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- September 16
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- “Get rid of the guitar player and get somebody else. Nobody cares.” Kiss' Gene Simmons urges Morrissey to reunite The Smiths without Johnny Marr, but there's a plot twist
- Watch thrash legends Testament perform live with 11-year-old on guitar
- Arena announce 30th anniversary tour dates for April and May 2025
- “People are gone. Craig’s out. Chris is out, Joey’s out, Paul’s out. The band is different.” Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan admits the band aren’t as “close” now as they were 25 years ago
- Experimental pop duo MEMORIALS remix Jane Weaver's Univers
- “There’s some screams on there. It’s cool that people appreciate it. It’s also a bit annoying.” Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt is slightly irritated by all this talk about his growls
- Watch Gojira’s fiery Olympic Games performance get projected onto the Arc De Triomphe
- "Dynamic pricing not included": Supergrass announce tour to celebrate 30th anniversary of debut album I Should Coco
- "My God. This is horrific... I'm feeling violated": Real Brian May slams fake Brian May TikTok ticket scam
- "A testament to a lifetime of rock'n'roll greatness": Listen to Tom Morello play on fiery new MC5 single Heavy Lifting
- September 15
- September 14
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- Perry Farrell's wife Etty gives her account of his onstage bust-up with Jane's Addiction bandmate Dave Navarro
- Kiss icon Gene Simmons gives new Linkin Park lineup his backing
- Chaotic Jane's Addiction show ends early as Perry Farrell takes a swing at a shocked Dave Navarro
- Pearl Jam cover Ted Nugent's Stranglehold but give the lyrics an anti-gun update. Ted Nugent, as you might imagine, is not happy about it
- September 13
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- The Cure tease the release of Songs of a Lost World, their first album in 16 years, with a poster outside the English bar where they played their very first gig
- “I’d like to thank everyone who’s bought my new album and helped make it Number 1.” David Gilmour celebrates his third solo UK number one album with Luck And Strange
- “A brilliant bloke who left you feeling better about life every time you ran into him.” Tributes paid to Rachel Stamp/Sham 69/All About Eve drummer Robin Guy following his death
- Supergrass tease second reunion with announcement coming next week
- "I'm the rock'n'roll rebel that everybody's mother likes to hate": Watch Ozzy Osbourne talk about capturing the hearts of America in this 1986 The Tube interview with Paula Yates
- "I want to take my fans into a world like they’ve never experienced before." Hans Zimmer announces UK 2025 arena tour
- Big Big Train share new clip of The Connection Plan
- "We were nobodies, anonymous and faceless, but it felt like maybe we had a shot." The new issue of Metal Hammer is a bumper celebration of Slipknot’s debut album – and comes with an exclusive patch and charm
- Korn kicked off their 2024 North American tour with some rare cuts - including one classic song not played in 25 years
- Richard Wright features in David Gilmour's new video for the title track of Luck And Strange
- Bret Michaels plots 40th anniversary Poison reunion in 2026
- Eric Clapton slams the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a "frat boys club"
- September 12
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- All hell breaks loose! Inside Thin Lizzy's first hit album and the campaign to break America - only in the new issue of Classic Rock
- “America is so divided. Trump is clearly unhinged.” Punk priestess Patti Smith still fears for all our futures
- Rolling Stones and Speaqua launch portable speaker that doubles as a bottle opener
- Listen to Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel team up with Ukrainian metallers Blind8 on new single Labyrinth
- Aphrodite's Child's classic third album 666 to be released as five-disc box set
- 60 years of US Beatlemania celebrated in 1964 mono box set
- "We've vastly improved since our 80s heyday!” Tears For Fears announce very first live album
- Frost* share behind-the-scenes footage in video for their new single Moral & Consequence
- Saga singer Michael Sadler reveals cancer diagnosis
- Listen to Lamb Of God and Mastodon's explosive new team-up single, Floods Of Triton
- Watch footage and check out the monstrous 26-song setlist from Linkin Park's second comeback show at the Kia Forum in California last night
- "It's my swan song life story": 50 years ago Terry Slesser was Paul Kossoff's singer in Back Street Crawler - now he's finally releasing a solo album
- "This renaissance of heavy metal is worldwide": From Gojira at the Olympics to crazed teenage fans, Rob Halford is incredibly excited about the state of heavy metal
