terror
- “The riffs are insane in that band!” Arch Enemy name their five most surprising influences, from Trouble to Scorpions
- Nixon embrace grunge with new range of spectacular Nirvana watches
- “Well-structured harmonies were important and we liked to be quite artsy… but there was pressure to become more and more commercial”: The tale of prog-tinged City Boy, who landed a hit pop-rock single and never recovered
- "Outliving my little brother, this just wasn't the plan. As the older brother, I was supposed to die first. Same as always, Ed, butting in line": Listen to Alex Van Halen's emotional tribute for Eddie Van Halen from his new audiobook, Brothers
- Los Angeles District Attorney investigating new leads and evidence regarding Marilyn Manson sexual misconduct allegations
- "There’s always going to be resistance from other sides when a big movement happens." Poppy makes her debut on the cover of Metal Hammer in a world exclusive interview
- Liam and Noel Gallagher won't be doing joint interviews ahead of Oasis reunion because "we’re scared of the media asking us intrusive questions and trying to pick holes in our relationship"
- "These shows are very special to me, because they’re rare." Why Daron Malakian has resurrected Scars On Broadway
- "I've mastered what I was aiming for thirty years ago": Neil Peart - The Clockwork Angels interview
- "Unquestionably the most extreme entity that Shavo has put his name to". System Of A Down bassist ditches quirky nu metal for brutal, blistering deathcore with Seven Hours After Violet
- "I remember listening back to that and thinking: What the hell is this?!": Behind the scenes at the recording of King Crimson's trailblazing In The Court Of The Crimson King
- The heavenly harmony of the spheres: A beginner's guide to the Mellotron in six essential songs
- October 9
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- "This album is a riff-filled inferno, the work of a master craftsman": Myles Kennedy is at the top of his game on colossal solo album The Art Of Letting Go
- The Cure release plaintive new single A Fragile Thing, announce tracklist for Songs Of A Lost World album
- “Layne Staley really was one of the most doom-laden, foreboding metal presences you could ever wish to see.“ Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield on the “pure molten lava“ of Alice In Chains' 1992 masterpiece Dirt
- See Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk and more in the trailer for Pharrell Williams’ Lego biopic Piece by Piece
- “The listening experience is unparalleled, sacrificing not only sonic quality, but also convenience, and occasionally entire verses.” Green Day releasing each track on Dookie on obscure and obsolete formats is the most brilliantly pointless, genius idea
- “Hey Gene! Just wanna remind you that this is a dancing show, NOT a beauty contest”: Kiss’s Gene Simmons guest-judged on Dancing With The Stars and proved as popular as you’d expect
- Death metal up-and-comers Neckbreakker (formerly Nakkeknaekker) announce debut album Within The Viscera
- "I remember him throwing his guitar up into the lighting rig, rubbing it against the speaker cabinets and playing it with his ass": Lars Ulrich on the first band to truly blow his mind
- Neal Morse & The Resonance share video for dark and moody new single Thief
- Riot Fest deny dead festival attendee's injuries occurred during Slayer comeback show
- Watch Motley Crue get dumped out the back of a garbage truck on the Sunset Strip as they arrive for intimate Troubadour show
- 10 excellent upcoming bands to catch at Aftershock Festival 2024
- “I was just looking at it as a chance to go play Master Of Puppets for an afternoon”: Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery reveals what shocked him about 2003 Metallica audition
- “Curiously retro, reminiscent of Vangelis… these tunes are mostly short and to the point”: Steve Howe’s Guitarscape
- Keep the change, ya filthy animals – Back To The Future, Ghostbusters and Home Alone Lego prices just dropped for Prime Day
- There's up to 30% off rock and metal t-shirts for October Prime Day: AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Pink Floyd & more
- Amplifier to play whole of debut album at first ever live stream
- “Rick Rubin didn’t like it at all!” Watch Serj Tankian eat his first banana terracotta pie – and explain why he wrote a System Of A Down song about it
- Watch Arch Enemy debut new song Liars & Thieves live during UK tour
- "A veritable Traveling Wilburys of Nordic melodeath." Musicians from Dark Tranquillity, Amorphis, Sentenced, Omnium Gathium and Dimmu Borgir go goth on stunning Cemetery Skyline debut album
- “This was more than just music… It’s part of your DNA if you were that age at the time. It defines the times”: Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd alumni on what The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper did for prog
- From classicly-styled hard rock to the slickest of AOR: The Foreigner albums you definitely need to listen to
- "If someone tries to start a fight with you, put them down as fast and nastily as you possibly can": The wild life of The Who's combustion engine, John Entwistle
