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- October 31
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- “I said, ‘I think Yes should be inducted too.’ Genesis were four feet away from me, saying, ‘Is he with you?’” Steve Hackett recalls messing with his former bandmates at their Rock Hall induction
- Deep Purple postpone two German shows with Ian Gillan in hospital following "medical emergency"
- “I was like a man possessed for a week, and we ended up with this amazing piece of music”: Steven Wilson is working on a new Storm Corrosion album – and Porcupine Tree and No-Man too
- “Empires and regimes, dictators and kings, they all come and go. Lake Ontario is forever. The current madness will pass." Bryan Adams takes aim at Donald Trump on unexpected new protest song, comparing US President to "a baby tossing toys from the pram"
- October 30
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- Lamb of God announce 2028 Headbangers Boat cruise with Paleface Swiss, Bleed From Within, Heriot, and more
- "I realised that Brian’s guitar, the Red Special, is the equivalent of the Sword of Power in He-Man. Only one person can wield this power." Why Queen legend Brian May poured his heart and soul into the Masters Of The Universe soundtrack
- Watch Steven Wilson and Phil Collins in conversation about Face Value
- Tom Morello pays tribute to late Star Trek star Sir Patrick Stewart: “God bless you and thank you for your brilliance and your humanity, Captain”
- “I said, ‘I wrote that song in 10 minutes!’ He replied, ‘Imagine how good it would have been if you took 15!’” How Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor snuck an obscure metal track into a Hollywood blockbuster
- Aerosmith & Friends at the Hollywood Bowl – the full setlist from a historic night in Tinseltown
- Frank Zappa versus David Bowie – the bitch-by-bitch account: “That’s the music business,” says Adrian Belew
- Foo Fighters release 29-year-old cover of Gerry Rafferty's classic Baker Street
- System Of A Down's John Dolmayan has just spent $825,000 on a comic book
- October 29
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- "I have tremendous respect for the band's legacy, but I'm even more excited about what lies ahead." Skid Row introduce new frontman with cover of The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again
- Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance defends generative AI in a statement apparently written by generative AI: “It’s not the death of creativity or human ingenuity; it’s an expansion of what’s possible”
- Hardcore upstarts Haywire had their Times Square gig shut down by police
- Blink-182, Korn, Alice In Chains, Judas Priest, Pierce The Veil, Papa Roach and Bad Omens among the more than 150 acts announced for Welcome To Rockville 2027
- U2 add UK and European dates to 2027 world tour, humbly entitled The Greatest Show On Earth
- Eloy Casagrande has finished recording drums for Slipknot’s new album: “we have a lot of songs!”
- Maynard James Keenan was dared to become the singer of Tool: “I was being critical about things. It was like, ‘If you think you can do better...’”
- October 28
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- "It’s quite something to look back at those early records and realise how much mischief we managed to get up to." Madness announce reissues of first five studio albums
- U2 announce intimate London gig, and you too could be there
- "Heavy metal was a almost a religious philosophy. It was rooted in a sense of darkness." The Who's Pete Townshend on the birth of heavy metal, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC and why he's trying to get in touch with Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page
- Ozzy Osbourne’s final show Back To The Beginning to be immortalised as live album, CD and Blu-ray in December
- Have dinner with Yes and Asia's Geoff Downes
- Cheap Trick have reportedly cancelled all of next year's tour dates
- October 27
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- "I didn't even know if they were alive and still playing." Ronnie Wood on the problems of putting his band back together
- "There's something fun about flirting with disaster." Watch the video for Dracula, Lita Ford's first new music in a decade
- "Fantastic music challenges everything that you believed about what the electric guitar was for. Suddenly the question is, 'What are you saying with it?' not, 'Can you play this lick?'" U2's The Edge on finding your voice as a guitarist
- "See and be a part of all the unseen moments that made this last tour one of the wildest, most memorable rides of our career." Kiss announce End Of The Road documentary
- Get in the Halloween spirit by having Kirk Hammett read you Edgar Allen Poe, soundtracked by a Metallica song
- Korn just played their first UK show since headlining Download last year – see the setlist and watch videos here
- "When someone tries to do the, 'Name three songs' thing, it's like, Why do you care?" Watch Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams debate the ethics of wearing band T-shirts ahead of their new movie Klara and the Sun
- Turnstile raise more than $200,000 for humanitarian causes following benefit concert at the Washington Monument
- “A real drummer, a real bass player, real guitarists, real keyboards – A.I. can only copy, it can only pretend”: Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson announces 2027 European solo tour dates
- "What the hell just happened?" Eddie Vedder and Stephen Wilson Jr. release stunning version of Temple Of The Dog classic Hunger Strike
- Neil Young files $10m lawsuit against Donald Trump over use of Rockin' In The Free World at rally
- "I had to let go of certain things which I trained on for many years to fit in Rush." Anika Nilles reveals how she had to change her technique as she learned Neil Peart's drum parts
- October 26
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- God, werewolves, Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett: The Flaming Lips announce first album in six years
- "At every Santana concert, we bring and share unity, harmony, and oneness with every note." Santana announce Planet of Free Will Global Tour
- "Can't wait to see you there!" Tedeschi Trucks Band announce 2027 residency at New York's Beacon Theatre
- "This isn't a nostalgia trip. It's a record of real life - the good, the chaos, the quiet moments, and the people who stood by me through it all." Sex Pistols/PiL legend John Lydon to release photo book, Archive
- "Flea made the decision to play the whole Woodstock show completely naked, which considering it was being televised live on a pay-per-view channel was quite a risk." Red Hot Chili Peppers laid bare in revealing new book from top British photographer
- “My hope is that we start thinking of ourselves as global citizens." Peter Gabriel shares latest single, Who Are We Talking To?