- Megadeth drummer hits out at fashion brand for "stealing" heavy metal imagery
- Mike Portnoy doesn't regret leaving Dream Theater despite massive success of his recent return to the band
- September 11
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- Jon Bon Jovi credited with saving life of woman on bridge in Nashville
- “It's not going to happen. There's only three people left and we're not talking.” David Gilmour says that anyone holding out hope for a Pink Floyd reunion should “dream on”
- Crippled Black Phoenix return with epic new single Goodnight, Europe (Pt 2)
- "The debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you": Queen announce Collector's Edition "rebuild" of first album
- David Gilmour announces two special rehearsal performances in Brighton
- Nene Valley Rock Festival confirms 2025 event
- Post-rocker A.A. Williams shares powerful new single Splinter
- “I told Noel Gallagher that Oasis sounded like Guns N’ Roses. We gave them some crazy speed and they were up for the next three days.” You can blame The Brian Jonestown Massacre for Oasis nearly splitting up in 1994
- Iron Maiden celebrate The Future Past with new vinyl releases of Powerslave and Somewhere In Time
- UK consumer rights group advises Oasis to "do the right thing" and refund fans after dynamic pricing ticket uproar
- "I'll be honest with you - the devil was my best friend at one time": Southern rockers Van Zant are on the road to redemption with Jesus Christ
- Toto announce the Dogz Of Oz UK and European tour with Christopher Cross
- Refused announce 2025 North American farewell tour as singer Dennis Lyxzén recovers from heart attack
- Mark Tremonti says Creed are here to stay
- September 10
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- “I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage.” Dave Grohl reveals that he has become a father for the fourth time, promises to try to regain his family's trust and “earn their forgiveness”
- “Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing Sex Farm at their rallies.” Legendary English rockers Spinal Tap forbid Donald Trump from turning his presidential campaign up to 11
- “Heavy music with a message and aesthetic that transcend the genre.” Idles, Quicksand, Cult Of Luna, Touche Amore and more to honour departing hardcore legends Refused with The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated tribute album
- "One of the most intense tracks we've ever released." Watch the video for Jinjer's pulverising new single Rogue
- “My goal has always been to make explosive music.” Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu legend John Reis announces UK and Ireland shows with new band Swami & the Bed of Nails
- "The ultimate musical island-hopping adventure!" Listen to new Nightwish single An Ocean Of Strange Islands now
- “This machine sues fascists.” Jack White makes good on his promise to sue Donald Trump for “flagrant misappropriation” of The White Stripes' Seven Nation Army
- Jazz Sabbath to release third album The 1968 Tapes
- Previously unreleased Klaus Schulze album to be released
- Steve Rothery, Ray Wilson and John Hackett to guest with Steve Hackett at the Royal Albert Hall
- "My little girl can't wait to tell her friends at school": Justin Hawkins responds to viral footage of Taylor Swift singing I Believe In A Thing Called Love at the US Open
- "The best is yet to come!" Heart announce rescheduled Royal Flush Tour dates for 2025
- Wish you were here? David Gilmour stuns tiny Brighton pub with live rendition of Pink Floyd classic
- September 9
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- “In the indie world, you’re not meant to be successful.” Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody on dealing with superstardom after being written off as “damaged goods” by the music industry
- Watch Pulp premiere new song Spike Island on the opening night of their American tour
- "A lot of songs for the next record are already in demo phases." Kerry King already has his sights set on a second solo album
- "Chester was one of a kind. Emily is also one of a kind." Mike Shinoda dismisses criticism of Linkin Park's decision to continue
- Imagine Dragons announce UK and European stadium shows as part of their 2025 Loom tour
- Rick Wakeman leads tributes for Sky and War Of The Worlds bassist Herbie Flowers
- “A comedy with teeth.”1995's Blur vs Oasis 'Battle of Britpop' to be dramatised in a new play staged in London next year
- “Music is sacred.” Jack White announces three intimate 'pop up' shows in the UK this coming weekend
- Reissued compilation shines light on Decca's heavier psychedelic era
- "It's nobody's ***ing business, and he's our brother." Slipknot's Clown on why the band rarely discuss their much-missed former bandmate, Joey Jordison
- "Along the lines of Bridge Across Forever or Spock's Beard’s V." Neal Morse announces new prog outfit Neal Morse & The Resonance