- "I went from sleeping on a mattress to playing arenas inside two years": Creed's rise and fall was fast, but now, thanks to the TikTok generation, they're selling more tickets than ever
- The 60th anniversary of The Doors is to be celebrated with a box set, a live album and a lavish book
- October 8
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- "If you had direct contact with a bat, contact a healthcare provider as soon as possible": Department of Public Health warns of potential rabid bat exposure at Goose show in Chicago
- Fred Durst sues Universal Music over alleged unpaid royalties amounting to more than $200 million
- “It’s a fantastic song.” The Struts' Luke Spiller and late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins recorded a James Bond theme song, but had it rejected in favour of Billie Eilish's Oscar-winning No Time To Die
- “When somebody first called me a rock star it was like a dream come true. And my ego reflected that.” An audience with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor after “self-destruction” forced him to confront some ugly, painful home truths
- Amazon’s Prime Day CD & vinyl sale is loaded with cut-price rock, metal and prog - here’s my top 10 picks
- "The intensity and that whole, 'playing a bit faster than we are able to' type of approach, makes this such a gem." Dark Tranqullity/Halo Effect vocalist Mikael Stanne picks the greatest death metal album of all time
- Converge surprise-release new live album to aid victims of Hurricane Helene
- Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and wife Jennifer open new vinyl cafe, will start hosting concerts this month
- Touche Amore team up with Ross Robinson to make post-hardcore perfection on Spiral In A Straight Line
- “Another declaration that this band are UK metal’s uncrowned kings”: Sylosis reaffirm themselves as overlooked greats on surprise EP The Path
- “It was ridiculous!” Why Rick Rubin couldn’t stop laughing the first time he saw System Of A Down live
- “He became kind of a bad guy to all of us.” Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley says the band's former manager sexually abused him
- Tears For Fears share new live video for Head Over Heels
- Jean-Michel Jarre to release limited edition Versailles live album
- Watch pro-shot video of Linkin Park playing new single Heavy Is The Crown live in London
- Frost* share conceptual video for brand new single Idiot Box
- “In interviews they’d talk about Phil and Mike then say, ‘What have you been doing while these guys have been in the charts?’ It takes as long to make a record that’s not a success as it does to make one that is”: Tony Banks on his career outside Genesis
- "It's one thing to take off your shirt, but it's another to pre-rip the seams": How Soundgarden's dig at rock star excess helped turn them into rock stars themselves
- "They invented stainless steel there": Saxon pay tribute to Sheffield with new video for Fire And Steel
- 10 West Coast rock albums you really need to hear... and one to avoid
- "When all those glamour models were banging at my door, I should have opened it and let them all in": Phil Mogg on 50 years with UFO, life on the road and new band Moggs Motel
- You can buy a vintage ham slicer for $34,000 but the 'ham' is made from pink vinyl copies of Pink Floyd's Animals
- October 7
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- “I’ve always wanted to be a rock star. But to be in a band, you need friends.” Why singer/songwriter superstar James Blunt is raising his sons on a strict diet of AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Europe and Survivor
- The Allman Brothers Band's final ever show is being released as a live album
- "You better run, you better take cover": Oasis announce Live '25 dates in Australia
- “Tune!!! Tune!!! Tune!!!” Stereophonics announce huge UK and Ireland Stadium Anthems tour
- "Like being unexpectedly dragged down into cold depths and finding yourself surrounded by blind, carnivorous eels." Oranssi Pazuzu's Muuntautuja is the weirdest and most wonderful black metal record you'll hear this year
- O.R.k. return with powerful new single Blast Of Silence
- “The festival lost so much money they asked us for our fee back!” How Rage Against The Machine's generosity helped Coachella recover from a potentially ruinous start to become the world's coolest music festival
- 4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month
- Watch power metal heroes Powerwolf burn their own keyboardist at the stake as part of their massive new arena show
- "It’s time to blow the candle before it burns from both ends." Finnish former Eurovision entrants Blind Channel announce hiatus
- Watch Korn perform Freak On A Leash with Evanescence's Amy Lee at Los Angeles' BMO stadium for their 30th anniversary
- "A true celebration of heavy metal greatness." Arch Enemy, In Flames and Soilwork bring melodeath magic to the Hammersmith Apollo
- "We snuck in under the whatever threshold, wherever that was, where we got away with f***ing murder": Motley Crue drop new track about their surprise on never having been cancelled
- "When I first heard Coldplay, they had that same unique feeling and emotional promise": Steve Perry's track-by-track guide to Journey's Infinity
