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- August 31
- August 29
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- Watch: Bruce Dickinson talks leaving Iron Maiden in the 90s, making Balls To Picasso and THAT reggae moment
- Deftones, Turnstile, Viagra Boys, Doechii and more announced for Lollapalooza shows in Brazil, Chile and Argentina
- Get the latest issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive glow-in-the-dark Nova Twins t-shirt, celebrating the release of new album Parasites & Butterflies
- New Peter Hammill biography to be published in November
- Evanescence’s Amy Lee, Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante and Poppy will release a collaborative single soon, and we could not be more hyped
- “There’s a lot of heaviness in the air, which Maiden doesn’t really take advantage of”: Bruce Dickinson explains why his solo music is heavier than Iron Maiden
- Listen to Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen's atmospheric Hollow Man collaboration
- "Got to get the fascists out, got to clean the White House out": Neil Young launches scathing attack on Donald Trump in new song Big Crime
- August 28
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- Entire Genesis 1973 Bataclan show made available online
- "Hurt People Hurt People has probably been around since the beginning of man." Revived nu metallers Mudvayne release their first new song in 16 years
- "The band were honoured to have two Knights grace them with their presence." Film director Rob Reiner reveals how he got Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John to appear in the new Spinal Tap movie
- Watch System Of A Down cover Black Sabbath’s Snowblind for the first time since 2002 in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
- "This record changed our lives forever." Fall Out Boy prepare 20th anniversary edition of breakthrough album From Under The Cork Tree
- Slipknot stream demo version of 1999 rager Me Inside, taken from 25th-anniversary reissue of debut album
- Norwegian proggers Gazpacho share video for 8-Ball, their first new music for five years
- Sting's former bandmates in The Police, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, are suing him claiming that they're owed unpaid royalties for the trio's 1983 mega-hit Every Breath You Take
- August 27
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- Watch: we asked people at Reading 2025 what the most metal thing they’ve ever done at a festival was
- Die Spitz share video for Punishers, the final single from their forthcoming debut album, Something to Consume
- "We are making psychedelic music or, if you will, head music." Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi and Mike York announce new The Utopia Strong album and share new track Harpies
- Bon Jovi have revamped 2024's Forever album with Bruce Springsteen, Robbie Williams, Avril Lavigne and more guesting, resulting in "a collaboration album that proves we all get by in this world with a little help from our friends" says Jon Bon Jovi
- “When that album came out, everybody wanted to throw it in the bin”: Turbo may have been Judas Priest’s most controversial album, but Rob Halford hints at plans to play more of it live
- Watch Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay perform rocking live version of No Church In The Wild
- Cradle Of Filth guitarist fired following vicious statement days after keyboardist wife’s departure
- August 26
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- "He's the Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart of the riff": Gibson salutes Tony Iommi in star-studded new film series
- John Fogerty announces Legacy tour
- "This film is our love letter to all of our favourite road trip movies, ’90s nostalgia, and chasing it all no matter how ridiculous it gets." Green Day's movie New Year's Rev will premiere next month
- Radiohead have broken into the American charts with a single from OK Computer that was released 28 years ago
- "I will miss your crazy ass Manimal." Mastodon's Bill Kelliher pays tribute to former bandmate Brent Hinds
- "You are a disrespectful dirtbag!" Kelly Osbourne furiously fires back at WWE and Becky Lynch following controversial Ozzy Osbourne promo line in Birmingham
- "We’re not giving up as a band." Roger Daltrey suggests that The Who could still play shows after the conclusion of their farewell tour
- Watch: we asked a bunch of metal artists to pick four classic metal albums
- Debate: what was metal's most important year?
