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Nine Kate Bush albums you should definitely hear, and one to avoid
By Chris Roberts published
Famously discovered by David Gilmour, Kate Bush made history with her first single and hasn't looked back

Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025
By Metal Hammer published
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal

The 10 best black metal albums of 2025
By Rich Hobson published
Blackbraid, Cradle Of Filth, Deafheaven - black metal continued to dominate in 2025

“It’s one of our few songs I listen to without cringing”: Canadian band surprised themselves with 1981 hit
By Malcolm Dome published
Written in an English market town with a producer who worked them hard, their 1981 track became the third most-played single in the US that year

Jane’s Addiction represented a new form of prog when they released Nothing’s Shocking
By Ben Myers published
Authentic and challenging, the quartet shaped the music of a decade with their major-label debut

“He was unable to write something with delight in it. It’s epic”: William Shatner’s surprising Christmas album
By Jo Kendall published
The Star Trek icon gets silly and serious in turns as he discusses what the season means to him, the secret to living long and prospering, and the presents Kirk and Spock might give each other

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 22, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Bryan Adams, Tailgunner, the Lemon Twigs and more

The 10 best progressive metal albums of 2025
By Matt Mills published
Epic space operas, anticapitalist jazz odysseys, the return of Mike Portnoy – 2025 has been a brilliant year for progressive metal

Judas Priest revive themselves on Painkiller before Rob Halford's decade-long hiatus
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Judas Priest follow up the lukewarm Turbo and the tepid Ram It Down with the red-hot Painkiller

“He didn’t want his masterpiece on an album where the vibes were so bad”: Rick Davies’ greatest Supertramp songs
By Chris Roberts published
Late co-founder always felt that collaborating was like “two people painting a picture on the same canvas.” But that didn’t stop him succeeding
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