- “Had we started a little earlier we might have survived. Yes and Genesis got through punk, but we hadn’t gotten to that point”: Gryphon, the unique band who forgot about themselves
- "It's amusing to hear Geddy Lee sing about something as mortal as being horny": Rush successfully cover the basics on straightforward debut album
- Lucinda Williams releases epic cover of The Beatles' classic While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
- "Plug me into anything, I'll be alright!": Listen to Sweet and Ritchie Blackmore join forces for a unique performance of Free's All Right Now in tribute to Paul Kosoff
- October 6
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- Iron Maiden kick off The Future Past North American tour in San Diego: Official photos published
- “A whole generation of bands are standing on the brink of extinction. Look around and see how many have gone”: How Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes became one of American rock’s great unsung heroes
- Florida metal festival loses headliner and other acts after announcing Kyle Rittenhouse as a special guest
- “I’ve seen a lot of things. Supernatural things. I’ve seen the place between heaven and hell”: The outrageous life of King Diamond, the occult metal icon Metallica love and Gene Simmons wanted to sue
- “Every day a new war crime, every day a flower bloom.” Godspeed You! Black Emperor's No Title As of 13 February 2024, 28,340 Dead is a powerful, emotional eulogy for the unspeakable, shameful horrors inflicted upon the people of Gaza
- "Lorde's version is more in tune with the lyrics than our version": Tears For Fears' Curt Smith on his favourite covers of the band's songs
- “No one ever interferes with us creatively and we’d like to keep it that way”: The story of Karnivool, prog metal’s most elusive band
- "He warned me, 'You've got to be careful to avoid being pigeonholed'": The The's Matt Johnson on the time he went to dinner with Leonard Cohen
- Two of the cute kids from Jack Black's smash hit movie School of Rock have got engaged
- Watch Chappell Roan perform acclaimed cover of Heart's Barracuda
- October 5
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- “We’d gone from being broke musicians to having James Hetfield slapping me on the back, saying, ‘Hey man, great album’”: How Corrosion Of Conformity ditched hardcore and embraced southern metal with Deliverance
- “We weren’t trying to better Iron Maiden. We were trying to better Michael Jackson!”: The metal fan’s guide to Def Leppard
- “The last time I saw Dimebag Darrell, he hands a bottle of JD over, I take a huge pull off it and throw up. I think I told him I loved him”: Why Nickelback are the rock band all other rock bands secretly wish they were
- “It was like that scene in The Fast Show, the MD, cigar in mouth, going ‘Come on guys, impress me’.”: Shed Seven’s Rick Witter on how the Britpop veterans made their make-or-break hit Going For Gold
- “The doctor told me if I carried on drinking at the same pace I’d start bleeding out of every orifice”: How Zakk Wylde kicked the booze and saved his own life
- “It mentions drugs and boozing and social comment and listening to tunes, what more do you want?”: Noel Gallagher on the making of Oasis’s classic anthem Cigarettes & Alcohol
- “Caravan were changing… I’d written For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night and intended to record it under my own name”: Pye Hastings planned his solo debut 44 years before it happened
- “Ozzy put a pint glass over his mouth and sucked it until he burst all the blood vessels around his face. Then he turned into a character from Planet Of The Apes”: Gary Moore’s wild tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Lynott and Led Zeppelin
- October 4
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- David Gilmour reveals what he thinks are the best lyrics Roger Waters ever wrote for Pink Floyd, choosing lyrics his former bandmate Waters considers “appalling”
- "A celebration of humanity in all its contrasting, confusing beauty": AURORA brings her wicked fairytale magic to London's Royal Albert Hall
- “I don’t think this is a story of failure… It’s a shame she didn’t make it, but we can all learn so much from what happened”: Why Public Service Broadcasting made an album about air pioneer Amelia Earhart
- Marjana Semkina shares new video for Anything But Sleep featuring Jim Grey of Caligula's Horse
- The Anchoress announces new Versions: Encore vinyl EP
- "This pushes the boundaries of what we’ve done before." Arch Enemy announce new album Blood Dynasty
- A recording of former Mr. Bungle member Theo Lengyel allegedly murdering his former girlfriend Alice 'Alyx' Herrmann has been found on the deceased's phone
- The 20 songs that defined Slayer's career (and the stories behind them)
- Jethro Tull announce expanded and remixed version of The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
- The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
- “From the deepest lows to the highest highs, in grief, in anger, and in joy, our band has been a celebration of being alive.” Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes announce hiatus