- Big Big Train share 18-minute live version of Beneath The Masts
- "I can’t imagine using that song as a political rallying theme, particularly when you seem to be the person who I’m screaming about." John Fogerty on the classic Creedence Clearwater Revival song that Donald Trump has completely misunderstood
- "I’m tripping my balls off and I’m going, 'Whoaaaa, this is the craziest **** I’ve ever heard!'" Will Ramos on the first time he heard Lorna Shore - the band he'd eventually front
- 10cc announce their 'And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour' for 2026
- "I was like, 'I can't handle this.'" Deftones' Chino Moreno reveals why he gave up booze
- August 25
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- "I've been waiting seven years": Zak Starkey implores Axl Rose to return master tape he says could raise $2m for teenage cancer charity
- Fans revel in downpour as Oasis kick off North American leg of world tour in Toronto
- "This is the way rock stars die." The Who's Pete Townshend reveals recent addiction to painkillers
- We told Deftones singer Chino Moreno what ‘baddiecore’ is and this was his response
- August 24
- August 23
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- "I'm an old man, I can do what I f***ing want!" Metal God Rob Halford considers recording an album of Tony Bennett covers
- How to watch Amyl & The Sniffers at Reading and Leeds - from anywhere
- “We loved him so, so, so very much”: Mastodon pay tribute to late ex-bandmate Brent Hinds at their first show since his death
- “Nobody has ever played this song, apart from on the record”: Bruce Dickinson just played a 41-year-old Iron Maiden deep cut live for the first time ever
- August 22
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- C'mon! Here's how to watch Limp Bizkit at Reading and Leeds festival - from anywhere in the world
- "It was such a poetic ending to a career that you just can’t take your eyes and ears off." Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme salutes the late Ozzy Osbourne
- Suede announce 2026 UK headline tour in support of their forthcoming tenth album Antidepressants
- How to watch Hozier at Reading and Leeds this weekend - no matter where you are
- Love the song playing over the opening credits in the new season of Peacemaker? Here’s everything you need to know about Foxy Shazam, the band who made it that James Gunn is determined to make huge
- Chino Moreno says that 'lost' Deftones album Eros "will most likely never see the light of day"
- How to watch Bring Me The Horizon at Reading and Leeds - no matter where you are
- Brent Hinds RIP: The world of music pays tribute
- August 21
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- How to watch Chappell Roan at Reading and Leeds - from anywhere
- Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds dead at 51
- Ghost are celebrating the 10th anniversary of Meliora by letting you exchange real money for fake money
- Biffy Clyro announce special intimate acoustic tour, in partnership with some of their favourite UK indie record shops
- “I had a lot of issues”: Serj Tankian details how back surgery impacted System Of A Down touring schedule
- “It was the greatest way he could say goodbye”: Ozzy Osbourne is on the cover of the new Metal Hammer
- Actress Zoe Kravitz has told Austin Butler what she reckons is the true meaning of Pearl Jam's name, and he looks pretty shocked
- Not even Chino Moreno knows why Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter isn’t touring overseas anymore: “It’s still something that I feel he is figuring out”
- August 20
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- Wednesday star Jenna Ortega shares her love for heavyweight hip hop mavericks Death Grips
- Watch the video for Blackberry Smoke's cover of Bad Company's Run With The Pack with Paul Rodgers
- Trump spokesman calls Jack White a "washed-up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media", White responds
- Former Pixies, A Perfect Circle, Zwan bassist Paz Lenchantin announces debut solo album, Triste, shares first single Hang Tough
- "We know this story is more than just about me." 'Terrorism' court case against Kneecap's Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh adjourned until September 26
- Iamthemorning share new live video of Chalk And Coal as they add another goal to their Live at St Matthias release
- "In terms of live hard rock and roll, this is as good as it gets." Metallica's Lars Ulrich salutes one of the greatest live albums ever, a record he says he's listened to "about 18,000 times"
- Kittie have re-recorded a nu metal classic to celebrate its 25th anniversary and make us feel ancient
- The new Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 trailer contains a weird industrial remix of Metallica’s Master Of Puppets
- We need to talk about those heavy metal needle drops in Alien: Earth
- "We can't wait to share some of these new songs with you!" Between The Buried And Me announce UK and European tour for early 2026
- Judas Priest’s Rob Halford reveals his reaction to Ozzy Osbourne’s death: “I curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours”
