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Rock is dead, apparently. Yeah… somebody might want to tell the UK listening public, because the latest Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart is basically one enormous riff-powered greatest-hits playlist — and some of these songs simply refuse to bloody leave. 😂🔥 The latest chart for 7–13 August 2026 has landed, and sitting proudly at the top once again are...

Release Date: Friday 21st August 2026 There are plenty of ways for a new metal band to introduce themselves. You could drop a crushing debut single. You could make a ridiculous music video. You could tune your guitars so low they start communicating with whales. Or, if you’re Australian duo FAKE8, you could apparently decide guitars are completely unnecessary, grab...

Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi has opened up about his final conversation with Ozzy Osbourne — revealing that he had absolutely no idea he was speaking to his lifelong bandmate for the last time. There are friendships in rock ’n’ roll. Then there’s Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne. Two Birmingham lads. Two heavy metal icons. Two men who helped create...

The Grammy-winning British producer, musician and sonic mastermind behind some of the most distinctive records of the ’90s and beyond has died aged 69. The music world has lost one of its great studio innovators. William Orbit, the hugely influential British producer, composer and musician whose remarkable career included work with Madonna, Blur, No Doubt, U2, All Saints and countless...

Artist: Hollywood VampiresAlbum: At Montreux Jazz FestivalGenre: Hard Rock / Classic Rock / LiveRelease: 14 August 2026Label: earMUSICRecorded: Montreux Jazz Festival, 2018Tracks: 19 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 5/5 Guitars Alice Cooper. Joe Perry. Johnny Depp. Tommy Henriksen. A pile of classic rock songs. And one of the most famous festival stages on the planet. Come on, mun. What could possibly go wrong? 🧛‍♂️🤘...

Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson’s relationship appears to have gone from backstage romance to full-blown rock ’n’ roll fallout — and now child support, personal belongings and some seriously pointed social media posts have entered the picture. Well then. This one has gone from “celebrity split” to “someone’s definitely muted the family WhatsApp group” rather quickly. 😬 Kelly Osbourne has...

Just when you thought Green Day had already found every possible way to invade your speakers, festival fields, record collections and questionable teenage haircuts, they’ve gone and launched their own bloody TV station. Yep. Green Day TV is officially broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week through the band’s YouTube channel. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré...

Just when you thought the blink-182 reunion couldn’t get any better, Travis Barker has gone and casually lobbed another pop-punk grenade into the room. The drummer has confirmed that he’s working on new blink-182 music this year, meaning the Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker era isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Yep. MORE BLINK IS COMING. 🎸🥁🔥 Someone dig...

The Slipknot camp has been thrown into another almighty storm after reports claimed longtime turntablist Sid Wilson has been permanently removed from the band — but guitarist Jim Root has now dropped a cryptic message suggesting fans shouldn’t believe everything they’re reading. And suddenly, Maggots everywhere are asking the same question: What the hell is actually going on inside Slipknot?...

There are some logos that hit you with nostalgia harder than a dodgy pint at a festival bar. The MSN Messenger butterfly. 🦋The LimeWire lime. 🟢The Winamp lightning bolt. ⚡ And then there’s that little blue cat wearing headphones. If you recognised it instantly, congratulations, butt — you’ve officially unlocked the “I survived dial-up internet” achievement. 😂 Yep, that iconic...

Big news for Welsh rock fans, butt! 🎉 Grammy Award-winning alternative rock legends Weezer have officially announced a brand-new UK arena tour, and they’re saving the best until last with a huge headline show in Cardiff. The multi-platinum selling band will bring their unmistakable catalogue of anthems to Utilita Arena Cardiff on 23 May 2027, where they’ll wrap up their...

Before Spotify playlists, TikTok trends, Instagram reels and YouTube premieres, there was one glorious, chaotic corner of the internet where music discovery ruled the land. MySpace. 💻🎶 A place where profiles took ten minutes to load, backgrounds flashed like a broken fruit machine, songs blasted out without warning, and your position in someone’s Top 8 could start more drama than...

There was a time when you couldn’t open MySpace without seeing brightly coloured hair, neon skinny jeans, eyeliner thick enough to survive a hurricane and a Blood on the Dance Floor song blasting from someone’s profile. Love them or hate them, Blood on the Dance Floor (BOTDF) became one of the biggest names to emerge from the late-2000s scene movement,...

Grab the battered flannel shirt, dust off the distortion pedal and prepare to party like it is 1992 all over again, because several genuine legends of Seattle rock are joining forces for one seriously rare event. Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and original Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen have been announced for Sounds of Seattle:...

Artist: Dan ByrneAlbum: This Is Where The Show BeginsGenre: Hard Rock / Blues Rock / Alternative RockRelease: 2026 Rating: 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 5/5 Guitars Some debut albums introduce an artist. Others make a statement. This Is Where The Show Begins does both with confidence, swagger and a whole lot of heart. Having burst onto the scene in 2023 with the Beginnings EP,...