Rock is not dead, but it is not in charge either. An honest look at a genre that keeps growing its streams while losing its grip on the culture.
Ask where new guitar rock is coming from in 2026 and the honest answer keeps pointing north. Norway and Sweden are quietly turning out a wave of young bands that pull from blues, stoner, classic and psych rock without sounding like a tribute act. None of them are arena names yet, but together they make […]








