Metal Hammer’s tracks of the week: January 9 2026
New year, new music! We’re hitting the ground running in 2026 with big names and rising stars alike…
The Rod Stewart song he admitted he ripped off
(Credits: Far Out / W. Punt / Dutch National Archives) Sat 10 January 2026 10:05, UK Everyone normally…
Robert Smith’s five favourite songs by The Cure
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Sat 10 January 2026 10:39, UK The Cure‘s Robert Smith has cemented his…
The drummer Jack Black said “always blew doors down”
(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Fri 9 January 2026 17:30, UK Back in 1982, at the age…
Rock ‘n’ roll club marks half a century in Norwich
Two for the show Three to get ready, Now go, cat, go. Our Roland Purdy who is celebrating…
Brixton boy David Bowie’s rise to global stardom
In the mid-to-late 1970s, after helping to shape the sound of glam rock, Bowie lived in Berlin, creating…
The songs Paul Simon said were out of his league
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Fri 9 January 2026 18:47, UK It’s safe to say that Paul Simon…
The song Kirk Hammett wants to be remembered for
(Credits: Epiphone) Fri 9 January 2026 23:00, UK In 2022’s The Menu, Ralph Fiennes plays a Michelin-star chef…
The one album Brian Wilson said never good enough
(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Fri 9 January 2026 19:00, UK The bar is insanely high for…
The one person Brian May said got him back into music
(Credit: Far Out / Denis Pellerin) Sat 10 January 2026 4:00, UK Nothing about Brian May was ever…
How Jack White tried to make the inverse of ‘Sgt Peppers’
(Credits: Far Out / Press) Sat 10 January 2026 0:00, UK Ever since it first hit the airwaves…
The stars who inspired Joni Mitchell to pose nude
(Credits: Far Out / Tidal) Sat 10 January 2026 2:30, UK Fresh off the stark, romantic confessionals that…