Rock News 2026-03-16

• "One guy brought a homemade metal blade to a fight. It lasted about 25 seconds. Phil completely laid the fella out. Phil was tough. You didn't mess." From teenage fan to first-name pals - The Phil Lynott I knew
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• “Rory was approached with the suggestion he join Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in a new version of Cream”: John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Brian May loved them - but this trailblazing Irish blues rock trio lasted just two albums before imploding
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• "At one point I felt like soaking myself in vodka, setting myself alight and flinging my body from a balcony in protest." The explosive story of the little-known band who inspired The Who and influenced punk
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• "It was construed as being about a sex worker." The story behind the Blondie classic that everyone misunderstood
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• Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at 64: “His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever”
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• “I know Deftones don’t like to be coined as nu metal, but…”: Nu metal favourites Papa Roach have just named the best nu metal songs of all time – and, yes, one of them picked Last Resort
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• Metal Up Your Bass! TransAtlantic duo remaster entire early Metallica catalogue with bass parts restored and made louder
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• "When a life of excess leads you on a rollercoaster that is doomed to crash but you just can’t see it." The Pretty Reckless announce fifth album Dear God, share new single When I Wake Up, and reveal world tour itinerary
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• The Black Crowes, 'A Pound of Feathers': Review
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• Neal Schon Has Much Bigger Plans for Journey Beyond
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• INXS Reissues Breakthrough 'Kick' LP on Limited-Edition Vinyl
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• Motorhead's Phil Campbell Dies: Loving Tributes From Rock Stars
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• "They combine the best parts of Rammstein, Iron Maiden and Ghost". Flame-throwing organs, witch burnings and inflatable pickaxes: Heavy metal's nerdiest subgenre just conquered one of the UK's most iconic arenas
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• Great new prog you must hear from Devin Townsend, Green Carnation, Midge Ure, Teramaze and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
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• David Gilmour's iconic black Strat has just sold for $14.5 million and is now the most expensive guitar ever
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• Will Billy Joel Ever Tour Again?
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• “The song represents a reckless normalisation of a dangerous practice." Romania's nu metal-styled Eurovision Song Contest entry Choke Me under fire for allegedly promoting sexual strangulation
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• "They asked if I knew who Johnny Cash was. I was like, ‘Of course I f**king know who he is!" How a punk legend helped resurrect the career of an American icon in less than half an hour
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• 32 Hit Albums Produced by Rick Rubin
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• “Lars called and said, ‘What did you do to our song? You covered up the solos, you covered up the drums, you filled every moment with dialogue!’”: How a bleak anti-war song and a massive u-turn pushed the “biggest cult band in the world” to a new level
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• Eagles Reveal New 'One of These Nights' Expanded Edition
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• Do You Recognize These ’80s Faces?
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• Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs Reveal Summer Tour Dates
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• Vote for the Best Album of the '70s: UCR's March Madness Bracket
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• "I threw my guitar off, dove into the crowd, and began strangling him to the ground. I remember the look of terror in his eyes." The night that Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan met his future bandmate, and future Hole bassist, Melissa Auf der Maur
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• "We took a break and made some tea. Within 20 minutes Steve had written the words." How Humble Pie made the ultimate whiplash boogie white boy blues
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• "It turned out so good that Depeche Mode liked it!" The bold, gothic cover of a 90s classic that helped establish one of Europe's most beloved metal bands - and why it got a seal of approval from some British legends
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• “When you’re ahead of your time, it’s a real problem. You can have something extremely unique and labels won’t sign it because they don’t understand it”: The turbulent story of the band who claim to have brought heavy metal to North America
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• "I was thinking about all the singers that came from the Seattle scene and how many of them had since died." Pearl Jam's Mike McCready announces rock opera about the history of grunge in Seattle
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• 10 years after promising a “symphony of c*cks and v*ginas and death”, Devin Townsend has finally announced his life’s work The Moth and released its unhinged lead single
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• Billy Joel Honored at Star-Studded Carnegie Hall Tribute: Video
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• “We never really fitted in at all. Most heavy metal bands were riff-based. A thousand bands were copying Judas Priest and Iron Maiden”: The chaotic story of Spider, the unluckiest boogie rock band of the 80s
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• Bruce Springsteen Pays Surprise Tribute to Pogues' Shane MacGowan
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• Film From John Lennon's Last Concerts Set for Theatrical Release
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• Jack Osbourne Welcomes New Baby, Named After Ozzy
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• “There was a speed-breaking incident. We weren’t even doing anything cool, just coming back from the store. Blame Judas Priest!”: The album that Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale wants played at her funeral –and the pop record that became a drunken karaoke favourite
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• Scary Things in the '80s That Kept Kids Up at Night
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• "The masks are sanitised now." Slipknot's former drummer is selling memorabilia collected during his time with Bruce Springsteen, Against Me! and Suicidal Tendencies
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• Classic Rock Songs That Were Never Released as Singles
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• Watch Sammy Hagar Dig Out Two Long-Lost Songs at 2026 Tour Debut
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• Boston Singer Dies at Age 60 After Battle With Brain Cancer
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• "I love the sleazy, lustful side of Motorhead." Severed heads, strip clubs and baptism by whisky: Why the metal world loved Lemmy Kilmister, the ultimate rock'n'roll rebel
