Rock News 2026-01-15

• “What happens when a guy can decide everything when he owns everything?”: Elon Musk inspired the bad guy on the new album by synthwave maestro Carpenter Brut
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• “I said, ‘Listen, I don't think you should die!’” How Dave Grohl realised that the end was near for Kurt Cobain and Nirvana
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• "We get off stage and I haven’t seen him like that in 20 years. He was livid." How Metallica's crazy team-up with Lady Gaga started with an A-list dinner party and almost ended in total chaos
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• "He was trying to get his life off the ground, and he's handed this $100,000 check." The story of the unknown musician who helped Axl Rose write a Guns N' Roses classic
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• "When I'm peeling the sprouts, it's nice to hear Cannibal Corpse or Obituary just to maintain a bit of edge": Justin Hawkins on Christmas, being back in arenas, supporting Iron Maiden, brother Dan being a rock star, Yungblud and more
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• Sammy Hagar and Rick Springfield Announce 2026 Tour
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• “It’s the worst thing you can imagine – a song written by the rhythm section. I have to fit a guitar part over this?” How Rush made Grammy-nominated instrumental YYZ
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• Black Label Society's New Album to Feature Ozzy Osbourne Tribute
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• "There was a rocky section with an avant‑garde solo, then some brass, and of course a complete piss-take of 50s doo‑wop": How a 40-year-old Glaswegian out-weirded David Bowie to become the most unlikely pop star of 1973
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• Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Asia, Caravan, Focus and more lined up for huge new prog cruise taking place this summer
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• John Mellencamp Promises Hits-Filled Sets for Summer 2026 Tour
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• "The thing that influenced me most was the news. We are in some kind of ‘post empire’ now, where people just disappear." Sonic Youth legend Kim Gordon announces new album Play Me, shares new single Not Today
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• Bob Weir's Pursuit of a New Sound with Don Was
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• “AC/DC started calling me ‘Batgirl’. Every day I’d go into my dressing room and there’d be a little bat rubber ducky”: AC/DC threw Taylor Momsen a bat-themed birthday party, after she got bit halfway through a show
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• “We were supposed to sign our contract, but we had so much champagne celebrating that we forgot”: The story of Human Waste Project, the lost nu metal band who should have been huge
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• On This Day in 2016: David Bowie Dies After Quiet Cancer Battle
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• Paul McCartney's Wings Era Explored in 'Man on the Run' Film
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• "I was on top of the world... and then I'm back where I started, on the ground": The man who became Boston's singer but wasn't allowed to tell anyone has finally broken his silence
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• John Mellencamp Grew Tired of Being a 'F---ing Clown' for Fans
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• Lynyrd Skynyrd and Creed Set for 2026 ‘Rock the Country’ Tour
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• Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: January 12, 2026
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• "We've lasted so long because we were never friends": Fifty years in, Cheap Trick might not hang out with each other, but musical glue binds them together
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• “He was grateful just to play some music rather than just dwell on death”: When two members of Yes and one member of Led Zeppelin got together, anything could have happened. Sadly, very little did
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• Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive Megadeth cover and a copy of the band’s self-titled final album
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• "Sprawling. Atmospheric. Cinematic. Enthralling": Chris Rea finds friends among fans of Mark Knopfler and J.J. Cale on The Road To Hell
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• Grateful Dead Co-Founder Bob Weir Dead at 78
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• “I’m so glad he got to hear what happened. His son told us it made it easier for him to let go”: The last message of a prog giant who hoped his band would outlive him, 48 years after it began
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• William Duvall Joins Metal Allegiance for a Dark, Heavy Anthem
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• Meet Mark Dixon, Boston’s One-Time Secret Singer
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• David Bowie's Childhood Home Opens for Public Visits
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea announces first North American, UK and European solo shows in support of his debut solo album, Honora
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• "Someone spat at our saxophone player, so Tim kicked this guy in the mouth – absolutely perfectly in time to the music": A brief history of Cardiacs, the UK's most adored detested band
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• "We're celebrating the legacy of the music and bringing it to a whole new generation of fans": Sammy Hagar promises "deep dive into the Van Halen years" on Best Of All Worlds tour dates with Rick Springfield
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• Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Dies: Rockers React
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• Foo Fighters Play First Show of 2026: Set List and Video
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• "I nearly died at Download Festival. When I took that mask off it was like upturning a bucket." From a panic attack in a Rolls-Royce to being metal's hottest new masked band: an interview with President
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• “I said I’d sing it on the condition that I could record a song of my choice as well. That song flopped and theirs was a big hit!” How a future Mike Oldfield collaborator wound up with a glam rock chart-topper
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• The 20 Best Hard Rock and Metal Albums of 1986
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• "He might not rank alongside Kiss, Aerosmith or Van Halen, but he was arguably more influential": Nine albums you need to listen to by Ronnie Montrose and one to avoid
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• "I had to stick my head in the low bins - it got blown off when Bill Ward was hammering the kick drum." Alex Van Halen praises the impact of seeing Black Sabbath for the first time
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• “It was a strange time. We didn’t have a manager and the base of the band had fallen out”: How Sepultura came back to life with Choke