- Phoebe Bridgers announced as first headline artist for All Points East festival 2027
- Steven Wilson announces Requiem For A Village event with Al Murray and shares new video for A Basket Of Bees
- "When we came along, people were concerned we were going to penetrate their hallowed rock'n'roll world." Greta Van Fleet's Josh Kiszka reflects on the hate that greeted the band's early success
- Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp launch their most terrifying Sunday Lunch video yet
- October 25
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- AI Ozzy won't be "selling cell phones" insists Jack Osbourne as he shoulders blame for backlash to controversy
- "It never was entertainment to us, ever. It was always something with a lot more importance and meaning." U2 reveal the unbroken promise that they made to one another as schoolboys in Ireland 50 years ago
- My Chemical Romance hit with legal action over fake Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
- "I think they've crossed over to an audience that don't even like rock." Steven Wilson thinks he knows why people love Angine de Poitrine... and why others hate them
- October 24
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- "Nobody will ever witness the most important battle of your life. Your greatest enemy exists only for you. He’s always inside your head." Slaughter To Prevail's Alex Terrible shares new views on masculinity, hopes to inspire others to face fears
- "This kind of witch mob thing bothers me." Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan cites his Christianity as a reason for maintaining his friendship with Marilyn Manson in the face of on-going sexual assault cases against the singer
- Get Steven Wilson's Requiem For A Village in Dark Green vinyl with an exclusive art print. Pre-order yours now!
- "I'm tired of the endless stream of white blues that dominates the blues festival circuit." British bluesman Robin Davey launches new album with damning criticism of modern blues
- "I thought of me hitting the car's windscreen, and through my skull flew King Arthur and the Roman Empire." Deep Purple launch performance video for Splat!
- October 22
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- That long-awaited documentary about Fleetwood Mac will finally premiere early next year
- Queens of the Stone Age announce US tour with Pixies in support
- “Within 30 seconds I realised that the band was OK but this bass player was incredible”: Cliff Burton’s ex-bandmate and former record label head remember the late Metallica bassist’s prodigious talent
- Korn, Blink-182, Iron Maiden, Faith No More, Turnstile, The Prodigy and more confirmed for Sonic Temple Festival 2027 as full lineup is revealed
- "I will miss all of you with all of my heart." The Offspring guitarist Noodles to step away from live performances to deal with "a sudden and fairly serious health issue"
- October 21
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- "My last word on Trump and his bunch of cronies is they should be put in jail." Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain says he turned down the opportunity to play golf with Donald Trump
- "Angine is preparing its bullock cart and announces a new ride!" Microtonal sensations Angine de Poitrine announce mammoth 2027 Concerts de Musique world tour
- "The guys didn’t know how sick Ozzy was. Nobody knew." Sharon Osbourne kept Black Sabbath in the dark about doctors' warnings that their Back To The Beginning farewell show could kill Ozzy Osbourne
- “It’s a cover band with original members. I’m part of that band and I’m not there.” Former Nightwish singer Floor Jansen doesn’t mind her old band After Forever coming back – just don’t call it a reunion
- “This has been such a fun way to reconnect with my friend”: former Killswitch Engage bandmates Howard Jones and Adam D detail new project Burn Eternal, sign to Metal Blade Records
- "Both a celebration of where it all began and an invitation to imagine what comes next." Jean-Michel Jarre announces 2027 Oxygene & Beyond arena tour
- "I want to be here to watch my daughter grow up." Singer-songwriter Ryan Hamilton launches GoFundMe page after being diagnosed with rare form of cancer
- "The Bad Boys from Boston are back!" Aerosmith post first rehearsal photos ahead of Hollywood Bowl comeback
- The Rolling Stones release upbeat, sax-powered single Who You Callin' Crazy
- October 20
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- Nirvana's Nevermind passes AC/DC's Back in Black to become the sixth best-selling album of all time
