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Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: February 6 2026
By Rich Hobson published
Mayhem, Sleep Theory and Green Carnation are among the best new metal songs this week

When Queen pressganged Steve Howe into appearing on Innuendo
By Dave Everley published
Yes guitarist was minding his own business in Switzerland, then found himself in a studio being handed a guitar and told to record for 1991 hit single

“The email said, ‘John is looking for you.’ I thought I was in trouble!” How John Cale voiced a song for Cate Le Bon
By Julian Marszalek published
Michelangelo Dying, which she says is more of an exorcism than an album, was nearly released without Cale performing on the track Ride, because she was too afraid to ask him

How Bonnie Dobson's post-apocalyptic first song finally found its way home
By Max Bell published
For over three decades, Morning Dew's authorship was in dispute, but its author wasn't afraid to call out the injustice

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: February 2, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Skindred, Suzi Quatro, Karnivool and more

The debauched story of the Wildhearts classic made perfect by the last guitar solo from a legend
By Henry Yates published
All the elements of the classic rock'n'roll lifestyle fed into a storming tune about a crazy ex-lover

Steven Wilson tried to forget his shamelessly commercial song, but met it again in a strip club
By Dave Everley published
The band leader learned a valuable lesson about himself after an attempt to do his record label’s bidding

Stooges guitarist James Williamson on Raw Power, the proto-punk ass kicker Bowie didn't understand
By Greg Prato published
Stooges guitarist James Williamson looks back at this proto-punk ass kicker that opened many a show circa ’73
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