Music

“Pretentious, perhaps. But let’s call it pioneering”: Why we still love Genesis’ The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

By Mike Barnes published 16 February 26

Surreal imagery, crediting classic poets and philosophers, trying to scare each other with freak-out jams, inspiration from mime artists… it’s without doubt the most adventurous music any member the band ever made

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: February 16, 2026

By Polly Glass published 16 February 26

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Sheepdogs, All Them Witches, Starbenders and more

Nine Johnny Cash albums you should listen to and one to avoid

By Bill DeMain published 16 February 26

Original Man In Black and iconic singer-songwriter Johnny Cash recorded almost 100 albums over the course of his career - and these are the ones you need

The classic 90s album that almost turned Paradise Lost into metal’s next mainstream stars

By Malcolm Dome published 15 February 26

Paradise Lost’s Draconian Times is one of the key British metal albums of the 1990s

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: February 13 2026

By Rich Hobson published 13 February 26

Corrosion of Conformity, Knocked Loose and a mega Napalm Death/Melvins collab are among the best new metal songs this week

How Sammy Hagar helped Van Halen win the war against David Lee Roth

By Paul Elliott published 12 February 26

Van Halen lost a superstar singer when Dave Lee Roth quit the band, but new frontman Sammy Hagar and Foreigner's Mick Jones ensured the loss was short-lived

“It wasn’t working, whatever we tried. It created a negative association”: Why Rush hated Tom Sawyer at first

By Philip Wilding published 12 February 26

Geddy Lee committed bass heresy, Alex Lifeson fought for a solo sound, and even the mixing desk wouldn’t cooperate as the band struggled to record what would become their signature song

The story of the mongrel mix that sold a million and became the original rock’n’roll anthem

By Rob Hughes published 12 February 26

Sell a million, get a free Cadillac

“If I find him haunting me, I’ll know I did something wrong”: How Cardiacs completed late leader Tim Smith’s album LSD

By Dom Lawson published 11 February 26

A brother who took over the band, a singer who struggled to keep the secret and a determination to do exactly what their late leader would have wanted led to the end of an 18-year journey