- Some might stay: Oasis fans can now step inside the artwork of one of the band's most iconic singles, and sleep there overnight
- "A pathway to achieve their potential, but they're not there yet." With a new lineup and a new direction, Fever 333 aren't the finished article on Darker White, but it's a good (re)start
- “Prog is the thinking person’s music – maybe that’s why the musicians are so friendly”: Dragonforce’s Herman Li joined Dream Theater’s fan club and never looked back
- “An album that aims for both head and heart”: Public Service Broadcasting’s The Last Flight is an inspiring tribute to air pioneer Amelia Earhart, with stunning contributions from guest vocalists
- "The songs remain lustrous and polished, buoyed up by rattling storylines": Why you should definitely hear Love Junk by The Pursuit Of Happiness
- “This tour represents an important milestone for the Mongolian music industry”: Listen to The Hu's spectacular Iron Maiden Trooper cover ahead of North American support slot
- "Glenn Hughes might just have saved Iommi from terminal creative frustration": Tony Iommi unveils new skills on Fused and The DEP Sessions
- "A joyous piece of vinyl": Rick Wakeman looks back over his career with the glittering, limited edition Yessonata
- “Mötley Crüe and Las Vegas have always been the perfect combination of extravagance and decadence": Mötley Crüe announce Las Vegas residency but sadly it's not at Sphere
- "He doesn't understand what it means to be deeply American": Bruce Springsteen slams Donald Trump, endorses Kamala Harris for president
- October 3
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- “They were sporty types which was a surprise to me. I thought they’d be spliffing away.” Photographer Jill Furmanovsky on the “too revealing” Dark Side Of The Moon tour photo book which Pink Floyd buried
- “I’ve tried persuading her recently. Gently.” Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour has been trying to encourage his friend and former protégé Kate Bush to play live shows again
- “We're smelling bodies burning worldwide, and no-one is doing a thing.” Rage Against The Machine's Tim Commerford on his new band 7D7D, RATM, Trump, media censorship, government lies, and why a world on fire needs musicians to stand up and speak out
- Jack Black will induct Ozzy Osbourne into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame; Metallica, Tool and Red Hot Chili Peppers members to perform
- How to watch Green Day perform on this weekend’s American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
- “Just take it all away from me. That’s cool!” Every guitar solo on Slipknot’s debut album “got cut out”, claims Mick Thomson
- Watch Ne Obliviscaris drummer Dan Presland play through the whole of Citadel
- Hands Of The Heron detail new album Quiet Light
- Klone share video for uplifting new single Magnetic
- How to calibrate your turntable: Get the most from your Record Store Day 2026 scores with my step-by-step guide
- Is Charli XCX teasing a Brat remix album featuring Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst?
- "We were a bunch of dirty, stinky pirates leaving our families behind." How Mastodon reinvented themselves - and modern metal - on sludge-prog masterpiece Leviathan
- Californian hardcore trailblazers Touché Amoré embrace life’s chaos on dynamic sixth album, Spiral In A Straight Line
- Prog writers to celebrate 55th anniversary of King Crimson's debut album with listening party
- Coal Chamber pull out of Aftershock festival, citing singer Dez Fafara’s health issues
- “Saluting 60 years of rock rebellion.” The Who’s 60th anniversary to be celebrated by special Royal Mail stamps set
- “While creating our last album, we amassed a lot of our best material to date”: Sylosis surprise-release new EP The Path, featuring rising metalcore stars Heriot
- "Happiness is pot-shaped!" A true story about Robert Plant, a fake drugs bust, and a trainee nurse in a mini skirt
- “The creative tension helped here and there. At other times it did not help… it’s difficult to define”: Thijs van Leer reveals his only real regret as Focus roll on in their 55th year
- "It sounds like no one involved had any idea what 1981 was supposed to sound like": What happened when the singer from The Archies made an AOR album
- Terminally ill grandmother loses £140,000 to scammer pretending to be Ritchie Blackmore
- Watch Paul McCartney play 'new' Beatles song Now And Then for the first time during marathon hit-stuffed set in Uruguay
- October 2
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- The best of the Texas cat with the hat and the Strat: the Stevie Ray Vaughan albums you should definitely listen to
- Oasis add four more stadium shows to their summer 2025 North American tour due to "phenomenal demand"
- "An absolute masterclass in heavy metal maximalism." Sabaton throw down the gauntlet as the world's biggest power metal band with The Tour To End All Tours movie
- "Throughout every song, the journey is an undercurrent of rebellion." Lacuna Coil announce new album Sleepless Empire: watch their startling video for new single Oxygen
