Rock News 2025-08-16

• 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!’”
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• Great new prog you must hear from Arjen Lucassen, IO Earth Amorphis, Auri and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
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• We asked a bunch of metalheads how they keep their hair so long and luscious. Here are their tips
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• "Nine Inch Nails made me quit my day job." Zeal & Ardor's Manuel Gagneux picks the 10 songs that changed his life
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• "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"
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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
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• “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?
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• Bioscope announce in store Q+A and signing sessions for August
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• "More clarity to Phil Mogg's passionate vocals and Paul Chapman's white-hot solos": The deluxe edition of UFO's No Place To Run successfully upgrades the original
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• “It’s when we started to find ourselves…”: How Facelift saw Alice In Chains go from hair metal local heroes to grunge superstars – with a little help from Soundgarden
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• "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
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• What Ozzy Osbourne thought of Taylor Swift: "I finally found a new artist that is a true superstar."
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• Porcupine Tree alumni Colin Edwin and Chris Maitland reunite for new album
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• "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
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• “Holds its own against its more famous predecessor – a worthy reminder of Jon Hiseman’s considerable talents”: Colosseum’s Live 05
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• Megadeth announce their next studio album will be their last + to embark on global farewell tour
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• Fury unleash video for new track “Don’t Lie To Me” from upcoming album ‘Interceptor’
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• You’ve never heard of this space rock band, but they just put on one of the loudest, craziest and most incredible festival sets I’ve seen in my life
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• One week left for Kickstarter campaign for Rocked Magazine co-created by photographer Mark Weiss
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• Mädhouse drop video for their new single “Get A Grip”
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• "I talked one of the guys into doing magic mushrooms and he spent the whole night talking to the wallpaper." Dani Filth shares his life lessons from 30+ years on extreme metal's frontlines
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• Doro launches video for title track of upcoming album ‘Warriors of The Sea’
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• Stryper to release album ‘Soldiers Under Command – Live At Spirithouse’ on August 23rd
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• "It’s music for those who’ve been to the edge and came back louder." Panamanian alt. rockers AlphaWhores talk us through their new album, You Can Come Out Now, track-by-track
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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
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• Five amazing 90s bands who should have been massive but never made it
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• Ozzy Osbourne: A celebration of a lifetime in rock - only in the new issue of Classic Rock
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• "I apologise for that. I actually deeply regret that now": Warrior Soul on past mistakes, future plans and the big problem with hotels
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• “The singer is in tears as the final chords ring, and who can blame her?”: The most outspoken British metalcore band of the decade just played their last show
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• "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
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• The Vendettas unveil video for new single “This Time Around” from latest album ‘Who’s Who In The Zoo’
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• Glenn Hughes shares visualizer video for new single “Into The Fade” from upcoming album ‘Chosen’
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• How to watch Reading & Leeds 2025: Limp Bizkit, Bring Me The Horizon and more set for next week's festival
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• We asked this metal vocalist what Meat Loaf wouldn’t have done for love, and it turns out he actually knows the answer
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• John Nymann doesn’t think Y&T album will happen until Dave Meniketti finds place to live in Europe
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• "One of the best metal albums of 2025 so far - extreme or otherwise." Blackbraid's mash-up of black metal brilliance and Native American spirit gets even better on album three
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• "Have a Rotten Christmas and New Year". Public Image Limited announce December/January UK shows
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• Dream Theater hook up with Z2 Comics for special Parasomnia graphic novel release
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• Kiss react to inclusion in first Kennedy Center Honors announcement since controversial Trump takeover
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• "We're working on a song that needs Dani Filth." Employed To Serve's Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin on their Will Ramos collab, future guests and whether they'll tour the US
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• Vinnie Vincent scheduled to make rare public appearance at Chiller Theatre Expo on October 24th & 25th
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• "I wish I'd took some mushrooms." Bill Burr on how teaming up with Primus and Tool members helps his stand-up
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• Militarie Gun announce new album God Save the Gun, share first single B A D I D E A
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• Roadkill unveil video for new single “Born To Be King” from forthcoming album ‘This Way To Hell’
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• R.I.P. Kick Axe guitarist Larry Gillstrom (1955-2025)
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• 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
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• Lionsault share new track “Voodoo Killer”
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• "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
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• John Bush not sure that timing is right but looking forward to doing shows playing Anthrax songs
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• "Keep the faith!" Biff Byford reveals cancer diagnosis as Saxon are forced to postpone more shows
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• Chrissie Hynde announces duets album with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Dave Gahan and more
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• "Intense. But amazing!" Leprous have covered a-ha's Take On Me.And it's brilliant!
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• "The fallout was much bigger than anything we could ever have foreseen": Dire Straits and the adventure of Brothers In Arms
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• Watch Aerosmith's Joe Perry play Black Crowes and Stone Temple Pilots songs with supergroup featuring Chris Robinson on vocals
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• I took my mum to one of Europe’s heaviest metal festivals, and her reviews of the bands are glorious
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• “There’s a magical feel… if the bleakness of the world outside is too much, hole up here and shut it all out”: Nightwish offshoot Auri return with III – Candles & Beginnings
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• "They're larger-than-life action heroes extolling the virtues of guilt-free sex in the most OTT way." Heavy metal nuns Dogma just took over London's Black Heart - are they the scene's next breakout band?
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• "There is a playful aspect to death." Depeche Mode concert film, M, to screen in cinemas worldwide in October
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• “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
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• At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg "being closely monitored around the clock" in hospital after setback with cancer
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• M.I.C. launch YouTube video for new single “Stay Away With Me” featuring clips from movie ‘The Substance’
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• “Going by any reasonable judgement system, I’d have to admit to being mad. I spot the unusual and head towards it. I never know if I’ll be enlightened or burnt – that’s part of the fun”: The crazy world of Arthur Brown is truly crazy
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• Three young girls with an average age of 14 have just showed me that the future of heavy metal is in safe hands
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