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Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: October 5, 2026

By Polly Glass Published

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Slash feat. Myles Kennedy, Tony Iommi, Steven Wilson and more

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Ian Anderson performs on stage at Balboa Theatre on October 17, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
Ian Anderson’s guided tour of Jethro Tull – Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Harris, Benny Hill, Spinal Tap and more

By Philip Wilding Published

Band leader shares his thoughts on teamwork, blowing out his voice, caving in to pressure, going mainstream and going a step too far as he revisits their albums from 1968 to 2003

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Katatonia standing by a windmill
“He stopped my vocal takes so many times because the dogs were fighting”: How Katatonia became Sweden’s answer to Tool

By Matt Mills Published

2012 album Dead End Kings pushed the Swedish band further into prog territory and drew comparisons with Steven Wilson, Opeth and others. They never looked back

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Procol Harum posing for a photograph in 1967
This classic 1967 album laid the foundation for progressive rock – why has it been forgotten?

By Malcolm Dome Published

Released the same year as The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper, Procol Harum’s debut album helped push music into a bold new era – but no one talks about it today

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Fleetwood Mac posing for a photograph in 1986
How Fleetwood Mac made their craziest album – a decade after Rumours

By Paul Elliott Published

Mick Fleetwood was partying, Stevie Nicks was absent and Lindsey Buckingham was halfway out the door – Fleetwood Mac’s Tango In The Night made Rumours look tame

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Tony Iommi, A Perfect Circle and Hatebreed are in Hammer's tracks of the week

By Rich Hobson Published

Tony Iommi, A Perfect Circle and Hatebreed are among the best new metal songs in this week's round-up

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Cool new prog from Steven Wilson, Annicke Shireen, Arabs In Aspic and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

By Jerry Ewing Published

Ace new prog you must hear from Maiah Wynne, Dikajee, John Holden, T.A.P. and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week

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Bryan Ferry teaches Phil Manzanera to play Pyjamarama in previously unseen photo
"It was a nightmare to stay in tune!" Roxy Music share previously unreleased demo version of 1973 hit Pyjamarama

By Jerry Ewing Published

Roxy Music will reissue their second album, For Your Pleasure, as a four-disc Super Deluxe Edition, double CD, on vinyl and Blu-ray in November

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Steven Wilson 2026 press shot
Steven Wilson shares downright creepy video for new song On Chapel Slope

By Jerry Ewing Published

Steven Wilson will release his ninth studio album, Requiem For A Village, on November 6

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Glenn Hughes, posed, standing by plane
Nine Glenn Hughes albums you should listen to and one to avoid

By Philip Wilding Published

Buying guide Half a century of hard-rocking, blues’n’funk alchemy has earned golden-throated bassist Glenn Hughes a place at the top table of British rock - and these are his best albums

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