Rock News 2025-10-04

• Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne unite for charity version of Black Sabbath’s classic track “War Pigs”
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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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• Bruce Kulick has nothing but praise and gives “5 stars” for Mötley Crüe’s live performance on October 1st
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• Review: Still mixing futuristic rock brilliance with Brit-Weezer ballast, Ash venture into space on Ad Astra
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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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• “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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• AC/DC smashed "permitted noise level" during Edinburgh show
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• "I'm not sure I could have been the flashy guitarist he wanted me to be": Y&T's Dave Meniketti on turning down Ozzy and improving your chances of survival
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• Foo Fighters just surprise-released a new EP - here's where you can hear it
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• Debate: who are the greatest metalcore band of all time?
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• The Poodles with original member Pontus Norgren reunite to celebrate their 20th Anniversary in 2026
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• Review: Michael Schenker lets rip on new MSG album Don’t Sell Your Soul
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• New film exploring David Bowie’s Berlin years announced
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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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• “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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• One of rock music’s most underrated bands played Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, and they’re still cooler than a fridge after 40-plus years
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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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• Razorbats drop lyric video for new single “The Race Is On” from upcoming album
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• 11 sublimely mellow Smashing Pumpkins cuts
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• “Me and Taylor sat down, and she says, ‘I can’t sing that line’, cos it was a bit too risqué”: Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott on duetting with the teenage Taylor Swift on an 80s rock classic - and the raunchy lyric they had to change
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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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• “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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• Lunatic Soul reveal softer side with album cycle-closing video for The New End
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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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• “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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• "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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• AFI Silver Bleeds the Black Sun... review: Davey Havok and his crue have gone full goth, and it's resulted in their best album in over a decade
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• Preorder a limited-edition vinyl variant of Megadeth’s final album, plus an art card signed by the band only available through Metal Hammer
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• “I think we’re all being pushed to the edge right now”: Listen to Megadeth’s thrash-adocious new single Tipping Point, the first taste of Dave Mustaine and co.’s final album
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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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• 4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month
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• Chiller Theatre announces Vinnie Vincent no longer appearing at Expo on October 24th & 25th
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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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• Nine Inch Nails announce new North American tour dates for 2026
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• Black Swan unveil visualizer video for new single “The Fire and The Flame”
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• Ozzy: No Escape From Now review – an imperfect but essential look at Ozzy Osbourne’s final years
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• Gyasi drops new single “Apple Tree”
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• Paul Lidel’s Scream Therapy unleash video for title track from upcoming album ‘Are You Ready’
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• How to watch new BBC documentary Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, from anywhere
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• TesseracT celebrate tenth anniversary of Polaris with new clear vinly remastered reissue
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• “Once we blew apart in 1996, we were never quite the same”: Smashing Pumpkins announce 30th anniversary edition of Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
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• Megadeth share video for new single “Tipping Point” from upcoming ‘final’ studio album
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• New book puts Canadian prog metal pioneers Voivod in the spotlight
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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 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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• "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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• 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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• 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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• Bobby Rock recalls getting a standing ovation following his audition for the Vinnie Vincent Invasion
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• From problem child to golden child: The story behind every song on Radiohead’s Kid A
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• Founding Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja dead at 79
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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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• "He was a guy who would chop the bedroom door down with an axe, like Jack Nicholson": A decade on from the disease that nearly killed him, Walter Trout is on a roll, looking at a world gone wrong
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• Steve Harris explains it was drummer Nicko McBrain’s decision to step away from Iron Maiden
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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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• “Largely ignored – but formidable, masterly and substantial”: Darryl Way’s Wolf released three albums in two years. The Cadenza box set proves they should never have been out of the spotlight
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• The Gems share video for piano version of their track “Like A Phoenix”
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• “Five decades on, it’s still a bewildering but rewarding experience”: Faust’s self-titled debut album returns
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• "Like a double bill of April Wine and Lynyrd Skynyrd": The Sheepdogs conjure up breezy classic rock vibes on Nobody But You single
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• Skarlett Roxx launch video for new single “Murder After Midnight”
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• Page 38 launch new single “Let Me Roam”
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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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• Pretty Boy Floyd to release Live from the Sunset Strip ‘Hollywood’ DVD
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• Opeth announce one-off UK show for 2026
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