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- February 28
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- Watch drummer Kenny Aronoff hear and drum along to Yes's Changes for the very first time
- "Not safe for work. Or the bus. Or brunch with your parents. Or your jealous boyfriend": Watch Halsey walk a latex-wearing man around like a dog in their new NSFW music video for Safeword
- Slayer are teasing a return to the UK
- Rick Wakeman announces huge The Official Broadcast Collection
- Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts announce massive London show
- Nandi Bushell is back, and this time she's playing Led Zeppelin in stilettos
- The sons of Kiss icons Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have recorded 10 songs together
- February 27
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- Limp Bizkit to play Reading and Leeds 2025, more than 25 new names also added
- Sleep Token have shared sheet music for what might be a new song - here's what it sounds like
- Slipknot's Corey Taylor and Bad Omens' Noah Sebastian have covered Kansas' Dust In The Wind and it's the most gorgeous song you'll hear all week
- Previously unreleased 1981 Klaus Schulze concert from Hamburg to be released
- Kurt Cobain's hair and GG Allin’s blood-signed used underwear is going up for auction
- The Sheepdogs have announced a short UK tour - and they may visit some pubs while they're at it
- February 26
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- Status Quo announce long-awaited expanded edition of classic Status Quo – Live! album
- "What’s seen me through is that unflinching belief in the music": Billy Idol launches Dream Into It, his first album in over a decade
- Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Evanescence and more announced for Louder Than Life 2025
- Pink Floyd At Pompeii to be released on film, vinyl and CD with new Dolby Atmos mix
- Get new Skunk Anansie album The Painful Truth on white splatter vinyl, exclusively through Classic Rock
- "We came out and started rocking and almost everybody in the club walked out": Nita Strauss remembers the worst gig of her life
- February 25
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- Full lineup announced for Rocklahoma 2025 festival
- “Strap in for one of the most fun summer shows of your life!” Killswitch Engage, Parkway Drive, I Prevail and Beartooth to co-headline ultra-stacked US metalcore tour
- “The last six years have been full of some of the worst times I’ve been through”: A documentary about Ozzy Osbourne will hit Paramount Plus later this year
- Pre-order your exclusive The Darkness Dreams On Toast Classic Rock bundles, with limited edition signed vinyl and glow-in-the-dark cassette variants
- “I was thinking, he has to go.” Architects vocalist Sam Carter initially wanted guitarist Adam Christianson fired following 2024 controversy
- Big Big Train announce new Scop EP as companion to upcoming Bard reissue
- “It wasn’t even worth asking John about the reunion tour”: Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones hasn’t spoken with John Lydon since 2008
- Watch Toyah Willcox run her fingers seductively through Robert Fripp's hair as they perform Blondie's One Way Or Another
- "Vibrant, electric, mystical and powerful": Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes release cover of Led Zeppelin's The Lemon Song
- February 24
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- "We wade through sweet treacle every day, to make things for others to love": The Darkness ponder their place in the world on pumping new rock tune Walking Through Fire
- "Join us as we celebrate the Summer of Democracy!" Neil Young announces European and North American dates with the Chrome Hearts
- “I wish Kurt Cobain were here so he could hold our wondrous grandchild”: Skate legend Tony Hawk reflects on “transformative” Nirvana show he saw in 1991
- Trio of rock, funk and punk guitarists team up with Til for new range of online lessons
- Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower shares gorgeous cover of Sleep Token’s Euclid
- “The music industry is 80 percent, 90 percent kids who are privately educated”: Sam Fender says music is “rigged” against working class
- An unreleased solo album by Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge seems to have leaked on Youtube
- Disturbed announce arena-scale The Sickness 25th-anniversary UK and Europe tour, Megadeth opening
- February 23
- February 22
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- "Kendrick, let's go ahead and shock the world." Disturbed's David Draiman wants to collaborate with superstar rapper Kendrick Lamar on this generation's Walk This Way
- Watch official pro-shot footage of Post Malone and Nirvana members performing Smells Like Teen Spirit for Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary
- February 21
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- Spiritbox, Babymetal, Gojira, Architects and more announced for the most metal WWE videogame soundtrack in years
- Chester Thompson teams up with Neal Morse in new group Cosmic Cathedral - listen to first new music now
- Machine Gun Kelly made guitar “cool” again, claims Polyphia’s Tim Henson
- Genesis share 2025 remaster of Lamb Lies Down On Broadway title track as box set release shifts to June
- February 20
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- Steeleye Span announce Spring tour and update on new studio album
- This nu metal band want YOUR ideas for song titles and lyrics: “If we pick yours we’ll give you a shoutout on the album credits”
- Bloodstock festival announces one-day Winter Gathering event headlined by doom legends Candlemass