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• "I don’t know who’ll be listening to my music in 100 years but I know they’ll be listening to Shane’s." Bruce Springsteen honours the late Shane MacGowan, shares cover of A Rainy Night In Soho from tribute album featuring Tom Waits, Kate Moss
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• "I'll see you all around." Ghost appear to have killed off another of their iconic frontmen in a hilarious new video that has everyone talking
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• I just got a £50 Amazon gift card to spend in the Spring Deal Days sale thanks to this epic 67% saving on NordVPN - protect your browsing for only £5.19 per month
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• John Fogerty Adds Shared Steve Winwood Dates to Ongoing 2026 Tour
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• "I was a single guy on tour, in a band, and I met a lot of girls and I apologise if I hurt her." Sebastian Bach sorry for relationship with 17-year-old Christina Applegate
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• Geoff Tate Shares First Taste of 'Operation: Mindcrime III'
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• Phil Campbell, Guitarist for Motorhead, Dead at 64
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• “There was something romantic about splitting up when we did. But we couldn’t have gone on anyway. We were killing each other”: How rock’s most volatile band wrote the song that invented the 1990s – and then imploded
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• “I have always been interested in the mystery about our existence. I kept my eyes opened during the night to see in the darkness. My imagination went from Heaven to Hell”: The blasphemous Brazilian black metal band who made Sepultura look like Bon Jovi
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• “What can you say? It’s definitely earned its keep”: David Gilmour on the guitar he sold for $4m – that’s just sold again for $14.5m
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• "I'll be your 1-900-G spot, baby, you won't last." Violet Grohl shares phone sex-inspired new song, announces debut album Be Sweet To Me
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• Rick Wakeman Opens Historic Wakeman and Son U.S. Tour: Setlist
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• Notable Music Reissues and Box Sets From Early 2026
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• I had cassette tapes of Muddy’s Chess songs made. “I’d bring them to the studio and he would decide if he wanted to record a song again”: How a blues legend made a stunning return to form in the twllight of his career - with help from a young guitar hero
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• REO Speedwagon and Kevin Cronin Play Surprise Reunion Concert
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• Kansas Announces More 2026 Tour Dates With 38 Special
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• "This prosecution was a legally laughable witch-hunt. Today’s decision brings this expensive circus to an end." Kneecap's Mo Chara will not face terrorism trial
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• Stray Cats Announce 2026 Tour After Health Challenges
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• "Looking at these things gave me some feelings I wasn't sure about. So I took these things outside and I burned all of them." Why Rival Sons' Jay Buchanan destroyed his past
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• Live Nation Employees Caught Mocking Customers In Leaked Comments
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• “He listened to the first two tunes, picked up the album and smashed it against the wall. It was the only one we had!” This 1968 hit made a prog pioneer into a global star – but even he didn’t like it at first
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• "In a sea full of fish, we caught each other." James Hetfield proposes to partner Adriana Gillett underwater while swimming with whale sharks
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• David Gilmour Guitar Smashes Auction Record, Selling for $14.5m
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• "There’s a guy here who you can pay five dollars to kick in the crotch.” A wild and weird weekend in Las Vegas with metal's most colourful band
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• “Introducing Ozzy Matilda Osbourne”: Jack Osbourne and wife Aree welcome baby daughter and name her after the Prince Of Darkness
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• Kevin Cronin: REO Speedwagon Reunion 'Exceeded My Expectations'
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• "When we recorded that song, Jim was on a huge dose of acid." How a simple break-up song evolved into The Doors' darkest, weirdest and most disturbing freak-out
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• Rock Connections in Harry Styles' New 'Disco, Occasionally' Album
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• “I had rock stars much bigger than Dave coming to my side”: Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson responds to Dave Mustaine’s jab at former member’s past “behaviour”
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• "I could be talking to you from my Burger King castle. That's my biggest regret." The beloved hardcore band that turned down a big pile of money to wear chicken masks for a Slipknot-aping fast food advert
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• Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Has a Rock Opera for Graphic Novel
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• 'Indescribable Hell' Hotel Causes Morrissey to Miss Another Show
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• "It's our most emotional and moving song." In 1986, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder taped something off the TV. Years later, that recording would leave fans wondering what in the name of grunge was going on
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• Why the Beatles' 'Lady Madonna' Music Video Isn't What It Appears
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• “There’s a thinking that, to be progressive, every song has to have 14 minutes of musical intellectualism. We don’t agree”: Some say Soen’s new album isn’t prog enough. But they cite Genesis in their defence
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• "A load of old characters came out to see us and one of them got arrested. It was a full-moon vibe." Weird and wonderful alt.rock Brits Marmozets fizz back witha new album after a seven-year absence
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• "I wanted to be able to say we are the next big thing.” Army drills, TikTok hits and nu metal: Sleep Theory are metalcore's fastest rising stars
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• Alice Cooper Announces 'Devil on My Shoulder' Autobiography
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• “We never took advantage of a death. Other bands did it. People tried to make us do the same, but we just wouldn’t”: The southern rock classic covered by Waylon Jennings and Poison that deserves to be up there with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama
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• Hear the Debut Album From Tom Hamilton's New Band, Close Enemies
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• With up to 33% off vinyl storage in Amazon's Spring Deal Days sale, there's never been a better time to organise your wax. Here's 9 of my top picks for record collectors
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• "It's a way of life. I love my job, so working isn't a problem." Gary Holt has seen it all with Slayer and Exodus – and he's not ready for it to end yet
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