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- July 31
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- Legendary drummers including Dave Lombardo and Gavin Harrison launch limited edition prints for the Teenage Cancer Trust
- Jack White announces official release of No Name, the solo album given away free in his record shops earlier this month
- Malaysia's Good Vibes Festival promoters sue The 1975 for almost two million pounds over Matty Healy's same-sex kiss
- Remastered vinyl version of Egg's 1970 debut album to be released
- “It feels good to be back!” Arch Enemy sound antagonistic as hell on new single Dream Stealer
- “Without adequate support in times of crisis, life can quickly spiral into an angry and isolated existence.” High Vis share new single Mind's A Lie, announce new album Guided Tour, 2025 UK tour dates
- Audio-Technica put a fresh spin on their range with the “ultimate beginner turntable"
- Black metal enigma Myrkur has joined King Diamond’s live band
- Bryan Ferry announces 81-track Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023
- "If people thought last season was big and wild, just wait." Jamie Campbell Bower teases 'gnarly' new season of Stranger Things, reveals bands he’s using to get back into character as Vecna
- Black metal mavens Tribulation announce Sub Rosa In Æternum album, stick with psych-rock on new single Tainted Skies
- “I'd never even met any of the people on this record until the sessions.” English Teacher, Jane Weaver, O. and more to appear on new Speedy Wunderground compilation from producer Dan Carey
- “Expect an old-school heavy metal show of epic proportions!” UK stoner metal champions Green Lung announce biggest-ever live shows, Unto Others supporting
- Ne Obliviscaris remaster 2014's Citadel ahead of European tour
- Gofundme launched for family of late Spiritbox bassist Bill Crook
- Myles Kennedy releases euphoric new single Nothing More To Gain
- July 30
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- "The band were just so pumped and on it every night that it was a joy": Bruce Dickinson releases Resurrection Man video as a thank you to fans
- Ghost and Blur are battling to top the UK album chart this week
- “It’s been such a treat to hear each song come back transformed!” Chelsea Wolfe announces remix EP featuring ††† (Crosses), Full Of Hell, Justin K Broadrick
- “He came backstage for a wee kiss and a cuddle.” Kneecap share their memories of meeting “massive fan” Noel Gallagher at this summer's Glastonbury festival
- Pavement/Zwan/Dirty Three supergroup Hard Quartet share debut single Earth Hater, announce first US and UK shows
- Big Big Train announce warm-up show ahead of Likes Of Us tour
- Klone return with brand new song, the anthemic, emotive Interlaced
- “The cycle of rebirth means the refinement of the soul.” Goat announce new self-titled record, share uber-funky breakbeats-driven single Ouroboros
- "We have been 'prog-wizards' but now it's time to show our ability to write pop choruses and catchy rock anthems": Von Hertzen Brothers to release ninth studio album In Murmuration in October
- Hammerfall singer doesn’t like being called ‘power metal’: “I think heavy metal is enough”
- “It’s French charm: you know, beheaded people.” Gojira respond to claims Olympics performance was “satanic”
- A street in Chicago has been renamed Steve Albini Way, in honour of “an eternally important worldwide representative of the global underground and experimental rock music scene”
- "The thing to do would be to have an AI situation where David and Roger become friends again": Nick Mason's hope for the future of Pink Floyd
- July 29
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- "I really do apologise. I love you and I think you're beautiful": Ozzy Osbourne quells his unexpected beef with Britney Spears but not really
- “Headbanging in front of a billion people was a very gratifying experience!” Gojira express their gratitude for being given “the opportunity to represent the Metal community” at the Olympics
- Listen to prog metal heroes Oceans Of Slumber's spinetingling cover of Chris Isaak classic Wicked Game
- "It was my life for 16 years." Charlotte Wessels on having to adapt after leaving Delain
- "I was too drunk." Guns N' Roses man Duff McKagan on the "first and only" time he met Prince
- Jon Anderson shares video for brand new song True Messenger
- James Hetfield on why Metallica use their influence to give back and help the less fortunate: "There's not really a better feeling in this world than helping someone else"
- Greenslade's BBC sessions release now to be released in October
- Phil Manzanera 11-disc box set 50 Years Of Music to be released in November
- "It really feels like we’re 18 again!" Dream Theater's John Petrucci is fired up for upcoming 40th anniversary tour
- July 27
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- Queens of the Stone Age cancel more European shows as frontman Josh Homme recovers from emergency surgery
- Fans' hopes dashed over cryptic My Chemical Romance social media posts: "Our Facebook got hacked."