- A mysterious new band has been added to Download 2025 and the internet is convinced it’s Sleep Token-related
- February 19
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- "I could have said a few words if Rick Wakeman would have shut up": Bill Bruford on the "civil war" at the heart of Yes's tumultuous induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
- "He would have been perfect! Maybe it's not too late!": Ozzy was once asked to audition for Pirates Of The Caribbean but Sharon wouldn't let him
- “He’s really, really good, and he’s definitely more melodic than me”: Slayer’s Kerry King names the guitarist who “plays circles” around him
- Cradle Of Filth's Dani Filth compares Spotify to "daylight robbery", says he "owes it" to his fellow metal artists to not have an account on the platform
- Staying in Birmingham to see Black Sabbath? Local hotels have increased their prices by up to 725%
- “Sometimes you guys need to shut the **** up and enjoy or not enjoy”: Skunk Anansie’s Skin gives her unfiltered thoughts on hate comments
- Thirteen minutes of previously unseen Led Zeppelin footage has surfaced after lying in a drawer for 45 years
- February 18
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- Kiss may have retired, but you can now buy a 24-karat gold edition of Strutter for just $50,000
- Rick Buckler, drummer from The Jam, dead at 69
- Killswitch Engage fans! Grab the new issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive cover and t-shirt, only through Louder
- “History shows it’s often the combination of art and science that overcomes the greatest challenges we face”: Massive Attack to headline London’s first fully battery-powered festival this summer
- John Lydon is "pissed off" about the Sex Pistols replacing him with Frank Carter: "they’re trying to trivialise the whole show to get away with karaoke"
- King Crimson percussionist Jamie Muir has died aged 82
- Placebo frontman Brian Molko charged after labelling Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni a "piece of s***, fascist, racist” and a "Nazi" during festival appearance
- Machine Head announce new album Unatoned, hear ferocious single Unbound here
- Listen to Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante guest on re-recording of Pvris’ My House
- February 17
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- "The feedback is humbling and inspiring": Jimmy Page reacts to fan response to Led Zeppelin movie
- Tool, Guns N' Roses and Rival Sons added to Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning final show line-up
- "I'm not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath": Ozzy says he'll only do "little bits and pieces" with Sabbath at final reunion show
- February 16
- February 14
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- Steven Tyler's recent live performance got Aerosmith fans' hopes up – but the vocalist will never tour again
- Watch video for Billy Morrison's Gods of Rock N Roll featuring Ozzy Osbourne
- "Thank you so much for really changing my life with your music": Watch Paramore's Hayley Williams do a surprise performance of crushcrushcrush with Finneas at his show in Nashville
- “Ozzy called me a rock-and-roll icon, and I was like, Whoa!” Having helped honour Ozzy Osbourne at last year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony, Billy Idol admits he's “knocked out” to be among the nominees for induction this year
- “You deserve more and we have more.” Pulp announce summer arena shows in the UK and Ireland, and frontman Jarvis Cocker is teasing more news to come
- “The wolves are howling with great soul, great passion... it's jazz, the jazz wolf of the Arctic tundra.” Former Police drum legend Stewart Copeland on recording his new album with wolves, hyenas and a black-footed albatross
- “We listened to it and said, No, that's crap, and put it aside.” Brutally dismissed by one music critic as “like a turd floating down a river of ****”, one of rock's most romantic songs is getting a 50th anniversary re-release today
- Happy Valentine's Day to goths everywhere as Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy hooks up with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor for new single Swoon
- First-ever pic of classic Police line-up revealed as Stewart Copeland announces his Wild Concerto
- February 13
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- “You’re getting ’druff everywhere, dingwad!” This shampoo advert about a metal band with dandruff is the cringiest thing you’ll see today, or your money back!
- “When I met Bono for the first time, I was like, ‘I used to sing Pride (In The Name Of Love) in my rock band growing up!’” Lady Gaga used to front a classic rock band who covered U2 and loved Led Zeppelin
- "My funeral was cancelled, so I’m taking the show on the road instead." Halsey announces 32-city North American tour with Evanescence, The Warning and more among the "ensemble cast" supporting
- Thom Yorke unveils new collaboration with electronic artist Mark Pritchard
- New six-disc edition of Tangerine Dream's Phaedra to be released to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary
- “Way Of The Exploding Dickhead is a modern parable, without the parable bit.” Noise-rock veterans mclusky announce first album in over 20 years, share two new songs, and reveal UK and Australia tour plans
- "It was a once-in-a-lifetime thrill to play these amazing iconic songs with the man who composed them": Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes detail massively expanded edition of Live At The Greek
- How to watch highly anticipated new Sly & The Family Stone documentary Sly Lives!
