Rock News 2025-05-03

• Mammoth return with horror-themed video starring Danny Trejo, Slash, Valerie Bertinelli and multiple zombie flesh-eaters
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• “I craved my father’s attention, so I sang louder and louder.” Watch the trailer for Bono: Stories of Surrender, a new documentary based on U2 frontman Bono's one-man show
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• Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler and Soundgarden members have been added to Black Sabbath’s farewell show, Sharon Osbourne reveals
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• Fancy a weekend of amazing metal and prog in one of Europe's nicest holiday destinations? You need Malta Metal Weekend 2025 in your life
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• "It better not be s**t!" Producer reveals Bob Geldof's words of warning ahead of the recording of new album from the cast of Live Aid musical Just For One Day
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• Anvil share video for track “Truth Is Dying” from album ‘One And Only’
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• White Devil Detroit’s lost glam metal EP ‘Stay Calm, It’s Only Napalm’ now available
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• "Britpop was the Make America Great Again of its day, xenophobic, misogynist, just horrible. We hated it, and it fuelled our anger." Compulsion were the greatest '90s band you never listened to, and now they kinda understand why
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• This acoustic guitar virtuoso has turned Sleep Token’s Euclid into the most gorgeous instrumental you’ll hear this weekend
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• “I came from a subculture of rock that didn’t quite get what all the fuss is about.” Soundgarden's Kim Thayil originally didn't see the point of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but says Chris Cornell would be “stoked” about Soundgarden being inducted
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• “Most singles are about love in one way or another… and this one is beautiful”: Geoff Tate explains how Silent Lucidity became Queensrÿche’s biggest hit (second time around)
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• The five most metal Sleep Token songs
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• Metallica to release various editions of ‘Load (Remastered)’ including a Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set
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• Kurt Deimer drops video for new single “Sunset Boulevard” from upcoming album ‘And So It Begins…’
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• Metallica are going to re-release their Load
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• The Lazys announce shows in Canada for their ‘Hot Under The Collar Tour 2025’
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• Available now: The limited edition Luke Spiller Classic Rock bundle
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• Eric Martin recalls when he decided to introduce his song “To Be With You” to his Mr. Big bandmates
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• “Fans were tetchy about the future. When they heard these twisting rhythms and proggy sounds, all fears were allayed”: 11 great Rush songs from the 90s and beyond
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• "They completely destroyed the bar we were playing and broke a waitress’s leg. It was a trainwreck." Inside the chaos and carnage of Acid Bath - the great lost Louisiana sludge metal band.
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• "That's me, that's Ian Gillan, that's Ian Paice… Jesus, why is my name in there?!" Deep Purple guitarist Simon McBride picks the soundtrack of his life
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• "We had a deal one day and it was gone the next, but we still had the money in the bank": The dashed hopes and early trauma of White Lion
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• "As a document of four hungry musicians working in common cause, this stands as Pink Floyd's best live album": Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII shines new light on a counterculture classic
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• Ozzy Osbourne will only sing five solo songs at his final show this summer, support act Sammy Hagar reports
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• "I don’t want people thinking, ‘We’re getting ripped off'." Ozzy Osbourne says he will "do the best I can" at Black Sabbath's farewell show, admits that fans will only be getting a "sample" of his solo career and Sabbath's catalogue
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• Peter Criss on his upcoming new solo record: ‘It’s an album I’ve always wanted to do”
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• Steel Razor unleash video for new single “Only One” from album ‘Final Defiance’
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• Kneecap issue defiant statement amid news that counter-terrorism police are analysing footage from two past shows, as calls for the Irish band to be removed from UK festival bills escalate
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• Sleep Token are on the cover of Metal Hammer’s 400th issue – and there are two collectible covers to choose from
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• "I want to expand my horizons": Rather than gaze backwards with Rush, Alex Lifeson is looking towards a bright future with Envy Of None
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• “The effect is overwhelming, in the best possible way”: Steven Wilson delivers a masterclass in interstellar prog at his first solo show in six years
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• Sammy Hagar thinks he knows why Alex Van Halen is angry at him and it's nothing to do with music