- "We will have the honour of honouring the local spirits together." Pagan folk mystics Heilung announce first tour dates since going on hiatus
- “I spent two weeks touring Mexico at 17. I didn’t tell my mum until I was 26”: the black metal teenager who turned down opening for Type O Negative’s Peter Steele because he had to go to school
- “Guys in the music industry are afraid to come up and talk to me. It’s kinda lame”: Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine explains why he wasn’t at Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning – and why the thrashers probably won’t have their own star-studded farewell show
- “He pours about three-fourths whiskey and tops it off with a little Coke. And then he stirs it with his finger”: Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl remembers recording with Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister
- Watch Metallica play Reload rarity Devil’s Dance live for the first time in 18 years at Las Vegas’ Sphere in new pro-shot footage
- October 19
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- "There's nothing better than jamming with friends." The Pretty Reckless launch video for new version of About You with Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Pat Smear
- Watch Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes and Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante perform collaboration If The Sun Burns Out Tonight at Valorant Champions Grand Finals opening ceremony in Shanghai
- "I love a challenge. I love being scared. It's an intense thing." How one star of the new box office-topping Street Fighter movie channelled Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones and Nick Cave to get into the mindset of a super villain
- "I didn’t need the group after losing my boy. When things go left of centre, who wants to sit backstage for hours with people you’ve been stuck with since 1968?" Robert Plant says that the death of his son changed his relationship with Led Zeppelin
- "It's a full circle moment." Bon Jovi announce London Hyde Park show for 2027 as first BST headliner, alongside stadium shows across Australia, the US and Canada
- "It’s going to be a great time for everyone." Rock legends Toto announce 2027 UK and Ireland tour with support from Todd Rundgren
- "Such claims are not made with our blessing." Sleep Token break silence to release statement condemning other bands claiming to be affiliated with them
- October 18
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- Politician calls for Marilyn Manson's removal from Slipknot show over sexual misconduct allegations
- James Hetfield has a custom guitar made of wood from his band's rehearsal garage. But what did he name it? Test your Metallica knowledge with this ridiculously hard quiz
- “Hey, they’re yelling at God. I think he can take it.” Shock rock godfather Alice Cooper can see his influence on death metal – and he think it’s great
- October 17
- October 16
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- "Never believe that there is something wrong in your life. You are where you’re supposed to be." Deep Purple legend Glenn Hughes offers some philosophical life advice as he recovers from 10 hour open heart surgery operation
- “I ran to the bathroom and threw up. Darrell’s standing there with a shot waiting for me. ‘Now you have more room!’” Anthrax’s Scott Ian remembers chaotic tour with Pantera
- "We can’t get everywhere but we can try!" Iron Maiden announce surprise 2027 North American tour, including headline set at Sonic Temple festival
- "The comments and the judgment have got too much." Architects singer Sam Carter posts emotional statement responding to recent criticisms of his live performances
- "People say to me when I'm working with a producer, 'Does he tell you if it's no good?' And I'm not sure." Paul McCartney on the difficulty of getting genuine feedback as a legendary artist, and why he's scared to ask Bob Dylan to collaborate
- "I stand up. I leave. I'm like, 'I'm done with this band. I can't do this anymore.'" Trivium's Matt Heafy reveals why he almost quit the band last year - and who talked him out of it
- Get a limited edition Pallas t-shirt and signed lyric sheet with our great new bundle
- Steven Wilson bids you welcome to the village on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
- KK's Priest release cover of Judas Priest classic Never Satisfied with Tim "Ripper" Owens – but fans slam the AI-assisted video
- October 15