- Former King Crimson bassist Peter Giles now a gold medal-winning athlete at the age of 80
- February 12
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- "Roses are pink, violets are blue, I love Whitesnake and these are for you!" David Coverdale would like to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day
- Soundgarden, Oasis, The White Stripes, Joy Division/New Order among new nominees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
- “I think this is all happening out of necessity. The boys and I have expressed our need to play music again.” Letlive announce 2025 reunion tour with US, UK, Europe and Australia dates
- Lacuna Coil fans! Pick up this exclusive Metal Hammer bundle with an art card signed by Cristina and Andrea, only available here
- Asia to perform first three albums over three nights at Trading Boundaries in April
- “They said, You boys will never do this show again!” The Doors' Robby Krieger and John Densmore share their memories of being banned from America's most legendary TV show
- “For one complete tour I had an FBI agent in every town”: Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia once had so many stalkers that the feds had to step in
- “I would hide out before the show, play the set, hide out after, not be sociable, not have fun, and that just started wearing thin on me”: Jesse Leach explains his 2002 Killswitch Engage exit
- February 11
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- “Please join us to help celebrate the final ride of our irreverent thoroughbred.” Patti Smith announces 50th anniversary celebrations for Horses, unveiling dates in the UK, Europe and US at which she'll perform her classic 1975 album in full
- Watch a stunned Justin Hawkins perform a song with The Darkness when he thought he was going to play laser tag instead
- “It reminded me of Charli XCX”: Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante responds to THAT red carpet Poppy mix-up
- Watch Tom Morello cover AC/DC with Slash and System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian at California wildfire benefit shows
- Vince Neil's private jet involved in fatal crash at Scottsdale Airport: Mötley Crüe release statement
- If you ever wanted to hear a schmaltzy country and western song about a girl wearing an old Guns N' Roses t-shirt, now's your chance
- "Come along for a nightmare you won't forget!": Alice Cooper adds more dates to Too Close For Comfort tour
- February 10
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- Kendrick Lamar and SZA announce UK and European stadium shows on co-headline Grand National Tour following Compton rapper's triumphant "too loud, too reckless, too ghetto" Super Bowl half-time show in New Orleans
- “This is the worst pain I’ve ever experienced in my entire life.” New York Dolls frontman David Johansen has stage four cancer and a brain tumour, and would love your help
- "It is what it is. I’m the singer, get off my case." Oasis' Liam Gallagher isn't terribly bothered that thousands of Oasis fans are heartbroken having had their dreams of seeing the band shattered by Ticketmaster cancelling their reunion tour tickets
- Sharon Osbourne explains how Black Sabbath’s original members reunited ahead of farewell show: “When they heard it was for charity, it was easy”
- Kiss' Gene Simmons says there are no more big rock bands: "They don't exist. Name one, if you can think"
- "He smashed his iPad. He smashed headphones. My lyrics got torn up and thrown on the ground – he goes: ‘F*** off, Brandi": Elton John threw some "classic" temper tantrums during the volatile making of his new collaborative album with Brandi Carlile
- Type O Negative’s guitarist is open to Peter Steele tribute shows with different singers: “The band seem to transcend into a whole new generation”
- The Smashing Pumpkins announce 2025 UK tour including a huge London show at Gunnersbury Park with Skunk Anansie and White Lies
- “It didn’t feel that good. There was nothing special about it, other than it had belonged to Kurt Cobain.” Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt wasn’t impressed when he got to play the Nirvana frontman’s guitar
- "For those about to collect, we salute you": Royal Mail launch range of AC/DC postage stamps
- "It was pretty shocking to understand what's actually going on": The Black Keys slam "mind-blowing" state of music industry in first interview since tour debacle
- February 9
- February 7
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- Oasis ticket fiasco rumbles on as thousands of fans have tickets cancelled in Ticketmaster 'bot' crackdown
- "He immediately tore open the doors of what could be." Gene Simmons recalls being blown away by Ace Frehley's Kiss audition
- "It was a show none of us will forget." If you're still devastated about missing Imagine Dragons on their Loom world tour, dry your eyes: a film of their orchestra-enhanced show at LA's iconic Hollywood Bowl is coming soon to a cinema near you
