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Chris Cornell’s daughter brings the emotion at Soundgarden’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction
By Classic Rock published
The Seattle grunge pioneers were inducted into the Hall Of Fame by Jim Carrey

Jack White accepts White Stripes Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction as Meg sends her apologies
By Stef Lach published
Bad Company, Soundgarden and Joe Cocker among other acts to be inducted into 2025 Rock Hall class

Twisted Sister to play first UK show in a decade at Steelhouse 2026
By Fraser Lewry published
Also confirmed: The Temperance Movement, Reef, Alien Ant Farm, Tyketto, Von Hertzen Brothers and more

Iron Maiden team up with West Ham United for joint 50th anniversary football jersey
By Stef Lach published
New Iron Maiden/West Ham collab celebrates band's 50th year and 50th anniversary of football club's 1975 FA Cup win

Sleep Token, Deftones, Linkin Park, Ghost, Spiritbox, Nine Inch Nails and more among 2026 rock and metal Grammy Award nominees
By Matt Mills published
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 1

Marillion add second Pompeii date for July 26 after selling first show in two minutes!
By Jerry Ewing published
UK prog rockers Marillion will play the world-famous Pompeii amphitheatre on July 25 and 26

Get an exclusive coloured vinyl version of the new Big Big Train album Woodcut, only through Prog
By Jerry Ewing published
Big Big Train will release their latest album, Woodcut, a narrative concept album, in February

Iron Maiden's Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson on battles, breakthroughs and the birth of a legend
By Siân Llewellyn published
Also in this issue: Ace Frehley, Ian Gillan, Judas Priest, Wolfgang Van Halen, Whiskey Myers, The Cramps, Stephen Dale Petit, Massive Wagons, Solstice, Steve Morse and more

Journey have announced the dates for their epic Final Frontier farewell tour
By Classic Rock published
The band will play 60 North American dates between February and July

Metallica gave Wolfgang Van Halen a ‘Perfect Attendance Award’ for playing every venue on their 2023 and 2024 tours
By Matt Mills published
Wolfgang’s band Mammoth supported Metallica on every leg of their M72 world tour for two years

This is what it’s like when your song goes viral a decade after release, according to Sabaton
By Matt Mills published
2016 single The Last Stand has racked up some impressive numbers through social media, despite not being the album’s biggest hit when it came out

Yes announce 15-disc super deluxe edition of Tales From Topographic Oceans
By Fraser Lewry published
At last! Tales From Topographic Oceans is now even bigger

Toto announce An Evening With Toto US tour with new setlist
By Fraser Lewry published
Toto will return to American theatres in February and March 2026

Francis Rossi unexpectedly returns to boogie-driven Status Quo sound on new single
By Fraser Lewry published
Francis Rossi has remembered how to rock

Cosmic proggers Gong tease upcoming album with brand new single Stars In Heaven
By Jerry Ewing published
Gong add more live dates in March and announce new album, Bright Spirit, will be released next year

Robert Plant explains how Wales and Tolkien influenced Led Zeppelin
By Merlin Alderslade published
Robert Plant channelled Tolkien into his lyrics - even if his Led Zep bandmates didn't realise it at the time

Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister once rammed a cheeseburger into a $2,000,000 mixing desk because he lost an argument
By Matt Mills published
“Can we get a repair man? Lemmy from Motörhead’s just trashed our desk with a cheeseburger.”
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