Rock News 2026-03-17

• Sole surviving Moody Blues member Justin Hayward announces UK tour for October
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• David Gilmour Guitar Smashes Auction Record, Selling for $14.5m
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• "The song is about escape." A seventh Linkin Park song has achieved over one billion streams on Spotify
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• With huge savings on a range of Amazon devices, Spring Deal Days is the perfect time to upgrade your home entertainment set-up
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• The forthcoming Oasis Live ’25 tour documentary is "phenomenal" says producer Stephen Knight, with Liam and Noel Gallagher delivering "one quote after another"
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• Peter Frampton Announces Guest-Heavy New Album ’Carry The Light'
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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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• "In a sea full of fish, we caught each other." Metallica's James Hetfield proposes to partner Adriana Gillett underwater while swimming with whale sharks
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• Geoff Tate Shares First Taste of 'Operation: Mindcrime III'
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• One of our highest-rated Audio-Technica turntables has a brilliant 20% discount for Amazon Spring Deal Days - but you'll have to be quick to grab it
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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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• Phil Campbell, Guitarist for Motorhead, Dead at 64
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• Notable Music Reissues and Box Sets From Early 2026
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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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• “Some fans preferred it to Genesis… I had record labels asking for my next album, and half a band forbidding me from doing it”: The unexpected consequences of Steve Hackett’s Voyage Of The Acolyte
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• Motorhead's Phil Campbell Dies: Loving Tributes From Rock Stars
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• Live Nation Employees Caught Mocking Customers In Leaked Comments
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• "I won't go through treatment. I've lived the life of ten men and will die with dignity." Ginger Wildheart diagnosed with cancer, says he has "2-3" years left
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• James Hetfield Proposes to Girlfriend During Underwater Dive
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• Watch Sammy Hagar Dig Out Two Long-Lost Songs at 2026 Tour Debut
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• Billy Joel Honored at Star-Studded Carnegie Hall Tribute: Video
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• Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Has a Rock Opera for Graphic Novel
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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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• Sebastian Bach Performs Twisted Sister Classic With His Solo Band
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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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• Will Billy Joel Ever Tour Again?
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• "They told us we couldn't say anything to Paul about the Beatles. We were bummed out." The day that Toto guitarist Steve Lukather defied orders and jammed Beatles songs with Paul McCartney
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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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• "Heathen finds Bowie settling into his role as elder statesman of the post-punk art rock movement." David Bowie successfully charts a path into his later years with the help of a returning friend
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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 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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• Metal Up Your Bass! TransAtlantic duo remaster entire early Metallica catalogue with bass parts restored and made louder
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• "I put the mask on and I immediately understood what it was like to disappear. I was gone and the real me had just shown up." How Slipknot's Clown was born in a shopping mall in the mid '80s
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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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• Marvin Gaye's 'I Want You': A Deep Dive Into Its Legacy
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• Vote for the Best Album of the '70s Round Two: Meet the Sweet 16
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• "It's been a long time in the making. I am very proud of this very special album." Love Vinnie Vincent? Then you'll probably be OK with the two-million-dollar price tag for his new album
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• "I’m not indoctrinated anymore." How weird masks, wild rallies and big choruses helped President became one of metal's hottest new bands
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• Film From John Lennon's Last Concerts Set for Theatrical Release
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• How the Van Halens Saved an Opening Band From Sammy Hagar's Wrath
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• Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 16, 2026
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• 'Indescribable Hell' Hotel Causes Morrissey to Miss Another Show
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• “After all the choirs, orchestras and 700 tracks I’m just like, ‘Guys, it’s been a rough few years. I’m a confused 15-year-old’”: Devin Townsend had to abandon King Crimson, Yes and Gentle Giant for AC/DC and Bon Jovi
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• Bruce Springsteen Pays Surprise Tribute to Pogues' Shane MacGowan
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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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• Rick Wakeman Opens Historic Wakeman and Son U.S. Tour: Setlist
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• Why the Beatles' 'Lady Madonna' Music Video Isn't What It Appears
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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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• "One day I came back from delivering the chickens and there was a message. I had to learn 18 songs by Friday." Phil Campbell interview: My life in Motörhead
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• Do You Recognize These ’80s Faces?
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• "He meant so much to me." The verses on Peter Frampton's new single Buried Treasure are crafted entirely from Tom Petty song titles
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• Enter to Win Signed Vinyl + Concert Tickets From the Black Crowes
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• Rock Connections in Harry Styles' New 'Disco, Occasionally' Album
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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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• Bonnie Raitt Extends Her 2026 North American Tour Again
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• Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien announces second solo album, Blue Morpho, will be released in May
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• Jack Osbourne Welcomes New Baby, Named After Ozzy
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• "You can hide behind it, but all my favourites play guitar and I wanna be the whole package." James Bruner was drawn into rock by the greats: Now he's ready to become one
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• Kevin Cronin: REO Speedwagon Reunion 'Exceeded My Expectations'
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• Judy Collins Announces Farewell Tour Dates for 2026 and 2027
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• "Kind of rebels, both of them." Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy draws parallels between his Peaky Blinders anti-hero Tommy Shelby and Birmingham's true Prince Of Darkness
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• Listen to the New Cactus Single Featuring Dee Snider
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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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• 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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• How Eagles' Sphere Show Has Changed Over the Years
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• Vinnie Vincent's New Album Can Be Yours for $2 Million
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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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• "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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• "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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• "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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• Neal Schon Has Much Bigger Plans for Journey Beyond
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• Judas Priest Adds New Stops to 2026's Faithkeeper Tour
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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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• "I don’t know Katy Perry the diva. I know Katy Perry the tomboy who came in picking her nose." How a future pop megastar ended up as a singer for a famous Christian nu metal band
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• Trent Reznor Addresses Nine Inch Nails' Future at Tour Finale
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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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• Hear the Debut Album From Tom Hamilton's New Band, Close Enemies
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• "They told me to change my name. They also told me to sing other people's songs." How Joan Armatrading refused to compromise, baffled session pros, and made the album that set her on the path to stardom
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• Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT review: An automatic turntable all-but guaranteed to go the distance
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• "So there I was slinging names about and accusing them of all sorts of things – dastardly deeds and vile occurrences!" Feuding and in crisis, Deep Purple combined two high-profile figures to create an anti-censorship classic
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• Nu metal legends Korn have announced their first UK and Europe headline tour in over a decade - and they're bringing one of Britain's best metal bands along for the ride
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• The man who inspired the British blues boom: Nine Muddy Waters albums you should listen to and one to avoid
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• "I was like, 'Wow, I'm about the same size as this huge animal!'" How a close encounter with wolves, a rough break-up and a Spider-Man director helped Evanescence produce one of their most important singles
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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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