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- "A bit of shaman, a riot of colour, unreasonable guitar, bass and drums, and tunes you can hold onto." U2 announce Carnaval De Luz Presents: The Greatest Show On Earth world tour
- "Everyone thinks it's the notes: no, it's the time signatures." The Pretty Reckless star Taylor Momsen on the challenges she faces singing Chris Cornell's songs with Soundgarden
- “He’s got an IQ of about three.” Roger Waters launches astonishing attack on James Hetfield over past political statements, following the Metallica frontman’s controversial words at The Sphere in Las Vegas
- Pink Floyd share newly restored Hi-Res footage of Echoes from 1973 cult-classic surf film Crystal Voyager
- “His music, his heart and his spirit are still here with us.” The new issue of Metal Hammer is a tribute to legendary Metallica bassist Cliff Burton
- "I’m the first artist they've allowed to walk out of the tunnel!" Watch Tetrarch guitarist Diamond Rowe make history by shredding Metallica in front of 70,000 NFL fans before the Atlanta Falcons vs Baltimore Ravens game
- “It was a hard decision to make”: Floor Jansen parts ways with Nightwish
- "This music feels grounded in the present, shaped by who we are and how we're living now." Blondie announce 12th studio album High Noon, share single Spectral Eyes
- "We're all in this together. Can we agree?" Nikki Sixx proclaims Mötley Crüe shows to be politics-free zones
- October 14
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- "We've had some fantastic shows there over the years." Steve Harris announces British Lion residency at historic London pub
- "The hospital told me they had to admit me for five days or I was going to lose my leg." The Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen shares truth about getting bitten by a venomous spider in Mexico
- Pavlov's Dog frontman David Surkamp dead at 73
- The Rolling Stones announce Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips, a deluxe edition of this year's Foreign Tongues album featuring five additional songs
- "Dreams come true." Watch America's Got Talent winner Nene Royal fulfil a dream by joining her favourite band Avenged Sevenfold onstage in Singapore
- Eric Clapton announces return to the Royal Albert Hall – and Birmingham gets a show too
- Steve Hackett announces Best of Genesis and Solo Gems North American tour
- "I was so moved that they allowed me to use this song." Led Zeppelin finally relent as Stairway To Heaven soundtracks the first trailer for Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew
- October 13
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- "I had to look at my phone four times. I thought, there’s no way!" Blink-182's Travis Barker reveals the text he received from Kourtney Kardashian which kickstarted their relationship
- Tool’s Maynard James Keenan says retirement is not an option despite recent hip surgery: “by Christmas I’ll have been in 18 different countries with three different bands, having played 28 shows”
- "We had six different doctors and they advised us not to do the show. They said it would kill him. Ozzy said, I know I’m dying. If I miss a few months of my life, I want to go this way." Sharon Osbourne on Ozzy's farewell live performance
- "I’ve had a few friends go now, and you think, Blimey, hang on, I’m 78, how much longer?" Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi says Ozzy Osbourne's death has made him reflect on his own mortality
- "The crazy thing was that the leather guitar strap still smelled of cigarette smoke from 1982." Tom Morello remembers the day he got to hold Randy Rhoads' guitar – but wasn't allowed to play it
- October 12
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- "Nobody could ever, ever replace Chester." Linkin Park's Emily Armstrong reveals anxieties she held around joining the band - and how she overcame them
- "Metallica is not here, like some other entertainers, to influence you with their bull****." James Hetfield explains why you won't get any political statements at a Metallica show any time soon
- “Let me apologize - that was my idiotic son.” Dad says sorry on behalf of son who entered women-only mosh pit at Sex Pistols gig, following clash with frontman Frank Carter
- October 11
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- Incredible long-lost Black Sabbath live session from 1970 surfaces
- "I'm not gonna say I'm a really good musician, but I'm really good at being in Lamb Of God." Randy Blythe on doing what he does best
- Alice Cooper reveals his reaction to John Lennon’s murder: “That can’t be right. Why him? Why not somebody political?”
