The dark nights are drawing in, but don't worry - we've got an excellent soundtrack to keep you warm in these Autumnal months. Speaking of which, let's go through the results of last week's vote! As we've come to expect, a big name doesn't guarantee top billing in the Hammer TOTW chart, and the like

Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge has resurrected his early-2000s death metal band Repugnant and released their first ‘new’ song in 20 years.Forge has contributed a brand new video for Repugnant’s 2003 song Premature Burial to V/H/S Mixtape, the latest instalment in long-running horror anthology V/H/S.W

Finnish power metallers, Stratovarius, have shared an official live video for “Under Flaming Skies”, shot in Tampere, Finland during the Under Flaming Winter Skies Tour 2011. The song is taken from the band’s Elysium album, released in 2011. Stratovarius’ Infinite, originally released in 2000, is on

You can’t keep a good band down, even one as intent on self-destruction as Aerosmith. Years of Olympic-standar drug abuse couldn’t do for them. Neither could the departure of guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford in the early 80s (both came back). Nor some unseemly, turbo-charged friction between f

In a new interview with the JJO Discover New Music Podcast, BLACK VEIL BRIDES vocalist Andy Biersack spoke about the fan response to the band's seventh studio album, "Vindicate", which came out in May via Spinefarm. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I kind of always feel like records li

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Peacville has released a special limited 20th anniversary pressing of Darkthrone’s 2006 album on marble vinyl, plus a limited cassette tape edition. After a sequence of albums under the Moonfog label throughout the mid-latter 90’s and into the new millennium, Darkthrone made the leap back to their o

Scorpions performed at the 2006 edition of Germany’s Wacken Open Air festival. The band’s former guitarist, Uli Jon Roth, rejoined the band for several songs at the festival, including “Pictured Life.” Watch the performance in the video below: Scorpions have released the official trailer for Wind Of

Deafheaven are back and heavier than ever. Today (October 9th), the beloved blackgaze outfit surprise-released an explosive three-song EP for the faithful: At Work in the Fields of the Bomb. The whole thing is on streamers now, while the band are also flexing a fascinatingly arty music video for lea

Legendary rockers MÖTLEY CRÜE have released a newly remastered version of "Take Me To The Top (Leathür Records Version)" on all streaming services, from the special 45th-anniversary limited-edition box set of their classic debut album, "Too Fast For Love", due out on October 30 via BMG. One of their

JUDAS PRIEST's founding bassist Ian Hill has announced his retirement from the band. His replacement is URIAH HEEP's Dave Rimmer, who previously stepped in for Hill during JUDAS PRIEST's September 21 concert at the Eventim Apollo in London, United Kingdom after Ian sustained what was described at th

We're back with a brand new Tracks Of The Week! This week we've got another seven new and diverse slices of progressively inclined music for you to enjoy.So Steven Wilson notches up his second win in recent weeks in TOTW with his rather creepy new video for On Chapel Slope. Pure Reason Revolution's

Multi-platinum hard rock institution and one of the best-selling Canadian bands of all time FINGER ELEVEN has unveiled a brand new maxi-single of its fan-favorite single "Last Night On Earth", out now via Better Noise Music. The release showcases the depth and dynamics of the song, offering a fascin

Sing Eat Retreat has announced Main Stage, a new seven-day retreat for rock fans who have always wondered what it would feel like to stop singing along from the crowd and become the voice at the center of a real live rock band. Whether it is bringing out your inner Robert Plant, attacking a chorus l

Canadian and RIAA diamond-certified and Grammy Award-nominated rock legends NICKELBACK have announced the 2027 "Everything Under The Sun" tour, a massive global arena run celebrating the band's highly anticipated eleventh studio album, "Everything Under The Sun", out October 30 via Virgin Music Grou

The Haunted guitarist / Solar Guitars CEO and YouTube content creator, Ola Englund, has shared a new installment of his series, Ola Testing Shit. Check it out below: “I got the chance to check out the new Dime Guitarz Culprit together with Euge Valovirta (Cyhra). The Culprit is obviously a guitar wi

At Guitar Summit 2026, Phil Demmel shows Guitar World‘s Matt Owen his new Jackson signature model and tells the story of the stolen Jackson that got him arrested mid-show. He also talks Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wylde, and why it’s never too late to go for it. In the Sweetwater clip below, guitarist Phil X

US rockers Warrant have shared rare video from the archives. Check it out below: “Go behind the scenes of our Dog Eat Dog album with rare found footage from a 1992 studio session in Tampa, FL. Behind the scenes footage of ‘The Bitter Pill’, ‘Andy Warhol Was Right’, and more. Thank you to the fans [.