- “For those of you who didn’t get a chance to rock out in-person, now you can have the best seats in the house!” Olivia Rodrigo's Guts World Tour concert film to premiere on Netflix later this month
- Pink Floyd agree to sell music rights to Sony in deal worth 400 million dollars
- “A source of comfort and strength for anyone who feels hurt, lost or alone”: Alt Blk Era release rocking new single Come On Outside
- “It’s not often we perform such intimate shows, so we’re really looking forward to this.” The Cure are recording an exclusive gig in London this month, and you could be there to see it
- CD vs vinyl: Which sounds better and why it matters
- “The Horrors are never-ending.” The Horrors announce new album Night Life, share moody single The Silence That Remains, unveil intimate UK tour plans
- Coheed And Cambria rock out on brand new single Blind Side Sonny
- Devin Townsend discusses hair crimes throughout the years in hilarious new video
- “Gibby and Siouxsie Sioux were at my feet, wrestling around with a shotgun pointed at my head.” Butthole Surfers' guitarist Paul Leary looks back on the excitement of the first Lollapalooza tour
- “We might put an extra Slayer song into the set and learn a cover song or two”: Kerry King announces North American tour, releases Where I Reign music video
- Fully authorised visual history of Cardiacs to be published
- Beardfish share video for reflective and celebratory new single Torrential Downpour
- “I can just make music I like and it’ll **** off people I don’t like”: Zeal & Ardor on why metal gatekeeping is “funny” – plus Björk, Anthony Fantano, Mayhem and more
- “My issues weren’t even with Limp Bizkit. They were with Fred.” Slipknot's Corey Taylor reflects on his 2000s feud with Fred Durst
- “If you told teenage me, ‘One day Ozzy will tell you to keep making music,’ I’d have slapped you!” Ozzy Osbourne encouraged Max Cavalera to carry on after leaving Sepultura
- Joan Armatrading announces new studio album, releases single inspired by encounter with confrontational young person
- “You study music, learn harmonies, technique and business. Then you come into a band like this and rip up the rule book”: Azure’s new album Fym wasn’t complete until they’d recorded a real oboe
- "I wasn't really very happy about this film being made. I don't want to be a film star": Iron Maiden, Ed Force One and the epic journey of Flight 666
- The Sammy Hagar albums you should definitely listen to
- "We were afraid that the Manson family that were still hanging out would come for us": This year Redd Kross will finally tell their story
- October 1
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- "We have always loved going to IHOP and enjoying breakfast together as a band": Loverboy celebrate the taste of pancakes in new IHOP commercial
- “If you want ‘epic’, we’ll give you epic!” Cult Of Luna share monumental cover of punk legends Refused’s Tannhäuser/Derive
- “You felt like something was happening and you were actually part of it. That's a pretty cool feeling.” Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell looks back on the dawning of the grunge revolution in Seattle
- “Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend our shows. We are appalled and disappointed that anyone was made to feel otherwise.” The Last Dinner Party apologise after male fans are subjected to 'discriminatory' security screening at gig venue
- "It's Dante meets David Cassidy!" The Sisters of Mercy, Ghost Dance & the journey from goth to glam rock: Gary Marx’s career in 12 Songs
- Arctangent announces first bands for 2025, including Between The Buried And Me (playing Colors in full) and headliners Karnivool
- Watch Spiritbox perform with Poppy, Jinjer and Architects during Louder Than Life festival this weekend
- Bruce Springsteen adds eight additional shows to his summer 2025 UK and European tour schedule
- Serj Tankian suggests what a new System Of A Down album would sound like: “It would be a fresh start in a brand new way”
- "I have 10 to 12 albums of riffs." Shavo Odadjian has "plenty of ammunition" for a new System Of A Down album
- “It’s devastatingly bleak in a way that resonates into our deepest self”: In his only interview, Sleep Token’s Vessel named his favourite album from the 1990s
- “It was extremely hard to deal with. But if you impose incredibly hard obstacles to making something, and people stay in the room, you might just get there”: The radical neutrality that gave birth to King Crimson’s Red
- “The interesting thing about going mad is you don’t realise you are… I think I’d become unbearable to live with”: Kavus Torabi’s new solo album brought him back from insanity in an almost religious way
- "This miraculous turnaround": Mike Peters' cancer is in remission thanks to a revolutionary drug trial
- "If ever there were a live album where the crowd function as an additional instrument, this is it": B.B. King rips it up on Live At The Regal
- "Probably one of the worst decisions ever made": In 2011 Meat Loaf was booked to play in front of 100,000 fans in Melbourne, and it did not go well
- "I didn't have anything apart from my success and my drugs": Watch the trailer for Elton John's career-spanning documentary Never Too Late
