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- October 6
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- "I usually do it as a special treat." How Angus Young used to whip up excitement at early AC/DC shows by unleashing 'The Human Kangaroo'
- "I've got messages from people in the hospital saying this is giving them hope." How a one-man black metal project about a pony from Lord of the Rings became one of the most essential and surprisingly emotional listens of 2026
- "There are no rules. You have 12 notes… do whatever you want with them." Eddie Van Halen, the life and times of a guitar god
- Roger Waters Presents Legacy: A Pink Floyd Show adds UK and Ireland dates
- “Robert Fripp just got bored with me fluffing around with it. He picked it up and turned it into a proper tune”: How King Crimson created Starless, complete with the “death of prog” solo
- "You only get caught when you're successful... that's the game." The tangled story of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love
- Former Foreigner frontman Kelly Hansen joins The Dead Daisies in place of John Corabi
- Every Killing Joke album ranked from worst to best: how four men on a mission to recreate "the sound of the earth vomiting" influenced Metallica, Nirvana, Faith No More, Ministry and more
- October 5
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- Long-overdue Scorpions movie Wind Of Change finally has a trailer and a release date
- "This single shouldn't really exist." Rare 1969 Led Zeppelin single that the band wanted destroyed surfaces on British TV show
- Aerosmith tease imminent live return in Hollywood: "All will be revealed tomorrow"
- Yes share new video for Ariadne as they announce a new digital deluxe edition of Aurora
- Led Zeppelin III: 25 facts only hardcore fans know
- “We’d been paying Rick Wakeman £25 a week and Yes offered him £100… We had his son Oliver with us for a while, and he left for Yes too!” Dave Cousins and the life and times of Strawbs
- “Freddie came off stage at Knebworth and said, I can’t do this any more." Queen's Brian May recalls the moment he learned that Freddie Mercury had played his final gig with the band, and says Queen won't tour again
- "The world has lost a formidable talent. RIP sweet rock 'n' roll sister." Glenn Hughes, Lee Aaron, Mike Garson and more pay tribute to Sass Jordan, Canada's 'Queen of Rock & Blues', following news of her death, aged 65
- “Elvis is prog rock. He’s even wearing capes by the end of it. He came onstage to Also Sprach Zarathustra – how much more prog could you be?”: Pub Landlord Al Murray didn’t want to be just another punk fan
- "House On The Hill defines the term 'lost classic'." Audience go off-piste on eclectic third album
- Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: October 5, 2026
- October 4
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- Watch Jack Black and Geezer Butler cover Black Sabbath at Tom Morello's all-star Power To The People show
- “It annoys me to this day. The public didn’t like it either. I’m glad I did it though”: Ian Anderson’s guided tour of Jethro Tull – Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Harris, Benny Hill, Spinal Tap and the other side of Christmas
- "If you’re too tough for clean singing, then that’s cool." Ov Sulfur might be deathcore brutes, but they've got grand ambitions
- “Guards walked the corridor with dogs. Sometimes I had to bring my own dog to the studio. The producer stopped my vocal takes so many times because the dogs were fighting”: How Katatonia became Sweden’s answer to Tool
- "Limp Bizkit, System Of A Down, Papa Roach… they were all opening bands for us." One of nu metal's most underrated bands are making a comeback almost 30 years after tragedy derailed them
- "They made it their playground": Technology, monsters and the most epic metal show of the year - how Metallica conquered Sphere
- Metallica drop a deep cut on night two of their Sphere residency
- The British glam punk rebels people loved to hate: “We could never understand bands like Poison and Warrant. They’d sing about cruising down Sunset on a Harley. We were rotting in a bedroom in Wales”
- “We were into soul, rock’n’roll and country music. There was no such thing as prog in those days”: This classic 1967 album laid the foundation for progressive rock. Why has it been forgotten?
- "It's a statement. It's revenge. I pity them and hope they will be helped some day." The story behind Death's 1991 genre-defining album Human
- October 3
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- "He's so easy to play with, it's really addictive." Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme on the genius of Dave Grohl's drumming
- "I’ll take a shot or two before we play." Roman Candle are bringing screamo back with a nu metal twist
- “I went to Genesis on Friday, bought the album on Saturday, then went to the show again on Sunday, and I knew all the words”: A glimpse into the prog world of Lifesigns’ John Young
- “Lindsey had a Winnebago in his driveway. That’s where Stevie and I would go with our wrecking crew. The party never stopped”: How Fleetwood Mac made their craziest album – a decade after Rumours
- “I’m super-proud of everything Rush accomplished, but it’s what I did. I’ve moved on”: Did Alex Lifeson know something we didn’t as he talked up Envy Of None’s second album?