- "I grossly underestimated what I was getting into." Noel Gallagher gives his first interview since Oasis returned to the stage, says he's "completely blown away" by the reaction, and is proud of his brother Liam for "smashing it" every night
- "There's no way I'm gonna be involved with that": Ace Frehley says he turned down an invitation to play at Kiss's Las Vegas celebration
- August 19
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- "This is not negative whatsoever": Sammy Hagar insists David Lee Roth's recent comments about him were an "olive branch moment"
- Babymetal become the first Japanese group to get a Top 10 in the US
- "Rage Against The Machine was always sort of a volatile situation." Tom Morello addresses the future of Rage Against The Machine
- BBC explains why it pulled Ozzy Osbourne documentary
- August 18
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- "She needs to be a permanent crew member!" No-one was ever going to upstage Liam and Noel Gallagher on Oasis' return to their spiritual homeland, but the Sign Language interpreter at their Dublin shows has gone viral for her fabulous rock 'n' roll swagger
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor have removed their entire discography from all major streaming services, with Bandcamp now the only site where you can hear their music in a digital format
- How to watch Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home: BBC film a "candid and moving portrait of Birmingham’s favourite son"
- So there's a Sleep Token tribute band now and it honestly looks like great fun
- Bad Omens announce 2025 European tour - including their biggest UK shows ever
- August 17
- August 16
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- Watch Jello Biafra join King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard for cover of Dead Kennedys classic Police Truck
- "It's what music should be." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson on phone-free shows
- “Him coming to my house at 3am and blowing my mind was incredible”: Ex-Deep Purple legend Glenn Hughes reveals the best guitarist he’s ever worked with – and it’s not Ritchie Blackmore
- “Aston Villa is proud to remember Ozzy Osbourne, a music legend”: Watch Aston Villa FC pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne before their first game of the new season
- August 15
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- Former members of Thin Lizzy to join Guns N' Roses, Black Star Riders stars at 40th anniversary tribute concert celebrating Phil Lynott's life and legacy
- “He was thinking, ‘Wow, these guys are full on’”: Ben from Parkway Drive is teaching Chris ‘Thor’ Hemsworth how to play drums… for Ed Sheeran?
- Dream Theater hook up with Z2 Comics for special Parasomnia graphic novel release
- "I was told by somebody from Nirvana's label that they sold an extra million copies of Nevermind after my parody came out." How Nirvana rescued 'Weird Al' Yankovic from "the wilderness"
- At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg "being closely monitored around the clock" in hospital after setback with cancer
- "Keep the faith!" Biff Byford reveals cancer diagnosis as Saxon are forced to postpone more shows
- Watch Aerosmith's Joe Perry play Black Crowes and Stone Temple Pilots songs with supergroup featuring Chris Robinson on vocals
- "I don’t know anything about what’s going on in that world now." Robert Plant reveals why he turned down Tony Iommi's invitation to Black Sabbath's last ever show
- "Intense. But amazing!" Leprous have covered a-ha's Take On Me. And it's brilliant!
- Ozzy Osbourne: A celebration of a lifetime in rock - only in the new issue of Classic Rock
- August 14
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- "What I am really impressed by is this living, new world of whatever this music is": Robert Plant introduces new Saving Grace single
- "This is a perfect time for us to tell you that it's our last album." Megadeth to retire, announce final album and farewell tour to come in 2026
- How to watch Reading & Leeds 2025 live: Limp Bizkit, Bring Me The Horizon, Chappell Roan and more set for this weekend
- "There’s a lot of money in music, it’s creating billionaires. But it doesn't pay fairly." The Black Keys on the "insane racket" that is the music industry in 2025
- "His persona of this bat-eating maniac had nothing to do with the truth at all." Deep Purple's Ian Paice on the Ozzy Osbourne he knew, and Ozzy's idea for the greatest rock tour of all time
- Porcupine Tree alumni Colin Edwin and Chris Maitland reunite for new album
- "I wish I'd took some mushrooms." Bill Burr on how teaming up with Primus and Tool members helps his stand-up
- What Ozzy Osbourne thought of Taylor Swift: "I finally found a new artist that is a true superstar."
- Kiss react to inclusion in first Kennedy Center Honors announcement since controversial Trump takeover
- August 13
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- Chrissie Hynde announces duets album with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Dave Gahan and more
- Bruce Dickinson reveals 2027 solo album plans, says Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris loves it: “He told me, ‘That’s the best stuff you've ever done!’”
