Rock News 2026-04-15

• “It sits between Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator and Roxy Music – all viewed through a haze of spectral menace”: Before Crowded House, before their new-wave hits, Split Enz were unabashedly prog
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• "I joined the circus!" How tragedy, a stint in Sleep Token and a very surprising career detour defined the fall and rise of one of British metalcore's most promising bands, Shields
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• Five '70s Bands That Should Have Been Bigger
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• Watch R&B superstar Thundercat play bass for his former band, thrash metal hellraisers Suicidal Tendencies, at Coachella last weekend
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• 7 metal songs from the year 2000 that were way ahead of their time
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• Mike Campbell's Dirty Knobs Announce New LP, 'Mission of Mercy'
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• Foo Fighters Release 'Of All People' Ahead of New Album
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• "There was that feeling of like, ‘Wait, are we breaking up?'" Why Dave Grohl walked out on Foo Fighters and joined Queens of the Stone Age in 2002
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• Peter Hook Reacts to Joy Division's Hall of Fame Induction
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• "I had a bad flu and was delirious, but the lyric was so great that it lifted me up in my sick bed." How Ann and Nancy Wilson poured their feelings about love and the state of the world into a debut single that became an evergreen rock classic
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• Kiss Has Written New Songs for Upcoming Avatar Show
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• “I didn’t do terribly well with solo work compared to my colleagues in Genesis. But I had a golden period, and I bought the Steinway piano I play on this record”: Anthony Phillips’ fight through pain barrier to make Gemini
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• Liam Gallagher Has Lots to Say About Oasis' Hall of Fame Honor
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• "We learned everything from the Wipers." The story behind the obscure debut album which inspired Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and changed the sound of Seattle rock
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• Yes Previews Upcoming 'Aurora' Album With Epic Title Track
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• Phil Collins Gives First Comments Following Hall of Fame Honor
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• The Best Albums From Progressive Rock's Iconic Artists
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• "The great thing about being an icon is you can stay young forever." Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley talk up Kiss avatar show, set to launch in Las Vegas in 2028 with new Kiss songs
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• "I was embarrassed turning that song in because it was an obvious hit." How Smash Mouth wrote an anthem for bullied fans and accidentally became a pop culture phenomenon thanks to Shrek
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• "This was something else. I could feel it in every part of me." What it was like seeing metal legends Metallica in their early days, according to fellow thrash veteran and Death Angel frontman Mark Osegueda
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• “This wasn’t party rock any more. It was fusion and progressive music, and I absolutely loved it”: Paul Gilbert on the genius of Allan Holdsworth, and the one song that proves it
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• "Her voice was the signature sound of Clannad and will live on forever." Singer Moya Brennan has died, aged 73
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• The Oasis Hit Written and Recorded in a Single Day
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• "They were doing something totally unique and otherworldly. It was mysterious and thrilling." 10 songs that Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland wishes he had written
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• “Two iconic albums! One unforgettable night!” Thirty Seconds To Mars announce A Beautiful Lie vs This Is War arena tour
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• Night Ranger Sets Huge U.S. Tour for 2026
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• Will Oasis or Iron Maiden Show Up for Their Rock Hall Inductions?
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• “I’d love it to become a musicians’ platform – curated, high-quality, and fair”: Why Steven Wilson launched Headphone Dust
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• “We weren’t after our version of Iron Maiden’s Eddie, but it needed to be striking.” The story behind Slayer's grim Reign In Blood album artwork
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• "The production is so polished and shiny that magpies tried to steal my stereo every time I pressed play." Supergroup Bad English's debut album is a perfect time capsule of late-80s AOR
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• “The criticism of Heaven & Earth was that there weren’t any big epics. We had a couple of longer tracks on The Quest. With this one we’ve gone overboard!” The story of Yes’ 23rd album Mirror To The Sky
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• King Crimson Legends Highlight Cruise to the Edge 2026: Review
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• "I got called into the principal’s office because our songs didn’t say ‘Jesus’ enough." Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale opens up about stepping away from church as a teenager
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• Following their Justin Bieber support slot at Coachella, The Strokes announce world tour in support of new album Reality Awaits
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• Mixed Reactions to 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
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• "You are my god!" Watch Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi praise Ian Paice as she meets her Deep Purple heroes
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• 10 TV Shows From Your Childhood You Won’t Believe Were Real
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• “I listen now and think, ‘This is a young man’s game!’ I’m proud of the albums”: How future members of Marillion, Soft Machine and Caravan got their start via Darryl Way’s Wolf
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• 40 Years Ago: The Moody Blues Mount a Final Comeback
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• Iron Maiden Share Statement Following Hall of Fame Announcement
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• “I opened the curtains a bit and said, ‘Look at all these people who’ve paid to see us!’ I didn’t realise that was the worst thing I could have done”: Carl Palmer on Keith Emerson, and how his death wasn’t the worst part of losing him
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• Why Kansas Leader Phil Ehart Finally Shared His Life Story
