Rock News 2025-10-03

• 11 sublimely mellow Smashing Pumpkins cuts
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• The Poodles with original member Pontus Norgren reunite to celebrate their 20th Anniversary in 2026
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• Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine’s spat was blown out of proportion, says support act: “Whatever was going on, they were professional enough to keep it from affecting the tour”
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• Watch the wholesome trailer for new BBC documentary Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, which airs later this week
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• "He was like a blubbering baby. He was crying. He was devastated": The Who's Roger Daltrey on drugs, fights, death and the music that defined a generation
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• “If you persist in doing the things that you want to do to satisfy yourself, you can live your whole life that way”: watch a heartfelt message to a young musician from the late, great Steve Albini
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• "We had a decision to make as to whether we wanted to carry on or not": Steve Harris on Nicko McBrain's departure from Iron Maiden
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• I saw Black Sabbath play three days after their debut album was released - and tickets cost 30 pence
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• Hot Topic’s site-wide sale has 30% off your favourite band’s tees - Sleep Token, Metallica, Maiden, Deftones, Ghost & more
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• "You forgot the bass!" Metallica's ...And Justice For All producer recalls his shock at hearing album's final mixes
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• The long lost album from Joey Jordison's post-Slipknot project Vimic is finally here. But does it live up to his legacy?
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• "The place was full of chickens, pigs and goats. The whole thing was fascinating": How an acid-tinged account of a North African adventure became the sound of the counterculture
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• Chiller Theatre announces Vinnie Vincent no longer appearing at Expo on October 24th & 25th
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• “You tour for so long. You’ve got a family, a mortgage, and you come home from America after eight weeks with £100. That’s unsustainable”: Dan Tompkins had to leave Tesseract – so what brought him back for third album Polaris?
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• Debate: who are the greatest metalcore band of all time?
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• Steve Harris explains it was drummer Nicko McBrain’s decision to step away from Iron Maiden
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• “He said, ‘Between you and I, I’ve written a Coronation Street script’”: Morrissey once accosted a Corrie star, asked to be taken to the set and revealed he’d pitched to write for the show
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• New film exploring David Bowie’s Berlin years announced
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• “They’re portrayed as unhip, exploitative capitalist men of the rock world. But it’s entirely down to them that the movement can move. And they didn’t get anything out of it”: When Peter Gabriel received death threats, Genesis reunited to help him
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• Black Swan unveil visualizer video for new single “The Fire and The Flame”
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• “I became more and more angry. Love is like a mental disease that everybody wants to catch… It can feel so damaging when you’re in the middle of it”: Opeth and the making of Sorceress
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• Lamb Of God seem to be teasing new music for later this week
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• Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne unite for charity version of Black Sabbath’s classic track “War Pigs”
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• Order your exclusive Iron Maiden bundle featuring an Eddie T-shirt you won't find in shops
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• "The most unsubtle, one-dimensional noise": the chart-topping indie anthem that prompted an ex-member of Depeche Mode to write a letter of complaint
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• "The whole day felt bigger than music or sport; it was about women showing strength, power and unity on a global stage." Watch Sophie Lloyd shred Bon Jovi, Black Eyed Peas and more at the Women’s Rugby World Cup final
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• Pretty Boy Floyd to release Live from the Sunset Strip ‘Hollywood’ DVD
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• Bobby Rock recalls getting a standing ovation following his audition for the Vinnie Vincent Invasion
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• AC/DC smashed "permitted noise level" during Edinburgh show
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• Walmart's Bricktember Lego sale is about to come tumbling down – with only hours left, here's 6 of my top picks, including Star Wars & Harry Potter - save up to 30%
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• Temple Balls unleash video for new single “There Will Be Blood” from upcoming self-titled album
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• “People were letting surfers fall hard into the crowd”: Fans at recent Sleep Token show reportedly dropped crowd-surfers, and now everyone is arguing about concert etiquette
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• Watch Slayer charge through Hell Awaits during the fieriest rehearsal video you’ll probably ever see
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• “The music needed to be paced differently and we needed a bit more going for us, thematically. We very much realised we needed a new identity to rise above the fray”: Wishbone Ash laid a plan for Argus, and surprised themselves when it worked
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• “I’m never not ready to scream about racial issues.” Hayley Williams on the importance of using her platform and why she’s pulling no punches when it comes to a certain country star
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• Ozzy Osbourne's face appears on the side of New Zealand's tallest building
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• “I stand with the world, in its goodness and beauty”: Nick Cave has just delivered another stirring sermon on the state of the world in 2025
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• Bruce Kulick has nothing but praise and gives “5 stars” for Mötley Crüe’s live performance on October 1st
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• Lunatic Soul reveal softer side with album cycle-closing video for The New End
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• An old skit of Ozzy Osbourne acting as Gandalf The Grey in The Lord Of The Rings is going viral, and it’s magical
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• Nine Inch Nails announce new North American tour dates for 2026
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• Paul Lidel’s Scream Therapy unleash video for title track from upcoming album ‘Are You Ready’
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• "It's a band I think I have a lot in common with": Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is working on a movie about The Replacements
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• That acclaimed movie about the Mars Volta and At The Drive-In is coming to UK cinemas
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• The pride of New York City: A beginner's guide to White Lion in five essential albums
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• Skarlett Roxx launch video for new single “Murder After Midnight”
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• I say, 'It is an honour to meet you, you are one of my biggest inspirations.' And he says 'kneel' and asks for the cane..." What happened when a goth icon had a surprise encounter with a punk rock hero
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• "In Brazil, especially in the early 80s, it was all about Samba – nobody would talk about metal." Five minutes with Sepultura legend Iggor Cavalera
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• Zeppelin and Floyd hoped his magic would rub off on them. The Happy Mondays just wanted to kidnap him. Donovan just dropped the most epic, name-dropping answer to a question ever
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• Gyasi drops new single “Apple Tree”
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• The Gems share video for piano version of their track “Like A Phoenix”
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• "Smell this! It smells like my childhood!" Bombsites, buttocks, and two encounters with Ozzy Osbourne
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• 4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month
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• “It’s shocking, it’s disheartening, it’s insulting – most importantly – it’s a wake up call”: Rock band speak out as AI-generated ‘artist’ modelled on their music gets more Spotify listeners
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• New book ‘American Song’ exploring the Untold Story of the Sunset Strip’s Hair Metal Zenith out on Oct. 1st
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• The Cure announce huge summer 2026 UK and Ireland shows with star-studded supporting cast
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• Founding Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja dead at 79
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• TesseracT celebrate tenth anniversary of Polaris with new clear vinly remastered reissue
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• I'm an Iron Maiden fanatic and decided to rank every single one of their live albums from worst to best
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• “We’re looking back at the good ol’ days”: New Found Glory announce details of forthcoming new album
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• "I've got blisters on my fingers!" 12 songs that prove The Beatles really rocked
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• New book puts Canadian prog metal pioneers Voivod in the spotlight
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• Sick Of It All singer Lou Koller says his oesophageal cancer has returned
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• Sleazy Sweet unveil video for title track from their debut album ‘Sleazy Party’
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• How to watch new BBC documentary Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home
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