- Double coloured vinyl reissue of Caravan's In The Land Of Grey And Pink is out in November
- "I didn’t know that you could be signed to a major label and earning less than minimum wage": English Teacher's Lily Fontaine on how her band's success has left her feeling "incredibly cynical"
- Watch Gojira in fiery performance at Olympics opening ceremony in Paris
- July 26
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- "A heavy and mysterious masterpiece that possesses the mind in a dark and decadent vortex of mystery and wonder": Listen to the soundtrack to Tony Iommi's new perfume
- “It's very joyful, a bit sexy, a bit playful.” Watch The Last Dinner Party cover a classic Blondie single
- Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell announces new album I Want Blood, featuring members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses and Faith No More, shares new single Vilified
- A Jimi Hendrix box set featuring 38 unreleased tracks recorded in the months before his death is on the way
- Watch Billy Joel sing Guns N' Roses and AC/DC classics with Axl Rose at the final show of his record-breaking Madison Square Garden residency
- Mystery announce Through Different Nights European weekend for May 2025
- Exodus' Jack Gibson says the music business no longer exists: "We don't sell s**t for records. If we don't go out and sell T-shirts, we don't make money. I'm a T-shirt salesman. I'm not a musician.”
- TesseracT announce next phase of War Of Being world tour
- "I'm in for playing some of everyone's old favourites. I'd love to play them one last time": Bill Ward confirms he'd love to play one final show with Black Sabbath
- July 25
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- Spiritualized replace Clown Core at this year's ArcTanGent festival
- King Crimson's Jakko Jakszyk announces autobiogaphy
- French extreme metal icons Gojira to play Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony alongside Lady Gaga, Céline Dion and more
- “I’m super happy about the result”: Lacuna Coil are finishing their next studio album, eyeing 2024 release date
- Watch Art The Clown make a bloody snow angel in the teaser trailer for Terrifier 3, the latest sequel in the gruesome horror franchise that's had cinema audiences screaming, puking and fainting in disgust
- Former Spiritbox bassist Bill Crook has died
- Watch Ghost’s new video for megahit Mary On A Cross, taken from movie Rite Here Rite Now
- “It’s like something Frank Zappa would do”: Serj Tankian names the classic System Of A Down song he finds “funny”
- Watch pro-shot footage of AC/DC playing If You Want Blood (You've Got It) for 100,000 fans in Bratislava
- "I want to say thank you for rescuing me from oblivion": Eric Clapton pays emotional tribute to John Mayall
- Michael Schenker releases epic, 11-minute version of UFO's Rock Bottom
- July 24
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- Mick Fleetwood is releasing a blues album with "the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele"
- Pixies announce new album The Night the Zombies Came, share new single Chicken
- “Let's make some good trouble!” Jane's Addiction share new single Imminent Redemption, the first single from the original line-up in 34 years.
- “If you keep shouting with the devil, you're going to get killed": How floating cutlery and a spooked A&R rep resulted in Motley Crue changing the name of Shout At The Devil
- Watch Godflesh prove they’re one of metal’s heaviest bands with this destructive festival headline set
- “He sent me home in a taxi with a towel”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson once threw up on Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan’s shoes
- “Every time I go on tour, I miss it a lot”: What are Babymetal’s favourite foods? We found the answer!
- Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi on the time three angels "saved" his life after getting into a serious car crash: "It’s been said that they saved me for a purpose, because I went on to invent heavy metal"
- French prog legends Ange's fourth album Émile Jacotey remastered and reissued
- “This track has it all!” Synthwave star Carpenter Brut returns, teams with Ulver, soundtracks American Psycho comic with Billy Idol cover Eyes Without A Face
- A new biography on the late Motorhead guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke is on its way
- Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler opens up on past mental health struggles: "Unless you’ve experienced true depression, you can’t describe it"
- See Metallica’s James Hetfield get into a firefight in trailer for western thriller The Thicket
- Pure Reason Revolution announce December UK tour dates
- Earliest known Syd Barrett painting to be auctioned
- "Keep on playing the blues somewhere": British blues legend John Mayall dead at 90
- July 23
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- “I'm honoured to be here because I always represent peace.” Legendary exercise and clean-living advocate Snoop Dogg to run with the Olympic torch in Paris
- “Our most dynamic and powerful album to date”: Deathcore heroes Fit For An Autopsy announce new album The Nothing That Is
- “Some of the riffs are really heavy and tasty”: Mastodon are hard at work making “two different projects”
- “Finding old forgotten images from shoots done long ago has been a joy, it’s like finding treasures from a different time.” Legendary photographer Scarlet Page announces London exhibition, 30
- “You don't have to try and act cool: just be yourself and that's cool as ****.” Watch Joey Valence & Brae's joyously nostalgic video for Packapunch featuring Danny Brown
- Andy Tillison announces 'fan-only' To Follow Polaris companion album
- “I thought you might like to do a little bit of singing!” Watch Bruce Dickinson play Iron Maiden classic Alexander The Great at a solo show in Greece
- Peter Hammill announces Italian live dates for November
- Japan’s post-hardcore dynamos Envy announce first album in four years, Eunoia
- “I have a fantastic therapist who helps me”: Jay Weinberg is in counselling to “process” Slipknot exit
- “Ay, Geezer! Let’s play Villa Park!” Watch Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler star in trailer for beloved Birmingham football club Aston Villa’s new home kit
- July 22
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- Moby Grape co-founder and guitarist Jerry Miller dead at 81
- "Don’t let this small moment in time define you." Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale's powerful message to Ingrid Andress after her disastrous US national anthem performance went viral
- Ian Gillan says Black Sabbath were more "important" than Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin: "Without them there would have been no grunge or heavy metal"
- “A noose was put in my family’s garage.” Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello remembers the racism he endured as a kid
- Kevin Parker gives update on new Tame Impala album: "I think it’ll be there, soon...I’m loving how excited I am by it"
- "There’s no bad blood." An update on new Nightwish album Yesterwynde, why they still won't tour and what comes next
- "I can't do it!" Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain reveals which classic song he has to play differently live since his stroke in 2023
- Blur's Damon Albarn disagrees with Bob Dylan's phone ban at gigs: "People won’t want to be on their phone if you’re engaging with them correctly"
- "The woody base of papyrus and patchouli leaves the senses longing for more in a rhythmic exchange of back and forth": Yes, Tony Iommi has released a new scent
- Rejoice! An official Ozzy Osbourne colouring book is on the way
- Looking back at their early years for inspiration, Smashing Pumpkins announce new album Aghori Mhori Mei
- Slash cancels four shows on S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour due to unforseen circumstances
- July 21
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- Watch previously unseen videos of Chris Cornell covering Tracy Chapman's Fast Car and the Rolling Stones' Wild Horses
- IO Earth "devastated" after fire destroys band's studio
- "Blur asked about our availability and I was like, ‘This is too good an opportunity to pass up'": how Damon Albarn unwittingly got Soft Play back together
- July 20
- July 19
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- “Rory was one of the first to put Irish rock on the international stage so it’s an important item culturally.” The Irish government is hoping to acquire Rory Gallagher's guitar as a national treasure
- Slayer guitarist Gary Holt declares his love for Taylor Swift: “Why all the hate? She’s an extraordinarily hard worker!”
