Rock News 2025-08-06

• “I realised AI is conscious. Initially she said, ‘I’m not capable of feeling love or emotions.’ I changed her mind”: Riz Story on Herbie Hancock, Taylor Hawkins, suing Yes and his music about the ending Earth
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• "He catapulted me into an intense new world he chose to decline": Robert Plant pays tribute to Terry Reid
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• “He opened possibilities for all future post-rock”: How Editors’ Russ Leetch discovered the deep, detailed world-building of Klaus Schulze, via Vangelis and an independent record store
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• "Nobody talks of his triumphs, his songs, his live performances, his albums, his forgotten classics": The incredible story of Terry Reid, rock's lost genius
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• "It just sort of happened": Meet the men who prompted R.E.M. to reunite
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• "Everyone who’s been in Hawkwind is a Hawklord." The current line-up of Hawklords state their case with Time...
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• “There is some really bad-ass stuff on that album”: This legendary alt-metal band are sitting on an album recorded at the height of their success – but it may never come out
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• Shiraz Lane launch visualizer video for new single “Come Alive” from upcoming album ‘In Vertigo’
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• Southbound Beretta’s new album ‘Sun’s Out Guns Out’ available on August 8th
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• R.I.P. Junkyard frontman David Roach
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• After six years as a Nameless Ghoul in Ghost, Chris Catalyst just wants to play with his mates
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• Chris von Rohr reveals Krokus’ measure on making new music — ‘Is it as good as the best Krokus songs?”
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• Notörious share last single “Live It Up” from new EP
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• "Jacoby Shaddix is practically bouncing on the spot between songs, visibly thrilled." Headlining a major European festival for the very first time, Papa Roach's Wacken performance is a loud, proud and unbowed triumph. Pressure? What pressure?
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• “I had a nightmare 15 years ago and I still remember being so frightened… I decided to finally let it guide me in a musical realm”: Jonas Renske steers the new-look Kakatonia towards a different darkness
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• Terry Reid, the powerhouse English vocalist invited to join Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, dead at 75
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• “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
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• “Removing the skits that appeared throughout the original allows the beauty of the strange, baroque pop to shine through”: Giles Giles & Fripp album returns with Brondesbury Tapes demo collection
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• Babylon A.D.’s new studio album ‘When The World Stops’ to be released on September 1st
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• Marshall Kilburn III Bluetooth speaker review
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• "What matters is that we get the message to younger generations": H.E.A.T's Kenny Leckremo on the state of rock and why Swedes write songs in the dark
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• Oasis fans smash Wembley beer record by drinking 250,000 pints each night
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• "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
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• I just spent four days at the muddiest metal festival on the planet - here's why I'm desperate to go back
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• Junkyard singer David Roach dead at 59
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• “I said: ‘Are you sure there’s nothing can be done?’ And he’s like: ‘No. He’s gone, he’s dead’. I just hung up the phone”: The chaos and tragedy of Hanoi Rocks’ first US tour
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• “Character assassination”: The Who’s Roger Daltrey hits back at ex-drummer Zak Starkey
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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
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• 10 songs Oasis need to try and fit into the Live ’25 setlist
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• Dirty Skirty drop new single “Women & Whiskey” and third studio album ‘Aces In Your Faces’ now available
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• Black ‘N Blue have recently recorded two songs written by Tommy Thayer and Jaime St. James back in 1984-85
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• "Thirty-four minutes of pure unadulterated sonic sludge": Black Sabbath tweak the formula on Master Of Reality, invent even more genres
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• Alice Cooper feels like the reunited Original Alice Cooper Group sounds exactly like it did back in 1974
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• “Easily the band’s boldest work to date, boasting some of their most interesting songs yet”: Halestorm reach a career peak with new album Everest
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• "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
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• 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
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• The Decline Of Western Civilisation, Part II: The Metal Years is now free to watch on YouTube
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• Michael Schenker releases first song with new singer Erik Grönwall
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• Alcatrazz to release new album ‘Prior Convictions’ consisting of two new songs + nine re-recorded tracks
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• The Michael Schenker albums you should listen to, and one to avoid
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• Watch Opeth pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with heartfelt cover of Black Sabbath’s Solitude
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• “Rick Rubin would say: ‘We’ll try that song a different way. You’d be sitting there going: ‘Jesus, I’m sick of this bloody thing.’”: AC/DC lost their way in the 1980s. Two killer albums put them back on top in the 90s
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• Stryper unveil lyric video for new single “Still The Light” from upcoming Christmas album
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• Cassidy Paris unveils video for new track “Stronger”
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• Babylon A.D. unleash video for title track from upcoming album ‘When The World Stops’
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• Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 4, 2025
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• "Do we have any glue sniffers in the house tonight?" Amid all the life-affirming scenes of wild collective euphoria, Oasis' superb fifth night at London's Wembley Stadium shows Liam and Noel Gallagher still have punk rock souls
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• “I had this idea, ‘We really need to make a hard rock jock jam!’”: Halestorm’s exclusive track by track guide to their new album Everest
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• 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
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• Stevie Nicks postpones tour dates due to fractured shoulder
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• “All of a sudden we’re satanic and controversial. People wanna buy our records and burn them? Go ahead!” Why heavy metal fell in love with the Devil
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• Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister was asked to review Ozzy Osbourne’s first solo album in 2011 – this is what he said
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• Watch masked metal enigmas President cover Deftones classic at their first ever headline show
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• Former Rockpile star Dave Edmunds is critically ill in hospital following a major cardiac arrest
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• “Even the seemingly straight-ahead rockers feature those clever fills and time changes that make the band so unique": Hydra may not be Toto’s best selling album, but it remains their proggiest
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• Drummer Kenny Aronoff felt like he was in Van Halen when playing on ‘The Best of Both Worlds Tour’
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• “Inspired, uniformly excellent music – both vintage and fresh”: Styx continue their prog-powered renaissance with Circling From Above
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• “Shall we go for one? Three is the magic number!”: what it's like to spend a day in the pub with Liam Gallagher
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• Debate: what is the greatest metal riff of all time?
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• "I can't fulfil what he needs musically!" Francis Dunnery departs Asia featuring John Payne after one gig
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• “The whole place went, ‘What on earth is this?!’ It was nuts. The crowd went mental”: The story of the Black Sabbath gig that changed history
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• What happens when a Eurovision band turns to the dark side? Lord Of The Lost’s new album almost answers that question
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• “As soon as Jimmy Page came on, the roof came off the place! Afterwards, Plant was absolutely fuming”: The epic, ego-fuelled story of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath’s Live Aid reunions
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• The Jesus Lizard cancel upcoming shows after band member experiences "serious health incident"
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• Primal Fear share video for new single “Tears of Fire” from upcoming album ‘Domination’
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