Rock News 2026-02-09

• Great new prog you must hear from Green Carnation, Magenta, Exploring Birdsong, A.A. Williams and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
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• What Life Was Really Like in the 1980s
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• 25 Years Ago: Eagles Fire Don Felder
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• “Ronnie Van Zant ruled with an iron hand, but he and I never had a moment of confrontation. He let me take over the mic when a song suited my voice”: The Southern Rock legend who quit Lynyrd Skynyrd before they became famous – then rejoined 25 years later
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• When Blind Melon's Shannon Hoon Was Arrested at the AMAs
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• “They all chimed in, ‘We want some crazy Spanish guitar. Improvise!’ I thought, ‘I’ve bitten off more than I can chew’”: When Queen pressganged Steve Howe into appearing on Innuendo
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• Stephen Pearcy Reveals 2026 Undercover Tour Dates
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• Where Does Peter Criss' New Record Rank Among Kiss Solo Albums?
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• "There are no plans for any physical release of this recording." Steven Wilson announces new live album Impossible Tightrope and launches hi-res audiophile resource
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• The 40 Best Songs of 1976
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• 20 Fab Beatles Covers From 1966
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• Steve Hackett's on the front cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
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• "James says, 'Kill him!' This guy looks at the two of us and says, 'Who’s gonna kill me?' And James pointed at me." Dave Mustaine looks back on Metallica's wild early days
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• "If there was another way around this, I would swallow my pride and say, 'I was able to find some miracle cure.'" Heavy metal legend and Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine on why now is the right time to say goodbye
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• How John 5 Ended Up on Peter Criss’ New Solo Album
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• “I guess people just don’t think like we do”: Maynard James Keenan thinks Puscifer are in the “third side-project category” but is happy on the side of the underdog
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• Three Dog Night Singer Chuck Negron Dead at 83
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• Here's How You Could Become Skid Row's New Singer
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• Top 10 Chuck Negron Three Dog Night Songs
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• “It was amazing to hear keyboards with that kind of power. He really changed my life”: Jordan Rudess would have been a classical pianist if he hadn’t discovered this prog icon
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• Joni Mitchell, the Cure and NIN Lead Rock's 2026 Grammy Winners
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• 3 Doors Down Frontman Brad Arnold Dead at 47
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• Spring Into It: You Could Win a $500 Visa Gift Card
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• Paul Simon's 2026 Tour Details: Cities and Concert Dates Revealed
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• "It was this dream song that just turned up as I was waking up one morning. It came to me fully formed." The story of the cinematic classic that kick-started Bob Mould's second life
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• “The email said, ‘John Cale is looking for you.’ It absolutely terrified me. I thought I was in trouble!” How the Velvet Underground icon voiced a powerful song on Cate Le Bon’s new album
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• "When people hear my versions of pop songs, they're shocked. They never expect to hear Adele sound like that." Meet Solomon Hicks, the New York guitarist bringing the blues to a new audience
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• "I go onstage, I battle death, I die and I come back to life." From sword-waving rat queens to alpha bro-baiting metal singers, the new issue of Metal Hammer has four exclusive covers: Castle Rat, Sleep Theory, President and Paleface Swiss
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• Twisted Sister Cancel Reunion Tour Plans Due to Snider's Health
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• "The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self." Twisted Sister cancel 50th anniversary reunion tour as Dee Snider quits due to health issues
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• The Best (and Worst) Eagles Solo Albums
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• Watch 12 New Super Bowl Commercials Featuring Classic Rock Songs
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• "There were no rules; ideas could come from anywhere: subtle drum loops, bits of organ or abstract guitar noise, even samples of frogs or crickets." Long-awaited Slipknot project Look Outside Your Window is finally being released
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• "I have this memory of killing myself, blasting my head off, and then throwing the guitar at the amp over and over." The story behind the most intense song on the most ambitious rock album of the '90s
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• "I have decided to take a break." Neil Young cancels upcoming European tour, saying "This is not the time"
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• Why John Mellencamp 'Hated' His 'F---ing Stupid' Smash Hit
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• "He looked at the lyrics and goes, ‘Rock ’n’ roll cocktail – I think I invented that!'" How Queens of the Stone Age got a metal legend to sing on a single US radio would not touch
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• "It was a nightmare to mix, but we got it sounding raw and filthy." The Black Keys announce "primal" new album Peaches!, launch first single
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• Brian May Comments on Trump Using Queen Song in Social Media Post
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• “I was surrounded by prostitutes, bikers and drug dealers. It wasn’t the ideal environment for anyone, but especially for someone in my position”: The incredible story of the man invented death metal – and cheated death in real life
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• "I was on my own, out in one of the gnarliest neighbourhoods. You’re scared, thinking, 'How do I get out of here?'" How a song about living in a rat-infested squat helped turn Green Day into one of the world's biggest bands
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• "It was an intense place to be for a gay man in that world." Faith No More's Roddy Bottum on hair metal
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• “It’s really eerie and mellow and it has pagan poetry on it. There are a couple of songs on there that are so beautiful in a kinda sad way”: The cult album that Evanescence singer Amy Lee wishes she had made – and the one that broke her heart
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• Television Bassist Fred Smith Dead at 77
