Rock News 2025-08-21

• "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"
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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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• "Rage Against The Machine was always sort of a volatile situation." Tom Morello addresses the future of Rage Against The Machine
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• Watch the video for Blackberry Smoke's cover of Bad Company's Run With The Pack with Paul Rodgers
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• Babymetal become the first Japanese group to get a Top 10 in the US
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• Ronnie Romero launches video for title track from upcoming album ‘Backbone’
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• "We know this story is more than just about me." 'Terrorism' court case against Kneecap's Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh adjourned until September 26
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• Vinnie Vincent scheduled to make rare public appearance at Chiller Theatre Expo on October 24th & 25th
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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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• Which heavy metal singers would survive a zombie apocalypse? We asked people at Bloodstock Festival for their picks
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• Shiraz Lane forced to cancel two shows due to Hannes Kett recovering from severe case of pneumonia
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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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• "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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• Iamthemorning share new live video of Chalk And Coal as they add another goal to their Live at St Matthias release
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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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• Kittie have re-recorded a nu metal classic to celebrate its 25th anniversary and make us feel ancient
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• BlackRain unleash video for title track from upcoming studio album ‘Orphans of The Light’
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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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• "This is not negative whatsoever": Sammy Hagar insists David Lee Roth's recent comments about him were an "olive branch moment"
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• Höt Föxx share lyric video for new single “Hot Loader”
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• “Brand X was great fun to play with – not so much fun to listen to”: Phil Collins’ adventures outside Genesis with Robert Plant, Eric Clapton and others made him so big he had to apologise
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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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• Mike Tramp drops video for track “Fight To Survive” from upcoming album ‘Songs of White Lion — Vol. III’
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• 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”
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• Doro launches video for title track of upcoming album ‘Warriors of The Sea’
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• BBC explains why it pulled Ozzy Osbourne documentary
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• Wednesday star Jenna Ortega shares her love for heavyweight hip hop mavericks Death Grips
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• ‘No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All’ album to be released on November 14th
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• All the essential new metal albums coming out in 2025 – and where to buy them
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• Former Pixies, A Perfect Circle, Zwan bassist Paz Lenchantin announces debut solo album, Triste, shares first single Hang Tough
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• Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 18, 2025
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• Lionsault share new track “Voodoo Killer”
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• "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
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• Megadeth announce their next studio album will be their last + to embark on global farewell tour
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• Debate: What's the best Black Sabbath album?
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• The new Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 trailer contains a weird industrial remix of Metallica’s Master Of Puppets
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• "I could have gotten the elephants to stomp on their village, but I didn't": The wild story of Black Oak Arkansas, the band who had it all then gave it all away
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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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• “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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• 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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• Killer Hearts’ sophomore album ‘Unchained & Bloodstained’ available on October 24th
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• “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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• "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
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• “Utterly idiosyncratic and experimental, possessed of a frighteningly intense energy”: Throwing Muses’ debut album remains one of the proggiest and best albums of the 80s
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• We need to talk about those heavy metal needle drops in Alien: Earth
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• "A timeless record oozing with confidence." Wolf Alice serve up one of the essential albums of 2025 with brilliant, bold fourth album The Clearing
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• Trump spokesman calls Jack White a "washed-up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media", White responds
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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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• Mädhouse drop video for their new single “Get A Grip”
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• More than 30 years into their career, one of the nastiest cult thrash metal bands you probably haven't heard of just made one of their best albums
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• "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
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• Autograph’s original singer Steve Plunkett unveils reworked version of hit single “Turn Up The Radio”
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• Stryper to release album ‘Soldiers Under Command – Live At Spirithouse’ on August 23rd
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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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• “Was air-drumming even a thing before Tom Sawyer?”: Neil Peart’s greatest moments with Rush
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• The Wishbone Ash albums you should definitely own... and one to avoid
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• Bad Omens announce 2025 European tour - including their biggest UK shows ever
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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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• "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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• Watch Jello Biafra join King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard for cover of Dead Kennedys classic Police Truck
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• So there's a Sleep Token tribute band now and it honestly looks like great fun
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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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• 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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