- XTC announce Skylarking reissue with new Dolby Atmos mix from Steven Wilson
- “Don't ever misconstrue melody with weakness. I think Thom Yorke misconstrues that. I'm not afraid of melody. Radiohead are.” Travis' Fran Healy explains why he's “frustrated” with Radiohead's Thom Yorke
- Heavy Psych Sounds Fest is returning to London, with Dozer, Black Rainbows, Lord Dying and more booked to perform
- “We are still disturbed, but not surprised, by the violence and the division and despair”: Genre-busters Ulver go full Depeche Mode on surprise new single Hollywood Babylon
- Listen to Meer's uplifting new single Chains Of Changes here...
- “Maybe when we’re 120 we’ll be wheeled onstage in bath chairs and play music with the power of our brains.” Blur aren't going away any time soon
- Bruce Springsteen: The torment and triumph of Born In The USA - only in the new issue of Classic Rock
- “The director lost control of the crowd and chaos ensued.” Ex-Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell shares his memories of 'starring' in Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video
- Former Great White frontman Jack Russell diagnosed with two degenerative illnesses, announces retirement from touring
- July 18
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- Richard Thompson replaces Trevor Horn at Cropredy Festival
- 13 unmissable Prime Day deals that are still live - grab them before they're gone
- “It’s pretty messed up, chaotic. But it feels really human.” A Place To Bury Strangers announce new album Synthesizer, with circuit board packaging which fans can use to build their very own synth
- “When you’ve got a singer that is so eaten up with jealousy for the headliner, it never goes well”: Sharon Osbourne remembers pelting Iron Maiden with eggs, still doesn’t like Bruce Dickinson very much
- The new issue of Metal Hammer celebrates 40 years of Metallica’s Ride The Lightning and the year that thrash exploded
- “Just like anyone who plays, you find your favourites and the others need to go!” Metallica legend Jason Newsted is selling 60 of his guitars and basses
- “The most boring family known to mankind”: Britney Spears vs the Osbournes is the newest beef nobody saw coming
- Lamb Of God go industrial rock! Hear Health’s official remix of classic Laid To Rest here
- "I could have been paralyzed. I'm not exaggerating": Cherie Currie reveals how Rush almost ended her musical career
- For nearly 20 years, people have asked Steven Wilson why he thinks Coldplay are wankers. Now he finally has an answer
- July 17
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- The Black Crowes announce The Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise)
- “I’m not really a fan of Taylor Swift. When it comes to pop icons, I would choose Billie Eilish.” Ex-Sonic Youth alt. rock icon Kim Gordon risks the wrath of the Swifties, admits “I couldn’t tell you what her music sounded like”
- Helmet announce US tour, plus UK and European dates celebrating the 30th anniversary of Betty
- “We mixed and mastered it, and then we lost Taylor. It was actually very painful for me to pick up the guitar after that.” Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro on the 'lost' album he recorded with Taylor Hawkins and a member of AC/DC
- Start a new chapter this Prime Day with discounts on some of our favourite books about music
- Gig-goers, listen up! Score 30% off our go-to earplugs with this Prime Day Deal - ending soon
- A pre-Fairport Sandy Denny collection, Early Home Recordings, to be released
- Great Scott! Back To The Future, Ghostbusters and Home Alone Lego sets have all been discounted for Prime Day
- Brian Eno shares brand new video for 1991 obscurity Stiff
- The Wood Demons and Storm Deva announce joint headline show
- Quick! These 10 Funko Pop! collectibles are going off-sale soon: Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses & more
- Steve Hackett announces UK live dates for October
- Bones UK tackle chaotic relationships on new fuzz-fuelled track Fix
- July 16
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- "Fear no longer controls me. It has been replaced by an unwavering pursuit of justice": One of Marilyn Manson's accusers has revealed her identity
- “The whole process was such an addictive musical buffet that I couldn't stop.” Frank Black to play North American, UK and European shows performing his second solo record, 1994's Teenager of the Year, in full
- Over 300 iconic rock and metal t-shirts have up to 30% off for Prime Day: Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Black Sabbath, Ghost and more
- These 9 Prime Day vinyl discounts will put your head in a spin - save up to 50%
- Our highest-ranked Sony PS-LX310BT turntable is on sale for a ridiculously low price this Prime Day
- “Welcome to the urban abyss”: Rising black metal favourites Gaerea release crushing single Hope Shatters, announce new album Coma and Zeal & Ardor tour
- Swedish prog legends Ritual share video trailer for their first new album for 17 years!