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• “I asked my mum to make me a costume, which I wore all around London. It tapped into the British sense of humour. There’s nothing more ridiculous”: If Death is a rabbit and you're on TV as a Womble, you’re probably Mike Batt
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• Van Halen's '5150' Reissue Features Live Recordings and Rarities
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• Former Guess Who Members Are Headed Back in Court
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• Classic Rock Releases Set for Record Store Day 2026
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• “The idea came from The Beatles’ Tomorrow Never Knows. I just played it in a more violent way”: How Ringo Starr, Isaac Asimov and The Devil inspired one of rock’s greatest ever drum solos
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• "Queen's music doesn't belong to Freddie. It doesn't even belong to Queen any more." Writer/comedian Ben Elton reveals why Robert DeNiro's dream of making a musical about Freddie Mercury's life was vetoed by Brian May and Roger Taylor
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• Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson’s next album features Sepultura members and is being recorded at Dave Grohl’s studio
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• "The title track features a blistering, grandstanding, once-in-a-lifetime vocal." Jay Buchanan is captivating and contrary on Weapons Of Beauty
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• Jack White Blasts Trump for Racist Obama Video
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• A lounge cover of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was “the creepiest thing” Ozzy Osbourne ever heard: “Which coming from him is the biggest compliment”
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• “I originally picked the guitar because it was the most obnoxious instrument, but after a while I was like, ‘Wow, there’s a lot of power in this thing’”: Steve Vai gave Devin Townsend his big break in the early 1990s. Decades later they got back together
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• Eagles' Final Tour? Don Henley Discusses Retirement Plans
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• How Brian May Connected With Guns N' Roses
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• How Wild Was Beatlemania? These Vintage Photos Capture the Mayhem
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• Neil Young Cancels His 2026 Tour Plans
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• Hear Roger Taylor's Seething New Single, 'Chumps'
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• "This isn’t a contest. This isn’t a gimmick. This is your chance to join." Here's everything you need to do if you want to become the new vocalist for multi-platinum rockers Skid Row
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• Here's how to watch Green Day's high voltage (and possibly controversial) Super Bowl 2026 opener from anywhere in the world: Times, streaming options, setlist predictions & more
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• Def Leppard Shakes Things Up in Las Vegas: Video and Set List
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• “I heard that Dylan came to hear us in London. I went, ‘Oh, no. Not now – you’re seeing me at my absolute worst’”: The overlooked blues-boogie icon who hung out with Bonnie Raitt, played with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan and appeared at Live Aid
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• “He told me, ‘I bet you don’t remember being escorted out last night in a bulletproof bus, do you?’ And no, I didn’t”: The drunken onstage outburst that nearly sparked a riot – and inspired a thrash metal classic
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• Paul McCartney's 'Man on the Run' LP to Include Unheard Songs
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• "If they ever approached me, of course I would have done it...but I'm kind of relieved they didn't." Mike Portnoy responds to rumours he was in the frame to join Rush following the death of Neil Peart
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• 40 Influential Black Female Singers of the '60s and '70s
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• Ghost’s Tobias Forge says it was a relief when he lost his anonymity: “I can’t eclipse what Ghost is. I’m not interesting enough.”
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• Immigrant Song, a lost cymbal and a suitcase full of cash: Rare footage of Led Zeppelin on tour in 1972 has surfaced online
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• “We have the same management, and we both wear masks. Is that it?!” President vocalist blasts comparisons to Sleep Token as “lazy”
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• 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold dead at 47
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• UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell Expands 2026 Tour With New Dates
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• "I was being bombarded with Madonna's image on TV." How a beloved rock band took aim at a pop megastar, sampled Simon & Garfunkel and ushered in a genre-mashing masterpiece with a 90s classic
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• “The lyrics were for people on the fringes”: He made a prog album to inspire positivity. Tragically, one song inspired the man who killed John Lennon
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• "We are watching people be pushed out of their homes here in America, in Palestine, in Sudan, in Iran, everywhere." Turnstile reflect on their historic Grammy Awards triumph and vow to keep making music in solidarity with "voices that are buried"
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• “I didn’t realise just how prog Genesis were. I’m pleased I got to see them on their last tour”: When Rivers Meet’s Aaron Bond came late to the prog party
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• "It's intense back there. Everybody is nervous. And everybody's really emotional because we know it's the last time." Halestorm's Lzzy Hale on Back To The Beginning: The build-up, the show and the aftershow... and the loss of Ozzy Osbourne
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• "I'm a grownass woman. I’m a female in the world taking care of myself. I can do whatever I want." Femme Fatale singer Lorraine Lewis on relaunching the band, skydiving in a bodysuit and joining OnlyFans
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• "When Robert Plant introduced me I achieved closure. I had my song back for the first time since 1961." How Bonnie Dobson's post-apocalyptic first song finally found its way home via the Grateful Dead, Nazareth, Jeff Beck, the Allman Brothers and more
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• "I started meeting all these really warm, nurturing moms in school…and that wasn’t what I was experiencing at home."The heartbreaking tragedies behind the rise of metal's latest sensations
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• “The BBC showed one minute and 10 seconds of it!” Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter: How a banned, censored and divisive single became Iron Maiden’s only UK number one
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• Hear Bruce Hornsby’s New Single, ‘Indigo Park’
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• “Lars played me the whole song down the phone. He said, ‘What do you think?’ I said, ‘Are you kidding?!’”: The inside story of the greatest Metallica album Metallica didn’t write
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