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Iceland fifth country to boycott Eurovision over Israel's inclusion

Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia have already announced that they will not take part

Evening Standard

Iceland says it will boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation

Iceland's national broadcaster has announced it will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest due to Israel's participation

The Independent UK

From Sleep Token breaking records to Xenomorphs rocking out to Tool, these are the 11 metal songs that defined 2025

Whether topping charts or going viral, metal made a big impact in 2025 - here's the proof

Metal Hammer

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Taylor Swift Achieves Historic Billboard Feat Not Seen Since Elton John In 1975

The singer claims the first position on the Billboard 200 Albums chart in the year-end roundup, with two different albums in consecutive years, matching a chart achievement last accomplished by Elton John in 1975.

International Business Times UK

“I was so jealous of George Michael”: Mick Hucknall says he was simply green with envy when he learned that the former Wham! star was recording a duet with Aretha Franklin

“George goes and records this fantastic song with my heroine. And I just… arghh!”

MusicRadar

“There is a lot of fun to be had by putting random alternative bass notes under a chord”: Pete Townshend, RayDavies and David Bowie all used thirdinversionchords – here’s why (and how) you should, too

If the idea of third inversions seems all upside down, fear not: these five examples show how easy they are to put together – and how musical they are when you apply them in a song

Guitar World

“One of the most significant artefacts in rock music history”: Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E – the world’s most expensive guitar – has been donated to the Royal College of Music London

Plans are being made for the guitar to embark on a 2026 tour

Guitar World

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Travis And Jason Kelce Revealed Where The Life Of A Showgirl Ended Up In Their Spotify Wrapped (And They Kept It 100)

I wouldn't be surprised if they know "The Fate of Ophelia" dance too.

Cinemablend

“If you really like something, you should take the first lines and make up another song from them. So that’s what I did with Black Magic Woman”: The legendary song that passed from Peter Green to Carlos Santana

"The original Fleetwood Mac used to knock me out,” Santana said

MusicRadar

“Uniting the unmistakable growl of classic British amplification with the thick, unrelenting saturation of a thundering fuzz”: Crazy Tube Circuits squeezes out another sweet twofer with the Orama preamp/fuzz pedal

One classic British amp-in-a-box circuit, one '90s boutique fuzz, two footswitches and countless tones to explore, the Orama is CTC's "vision in gain" and it looks (and sounds) mighty fresh

MusicRadar

Ableton and Arturia reign supreme as Reverb reveals best-selling synths, samplers and drum machines of 2025

Ableton knocks Elektron off its perch as Push 2 tops the best-sellers list, and the Akai MPC makes a storming comeback

MusicRadar

"This is worshipping Satan!" Country music superstar horrifies shocked fans with "demon ritual" at Las Vegas shows, amused metalheads suggest further listening for next steps into hell

"Looks like y'all sold your souls"

Metal Hammer

"He knew. He was ready" Sharon Osbourne has revealed the final words that her husband Ozzy said to her before he passed away

Sharon has been speaking about the final moments that she had with Ozzy, and what he said to her the morning of July 22

Metal Hammer

Brian May just got Tony Iommi the best Christmas present ever

Talk about doing Christmas shopping early? May's gift was two years in the making, and it's a big one – Queen meets Black Sabbath on a Red Special replica with a signature Iommi twist

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“It was all done on GarageBand – it’s live drums, but over this goofy funk drum loop I’d done on my laptop out on tour”: After working on one of the most expensively recorded albums of all time, drummer Josh Freese made his new solo record on the cheap

“It’s in a bit of a DIY fashion"

Metal Hammer

"It's a fantastic creature...the evil, the energy and the destruction." How one of the UK's most influential bands bounced back with their best song in a decade to redefine heavy metal all over again

Heavy metal doesn't come much better than this absolute classic

Louder

"To start with, we didn’t have an idea between us. There wasn’t a song, there wasn’t a tune." Pink Floyd's Nick Mason says that making Wish You Were Here was "like hitting a brick wall"

"We weren’t four lovable mop tops anymore"

Guitar World

“It was the guitarhe played on the band’s earliest demos and at their early club gigs”: The Harmony Stratotone that Brian Jones used to teach Keith Richards and played on the Rolling Stones debut single fetches $150,000 at auction

It is a lot of dough for an entry-level instrument – but given the Stratotone's provenance, the auctioneers were estimating it would go for more than twice that

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“Do you see Taylor Swift shredding scales? I don’t think so”: Wolfgang Van Halen on how fans unfairly critique his guitar playing because of his father – and why shredding like Eddie isn’t important

The Mammoth multi-instrumentalist has pursued his own musical path – though some commenters can’t help but constantly compare him to Eddie Van Halen

Louder

“We got back together after 25 years and people came from all around the world, saying how important that album had been”: The Dutch quartet inspired by just five minutes of Soft Machine music

Their 1970 debut album, deliberately featuring no guitars at all, was inspired by the Canterbury band’s approach and Frank Zappa’s public persona – and it attained iconic status

Louder

“It was my first studio job. I wiped a Robert Fripp guitar section. He wasn’t happy”: A world-class producer recalls shaky start to his career

After the baptism of fire that was King Crimson’s Lizard, he worked on Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon, Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage and dozens of Van Morrison records

Louder

Robert Plant announces US tour with Saving Grace

Robert Plant and Suzi Dian's Roar in the Fall tour finished a US run last month - but they'll be back next year

Louder

"These guys are simply timeless": Triumph's Rik Emmett picks five essential guitar albums

Canadian guitar legend and founding member of Triumph Rik Emmett picks five guitar classics that inspired his own path

International Business Times UK

The Mavericks' Raul Malo: Grammy-Winning Frontman Passes Away After Calling Off Tour Dates

Raúl Malo, 60, Grammy-winning frontman of The Mavericks, has died after battling cancer. The Miami-born singer is remembered for his soulful voice and leaves behind his wife, sons, and family.

Metal Hammer

"It was weird just being in the same room as him": The story of the Ronnie James Dio classic assembled from other bands' spare parts

Rainbow In The Dark a highlight of Holy Diver, an album Ronnie James Dio said was “one of the proudest things I’ve ever done”

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