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Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 31 2026
Tony Iommi makes a long awaited return, Electric Callboy channel their inner boyband and Sheri Moon Zombie strikes out as a solo artist in this week's best new metal songs round up
The story of All Right Now, the anthem that broke Free in America – then broke up the band
All Right Now was an instant classic, but it also created instant problems for Free
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 10, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Grace Bowers, the Pineapple Thief, Crossbone Skully and more
How Pete Townshend turned youthful frustration into The Who's biggest hit
Inspired by his wealthy neighbours and reinforced by a run-in with the Queen Mother, My Generation is a mod anthem turned rock legend
How Gregg Allman turned late-night despair into the classic Southern anthem Whipping Post
Written in the dark on an ironing board cover, Gregg Allman's raw heartbreak became an explosive blues-rock masterpiece that defined Southern rock
“Bands like ELP, Yes and Genesis were seen as over-the-top, showing-off kinds of performers. And to some extent I felt that, too”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson decided to lampoon prog and ended up making “the mother of all concept albums”
Song? Album? Fake newspaper? Jethro Tull’s mad masterpiece is all of them and more
How Photograph transformed Def Leppard into global pop-metal megastars
Aided by a game-changing video, Photograph annoyed the hell out of the PRMC and helped Def Leppard break America
Hear Ghost’s Tobias Forge sing on re-imagining of Accept deep cut Save Us
The re-recording comes from a star-studded tribute album celebrating 50 years of Accept, out next month