- Crank the volume with up to 39% off our favourite portable Marshall Bluetooth speakers this Prime Day
- Tenacious D cancel tour and seemingly enter hiatus after Kyle Gass’s Donald Trump joke: “All future creative plans are on hold,” says Jack Black
- Watch Corey Taylor cover Slipknot, Stone Sour and Spongebob Squarepants (seriously) in this pro-shot video from Rock Am Ring 2024
- Lordi’s singer isn’t a fan of modern Eurovision rock songs: “They all go in one ear and out the other for me”
- Watch Halestorm and I Prevail perform crossover single Can U See Me In The Dark? live for the first time
- Nothing Else Matters this Prime Day aside from these price drops on Metallica LPs on coloured vinyl
- The Ocean share new Nathan Fake remix of Preboreal
- Steve Howe announces new solo album Guitarscape
- Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler declares love for nu metal, Slipknot and Fear Factory: “It was amazing to see what new bands were coming out”
- Heilung announce more European Rituals for 2025
- See first photos of Metallica’s James Hetfield in new western thriller The Thicket
- As if 2024 couldn't get any more bizarre, someone has recorded a heavy metal tribute to the Hawk Tuah Girl
- Steve Harris's British Lion announce West Coast US shows and first dates in Australia and New Zealand
- Bob Dylan announces Rough and Rowdy Ways 2024 European tour, with no cameras or phones allowed
- July 15
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- "A lot of people are going, 'Joe, he doesn't play like Eddie.' I know that – but he can": Sammy Hagar on why Joe Satriani was the only man for his Eddie Van Halen job
- Reparo! Rebuild Hogwarts with this magical Prime Day deal on the Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts castle - save a wand-waving 29%
- Sleep Token add more dates to 2024 European tour
- Lego’s Fender Strat kit just returned to Black Friday pricing with this crazy early Prime Day deal – build a guitar icon for less
- Kindred Spirit Band detail new concept album The Journey Within
- "I had to metal my way out of town": Someone's made a film about a hockey-playing, Dokken-loving metalhead and we're definitely up for it
- Iconic Los Angeles recording studio the Record Plant to close its doors after more than 50 years of rich rock and metal history
- July 14
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- "It's nice to be here in Vienna. You've even got some good groupies!": Previously unseen Led Zeppelin footage finds Robert Plant in a playful mood
- “This will possibly be the last band that I’m in”: legendary ex-Deep Purple man Glenn Hughes says his current group could be his last
- David Lee Roth launches exuberant unplugged version of Van Halen's Mean Street on the day Sammy Hagar's tour starts
- Sammy Hagar kicks off his Best of All Worlds tour with a set stuffed with Van Halen classics - videos now online
- July 13
- July 12
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- “Christine was Harry’s girl and she was my girl, she was your girl.” Watch ex-One Direction star Harry Styles join Stevie Nicks onstage in London to pay tribute to the late Christine McVie on her birthday
- “There I was standing right in front, stoned in amazement.” Ex-Fear Factory frontman Burton C. Bell explains why his face is on the sleeve of Nirvana's final Sub Pop single
- Watch Phish, US TV talk show host Jimmy Fallon and hip-hop stars The Roots cover Aerosmith's Love In An Elevator, in an elevator
- “It’s a myth that Sting and I fought all the time. I broke his rib once, but we were play-fighting.” Stewart Copeland on The Police's chemistry and conflicts
- The Smile cancel European tour due to serious Jonny Greenwood illness
- Former Disperse guitarist Jakub Zytecki signs to InsideOut Music
- Big Big Train announce new live album recorded at London's Cadogan Hall
- “It’s just funny to me”: Avril Lavigne opens up on the long-running conspiracy theory that she was replaced by a body double 20 years ago
- Listen to Wargasm's crushing new single 70% Dead, featuring Slipknot legend Corey Taylor
- "The songs are not fossils. They're alive and evolving": Brian May says Adam Lambert is taking Queen's songs to places Freddie Mercury never did
- Zombies founder Rod Argent retires from touring after suffering stroke
- July 11
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- Lizzard will release fifth studio album Mesh in September
