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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 18, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Deep Purple, Green Lung, John Densmore & Chuck D and more
When prog metallers Amorphis rehired a notoriously picky producer, knowing they just had to trust him
The Finnish band play down negative experiences of their second collaboration with Jens Bogren, pointing to the creative triumph of their 13th album
How one bizarre but brilliant song about chocolate brought Babymetal to the world
In 2014, one viral, sugary-sweet anthem introduced metal to one of the most unique and divisive bands in its history
Meet the metal singer-turned vicar who wants Iron Maiden to play her church
Emily Kolltveit will be known to many UK metalheads as the former frontwoman of Pythia, but her life took a surprising turn
Van Morrison perfects his blues/rock/Celtic soul thing on Saint Dominic's Preview
In which Van the Man accidentally invents Montrose
Big Country wouldn’t have called Steeltown a prog record – but it is
1984 release tackled issues of the day cleverly and with incredible musicality
The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord drank to forget his new songs as he wrote them
His fourth solo album Ghosts In The Park explores emotions that followed the loss of both his parents
How themes of war, madness and nuclear holocaust shaped Black Sabbath's album Paranoid
Black Sabbath ditched the hippy dream and faced brutal reality on Paranoid