- Filmmaker Marty DiBergi is hosting a live Q&A with Spinal Tap legends David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls ahead of the release of his new documentary Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
- "Have a Rotten Christmas and New Year". Public Image Limited announce December/January UK shows
- "There is a playful aspect to death." Depeche Mode concert film, M, to screen in cinemas worldwide in October
- Militarie Gun announce new album God Save the Gun, share first single B A D I D E A
- “To make up for lost time, we thought it would be cool to do something extra special." Alter Bridge are hosting their own music festival - and it's happening at a castle in Wales
- Bioscope announce in store Q+A and signing sessions for August
- We asked this metal vocalist what Meat Loaf wouldn’t have done for love, and it turns out he actually knows the answer
- "My plan was always to keep the organisation together, but the challenges are just overwhelming": REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin admits it's harder to sell tickets under his own name
- August 12
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- "I was like, This is heaven." Hayley Williams reveals the first song she ever wrote with Paramore, and the first song that made her cry as an emo teenager
- Thrash legends Anthrax join 2026's stacked 70000Tons Of Metal cruise bill, as the on-sale date for tickets for next year's voyage is revealed
- Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale opens up about breaking up with alcohol: “I was looking for an escape in all the wrong places”
- Glass Hammer's Steve Babb reveals he's undergone successful surgery to remove a benign brain tumour
- “No other heavy rock band has done this”: Robert Trujillo weighs in on Metallica’s potential residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere
- "We headlined, but he kicked our ass": Joe Perry and Brad Whitford on the support act who blew Aerosmith off the stage
- August 11
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- Crowded House deny Neil Finn has erectile dysfunction after fake AI news report hits Facebook
- “He transcends metal, he transcends rock, he transcends music”: Iconic metal drummer says Ozzy Osbourne’s death has made just as big an impact as John Lennon’s
- “Peaceful citizens of conscience have become terrorists, at the will of a human rights lawyer turned authoritarian." Massive Attack hit out at the "moral vacuum" of Keir Starmer's government as musician Peter Perrett, 73, is arrested at London protest
- This video of pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter, aged 10, cosplaying Axl Rose to cover Guns N' Roses classic Sweet Child O' Mine is the cutest thing you'll see online this week
- "There is no justification for the brutality Benjamin Netanyahu and his far right government have inflicted on the Palestinian people. Our band stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine." U2 on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
- "I've never met three people that were so full of themselves. It's disgusting." Ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds hits out at his former bandmates in scathing social media post
- Pendulum announce UK tour
- Linkin Park are returning to a country they haven't played for 12 years
- "There were a lot of tears." Metallica's Robert Trujillo shares his memories of Ozzy Osbourne's "very, very beautiful" private funeral service
- Trevor Horn announces live UK dates for December
- My Chemical Romance announce two massive UK shows
- August 10
- August 9
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- "The thing you’re getting on your phone sucks." Maynard James Keenan's ban on filming his live shows is here to stay
- Was Ozzy Osbourne's death as globally significant as the passing of Queen Elizabeth? Ex Megadeth man thinks so
- Watch Bad Omens' atmospheric, arty video for emotional new single Specter
- August 8
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- Lamb Of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest to headline Bloodstock festival 2026; Sepultura, Bleed From Within and 20 other acts also confirmed
- Watch Nine Inch Nails give live debut to new single As Alive As You Need Me To Be as they launch North American Peel it Back tour with Josh Freese back on drums
- Sharon Osbourne says that reports that Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning farewell show raised $190 million for charity are "just ridiculous"
- King Crimson affiliates Beat release live video for classic Frame By Frame
- August 7
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- A Sons Of Anarchy and The Walking Dead star has teamed up with Bad Omens for two weird, creepy teaser videos and the fandom are losing their minds
- "I didn't have a clear idea of what I was doing...I just felt lost." Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson on the existential crisis that helped shape one of his most beloved songs
