Rock News 2025-08-17

• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• Stryper to release album ‘Soldiers Under Command – Live At Spirithouse’ on August 23rd
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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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• Roadkill unveil video for new single “Born To Be King” from forthcoming album ‘This Way To Hell’
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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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• "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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• “It became a bit of a curse. We were never really a singles band”: The hypnotic 80s single that gave an apocalyptic post-punk band an unlikely Cold War-inspired hit
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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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• John Nymann doesn’t think Y&T album will happen until Dave Meniketti finds place to live in Europe
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• Mud, mayhem and four-hour Grateful Dead sets: The chaotic story of Weeley and Bickershaw, the early 70s festivals that time forgot
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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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• "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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• "Have a Rotten Christmas and New Year". Public Image Limited announce December/January UK shows
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• R.I.P. Kick Axe guitarist Larry Gillstrom (1955-2025)
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• Vinnie Vincent scheduled to make rare public appearance at Chiller Theatre Expo on October 24th & 25th
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• Dream Theater hook up with Z2 Comics for special Parasomnia graphic novel release
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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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• Porcupine Tree alumni Colin Edwin and Chris Maitland reunite for new album
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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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• “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
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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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• Watch Jello Biafra join King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard for cover of Dead Kennedys classic Police Truck
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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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• 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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• Killer Hearts’ sophomore album ‘Unchained & Bloodstained’ available on October 24th
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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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• “Brought back to life with tremendous care… instruments pop out that even diehard devotees may have previously missed”: Cardiacs’ On Land And In The Sea
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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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• "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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• 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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• Watch Aerosmith's Joe Perry play Black Crowes and Stone Temple Pilots songs with supergroup featuring Chris Robinson on vocals
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• “Fuelled by a combustible mix of chemicals, vengeance and spite”: Every Megadeth album ranked, from worst to best
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• BlackRain unleash video for title track from upcoming studio album ‘Orphans of The Light’
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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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• “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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• 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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• "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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• "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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• 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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• What Ozzy Osbourne thought of Taylor Swift: "I finally found a new artist that is a true superstar."
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• Kiss react to inclusion in first Kennedy Center Honors announcement since controversial Trump takeover
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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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• Mike Tramp drops video for track “Fight To Survive” from upcoming album ‘Songs of White Lion — Vol. III’
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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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• Lionsault share new track “Voodoo Killer”
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• "Keep the faith!" Biff Byford reveals cancer diagnosis as Saxon are forced to postpone more shows
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• Chrissie Hynde announces duets album with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Dave Gahan and more
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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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• "Intense. But amazing!" Leprous have covered a-ha's Take On Me.And it's brilliant!
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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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• "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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• "It's what music should be." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson on phone-free shows
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• The 10 best Liam and Noel Gallagher guest spots
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• Mädhouse drop video for their new single “Get A Grip”
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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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• "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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• Doro launches video for title track of upcoming album ‘Warriors of The Sea’
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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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• "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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• “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
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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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• The Vendettas unveil video for new single “This Time Around” from latest album ‘Who’s Who In The Zoo’
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