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August 2026

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August 10
- Sopranos star Steven Van Zandt has written a TV show about three brothers - a rock star, a gangster and a FBI agent - and he wants Johnny Depp to take a starring role
- AC/DC's Highway To Hell made Hollywood superstar Javier Bardem a metalhead for life
- "It's heavy as ****!" Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson gives update on new solo album
August 9
- Geddy Lee tells of spooky Neil Peart-related bird encounter. "I'm not a guy who believes in all that mumbo jumbo. But it was a remarkable moment"
- "I don't believe in making full-length records anymore." If you were hoping for a new Motley Crue album, Nikki Sixx says don't hold your breath
August 8
- Paul Di'Anno stands alone as the only legendary frontman of Iron Maiden, at least according to Blaze Bayley
- Lindsey Buckingham hints at a new project with Stevie Nicks: “Quite a few things will reveal themselves.”
August 7
- Mercyful Fate, Electric Callboy and Motionless In White announced as Bloodstock 2027 headliners
- Blur, No Doubt, Madonna producer William Orbit dead at 69
- Former Korn, Limp Bizkit, Smashing Pumpkins, Ministry manager Peter Katsis dead at 69
August 6
- Heart have finished recording their first album in a decade. "It's what we were born to do, and do together"
- "Louder Now represents a huge milestone for me and to know it has made an impact on so many other people’s lives as well is something I still struggle to get my head around": Taking Back Sunday reveal Louder Now deluxe reissue
August 5
- "I have no desire to be a survivor. I’d rather accept, absorb, adapt, fight and break that which seeks to break me." Henry Rollins announces "searing" memoir Bait Dog Boy
- Pre-order Classic Rock’s ultimate Europe fan package: magazine with exclusive cover, marble vinyl of new album Come This Madness plus signed lyric sheet
- Hear Ghost’s Tobias Forge sing on a brand-new re-imagining of Accept’s classic heavy metal deep cut Save Us, featuring Anthrax bassist Frank Bello and Korn drummer Ray Luzier
- The Cure's video director Tim Pope reveals how working with disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein on cult gothic horror film The Crow: City of Angels scarred him for life
- Linkin Park announce new documentary Unshatter and tie-in album; watch trailer and live footage of Somewhere I Belong here
- Glenn Hughes announces retirement from live performances: "I really have no option and no choice"
August 4
- Eagles extend record-breaking residency at Sphere in Las Vegas yet again
- Watch Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and U2 frontman Bono perform at the funeral of Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard: "Everyone who met him, they just remember the day they met him."
- Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive Dominum cover, brain stress ball and signed art card
- King Crimson unveil 2014 (The Complete US Tour) double Blu-ray set
- Brighten up your music room with the colourful and eye-catching Majority Stylo and Folio turntables
- System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian says drummer John Dolmayan is tired of Donald Trump despite past support of US president: “I know so many Armenians in Los Angeles who voted for Trump and now regret it”
- "It shows off the rockier side of our collaboration." Hackett & Rothery up the tempo on new single, Red Dragon
- Slipknot’s Sid Wilson reportedly sacked for mistreating bandmates, ex-fiancée Kelly Osbourne tears into the DJ: “I want to be happy and I have a beautiful son to raise. Leave me alone.”
- More than 80 minutes of historic 1970 Led Zeppelin footage emerges online: "This is a monumental addition to the Led Zeppelin canon"
- Foreigner launch thousand-dollar VIP tickets that allow fans to sit onstage during shows
August 3
- Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive Electric Callboy cover and art print
- Five Finger Death Punch, Helloween, Electric Callboy, Knocked Loose, Dragonforce and many more announced for Wacken Open Air 2027 lineup
- Megadeth announce first UK headlining tour since 2015 plus European dates, Black Label Society and Testament supporting
August 2
- Sharon Osbourne gives an update on Ozzfest – and confirms there will be a Back To The Beginning film: “Ozzy’s legacy isn’t fading”
- Phil Collins reveals that he nearly died in 2024: “My kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up. People were coming to say goodbye”
- Ross Robinson reveals that Slipknot were talking about splitting up just before they made Iowa: “We’re just not getting along. We’re gonna break up.”
August 1
- "Rock and metal is one of the few genres that has kept a certain quality." Lacuna Coil singer says metal bands are maintaining higher standards than most in the face of industry challenges
- “If someone says they don’t like something, that makes me embrace it even more”: Steve Harris defends Iron Maiden’s No Prayer For The Dying album – and names the one radical thing he’d change about if
- Jim Root responds to rumours that Sid Wilson has been fired from Slipknot: “Don’t believe everything you read. Stop. Think.”