Rock News 2026-04-18

• Record Store Day, April 18: The 164 best releases you can buy
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• How Three Dog Night's 'Joy to the World' Made Chart History
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• Iron Maiden Will Not Attend Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
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• 50 Years Ago: Led Zeppelin's 'Presence' Songs Ranked
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• Peter Hook Reacts to Joy Division's Hall of Fame Induction
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• “Every song I wrote came together easily. It was just one of those patches – about five years’ worth. I was really lucky to go through that”: Jeff Lynne didn’t notice he’d turned ELO into the world’s biggest rock band
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• "It was a little over the top, wasn't it? A bit naff." From a much-loved bomber to a creaking mechanical fist: The story of Motörhead's Spinal Tap moment
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• "We all dropped acid and went to see Yellow Submarine. I couldn't stop laughing the whole movie." An unusually candid Neal Schon comes clean on drugs, errant frontmen and the future of Journey
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• Billy Idol Admits He's 'Knocked Out' by Hall of Fame Induction
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• Kiss Has Written New Songs for Upcoming Avatar Show
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• "The largest tape transfer project in the history of rock'n'roll." Grateful Dead release official Play Dead streaming app
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• Forget Live And Dangerous, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith and At Fillmore East, The Killer's Live at the Star Club, Hamburg is the greatest live show ever committed to vinyl
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• "We had a lot of fun revisiting these songs and hope you enjoy. Listen LOUD." Trent Reznor reveals details of the forthcoming Nine Inch Noize album, coming later this week
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• "I went looking for heroin in a subterranean club and approached some guys. I got a severe beating outside instead." Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan recalls the painful day that he told his bandmates he was struggling with addiction
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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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• Cool new proggy sounds you need to hear from The Anchoress, Matt Berry, Magenta, Soen and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
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• "Sometimes I get in trouble when I get naked in public. It happens when I’ve been drinking Jägermeister." How an ode to self-destructive behaviour took one Orange County band out of the clubs and onto the TV
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• "It sounds great while floating lazily on a yacht or zooming down the interstate in a Lamborghini." The story of Player's debut album, a record for people who like to get home before it gets dark
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• What to Know About Frank Zappa's New 'Zappa 66 Vol. 1' Release
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• "Ever wondered what Trent Reznor would be like with a couple of glowsticks and a string vest?" Nine Inch Noize captures Coachella's most vibrant team-up in a rave-happy remix
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• Led Zeppelin Quiz: The beginnings of the legend
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• Joe Perry Recalls Tearful Sessions for Aerosmith's Latest EP
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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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• David Lee Roth Brings Back Rare Van Halen Gem on Opening Night
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• The Strokes Announce World Tour and New Album for 2026
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• Mike Campbell's Dirty Knobs Announce New LP, 'Mission of Mercy'
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• Will Oasis or Iron Maiden Show Up for Their Rock Hall Inductions?
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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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• "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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• Iron Maiden, Phil Collins + Billy Idol Lead 2026 Rock Hall Class
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• Foghat Extends 2026 Tour With More Shared Nazareth Dates
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• Zakk Wylde Reveals the Song That Was Cut From Ozzy's Final Show
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• The vinyl rescue kit: 8 budget buys to protect and enhance your Record Store Day finds
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• Phil Collins Gives First Comments Following Hall of Fame Honor
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• Watch Alice Cooper Cover Nirvana at 2026 Tour Kickoff
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• "There’s a dead rat hanging in my face, a guy playing a flute and this topless lady belly dancing." Ex-members of Papa Roach, Trivium, Faith No More and Opeth on what it's like being in a major metal band before it blows up
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• Record Store Day 2026's Exclusive Rock Releases
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• There's now a massive archive of thousands of indie rock gig recordings online, and it's awesome
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• “For roughly 150 days of the year I’m an unpaid amateur flute player, and I have a lot of fun doing it”: Ian Anderson explains why he does what he does – and the onstage mistake that sometimes stops him
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• The Afghan Whigs announce UK shows to extend their 40th anniversary celebrations
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• "Maybe they should have included a disc of Lemmy spinning in his grave." Motörhead's On Parole Sessions are a noble endeavour but the extras are perplexing
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• A petition has been launched to save the legendary London studio where Iron Maiden recorded The Number Of The Beast and Def Leppard recorded Pyromania
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• "I have been looking for that brain forever. Someone might be using it as a paperweight for all I know." The day that surrealist art legend Salvador Dalí recreated Alice Cooper’s brain using a chocolate éclair, ants and diamonds
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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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• "The fans always come first." Iron Maiden won't be attending their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