- Herbie Flowers, bassist for Lou Reed, David Bowie and many more, dead at 86
- September 8
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- Rob Halford has no plans to retire while Judas Priest "can still deliver the goods"
- “I didn’t want James Hetfield to smell the alcohol on me”: Robert Trujillo stayed up drinking until 5am before his Metallica audition
- “The crowd was booing us and spitting on us, the entire set”: Trivium’s Matt Heafy remembers being bullied by his heavy metal idols
- “Over the years I’ve realized I thrive most when I’m actively working with my bandmates behind the scenes”: Linkin Park’s Brad Delson steps back from live lineup
- Metallica’s James Hetfield, actor in new western film, doesn’t seem to like acting: “Next time I’m asked to do something like this, remind me to say no”
- “It’s never a closed chapter. I helped start the band.” David Ellefson doesn’t rule out Megadeth return
- "I was like, ‘What do I do?'. I chose the band": English Teacher's Lily Fontaine on how she turned her back on the world's best job to become a Mercury Prize-winner
- Will Oasis release a new album as part of their comeback? According to Liam, it's "already finished"
- September 7
- September 6
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- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce plans for 18-date North American tour
- “I composed this score for the legions of infamous characters in these haunted houses to elicit a sense of emotional terror.” Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash to release limited edition Music Of Universal Studios Hollywood - Halloween Horror Nights album
- “I knew what each word meant, and it described exactly from moment to moment what that day was about.” The true inspiration behind David Bowie's 'Heroes' has been revealed
- Listen to Unfinished, the last song Eddie and Alex Van Halen ever recorded together
- Hardcore punk band American Nightmare are suing Cody Rhodes, the WWE Undisputed Champion
- “I told you all we were gonna get back together 1 fine day.” Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher swaggers back on to social media, tells fans they can buy “Kneeling only” tickets for next year's reunion tour for “100 thousand pounds”
- “I feel lucky to be a part of this band. It’s been life changing for me.” Rage Against The Machine bassist Tim Commerford announces first ever UK and European shows with his band 7D7D
- Rolo Tomassi release live version of To Resist Forgetting from upcoming album Live At The Electric Ballroom
- Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell drops new atmospheric solo single, Afterglow
- Spiritbox return with ultra-heavy new single Soft Spine
- Order your limited edition Pure Reason Revolution x Prog bundle – featuring a signed lyric sheet and art print!
- Order your limited edition Leprous x Prog bundle – featuring an exclusive t-shirt!
- Why isn’t drummer Rob Bourdon part of the new Linkin Park? The band explain
- Ebony Buckle announces new single Think I Just Saved My Own Life
- Hear Opeth go full prog on new single §3
- Lazuli announce England, Wales and Ireland tour dates for March 2025
- Jon Anderson graces the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!
- The UK Government is to investigate Ticketmaster over Oasis ticket sales
- "Billie looked scared, then ran off and they all zoomed off on golf carts": Green Day rushed offstage in Detroit after drone flies into stadium: Suspect arrested
- September 5
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- “We didn’t really plan this far!” English Teacher win the 2024 Mercury Prize for debut album This Could Be Texas
- "It's good to see you again." Linkin Park introduce new vocalist Emily Armstrong at livestream concert, announce new album From Zero, new single The Emptiness Machine, world tour dates
- Lenco spin a hat-trick of new turntables to suit every budget
- Delain return with new single Dance With The Devil, announce EP for November
- Marillion announce new deluxe edition of This Strange Engine
- Coma Rossi announce English tour dates for October
- John Lydon announces massive I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right 2025 spoken word tour across the UK and Ireland
- “A flood is coming… and most of you will die”: Mastodon tease split release with Lamb Of God
- Earthside share striking new video for We Who Lament
- “There was so much unreleased cool stuff still to reveal.” Weezer announce 30th anniversary ‘Blue Album’ reissue featuring 36 previously unreleased recordings and a “12 sided die for all your Dungeon Mastering needs”
- “Do you want to see a fight or do you want to see a show?!” Watch Slipknot brawl with Mushroomhead fans during 1999 gig in resurfaced video
- "We're taking a step back from the soap opera": The ongoing saga with The Quireboys ends as the Black Eyed Sons emerge from the wreckage
- September 4