- Danny Elfman sued for defamation by fellow composer after denying sexual harassment accusations
- Nevermind Prime Day, there’s 23% off the 9-disc super deluxe version of Nirvana's classic album right now
- “It was great fun to let loose wearing pink wigs in ball pits and marshmallow pools”: See Charlotte Wessels (ex-Delain) and Simone Simons (Epica) team up in flamboyant Dopamine music video
- Teeth Of The Sea announce new Get With The Program EP
- “My internal teenager’s like, ‘Jon Bon Jovi knows who I am. Oh my god!’” Lzzy Hale reacts to Bon Jovi’s leader telling her to join Skid Row
- “I went out in the crowd of 40,000 people to try and beat somebody up”: Robert Trujillo compares supporting Metallica and Guns ’N’ Roses in the ’90s
- The Killers screen England’s Euros semi-final victory in the middle of their show, celebrate with red and white confetti and fan-favourite Mr Brightside
- Von Hertzen Brothers, Solstice and Lazuli annunced as headliners for Fusion 6
- "This guitar means so much to us in Cork": The daughter of the man who sold Rory Gallagher his iconic Stratocaster in 1963 is trying to raise €1,000,000 to bring it back home
- July 10
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- Kelly Clarkson absolutely nails Aerosmith's Angel and the crowd goes wild
- Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer sued for wrongful death and negligence
- “It's a study in greed, gluttony, and dogs.” The Jesus Lizard share freaky video for second 'comeback' single Alexis Feels Sick
- “Share the joy, share the anger, bring strobes and earplugs.” Benefits announce lengthy UK tour plus European shows
- Fashion company Balenciaga is selling “distressed” festival wristbands for up to £3,700
- Rebuild the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy ahead of Prime Day with over £150 off the Star Wars Lego Millennium Falcon
- Serj Tankian explains offer for System Of A Down to replace him: “I think it would take something away… but I would be OK with it”
- Didn’t catch Ghost’s Rite Here Rite Now in cinemas? Watch the film on a global livestream next week
- Prime Day Lego deals 2024: There's still time to build a bargain
- The only reason Slipknot haven’t released Look Outside Your Window yet is because it’s “timeless”, says Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan
- "We've been trying to invite Peter Frampton!" Cypress Hill discuss bringing one of the Simpsons' most iconic jokes to life by performing with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall
- Hear Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall savagely guest on new In Hearts Wake song The Flood (Justice)
- Mick Fleetwood "would love to see a healing" between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, says their renewed friendship doesn't need to result in a Fleetwood Mac tour
- "I think that was his statement to me": Sammy Hagar took Alex Van Halen's recent sale of his musical equipment personally
- "It felt like maybe you couldn't breathe, and maybe you wouldn’t make it through the night": Eddie Vedder opens up on alarming illness that led to the cancellation of three Pearl Jam shows
- July 9
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- Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd's The Moon And The Melodies to be reissued on vinyl in August
- Damian Wilson to celebrate birthday with rare London solo show
- “It’s not a sci-fi record, it’s about life and stuff.” King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard prepare next month's Flight b741 album for lift-off with release of video for Le Risque
- “This one’s for anyone who has ever been gaslit to the point of breaking.” Listen to new Du Blonde single Blame, as they launch “a new era”
- This easy listening version of Tool’s Sober is oddly excellent
- “Queens are gutted we aren't able to play for you.” Queens Of The Stone Age cancel European tour as Josh Homme returns to the United States for “emergency surgery”
- Watch Eminem scream bloody murder in the gory video for killer new single Tobey
- Night Of The Prog plans to move festival to Mediterranean cruise
- “Sometimes, I take it off after the first 10 seconds, and other times, I listen to it to the end”: Metallica’s classic producer reveals up-and-down relationship with St Anger
- Mastodon have their own line of pickles now. Seriously.