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• A 'Secret' New Rolling Stones Single Is Arriving Tomorrow
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• Triumph Kick Off 2026 Reunion Tour: Video, Set List
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• "It felt more punk rock than anything anyone was doing at the time. People were ****ed off at us." How an underground metal band became championed by Metallica and the Stone Roses through one breakout hit
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• Five '80s Bands That Should've Been Bigger
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• "He’s already got worst President in the history of America on lock, but I’m gonna go ahead and take the honour of pronouncing Trump Worst American of All Time." Jack White is distinctly unimpressed by Donald Trump's now-deleted AI Jesus post
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• May 2026 New Music Releases
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• "My job was to get rid of Alice Cooper – and I did exactly the opposite." Bob Ezrin on his long, strange trip with Alice Cooper
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• Win Tickets to See Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers Live
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• The Rolling Stones are releasing a new song tomorrow, but under a fake name
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• Watch the Black Crowes’ New Cover of Rolling Stones’ ‘Star Star'
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• Billy Idol Admits He's 'Knocked Out' by Hall of Fame Induction
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• "I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned I was dead." How one final, heartbreaking TV performance marked the end of an era for Alice In Chains - and a swan song for their brilliant but troubled frontman, Layne Staley
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• "The vibe is definitely Slipknot except no screams." Slipknot fan compares Look Outside Your Window album to Pink Floyd after getting early listen, claims Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia appears
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• The Afghan Whigs announce UK shows to extend their 40th anniversary celebrations
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• Zakk Wylde Reveals the Song That Was Cut From Ozzy's Final Show
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• How Peter Frampton Learned He Had a No. 1 Album
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• "It's been a struggle, it's a struggle every day." No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease
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• California’s sleaziest exports: Nine Buckcherry albums you should listen to and one to avoid
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• "They looked good from the audience, but if you were near them there were an awful lot of casualties." The day the Rolling Stones accidentally killed thousands of butterflies
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• Iron Maiden, Phil Collins + Billy Idol Lead 2026 Rock Hall Class
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• Metalcore icons Bring Me The Horizon have announced a special one-off show where they'll play a classic early album in full - and it's probably not the one you think
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• The genre that refuses to die: A history Of Southern rock In 40 songs
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• Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 13, 2026
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• "On our first tour one of the venues burned down, and the cops would shut things down." Police raids, venue fires and murderous rednecks: the story of Converge, the band who defined metalcore for a generation
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• Hear Peter Frampton's New Song With Tom Morello
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• "He went off at the deep end with drugs and I was just beside myself with frustration and depression.” Paramore, Deftones and Tool love them. This album broke them. The story of Failure's Fantastic Planet
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• "Touring was about how messed-up I could get, and it wasn't about the music any more. Things got very, very dark." British bluesman Danny Bryant hit rock bottom two years ago: Now he comes clean
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• "He was in chainmail, said he needed it for protection." From communist Hungary to joining metal's most murderous band and working with Slipknot's Joey Jordison, Attila Csihar is an extreme metal pioneer
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• "That dude just showed me a dead alien." Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin on his wedding day – when Blink 182's Tom DeLonge let Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor see something very odd on his phone
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• Iron Maiden, Oasis, Billy Idol and Phil Collins to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame this year
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• David Lee Roth Joins Teddy Swims to Perform 'Jump' at Coachella
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• Hear Kurt Deimer + Geoff Tate’s New Version of ‘Silent Lucidity'
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• "This has definitely confused some people - but I just wanted to rock out!" The Nashville singer-songwriter who has ditched country music for metal
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• "Trust me, the music that he's into, it’ll make your songs be like Mary Had a Little Lamb." How Sopranos legend Stevie Van Zandt persuaded Bruce Springsteen to take a chance on future Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg
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• The Strokes Announce World Tour and New Album for 2026
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• "There’s beauty in the fact we didn’t strangle each other at the end." Ville Valo would love to reunite goth metal icons HIM
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• Who Are the 'Big 4' Bands of Heavy Metal?
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• Watch Paul Stanley Perform 'Detroit Rock City' at Kiss Fan Expo
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• "Growing up, I noticed bands like Motorhead, Limp Bizkit and Drowning Pool were always part of it. Now I understand why." How heavy metal became a lifelong passion for WWE Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• No Doubt Guitarist Reveals Parkinson's Diagnosis
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• Turnstile open Coachella set with video of singer Brendan Yates' father who is recovering from alleged attempted murder attack by band's former guitarist Brady Ebert
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• "I look back on it and simply marvel that I didn't plummet to my death." The story of that time Love/Hate frontman Jizzy Pearl crucified himself on the Hollywood sign and got arrested
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