- "They put a sad cone over my vomit!" A Complete Unknown star Elle Fanning reveals why Timothée Chalamet thought she was "wasted" at her first Bob Dylan show, and why she was bummed when an invite to meet the iconic musician wasn't at all what she expected
- “We’ve got one song with Serj from System Of A Down and we just finished a second Babymetal collab”: Polyphia are making a “heavy” new album stacked with special guests
- "This song is for everyone who's ever felt defeated but chose to fight another day": Watch the video for Bryan Adams' muscular new single Roll With The Punches
- "Oh my God, this is mind-blowing": The makers of Becoming Led Zeppelin say they found some amazing unseen footage from later in the band's career
- February 6
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- "The demos we made were closer to what we dreamed of than our later sessions": Queen are releasing their De Lane Lea demos on vinyl for Record Store Day
- New book sheds further light on the rise of Marillion, Pallas, Twelfth Night, and the 80s prog revival
- “Tom Morello is going to play with the drummer from Tool and they’re going to have Billy Corgan with them”: Sharon Osbourne spills details on running order for Black Sabbath’s farewell show
- Are Tenacious D back?! Jack Black and Kyle Gass confirm first new music together since going on hiatus last year
- "Countless musicians and friends lost everything." Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Jarvis Cocker, Primal Scream, Red Hot Chili Peppers duo and more donate unreleased songs to new benefit album to aid Californian wildfire relief
- The Allmans' legacy continues as The Brothers announce first live shows since 2020
- Jethro Tull consider "all God's children" on new Curious Ruminant track The Tipu House
- "I was exhausted, I had a lot of doubt, and I was a nightmare": Elton John announces collaborative album with Brandi Carlile
- February 5
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- "He was the backbone of Soft Machine." Founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge dead at 81
- R.E.M, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Chelsea Wolfe and more to appear on Good Music To Lift Los Angeles, a 90-song benefit album to help victims of the Californian wildfires, available for one day only
- Black Sabbath to reunite to play final show at blockbuster Birmingham event this summer, with Metallica, Slayer, Gojira, Anthrax and many other metal icons supporting
- Nadine Shah, Lankum's Darragh Lynch, Lisa O'Neill among guest vocalists joining The Pogues for their first UK headline tour in 13 years
- "I wondered if he had brought sandwiches": Jimmy Page only agreed to take part in the Led Zeppelin movie after a seven-hour meeting and an unexpected trip to a boathouse
- February 4
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- Footage of Bill Murray singing Bob Dylan has gone viral and it's fair to say Timothée Chalamet won't be losing any sleep
- Beabadoobee lines up North American headline shows around her Coachella and Bonnaroo festival performances
- Order your limited edition Steven Wilson x Prog bundle – featuring a coloured vinyl version of The Overview and a signed art print!
- Hawkwind announce new studio album There Is No Space For Us
- Solstice storm the Prog Magazine Readers' Poll and announce new studio album Clann
- Even Spotify is getting in on the Spiritbox jokes, calling Courtney LaPlante ‘Poppy’ on its Kickass Metal playlist
- "The goal is world domination." Spiritbox are on the cover of Metal Hammer as one of the most exciting bands in modern metal prepare to unleash Tsunami Sea
- Steven Wilson's return to the prog fold features on the front cover of the new issue of Prog Magazine, which is on sale now!
- Arctangent 2025 announces headliners Wardruna and Tesseract, adds over 50 bands to the lineup
- Celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden with exclusive all-new interviews - only in the new issue of Classic Rock
- "Sh*t happens, and you just have to move through it": The Black Keys announce first US tour since cancelling last US tour
- February 3
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- "This is one of my favourite songs in the whole world": Watch Steven Tyler return to the stage with Nuno Bettencourt and Mick Fleetwood
- “Support your local artists, support your local bands”: Watch Gojira accept the Grammy Award For Best Metal Performance that they’ve deserved for many, many years
- Rick Wakeman announces The Return Of The Caped Crusader Pt 2 tour dates for October
- “I am...really happy to be here.” Watch the cringe-inducing moment an interviewer mistakes Spiritbox singer Courtney LaPlante for Poppy on the Grammys red carpet - and Courtney's classy response
- AC/DC announce return to Europe with Power Up ⚡️ 2025 dates
- Gojira, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and St. Vincent win the rock and metal prizes at the Grammys
- "It got bad because it just turned into this weird dark thing. It became cloak and dagger shit": Toto's Steve Lukather on how cocaine took over Los Angeles in the 1980s
