{"id":871475,"date":"2026-10-05T10:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871475\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:34:17","slug":"classic-rock-tracks-of-the-week-october-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871475\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: October 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrations will surely be the order of the day in the Crossbone Skully camp, as news breaks that their recent single Riding With The Angels triumphed in our latest Tracks Of The Week contest. Indeed, the song received exactly 50% of the vote, which means Tommy Henriksen has officially been elected Prime Minister, with Anna Cara as Foreign Secretary and Mutt Lange as Chancellor of the Exchequer.<\/p>\n

Crossbone Skully – Riding With Angels (Official Video) – YouTube
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Clutch and Crown Lands are also to be congratulated on their podium positions, but it’s already time for another election. Who will you vote for?<\/p>\n

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\"Lightning\n<\/p>\n

Slash feat Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – Flying Blind<\/p>\n

Back with a bright-eyed, sharp-toothed banger (it starts gently, but true to form that doesn\u2019t last long), Slash n\u2019 Myles and co announce their fifth record in a manner befitting such a group of voices \u2013 and we very much include Slash\u2019s riffs and solos in that (one of those players who makes the instrument sing in an instantly recognisable way). Accompanied by a stop-motion video narrative involving a campervan, a SFMK&TC fan with a deadbeat boozer boyfriend and a hot-air balloon, it\u2019s a promising omen for what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators – Flying Blind (Official Music Video) – YouTube
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\nTony Iommi – Stormwatcher<\/p>\n

They don\u2019t call him the Riff Lord for nothing. Need proof? Stick on this mighty lil\u2019 number and soak up that inimitably deep, majestic chug-chug-chug and feel heartily satisfied. Accompanied here by an artfully menacing black n\u2019 white visual narrative (brought to life by Budapest indie studio CUB Animation) and a great vocalist match in the form of Jorn Lande, Iommi MBE still rocks harder than we have any right to expect from a bloke of 78.<\/p>\n

Tony Iommi \u2013 Stormwatcher (Official Video) – YouTube
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\nHannah Wicklund – Marionettes<\/p>\n

The latest single from this South Carolinian singer\/guitarist\u2019s new album (War on Women; Calling All Good Men, out now) is a sumptuous, piano-decked rocker with a hot-blooded chorus and chunky blues rock guitars. Complete with a video produced and directed by Hannah \u2013 all red bodypaint, backdrops and tarot cards \u2013 it\u2019s a commanding statement from a musician reclaiming control of her catalogue and everything that goes with it.<\/p>\n

Hannah Wicklund- Marionettes (Official Music Video) – YouTube
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\nSteven Wilson – On Chapel Slope<\/p>\n

An enveloping, beautifully sinister snapshot of the mysterious village in Steven Wilson\u2019s new album emerges on this striking slice of Anglophile folk-horror, directed by Mike Bennion (a recurrent Wilson collaborator). Low, tension-building violin scrapes and a softly bluesy guitar line set the stage for a gothic tale of life, decay and rebirth, in a place caught somewhere between \u2018bucolic 70s bolthole\u2019 and \u2018supernatural hotbed\u2019. It\u2019s a lo-fi yet cinematic contrast to last year\u2019s intergalactic odyssey The Overview, and all the more interesting for it.<\/p>\n

Steven Wilson – On Chapel Slope (Official Video) – YouTube
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\nStanley Simmons – Dystopia Boogie<\/p>\n

Messrs Stanley and Simmons take another step further from the sounds of their KISS-founding fathers with this rocking, rollicking marriage of Mick Jagger vocals, percussive hand claps and limb-jangling acoustic blues shindiggery that isn’t a million miles from Led Zeppelin’s Bron-Y-Aur Stomp. Another colourful string to their collective bow, in other words. More to be found on their new album, Dancing While the World is Ending, which is out now.<\/p>\n

Stanley Simmons – Dystopia Boogie (Official Audio) – YouTube
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\nJack J Hutchinson – Solar Fire<\/p>\n

Having swapped the Black Crowes threads for a more Oasis-adjacent barnet and shades, Jack continues to raise his songwriting game on this blend of crunchy verse riffage and sunny, bittersweet 90s Britpop touches in the chorus. \u201cI wanted to write a heavy song that combined my love of hard riffs with the catchy, melodic power of bands like the Beatles and The Jam,\u201d Jack says. \u201cThe lyrics are incredibly positive and affirm that even though we may argue and have opposing views, we can always bridge the gap and work things out.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Paradox – It’s Over<\/p>\n

Formed in 2024, Atlanta scamps The Paradox channel an extremely lively brand of early 2000s pop-punk noise, and It’s Over \u2013 the final track on their new Proceed With Caution EP \u2013 is pumped full of fizz and fire, with a chorus that sounds like it might fit the uplifting finale of a Hollywood teen drama. They’ve already opened for Green Day, and their fans include Blink-182 man Travis Barker and basketball legend LeBron James, so we reckon we’ll be hearing more of them.<\/p>\n

The Paradox – It’s Over (Official Visualizer) – YouTube
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\nDexter and The Moonrocks – Why Don\u2019t You Say So (feat. Avery Anna)<\/p>\n

More early 2000s nostalgia as Dexter and The Moonrocks conjure up something they call “western space grunge.” In reality, this means they sound like Bush, with hints of shoegaze, plus some twang supplied by country-pop hopeful Avery Anna. The end result is extremely slick and undeniably big, with Anna and James Tuffs’ voices dovetailing like they’ve been doing this for years, and the video is rapidly heading for the million-view count. The band’s debut album, Friends That I Don’t Like, came out on Friday.<\/p>\n

Dexter and The Moonrocks – Why Don\u2019t You Say So (feat. Avery Anna) (Official Music Video) – YouTube
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