Rock News 2025-08-19

• “We put full-sized speakers at the back of the hall for quadraphonic sound. Someone walked off with one! I’ve no idea how – it’s not like they put it in a pocket”: The story of Gentle Giant’s only live album, Playing The Fool
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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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• So there's a Sleep Token tribute band now and it honestly looks like great fun
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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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• 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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• “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 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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• “Was air-drumming even a thing before Tom Sawyer?”: Neil Peart’s greatest moments with Rush
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• R.I.P. Kick Axe guitarist Larry Gillstrom (1955-2025)
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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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• Bad Omens announce 2025 European tour - including their biggest UK shows ever
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• BBC explains why it pulled Ozzy Osbourne documentary
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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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• 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
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• Ronnie Romero launches video for title track from upcoming album ‘Backbone’
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• "The tempos might have slowed, but they make up for it in sheer bloody-minded forcefulness": Exodus break the habit of a lifetime on Force Of Habit
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• Deftones - Private Music review: the most complete and essential album Deftones have made in a very long time and the perfect record for their late-period career renaissance
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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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• Dream Theater hook up with Z2 Comics for special Parasomnia graphic novel release
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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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• 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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• "It's huge over most of the world. I hear it everywhere I go": How a Steve Harley song that dissed his bandmates became an all-time classic
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• Mädhouse drop video for their new single “Get A Grip”
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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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• How to watch Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home: BBC film a "candid and moving portrait of Birmingham’s favourite son"
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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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• "Keep the faith!" Biff Byford reveals cancer diagnosis as Saxon are forced to postpone more shows
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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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• Höt Föxx share lyric video for new single “Hot Loader”
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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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• Killer Hearts’ sophomore album ‘Unchained & Bloodstained’ available on October 24th
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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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• “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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• Stryper to release album ‘Soldiers Under Command – Live At Spirithouse’ on August 23rd
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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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• “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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• "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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• "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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• Watch Aerosmith's Joe Perry play Black Crowes and Stone Temple Pilots songs with supergroup featuring Chris Robinson on vocals
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• “Jeff Lynne and Yes are in the music of Radiohead, Sigur Rós and Muse. It’s overlooked in theirs but not in mine. I don’t have the self-validation I’d like”: Steven Wilson is grateful for prog fans’ support, but he wishes others liked him too
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• “I thought he was taking the piss”: The time Ozzy Osbourne planned to beat up Frank Zappa
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• "It's what music should be." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson on phone-free shows
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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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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• “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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• Megadeth announce their next studio album will be their last + to embark on global farewell tour
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• "Intense. But amazing!" Leprous have covered a-ha's Take On Me.And it's brilliant!
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• Which heavy metal singers would survive a zombie apocalypse? We asked people at Bloodstock Festival for their picks
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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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• "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
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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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• Lionsault share new track “Voodoo Killer”
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• BlackRain unleash video for title track from upcoming studio album ‘Orphans of The Light’
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• "I'm gonna go find some people and we’re gonna rock": Why country star Brent Cobb revisited the music of his youth on new album Ain't Rocked In A While
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• The 10 best Liam and Noel Gallagher guest spots
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• The Wishbone Ash albums you should definitely own... and one to avoid
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• Doro launches video for title track of upcoming album ‘Warriors of The Sea’
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• Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 18, 2025
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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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• "On this album are the feelings I don't get to express when I'm writing arock'n'roll record": Cormac Neeson on California Irish, his dreamy concoction of folk, blues rock and Americana
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• “The way he plays drums without overplaying is extraordinary. He never takes over the music”: Tool’s Danny Carey managed to distract Mick Pointer from Rush
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• All the essential new metal albums coming out in 2025 – and where to buy them
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• David Lee Roth mocks "esteemed colleague" Sammy Hagar's claim to have been visited by Eddie Van Halen's ghost
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• "I started crying when I came off-stage. It ****ing broke me!" An audience with President, metal's newest mysterious masked sensation
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• Vinnie Vincent scheduled to make rare public appearance at Chiller Theatre Expo on October 24th & 25th
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