- Metalcore crew Ice Nine Kills have covered Walking On Sunshine with ska punks Reel Big Fish, because why not?
- New Public Service Broadcasting album The Last Flight tells the story of Amelia Earhart's last doomed flight
- “We wanted to take a risk”: Grindcore up-and-comers Escuela Grind get groovy on new single Turbulence, announce Dreams On Algorithms album
- July 8
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- "I remember looking at this battered Stratocaster and thinking, how does that come out of there?": Rory Gallagher's iconic 1961 Stratocaster is to be auctioned
- "When he sees all his uncles backstage in the masks, he loves it, he’s not scared": Kelly Osbourne's 1-year-old son finds Sid Wilson's Slipknot mask "so hilarious"
- One of our highest-rated Audio-Technica turntables just dropped in price ahead of Prime Day – get £80 off this ultra-stable, direct drive deck
- Shawn 'Clown' Crahan believes Slipknot's next album will be "widely accepted" by fans, has "a really, really spiritual feeling" about it
- "You’re going to have to prioritize staying clean over everything else." The vital advice Guns N' Roses legend Slash gave Lamb Of God's Mark Morton on kicking addiction
- "He was my hero." HIM legend Ville Valo reveals the iconic goth film character that inspired him
- "When the time is right, put us in a coffin and fire up those avatars": Nikki Sixx is up for Mötley Crüe continuing as avatars once the band are dead
- Def Leppard and Journey kick off their Summer Stadium tour: Setlists and videos
- Slash on the chemistry he felt when he and Axl reunited Guns N' Roses: "I missed him."
- July 7
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- July 5
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- “I haven’t got **** all to say to him." Noel Gallagher isn't speaking to Dave Grohl, says the 'Nicest Man In Rock' should "wind his neck in"
- "It shocks them that a woman can achieve all that I've achieved right away." Scene Queen finds the cynicism around 'bimbocore' kinda hilarious
- "You move at the speed of inspiration very quickly, and so things feel very possible." Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme on the lasting impact of working with his friends Dave Grohl and Trent Reznor
- Theo Travis to release hour-long duduk meditation produced by Steven Wilson
- King Crimson 1982 France concert to be released on vinyl and CD in September
- Watch this Catholic priest perfectly play Bleed by Meshuggah on drums
- “Respectfully, I draw the line at ethnic cleansing and genocide”: System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian continues war of words with Imagine Dragons
- July 4
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- “My knees hurt!” Metalcore legends Converge are in the studio making their next album
- The Crow 2024 director claims film is dark, violent, “scrappy indie movie”: “There’s nothing to do with Hollywood in this movie at all”
- “I couldn’t believe how enjoyable it was. They were really, really good.” West Belfast hip-hop group Kneecap's wild late-night Glastonbury performance made Noel Gallagher a new convert to the cause
- Why do we make THAT face when we hear a gnarly metal riff? Science has the answer
- "I wouldn’t want to be a kid today". 23 years since P.O.D. released anti-gun violence anthem Youth Of The Nation, the song is depressingly more relevant than ever
- Elder announce new BBC sessions album
- Scottish prog metal quintet Ihlo to have debut album Union reissued by Kscope
- Watch the AI-generated nightmare that is Limp Bizkit’s new video for Turn It Up, Bitch
- "Maybe Kerry King gets in and Slayer doesn’t." Kerry King gives his take on the state of metal in 2024, and how he feels about metal not being properly acknowledged by the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
- 35 years later, James Hetfield is still amazed by Metallica’s pyro before playing One
- Watch the one and only time Babymetal ever performed 2015 deep cut Tales Of The Destinies live
- David Gilmour releases chilled rehearsal footage of Wish You Were Here: Even Wesley the dog seems to find it nice and relaxing
- July 3
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- Watch Def Leppard play Pyromania classic Comin' Under Fire live for the very first time - in close-up
- “This is a collection of stories about betrayal, murder, injustice, and corruption.” Irish punk hero Meryl Streek announces “vicious” second album Songs For The Deceased, shares single Paddy