- Watch Dave Grohl join AC/DC on stage in New Jersey for performance of Highway To Hell
- "Why can't we sleep forever?" I slept my way through a classic Tool gig and it still bothers me almost 30 years later
- Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: October 2 2026
- How Tom Cruise ended up singing Def Leppard songs in a disastrous hair metal musical: “If we say yes to this, Tom Cruise is going to do Pour Some Sugar On Me – this is the Mission Impossible dude!”
- "Like Bon Scott, Brent Hinds understood that there was a cost attached to the party." How AC/DC impacted the life of Mastodon's founding lead guitarist
- October 2
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- Last man standing: Buddy Guy looks back on the bluesmen who inspired him. "That was Chicago: you walked down a street and you'd find Muddy, Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy doing his thing"
- "I was in the zone, where everything I was writing was meaningful." Noel Gallagher's track-by-track guide to (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, the album that made Oasis superstars
- "As long as there's electricity, we'll keep plugging in." Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators announce new album Flying Blind, share its title track, and unveil 2027 world tour details
- Kid A: the story behind every song on Radiohead's game-changing masterpiece
- Greta Van Fleet announce 59-city Into The Beginning tour across North America and Europe
- "I was terrible to work with, I was unsympathetic, aggressive, mean, selfish." Why Sting's ego-driven power plays on Ghost In The Machine spelled trouble for The Police
- Cool new prog from Steven Wilson, Annicke Shireen, Arabs In Aspic and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
- "It was a nightmare to stay in tune!" Roxy Music share previously unreleased demo version of 1973 hit Pyjamarama
- Steven Wilson shares downright creepy video for new song On Chapel Slope
- The first reactions to Metallica’s massive show at the Sphere are in: “Epic would be an understatement!”
- "I will keep on doing this until the universe forces me to stop." Blues legend Walter Trout is 75 years old but he's not thinking about retirement
- Metallica kick off their epic Sphere residency with a classic setlist and retina-searing display
- “We’d found solace listening to him in that difficult time… Hearing him belting out my lyrics was incredibly intense”: Here’s proof that Peter Gabriel is one hero it’s safe to meet
- The Voice Of Rock: Nine Glenn Hughes albums you should listen to and one to avoid
- The Rolling Stones release Mr Charm video starring Hollywood star Alexander Skarsgård
- October 1
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- Cardio, corpse paint and Carolina Reapers: Venom frontman Cronos on his brilliantly bizarre double life
- “If you are in a position of power and do nothing, you should be stripped of your privilege of walking among us”: Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale makes powerful statement against sexual assault as Cornell University rape investigation reopens
- “Our albums could have been recorded in any order. I think they’re reasonably timeless”: This nearly-invisible prog duo sold 50 million records. How was it done?
- Venom frontman Conrad 'Cronos' Lant dead at 63
- "I was nervous that the metal fans would hate me." From Miss World Chile to animal rescues and beating depression with death metal, Decessus' Ignacia Fernández is fighting to make the world a better place
- "It’s the longest album I have ever put out!" Peter Gabriel will release new album o\i in November
- A blockbuster lineup, an incredible atmosphere and a festival at sea like no other - here's why you need to set sail at 70000TONS OF METAL 2027, the original, the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise
- "Oasis have sued me and my father to try to prevent the auction." Oasis take legal action to block planned auction of unheard recordings, The Desk Tapes
- Slipknot’s Jim Root responds to backlash against taking Marilyn Manson on tour: “I concentrate on writing and being a guitarist”
- "If you want songs about bloody battles and mischievous Norse gods, Amon Amarth are the ultimate source of such humble thrills." Metal's favourite Vikings have made their best album since Twilight Of The Thunder God
- "The band was irrelevant, or even over. We stuck together, but it was tough." As Blaze Bayley embarks on an Iron Maiden-themed UK tour, he looks back at his time with the Irons
- The Beatles' Rubber Soul is pivotal: The pop album as a complete artistic statement. "Music, art, fashion and your mum's body count would never be the same again"
- "Crack is the most addictive drug there is, by far. That was really the thing that almost killed me." Alice Cooper comes clean on drink, drugs and the bad old days
