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“They were full of angst and venom”: Iron Maiden reveal the toughest support acts they’ve ever had to follow
Opening for the veteran show-stealers is a difficult job, but Guns N’ Roses and Southern rockers Blackfoot each brought their A-game
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How to watch The Cure's headline set from the 2026 Isle Of Wight Festival
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Brian Fallon and The Painkillers announce US, UK and European tour dates
Brian Fallon announces dates in support of recently announced solo album Not Bad For New Jersey.
"It feels like a Camel band effort." Andrew Latimer releases new suite of music, From The Vault
From The Vault a suite comprising eight songs, also features Camel members past and present
Why The Rolling Stones new album Foreign Tongues features a political message about modern America
"The American Dream is intact for some people"
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“A loss of feeling in their hands after only one song”: When Tesseract played on a stage made of ice
Lapland show at minus 20 degrees presented unique problems – and they weren’t even sure anyone would be there to watch
Def Leppard and Extreme Tour are currently on tour together, so we put their guitarists together
Def Leppard and Extreme are currently playing a bunch of dates on what promises to be a cracking double-header
“Band dynamics are good when times are hard”: Why Japan split and their reunion flopped
The Porcupine Tree keyboardist explains the ambition behind his earlier band’s acclaimed fifth album Tin Drum, and what he really thinks of their later reconnection as Rain Tree Crow
The rollercoaster story of Y&T, the greatest hard rock band never to become huge
Headlining over Van Halen, hanging with Bon Scott, out-partying Mötley Crüe – Y&T deserve way more love than they get
Music
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 19 2026
Vindicta put out a clapback at their Dogma past, Motionless In White go gothic metalcore and Sleep "return" (of a sort) in this week's best new metal song round-up
Cool new proggy sounds from Arthur Brown, North Sea Echoes, Alex Henry Foster and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Top new prog you must hear from Cinder Well, Outrun The Sunlight, Untold Stories and more in all new Tracks Of The Week
The story of Sirius, the dramatic prog anthem played at every World Cup game
The Alan Parsons Project's instrumental Sirius is one of the most famous pieces of music in sport – but its writers don't get the recognition they deserve
Nine 10cc albums you should listen to and one to avoid
Pop-rock geniuses don’t come much more pop-rock-genius than 10cc, four men who lit up the 70s with often breathtaking music
“I was jolted back to life to watch America go to hell!”: Norwegian prog singer recalls onstage heart attack
Four years after he woke from a coma (to be told he’d soon be a dad), they’ve launched a concept album that explores the rise and fall of the USA – via Elvis. “When you deal with the apocalypse you should make it fun,” they say
Tech
Prime Day turntable deals 2026: All the early record player discounts ahead of the big event
Prime Day will be with us next week, but the turntable deals have already started to drop. Here's my top picks
Prime Day music deals 2026: All the best early Amazon Prime Day discounts for music fans
We're gearing up for Amazon Prime Day which runs between June 23-26. Check out the latest hand-picked early deals and find out everything you need to know
Best budget turntables 2026: low-cost, high value record players for every occasion
You don’t need to spend a fortune to get started with listening to vinyl – as evidenced by these excellent budget record players
Jack and Sharon Osbourne are preparing a future in which Ozzy will live on digitally
Get ready for Ozzy 2.0
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Gorillaz charm and delight Rock For People during a varied and entertaining headline set
Damon Albarn's genre-hopping alt pop cartoon project shows off the Blur man's penchant for letting others take centre stage
The Rolling Stones' 25th album Foreign Tongues isn't just Hackney Diamonds II
The Rolling Stones follow up Hackney Diamonds with assistance from Paul McCartney, The Cure's Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and more
Chilean extreme metallers Decessus made a hell of a first impression at Download
Decessus - the Chilean death metallers whose vocalist was crowned Miss World Chile - make their UK debut at Download 2026
Arizona extreme metal ragers Gatecreeper play one of Download 2026's most ferocious sets
Melding blunt force death metal with hardcore grit and some mighty hooks, Gatecreeper slay Download's Dogtooth tent
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