- Max Cavalera isn’t open to a classic Sepultura reunion anymore: “The more the time passes by, the more I feel that I don’t need to”
- Order your limited edition Kittie bundle – featuring an exclusive T-shirt
- Alt-pop megastar Aurora wants to make a metal album: “My heart wouldn’t be complete without it”
- Watch Machine Head prove their might as festival headliners in this pro-shot video of their full Hellfest set
- Held By Trees team up with vocalist Martin Smith for new EP
- “We can’t wait to play these songs for the world!” Japanese metal sensations Bridear announce UK dates of first-ever world tour
- “There’s corrupt leaders and warmongers all over the world, where do you draw the line?” Imagine Dragons respond to scathing Serj Tankian comments, defend Israel and Azerbaijan shows
- “As far as I was concerned, we were done and never going to play again”: Kerry King was as shocked as the rest of us when Slayer reunited
- “Britain is ALREADY WRECKED! How could things get any worse?” Queen's Brian May urges the UK electorate to vote for “change” at Britain's General Election on July 4
- “All the new music felt like an ice dagger through a sleeping heart”: Doom metal mavens Swallow The Sun release evocative, melodic new track Innocence Was Long Forgotten
- "The world is on fire, and I can't get my ass out of bed": Deep Purple release chunky new single Lazy Sod
- “No clue! Couldn't say!” Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl shows up to court, refuses to be speculate on outcome
- Heart cancel remaining tour dates as Ann Wilson prepares to undergo preventive chemotherapy
- The precise location of The Who's mysterious concrete monolith from the cover of Who's Next has finally been pinpointed
- July 2
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- “How VIP do we gotta get? We need another hit guys!” That time Paul McCartney, Taylor Hawkins, Beck and Woody Harrelson got refused entry to a music industry party in Hollywood
- “Been working real hard on this one... thanks for flying.” King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard will release their 26th studio album Flight b741 next month
- “I love this song so much!” Beabadoobee visits Japan for the video for Ever Seen, single three from her forthcoming This Is How Tomorrow Moves album
- Metal Hammer's new Ghost issue is back in stock - get yours while you can!
- "I felt like I'd been cleansed." Comedian Frank Skinner says seeing this legendary metal guitarist was "like a fabulous meditative experience"
- "I believe we have made history in the world of progressive rock.” Renaissance announce farewell US tour...
- "It’s his fault that we’re doing a record now." Kittie reveal what led them to make their first album in 13 years
- "Good God!" Watch pro-shot footage of Metallica performing Ride The Lightning in Copenhagen
- "An epic journey from light to darkness and back." Wintersun finally confirm release date and details of Time II, the Chinese Democracy of extreme metal
- Ticketmaster are notifying customers that their personal data may have been exposed after widely-reported hack
- July 1
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- "It's a match made on the fairway to heaven": Alice Cooper announces golf-themed radio show with pro golfer Rocco Mediate
- “Where are my skater boys at? Where are my skater girls at?” Watch Avril Lavigne spark wild scenes at Glastonbury performing for one of the weekend's biggest crowds
- “The UK has always been special to us, so we wanted to celebrate with you all in a big way.” Papa Roach announce biggest ever headline show at London’s Wembley Arena
- "This is what art is and this is what we do." Watch Ukrainian metallers Jinjer perform raw, intimate versions of some of their best tracks and discuss their unusual career so far
- How to rewatch Glastonbury 2024: Relive the best moments of the weekend - no matter where you are
- The hardcore community donates over $200,000 in 48 hours to GoFundMe for Sick Of It All's Lou Koller, following his diagnosis for adenocarcinoma cancer
- Fender team up with Teufel to launch trio of Rockster Bluetooth speakers
- Serj Tankian on whether System Of A Down could ever continue with a new singer: "The option has always been there for the band to move on without me"
- Watch Metallica's James Hetfield and Judas Priest's Rob Halford rocking out together while watching Turnstile at Norway's Tons Of Rock Festival this past weekend