Texas metallers POWER TRIP have released a triumphant and scorching new double single, "Precinct 3" / "Scavenger". Fans have waited nearly a decade for new material from POWER TRIP — songs that they thought might never come. And yet somehow, despite an improbable build up and truly unfathomable expe

One thing that I have noticed, both in life and every issue of Classic Rock, is that I’m always bemoaning the passage of time. Where has it gone?! Where does it go?! Turns out the summer of 1986 was 40 years ago which, quite frankly, I’m finding hard to believe. In 1986, the Berlin Wall was still a

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During an appearance on the Beardo & Weirdo podcast, hosted by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael and comedian Craig Gass, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked if there were any "misunderstandings" in terms of the way his split with the band in 2012 was perceived by the public. "Th...

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have revealed that playing Rush songs together during the filming for the recently-released Neil Peart: No One's Disciple documentary helped reignite their desire to bring their music to the world once again.In the documentary, co-directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, Le

Rock icon Slash received the 2026 Les Paul Spirit Award this past Monday night, October 5, during an intimate celebration at the Les Paul Recording Studio at Universal Master Recordings in Hollywood, California. Presented by the Les Paul Foundation in partnership with Gibson Gives, the philanthropic

One of the best-selling Canadian bands of all time, the multi-platinum Finger Eleven, are putting out an open call for a vocalist to duet with them on their newest single, “Last Night On Earth,” the title track from their latest release on Better Noise Music. The band has made both instrumental and

In a new interview with Rock Kommander, former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider and his son Sven Dirkschneider, who plays drums for both of Udo's bands, U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER, were asked what the "biggest difference" is in terms of the way music is made today compared to how it was four decades.

With Echoes Of A Forlorn Land drawing closer, Mental Cruelty unleash its grand finale with “Ride Of The Valkyries”, accompanied by the cinematic intro “Dämmerbruch”. Serving as the closing chapter of the upcoming record, the two tracks bring its world to a monumental conclusion. Sweeping orchestrati

There is a point in every band’s evolution when it becomes necessary to strip everything back and ask a simple question: What is it that makes us who we are? For UK death metal force, Celestial Sanctuary, that question became the foundation for Cradle Of The Rotten, Shrine To Those Most Foul, a bold

Texas thrash metal cult legends Gammacide are bringing their long-awaited comeback album to vinyl. Following the September 11 CD release of Toxic Mercenaries, the band’s first full-length collection of new material in more than 35 years will receive its highly anticipated vinyl release on October 30

Quiet Riot performed their second show with new 23-year-old lead singer John Torra at Family Arena in St. Charles, MO. Check out fan-filmed video of QR hits “Cum On Feel The Noize”, and “Metal Health (Bang Your Head)” by bigconertfancom. For upcoming Quiet Riot live dates, see below. October 1 — Sil

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Bay Area death/thrash metal force Absolute Darkness has released their third single, “Above The Law,” from their forthcoming sophomore album, Witness To A Dying World, due out on October 23, 2026. Following the release of the war-torn “Attritional Warfare” and the opioid crisis-focused “Snake Oil,”

Live Nation-Hewitt Silva and Blackbird Presents today announce "California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends", a monumental concert celebration honoring the unmatched history, explosive live performance and enduring legacy of America's greatest rock band. This historic event will take over the Holl...