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• Ten albums that prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that 1980 was the greatest year ever for hard rock and heavy metal
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• "I'd come back from the unemployment office when the phone rang. Jimi said 'Hey, what you doing? We'd like for you to come up and join us.'" The story of the Jimi Hendrix guitarist who was written out of history
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• "There’s injustice, and so much hate and fear, and it’s such a drag." Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl says it's difficult not to feel angry and disillusioned about the state of America in 2026
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• "The band were screaming at me to come on stage as our time was running out." How Rick Wakeman got his first cape, by Rick Wakeman
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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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• Awesome Car Features From the '80s That We Miss
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• "It was one of the most emotional performances I've ever done. I was in tears." How David Bowie's Heroes became his most life-changing single
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• “I could go to a festival in a unicorn outfit and no one would bat an eyelid. Nobody cares”: From teenage rebellion to gatekeeping and mental health, we interviewed a therapist to try and understand how metalheads’ brains work
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• May 2026 New Music Releases
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• Liam Gallagher Has Lots to Say About Oasis' Hall of Fame Honor
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• “We played shows with all the black metal bands and I was wearing flares and had an old Gibson SG. I didn’t look right in those surroundings!” How Mikael Åkerfeldt fell in love with prog, even though his friends hated what he was doing
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• Mixed Reactions to 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
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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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• Watch Paul Stanley Perform 'Detroit Rock City' at Kiss Fan Expo
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• "I finally had to ask the road crew to get him off the stage, he was messing it all up." Suzi Quatro's stories of Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Phil Lynott, Peter Frampton, Chrissie Hynde and more
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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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• No Doubt Guitarist Reveals Parkinson's Diagnosis
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• “I moved to an old Victorian pile where the previous owners had put a swimming pool in. I said, ‘Let’s fill it in.’ Then I said, ‘You know what we need? A Viking mead hall!’” Clive Nolan built a home venue so he doesn’t have to tour
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• Premiere: Hear Paul Rodgers on Hillbilly Vegas' 'Mr. Midnight'
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• How Dan Fogelberg Made His Secret Dream Come True
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• "There were a lot of hardcore racists in the South, but we thought they were just silly." Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, and the truth about rock's most misreported beef
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• Five '80s Bands That Should've Been Bigger
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• 9 stylish and affordable vinyl storage upgrades for your Record Store Day 2026 scores
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• Why Kansas Leader Phil Ehart Finally Shared His Life Story
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• "I just feel so lucky to be considered in the same breath as some of the other artists on there." Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley shares his feelings on being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
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• The Day Joey Ramone Died
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• Who Are the 'Big 4' of New Wave?
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• Cream's 'Wheels of Fire' Returns in Expanded 5CD and 3LP Sets
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• Kiss Kruise in Las Vegas Dates Confirmed
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• Collective Soul Revisit New Wave Genre With Latest LP
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• Iron Maiden Share Statement Following Hall of Fame Announcement
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• "We will miss you Prince!" As the 10th anniversary of his death nears, watch Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz, Chris Cornell pay tribute to the legend that was Prince
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• "I jumped through a window and hit one. Someone started choking me; I was basically blue by the time I was rescued." Russian Nazis, emotional encounters with Dio and rumours about Tom Hanks: Shane Embury on almost 40 years of Napalm Death and beyond
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• The 11 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• 35 Double Albums That Matter
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• “Joey was the best that ever did it. The greatest drummers would come to our shows to watch this guy play”: Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson pays tribute to his late former bandmate Joey Jordison
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• “I told her to write a poem about batteries that are dying that cannot be recharged”: Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan explains how Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia ended up on Look Outside Your Window
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• "Some of the band didn't even want to finish Love Shack. They said, Let's just forget it." How a band who were "just too weird for the powers that be" became national treasures
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• "Business people think anyone who doesn't want to be rich is a nutcase." In 1970, Fleetwood Mac leader Peter Green walked away from his band, saying that he wanted to give all his money away, and make music that would bring people closer to God
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• "This track is arriving in an atmosphere of chaos." Tom Waits and Massive Attack collaborate on haunting, politically-charged new single Boots On The Ground referencing "the militarisation of police forces fusing with neo-fascist politics"
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