- BBC to broadcast documentary film Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, about final three years of Black Sabbath singer’s life, later this month
- “Nobody walked away going, ‘That’s the last time we’ll see Ozzy’”: Metallica’s Lars Ulrich looks back on Black Sabbath’s retirement show, Back To The Beginning
- John Carpenter announces Halloween: The Complete Expanded Collection to be released in October
- Steven Wilson launches new prog rock radio show on SiriusXM
- Hear Trivium return with Ascendancy-coded new single Bury Me With My Screams
- August 6
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- Just when you thought vinyl couldn't get any more adorable, Black Sabbath release a 4" single
- Texan terrors Die Spitz share video for new single Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry For The Delay) as a preview for incoming debut album Something to Consume
- “I was so lucky and blessed to be a part of a very small group that got to call him ‘Dad’”: Jack Osbourne posts emotional tribute to late father Ozzy on social media
- New reissue of The Alan Parsons Project's I Robot to be released in October
- Metallica announce one of their most intimate shows ever, playing to just 250 people later this month – and you can win a ticket
- The Pogues announce expanded 40th anniversary edition of their classic 1985 album Rum Sodomy & The Lash
- New Creeper single Blood Magick (It's A Ritual) is a cross between Belinda Carlisle's Heaven Is A Place On Earth, Ozzy Osbourne's The Ultimate Sin, and Laibach, and if that doesn't get you excited for new album Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death we give up
- "A high point in the FZ catalogue!" Frank Zappa's One Size Fits All gets lavish 50th anniversary reissue
- "We had an artistic success, but not a financial one… but that’s another story.” Peter Gabriel's 1982 WOMAD set to be released this Friday
- "He catapulted me into an intense new world he chose to decline": Robert Plant pays tribute to Terry Reid
- August 5
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- Watch Linkin Park thrill 90,000 fans with a killer version of The Emptiness Machine recorded at their spectacular sold-out show at London's iconic Wembley Stadium earlier this summer
- Terry Reid, the powerhouse English vocalist invited to join Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, dead at 75
- Watch one of the most dramatic makeovers of 2025, as Davey Havok turns into goth rock Frank Zappa for new AFI anthem Behind The Clock
- "I can't fulfil what he needs musically!" Francis Dunnery departs Asia featuring John Payne after one gig
- The Jesus Lizard cancel upcoming shows after band member experiences "serious health incident"
- Michael Schenker releases first song with new singer Erik Grönwall
- August 4
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- The Decline Of Western Civilisation, Part II: The Metal Years is now free to watch on YouTube
- "I'm holding on tight to the love, the light, and the legacy left behind." Kelly Osbourne shares touching thank you note to all who've supported her amid the heartbreaking loss of her beloved father
- How to watch The Osbournes for free: Take a trip back in time and experience the chaos and fun of rock’s most loveable family
- Watch Opeth pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with heartfelt cover of Black Sabbath’s Solitude
- “Character assassination”: The Who’s Roger Daltrey hits back at ex-drummer Zak Starkey
- "You always remember your first concert. I remember my first concert, I watched this incredible band." Watch Weezer join Olivia Rodrigo onstage at Lollapalooza to play two classic songs
- “I don’t follow the rules of metal, which is probably wrong, and I’m sorry”: Metallica producer Bob Rock looks back on controversial Load and Reload albums
- Junkyard singer David Roach dead at 59
- August 3
- August 2
- August 1
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- "To be with them on that day, it was like a magical dream." Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan shares his memories of Black Sabbath's emotional farewell show, and his thoughts on the death of Ozzy Osbourne
- You can now get an exclusive Babymetal Metal Hammer issue with a limited edition variant cover
- "Prince looked at me like I had five heads." Legendary US film director Spike Lee reveals what happened when he cheekily asked Prince to gift him one of his iconic bespoke guitars
- “I had to become the host of Headbanger’s Ball to get my video played!”: Hatebreed enlisted a Spider-Man director for a music video, then got banned from MTV
- King Crimson announce In The Wake Of Poseidon and Lizard reissues to be released in October
- This video of US pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter covering Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train as a 12-year-old is a wholesome and welcome reminder that the Prince of Darkness' timeless music will live forever
- Cardiacs announce that their final album, LSD, will be released in September
- It's in the trees. It's coming! We celebrate 40 years of Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now
