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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 24, 2026
By Polly Glass Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Joanne Shaw Taylor, Earth Tongue, De Staat and more

Biff Byford reveals why he thinks Metallica have never covered a Saxon song
By Dave Everley Published
Metallica have never covered Saxon on record – could an old beef be the reason why?

Megadeth have at least two songs left over from their final album – but Dave Mustaine isn’t sure he’ll release them
By Matt Mills Published
MegaDave names two (possibly three) offcuts from the thrashers’ self-titled swansong

How a kooky B-52s song about undersea life became a new-wave dance classic
By Bill DeMain Published
Fact: Rock Lobster was written in the bloodletting room at a disused funeral home

Queens Of The Stone Age announce new album title via bloody game of five-finger fillet. "Does it hurt? Of course it hurts!"
By Fraser Lewry Published
Those of a nervous disposition are advised to look away now

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 17, 2026
By Polly Glass Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Green Lung, Castle Rat, Royal Blood and more

The story behind Kiss's ultimate party anthem, Rock And Roll All Nite
By Classic Rock Magazine Published
Kiss desperately needed a hit. So they wrote Rock And Roll All Nite, and it's become part of the cultural furniture

The best new metal songs you need to hear this week: August 14 2026
By Rich Hobson Published
Mastodon, Green Lung and Noctule are among the best new metal songs you need to hear this week

How Korn launched nu metal – and got in legal hot water – with their incendiary debut single Blind
By Paul Travers Published
When Jonathan Davis brought Blind from an old band to Korn, it kick-started a genre, not to mention a bit of controversy

The unlikeliest collab of the year? Hear Godflesh frontman Justin Broadrick play guitar on new song by pop superstar Phoebe Bridgers
By Metal Hammer Published
Bridgers’ long-awaited album, Lost Weekend, drops today – and features a cameo from one of extreme metal’s underground heroes
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