Tracks & Singles

How a 40-year-old Glaswegian out-weirded David Bowie to become the most unlikely pop star of 1973

By Rob Hughes published 13 January 26

The story of an ironically titled epic that acted as a condensed history of rock'n'roll

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: January 12, 2026

By Polly Glass published 12 January 26

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Black Crowes, Alter Bridge, Starbenders and more

The story of Queens Of The Stone Age's signature tune, a mysterious banger powered by Dave Grohl

By Greg Prato published 12 January 26

The one where the deer terrorises a troop of Boy Scouts

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: January 9 2026

By Rich Hobson published 10 January 26

New year, new metal tunes from Alter Bridge, Hanabie, Lord Of The Lost and more!

"I remember us saying, ‘Well, if the band doesn’t make it, we’ll join the Marines.’" The story of the song that gave thrash metal its name

By Dave Everley published 8 January 26

Metallica, Exodus and Slayer might've been defining thrash on the West coast, but it was in New York the genre finally got its name

How Emerson, Lake and Palmer charted with Aaron Copland’s Fanfare For The Common Man in the year of punk

By Malcolm Dome published 29 December 25

Even cut down to a third of its length, the 1977 track became their biggest hit, and one of the most successful instrumental single of all time

The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)

By Rich Hobson published 28 December 25

We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them

“Lemmy got the job because he elbowed everybody else out the way!” How Hawkwind made Silver Machine

By Malcolm Dome published 28 December 25

It was only their second-ever single, but it made a massive impact – and Brock still doesn’t really know how it happened

The 50 best metal songs of 2025

By Rich Hobson published 26 December 25

Sleep Token, Ghost, Babymetal - these are the songs you picked as the finest 2025 had to offer

“It’s one of our few songs I listen to without cringing”: Canadian band surprised themselves with 1981 hit

By Malcolm Dome published 24 December 25

Written in an English market town with a producer who worked them hard, their 1981 track became the third most-played single in the US that year