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- “The execution of the plan failed to meet expectations.” Oasis add two more Wembley Stadium shows to reunion tour following fans outrage at unexpected 'dynamic pricing' hikes for tickets
- Watch comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan annoy the hell out of an extreme metal band in new clip from TV show Rob And Romesh Vs
- “It was an intimidating show.” King Crimson bassist Tony Levin recalls the only gig ever played by Mothers Of Invention spin-off band Aha, The Attack Of The Green Slimebeast, with a dance troupe, a body-painted Danny DeVito and an audience of two people
- Order your limited edition Mimi Barks x Metal Hammer bundle – featuring an exclusive t-shirt, a signed art print and two temporary tattoos
- David Gilmour says it would be a "dream" to sell Pink Floyd's catalogue, not because of the financial gain, but to get out of the "arguments"
- “We’ve been working on new stuff for months. And we need to go home.” Mastodon drummer hints new music to come “really, really soon”
- A Day To Remember, Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, Neck Deep among first bands announced for Slam Dunk 2025
- Marko Hietala shares video for the darkly gothic new single Frankenstein's Wife
- Stuckfish share video for Sarah Bernhardt-inspired Shadows and Moonbeams
- “Bass solo, take one”: Watch Metallica’s new (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth music video, featuring never-before-seen photos of Cliff Burton
- Gojira share small update on next album, reveal it will "take a clear step forward and upward" from Fortitude
- “It’s over. I don’t want to string anyone along.” Black Midi frontman Geordie Greep confirms band break-up, says “nothing’s meant to go on forever.”
- "It certainly rocks!" Nick Fletcher announces new album A Longing For Home
- Queen's Brian May reveals he was recently rushed to hospital after suffering minor stroke: "The good news is that I can play guitar"
- Did Kelly Osbourne just unmask Slipknot’s mystery keyboardist?
- “I’m too stupid for this”: Spiritbox tease new music with weird online puzzle thing
- Want to torment someone you hate in the afterlife? Death metal pioneers Deicide have launched their own ouija board
- September 3
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- Listen to the atmospheric title track of Klone's upcoming album The Unseen
- Listen to Eddie Vedder team up with members of AC/DC and Red Hot Chili Peppers for new version of Tom Petty's Room At The Top, one of 21 Petty covers on the soundtrack to Bad Monkey
- “If the Church won’t condemn this atrocity, it won’t only be bulls slowly haemorrhaging.” Morrissey has written to the Pope urging him to end the Catholic Church's blessing of bullfights
- Iron Maiden are currently touring Australia and Steve Harris has made the TV news for his off-stage activities
- Filipino children performing Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love with uncanny precision? Step right this way
- September 2
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- “He’s better with me solo. He was more open to being adventurous.” Kim Deal on working again with former Pixies / The Breeders engineer Steve Albini, and why his death hit so hard
- “It’s a complicated story.” Elvis Costello on why he no longer plays one of his best-known and most-loved songs, Oliver’s Army
- “Nobody can stop me.” The Brian Jonestown Massacre share UK and Europe tour plans
- Lee Abraham announces new solo album Origin Of The Storm
- Listen to previously unreleased Clannad song A Royal Procession here
- "Side Quest Summer continues!": Watch former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg join King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on stage for thrash banger Perihelion
- New 10-disc John Wetton live box set on the way
- ''Listen to as many people as possible, and don't try and stylise yourself on one person": Iron Maiden's Steve Harris gives advice to young musicians and songwriters
- Jakko Jakszyk announces intimate An Evening With show for October 11
- Green Lung announce European leg of Heathen Neverland tour, share additional UK and Ireland dates
- Newly restored film footage of the shoot for Heart's iconic Little Queen cover has appeared online and it's wonderful
- September 1
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- An expanded, deluxe edition of Tom Petty's Long After Dark is on the way
- "We were able to capture the spirit of Detroit": Suzi Quatro and Alice Cooper have recorded a version of the MC5's Kick Out The Jams
- Fancy seeing Oasis from the 'nosebleed' seats at London's Wembley Stadium next summer? For a mere £23,603 a ticket can be yours
- Morrissey keen on "lucrative" offer for The Smiths to reunite – Johnny Marr...not so much
- Noel Gallagher's daughter Anais hits back at "ageism" and "misogyny" from older Oasis fans upset that they can't get tickets for upcoming reunion tour