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• “People were saying that the style we were playing would mean we never got signed”: Sounding nothing like anyone else, how System Of A Down overcame the odds and started their climb to dominance
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• The Best 40 Songs of 1966
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• "This is the end, my friends. To balance out the bad news, they've kindly made one of their strongest albums of the 21st century." Heavy metal legends Megadeth are going out on a high with a killer final album
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• "We're faking it until we make it, and that seems to be working for us so far!" Blending Fleetwood Mac’s bluesy etherealness with Led Zeppelin’s grit, multi-national rockers Luna Marble are just getting started
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• 20 Classic Rock Songs That Enjoyed a Second Life as TV Themes
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• 30 Major Rock Albums Turning 30 in 2026
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• "The only reason you look in the rearview mirror is to see how cool you look going forward." This is what happened when Metallica's Lars Ulrich interviewed one of his heroes, Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris
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• James Taylor Sets Massive 2-Leg 2026 US Tour
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• Grateful Dead founding guitarist and singer Bob Weir dead at 78
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• “Somebody threw a toilet roll at Peter Gabriel. He threw it back and it landed just below me. I had that bog roll on my windowsill for years!” Marc Riley’s prog world
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• "We’ve not got too many years left so every gig is sacred...you appreciate it more." Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris on 50 years of heavy metal - and what comes next
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• Bob Weir's Last Concert Was a Joyous Celebration of Grateful Dead
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• 10 Years Ago: David Bowie Transforms Once More, Then Vanishes
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• The Black Crowes to Release New Album, 'A Pound of Feathers'
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• "Every time I opened Rolling Stone there was a picture of him in his underpants." How Mariah Carey, Cher, Whitney Houston, Courtney Love, Michael Stipe and more got savaged by one of the 90s' most brutal diss tracks
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• Foo Fighters and Joan Jett Lead BottleRock Festival Lineup
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• Close Call: How Stephen Pearcy Stared Down Death
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• Peter Gabriel announces physical release of live albums In The Big Room and Live At WOMAD 82
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• "He sang it to me and I thought it was beautiful. But he was emphatic: 'No, this isn't what we do!'" The story of the classic song Red Hot Chili Peppers didn't want to record and its unexpected impact on Middle America
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• "Something has to change this. We know what to do. Rise up." One of rock music's most respected voices says that Donald Trump is "destroying America" with the support of "idiots with no conscience"
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• "A profoundly modern album - puzzling, but endearingly so." Dry Cleaning continue to charm and confuse with excellent, expansive third album, Secret Love
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• “We are still getting compared to artists that have nothing to do with us. And not always good or talented artists”: Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk takes aim at the term “female-fronted band”
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• "My god, we were such impatient boys." How a David Bowie screw-up and some dramatic miming on British TV helped Queen secure their first hit single
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• "It's gotta have some kind of sexuality and alcohol abuse and some kind of looseness to it": The story of Queens Of The Stone Age's signature tune, a still-mysterious banger powered by Dave Grohl and a truly whacked-out video
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• "The song means as much today as it did then - kids trying to break out of their town to find something to do": Influenced by Aleister Crowley and toothache, the song that introduced new wave still strikes a chord
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• Glenn Hughes Cancels 2026 US Tour Due to 'Minor Health Issue'
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• What's Next as Journey Heads Into Their Farewell Tour?
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• “Thank you for the good times. They will never rot”: David Bowie’s final message to Brian Eno – which he didn’t understand at first
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• Inside John Mellencamp's Long Battle to Escape 'Johnny Cougar'
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• Top 10 Bob Weir Songs
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• Lynyrd Skynryd Plots a Busy Future With a Book, Biopic + More
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• Renaissance drummer Terry Sullivan has died
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• “If it leads to success we don’t have anything against it. We still have the death metal vocals, after all – those put a lot of people off”: Amorphis steered surprisingly close to pop-rock on their latest album. But they’re not selling out
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• Flea Shares 'Honora' Album Details, New Single and Solo Tour Date
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• Hear New Two New Black Crowes Songs
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• "Calvin Klein asked us to do an advert. We were like, '**** you, no way!' That would have been huge." From touring with Slipknot to turning down iconic fashion designers, the story behind Kittie's classic nu metal anthem, Brackish
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• Surviving Doors Perform 'Riders on the Storm' With Global Artists
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• "It was like sleeping with your ex-wife." Why a one-off reunion convinced one of the world's best-loved bands to turn down a $250 million offer to tour again
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• “It was Michael Jackson’s label. The people that worked there mostly thought that alternative, heavy music was garbage”: How cult fixtures Prong found their brief mainstream moment
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• Peter Criss Rips Gene Simmons for 'Ridiculous' 'Beth' Allegations
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• 1996's 20 Biggest Rock Tours
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• “I was about to sign the form when the recruiting inspector asked a question”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson was once seconds away from becoming a cop instead of a prog star
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• Bush Announces 2026 Tour Plans — Cities and Dates Revealed
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