Metal Hammer’s tracks of the week: April 24 2026
Summer’s almost here! There’s only a couple of weeks to go until the summer festival calendar properly kicks…
Paragraph V from Andover reforms after 30 years as EZ Tiger
Formed in 1984 amid an emerging local music scene, Paragraph V carved their niche playing both originals and…
The 1967 masterpiece Arthur Lee wrote “for future generations”
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Sun 26 April 2026 1:00, UK Songwriters come in all shapes and sizes,…
The man who drove The Beatles to Hamburg in 1960
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy / Wikimedia) Sun 26 April 2026 0:00, UK ‘The fifth Beatle’ is a…
Foo Fighters’ Best Albums – A Buyers’ Guide
On January 8, 1995, Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder broadcast two songs, one a cover of an Angry…
How Talking Heads captured the murderous fear of 1977
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Sat 25 April 2026 23:00, UK In 1977, when Talking Heads released ‘Psycho…
Investigation continues into crash at busy York junction | YorkMix
There is an ongoing investigation into a crash at a busy junction in York which caused damage to…
When Billy Corgan clashed with Pantera about Metallica
(Credits: Far Out / Smashing Pumpkins) Sat 25 April 2026 22:00, UK The metal community has faced some…
The one band Lars Ulrich didn’t think he was good enough for
(Credits: Far Out / Kreepin Deth) Sat 25 April 2026 20:45, UK Despite the world all having its…
The rule that kept Fleetwood Mac together during ‘Rumours’
(Credits: Far Out / Fleetwood Mac) Sat 25 April 2026 21:00, UK One wonders if Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours…
The 1967 album Lou Reed claimed had “the worst songs ever”
(Credits Far Out / Faber & Faber) Sat 25 April 2026 20:42, UK With such a vast back…
The cover Frank Zappa played to insult a band he despised
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Sat 25 April 2026 19:36, UK For a musician as wholly unique as…