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• Hear Deftones frontman Chino Moreno’s remix of The Cure track Warsong
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• Sammy Hagar unveils video for song “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.” inspired by Eddie Van Halen
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• Tangerine Dream announce new From Virgin To Quantum Years: Coventry Cathedral 22 live album
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• “People have brains. They should use them instead of becoming like the machines they’re trying to play”: From experience, Hawkwind’s Dave Brock is against AI. Surprisingly, he’s also against the prevalence of legalised drugs
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• “I went to Genesis on Friday, bought the album on Saturday, then went to the show again on Sunday, and I knew all the words”: A glimpse into the prog world of Lifesigns’ John Young
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• Cult US proggers Happy The Man's first two albums to be remastered and reissued
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• Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale says it’s an “honour” to be the only woman performing at Black Sabbath’s farewell show
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• The Dead Daisies unveil video for their cover of John Lee Hooker’s blues classic track “Boom Boom”
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• The Alarm's Mike Peters has died after a 30 year battle with blood cancer
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• Love/Hate launch video for new single “Over The Edge”
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• Alex Cole to release new EP ‘Swimming In The Honey Pot’ on May 1st
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• In Search Of The Perfect Buzz: An 80s Metal Memoir
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• "We have achieved what we set out to achieve": Aussie rock legends Rose Tattoo will play their final ever show next year
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• “I am at peace these days, give or take a fit of blinding rage”: Propagandhi are as confused about the state of the world as everyone else on vital new album
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• Listen to metalcore heroes Loathe’s first new song in three years, Gifted Every Strength
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• “You see people behaving properly and think: ‘I’d like to be part of the blowing of the whistle – even if it’s only writing a poem or a song or whatever”: Roger Waters changed tone, but not topic, on Is This The Life We Really Want?
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• "A bunch of old guys having fun!" Jethro Tull announce The Curiosity Tour for April and May 2026
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• Eric Martin feels Mr. Big’s album ‘Ten’ was “almost poppy”
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• 4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month
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• “Everybody said we couldn’t play like the American and English groups. We didn’t want to play like them”: Irmin Schmidt isn’t surprised that Can’s music has endured for so long
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• Ron Keel reconnects with former Lust and Steeler bandmate / bassist Tim Morrison
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• “We didn’t like how metal was made in Europe or in America. It was too polished. They were talking about dragons and castles”: Iggor Cavalera explains Sepultura’s ‘Satanic’ early albums
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• “I’ve been in the demo studio for the last three weeks”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has 18 songs ready for new solo album, will record it “early next year”
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• Sharon Osbourne remembers first thoughts when she laid eyes on Ozzy: “What the f*ck?!”
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• "It's no longer about how talented you might be, but how good at social media you are": Rosalie Cunningham on breaking through in a shallow scene
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• "I’d just want to tell Randy Rhoads how great he is and how much I love him." Zakk Wylde on shredders, movies and his favourite Ozzy Osbourne moment
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• Former Possessed guitarist killed by police in California after gun battle outside his home
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• Darker Half drop video for cover of Queensrÿche’s “Queen of The Reich” from upcoming covers EP
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• Official Lemmy statue to be unveiled - and you can be there
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• "We were hoping to get as big as Fugazi. So it was really exciting and really frightening." Billie Joe Armstrong looks back on Green Day's "out of control" rocket ride to success, as his band celebrate getting star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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• “Crisp audio complements the improved visuals, and hindsight lends the interviews extra resonance”: Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII is a stunning historical artefact
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• "A rollercoaster of epic musical detours, great songwriting and completely unhinged twists and turns": Halestorm announce upcoming album details and mammoth tour
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• "Much as I appreciate you, I am not going to play Pinball Wizard!" Watch Roger Daltrey engage in lively conversation with entitled heckler
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