ENTER SHIKARI today returns with a brand new single, the resolute and optimistic "Higher Ground". A totally unexpected release with no prior warning, it's the band's first offering of new music since ENTER SHIKARI's surprise album release in April. ENTER SHIKARI frontman Rou Reynolds said of the new

Sony Music Vision presents Queen Budapest, the first Western stadium rock show to take place behind the Iron Curtain, and the final filmed Queen live performance. Queen Budapest is released globally in cinemas and IMAX today, October 7, for a limited time only, in partnership with Trafalgar Releasin

Multi-platinum rock band ALIEN ANT FARM has released a new single and official music video, "Gaslighter", via Judge & Jury Records. The track will appear on the band's new album and arrives as ALIEN ANT FARM prepares to take their latest music to audiences around the world, with upcoming tour da...

Washington, D.C. metalcore pioneers, Darkest Hour, release their new single and video, “Warrior,” today. This is the second single from the band’s forthcoming album, Suffer Divine, out on October 30. Guitarist Mike Schleibaum comments, “This song showcases our melodic death metal tendencies with a b

More than a decade after Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) launched his own range of guitars and amps under his new brand Wylde Audio, the company has debuted the first-ever acoustic guitar models. The two new Grand Auditorium Acoustic models bring the brand's distinctive combination o

ARCH ENEMY's Daniel Erlandsson was forced to miss the band's October 6 concert at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona after falling ill. His temporary replacement for the gig was Hank Lin of the "Wrath Across North America 2026" tour support act THROWN INTO EXILE. Earlier today, ARCH ENEMY shared.

Australia's PARKWAY DRIVE played a career-defining Sydney Opera House show in June 2025, performing alongside a full symphonic orchestra for the one-night-only event. The band has now announced that the resulting live album, "Home - Live At The Sydney Opera House", will be released on December 4 via

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH played a special record-release show for their new album, "The Allfather Awakens", Tuesday night (October 6) at the 500-capacity Zeche Carl in Essen, Germany. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, AMON AMARTH's setlist was as.

Surviving Moody Blues musician Justin Hayward has shared a surprise brand-new single, a cover of Hello, Young Lovers from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King And I.“I have loved the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein II since I was a boy," Hayward enthuses. "My mother, who was a fair pianist,

New York-based death metal corpse grinders UNDEATH have shared their Relapse debut single "Arterial Bombardment". Check it out below. UNDEATH frontman Alex Sason comments: "Today it's our pleasure to share 'Arterial Bombardment' with you. After signing with Relapse, we knew we had to come out swingi

In 2023, marking the reissue of Richard Wright’s 1978 album Wet Dream, Prog explored the joys of the late Pink Floyd keyboardist’s solo output.Richard Wright redefined the idea of “the quiet one” in rock. Discreet to the point at times of invisibility, the Pink Floyd co-founder made other legendary

In 1966, Daevid Allen asked postmodern author William Burroughs for permission to use the title of his novel The Soft Machine for his new band. In 2009 the Gong mastermind (who died in 2015) told Prog why it was such a good match with the Canterbury pioneers’ music.Surrealist, satirist and beat gene

AudioMover has shared a new video featuring a look at Mötley Crüe’s third album, Theatre Of Pain, released in 1985: “‘Entertainment or death.’ Nikki Sixx was using that motto long before it became the title of a Mötley Crüe live album. But what did it mean during the Theatre Of Pain era? Using a Dec

Sweetwater has shared a new video interview featuring Evanescence. The band discusses their latest album, Sanctuary, and its artistic roots, their favorite gear, bringing the album to life on tour, and what makes this recently wrapped-up run so special. On touring for Sanctuary Amy Lee (vocals): “Th

Jimmy Page came up with the classic Whole Lotta Love riff at his Pangbourne home in the late summer of 1968. "We felt the riff was addictive," Page told the Wall Street Journal. "Like a forbidden thing."Some nine months later, in April 1969, it was this song that kick-started the sessions for Led Ze

The Pretty Reckless invite you to get in the Halloween spirit with their Black Bat Vinyl featuring “Witches Burn” and “Spell On You”. Pre-order yours now at this location. Limited to 1,500 pieces, this collector’s item will be released on October 30, 2026. In May 2024, The Pretty Reckless frontwoman

On September 5, 2026, Avenged Sevenfold headlined the Rock In Rio Festival, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The band has just uploaded the following recap video: Remaining dates on Avenged Sevenfold’s current tour are as listed: October 6 – Amphoe Pak Kret, Thailand – Thunder Dome – SOLD OUT 7 – Amp