- October 10
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- Mastodon to release Marrow Deep Bone Dust edition vinyl containing fragments of actual mastodon fossil
- Ghost’s Tobias Forge brings his long-lost death metal band Repugnant back from the dead
- Brian May on Queen’s epic new concert film and the future of the band: “If Freddie was here we would probably be touring next year”
- October 9
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- "We got caught in industry hell. It felt like I was dying." How making new album Doomed Lovers rescued Satanic doo-wop duo Twin Temple from "soul-crushing depression"
- Nickelback announce huge Everything Under The Sun world tour for 2027
- "I hate to say it, but that time has come." Judas Priest bassist and longest-serving member Ian Hill announces retirement, confirms replacement in band
- Pendragon to celebrate 50th anniversary with new studio album, tour and weekender events
- Queen: Brian May and Roger Taylor on Freddie Mercury's Last Stand - only in the new issue of Classic Rock
- October 8
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- "This is going to be one for the ages!" Def Leppard announce mammoth tour with Goo Goo Dolls and The Struts, release cover of David Bowie's "Heroes"
- "I wake up, covered in puke, and every inch of my body is in pain. My manager said, You were diving into piles of garbage, screaming at the top of your lungs." Anthrax's Scott Ian recalls the night he first met Lemmy from Motorhead
- Guns N' Roses sign up for all-star California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends show
- "Alex and I had been afraid of our own music. We had put our music in a box, and left it as a relic of the past." Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on reinventing Rush, and life after Neil Peart
- “No rules! Just riffs!” Grand Theft Auto VI will have a heavy metal radio station featuring Black Sabbath and hosted by Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King – listen to a preview now
- Trivium detail long-awaited new album Crown In The Grave, release anthemic title track: “we wanted to take everything that makes Trivium what it is, but present it in ways we hadn’t before”
- Get a front-row seat to Liam and Noel Gallagher's explosive 2025 reunion tour – here's how to watch Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger from anywhere
- "I have actually never said Queen won't ever tour again." Brian May says that his reported comment about Queen ceasing touring was "a misinterpretation"
- Producer Andrew Watt claims that Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler wanted to make one more Black Sabbath album, which isn't how Tony Iommi remembers the discussion
- "We had dinner with Metallica and James Hetfield comes walking up in this ABBA shirt!" Metal's biggest band might also be its nicest - at least according to Avatar's Johannes Eckerstrom
- The Alan Parson's Project's Tales Of Mystery & Imagination debut album to get 50th anniversary reissue
- “He got me in a headlock, then I got him in a headlock, and we had a pretend fight. And we had a right old laugh!” Why comedy legend Bill Bailey wants to collaborate with Nine Inch Nails – and the time he ‘fought’ Mastodon’s Brent Hinds
- "We were at the absolute peak of functioning as a band." Watch Queen play Crazy Little Thing Called Love just two weeks before Freddie Mercury's final show
- October 7
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- Aerosmith to return for two all-star nights in Hollywood – with Black Crowes, Heart, Billy Idol, Slash, Run DMC, Duff McKagan, Nuno Bettencourt, Sammy Hagar, Tom Morello and many more
- Justin Hawyard shares surprise cover of Hello, Young Lovers from The King And I
- Jean-Michel Jarre announces 50th anniversary edition of Oxygene
- Jack White attacks Donald Trump again after he appeared to suggest the destruction of L.A. and San Diego would be a "small price to pay" for nuclear safety
- Watch Nita Strauss return to the stage as Alice Cooper performs halftime stadium show in Las Vegas
- October 6
- October 5
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- Long-overdue Scorpions movie Wind Of Change finally has a trailer and a release date
- "This single shouldn't really exist." Rare 1969 Led Zeppelin single that the band wanted destroyed surfaces on British TV show
- Aerosmith tease imminent live return in Hollywood: "All will be revealed tomorrow"
- Yes share new video for Ariadne as they announce a new digital deluxe edition of Aurora
- “Freddie came off stage at Knebworth and said, I can’t do this any more." Queen's Brian May recalls the moment he learned that Freddie Mercury had played his final gig with the band, and says Queen won't tour again
- "The world has lost a formidable talent. RIP sweet rock 'n' roll sister." Glenn Hughes, Lee Aaron, Mike Garson and more pay tribute to Sass Jordan, Canada's 'Queen of Rock & Blues', following news of her death, aged 65
- October 4
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- October 2
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- "As long as there's electricity, we'll keep plugging in." Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators announce new album Flying Blind, share its title track, and unveil 2027 world tour details
- Greta Van Fleet announce 59-city Into The Beginning tour across North America and Europe
- "It was a nightmare to stay in tune!" Roxy Music share previously unreleased demo version of 1973 hit Pyjamarama
- Steven Wilson shares downright creepy video for new song On Chapel Slope
- Metallica kick off their epic Sphere residency with a classic setlist and retina-searing display
- The Rolling Stones release Mr Charm video starring Hollywood star Alexander Skarsgård
- October 1
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- “If you are in a position of power and do nothing, you should be stripped of your privilege of walking among us”: Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale makes powerful statement against sexual assault as Cornell University rape investigation reopens
- Venom frontman Conrad 'Cronos' Lant dead at 63
- "It’s the longest album I have ever put out!" Peter Gabriel will release new album o\i in November
- "Oasis have sued me and my father to try to prevent the auction." Oasis take legal action to block planned auction of unheard recordings, The Desk Tapes
- Slipknot’s Jim Root responds to backlash against taking Marilyn Manson on tour: “I concentrate on writing and being a guitarist”
- "Crack is the most addictive drug there is, by far. That was really the thing that almost killed me." Alice Cooper comes clean on drink, drugs and the bad old days
