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"That sounds like the demons from hell are rising... I felt like I was being possessed": Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong reveals the Van Halen song which blew his nine-year-old mind, and continues to do so today

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong recalls his hard rock education before the era of 'The Guitar Olympics'

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“As a band you can be just awful and still have lots of success. But they were truly great.” The tragic story of Snot, the best lost band in nu metal history

Snot were set to be the next Faith No More. But then the death of magnetic frontman Lynn Strait cut their ascent heartbreakingly short.

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“Hats off to the duo for bravely naming one of their most affecting ballads after a commuter town in Surrey…delivered with a conviction that’s hard to deny”: Wilson & Wakeman’s Can We Leave The Light On Longer?

Threshold and Ozzy Osbourne alumni deliver their third album of piano-led songs, exploring the nature of human connections

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"I don't think their IQ is very high": watch the Beastie Boys behave like obnoxious frat boy jerks on Dutch TV

When the Beastie Boys appeared on Dutch pop show Countdown in 1987 they could hardly have been more irritating

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“I wanna hear that mythical sound”: Joe Satriani has been struggling to nail Eddie Van Halen’s tone – so he’s having a special amp built for the Best of All Worlds tour

Satch has called upon 3rd Power Amplification to replicate the tones of Van Halen's modded Marshalls from 1986, which will form the foundation of his EVH-inspired sound

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: Yamaha's Seqtrak is an all-in-one synth, drum machine, sampler and sequencer that could be an affordable rival to Teenage Engineering's OP-1

Could this be the coolest piece of music-making gear to be unveiled at NAMM 2024?

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Joni Mitchell’s Best Album Is Turning Fifty. It’s Not Blue

For Court and Spark, Joni the lonely, Joni the soloist, did something nobody expected her to do. She hired a band

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Eivør announces European tour dates for October

Faroese art rocker Eivør will release a brand new album laterr this year

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“I want to hit every single note on an entire tour’s worth of gigs – then I want to write a symphony that people will listen to for a long time”: Ryujin shredder Ryoji Shinomoto has lofty ambitions – and his astonishing technique could make them a reality

From shy classical player to speed metal shredder on custom Jackson Kelly guitars, it’s all about delivering melodies with vibrato for the Trivium-approved GYZE co-founder

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"We're the only species capable of destroying itself (and all others) completely and, increasingly, it appears as though we're only too willing": Listen to Enter Shikari and Fever 333's Jason Aalon Butler collaborate on the furious Losing My Grip

Enter Shikari and Fever 333 frontman Jason Aalon Butler join forces for fiery new single Losing My Grip

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“I’m trying to chase a sound I’m hearing in my head – and basically, whatever everybody else is doing, I try to run away from”: Stevie Ray Vaughan inspired him to get serious. Now Ariel Posen is blazing his own trail

Emotive, minimalist, almost gourmet, Ariel Posen’s playing is a gift for the senses, and new album Reasons Why has plenty reasons why he is one of the most original guitarists today

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“Say goodbye to this guy and get ready for the new look”: Slipknot’s Sid Wilson teases new era for the band – but terrifies fans into thinking he’s leaving

Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson’s comments telling fans to “say goodbye” to the band’s old look startled some, following Craig Jones and Jay Weinberg’s 2023 exits

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“I always told myself and others that when it’s time to leave that I would know… My body told me. My body told me and I listened” - Drummer David Garibaldi announces he has left Tower of Power

But, the funk master assures us that while his time with the band has come to an end, the news by no means spells retirement

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“Tony Hicks from the Hollies popped into the studio and said, ‘That’s my guitar.’ I thought, ‘F**k me, I’ve bought a stolen Les Paul!’” Steve Diggle of the Buzzcocks on the making of their 1978 punk classic, Another Music in a Different Kitchen

Fast-paced, big hooks, and one almighty left turn, the Buzzcocks’ incendiary debut is one of the most important punk albums of all time. Here is its story

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“Still the ultimate suite of software guitar tools”: Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro review

One of the most versatile guitar plugins just got revamped – but is it worth the upgrade?

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“I tend to think if you wouldn’t sing it, don’t play it”: Session player turned Mamas Gun guitar slinger Terry Lewis on the enduring majesty of the 335 semi-hollow and what he learned from Larry Carlton

A formidable session guitarist and teacher at BIMM, Terry Lewis is the virtuoso presence behind London neo-soul quintet Mamas Gun

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“It is by far the most difficult album I’ve ever worked on”: Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach gives update on long-awaited ninth record

Killswitch Engage’s vocalist has reflected on making the band’s first album in five years, saying he sees “the distant light at the end of this long tunnel”

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Elton John Gets EGOT With Emmys Win

Legendary entertainer Elton John on Monday joined a select club of winners of the awards grand slam -- the so-called EGOT -- when he added an Emmy to his suite of career prizes.

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Elton John Achieves EGOT Status with Emmy Win

Elton John achieves EGOT status as he adds an Emmy win to his collection of prestigious awards. Join us to learn more about his incredible accomplishment.

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Elton John becomes an Egot after winning an Emmy award

The 76-year-old singer won his first Emmy award, making him the 19th person to win an Emmy, an Oscar, a Tony and a Grammy – known as Egot status

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"There is an obvious media shift to delete me from being the central essence of The Smiths": Morrissey thinks that dark forces are conspiring to erase his contributions to The Smiths

Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you

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The Clutch albums you should definitely own

Since emerging from the DC scenes of punk, funk and go-go, Clutch have united the rock nation under their groove

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Amazing lost TV footage of The Sweet has been recovered after 50 years

Watch The Sweet play Alexander Graham Bell on Lift Off With Ayshea in 1971, the year before they hit the big time

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Robert Plant announces extensive UK tour with Saving Grace

Robert Plant Presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian have UK shows lined up between March and July

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Soundgarden's Kim Thayil says the word 'grunge' was nothing but a marketing ploy

Soundgarden guitarist says grunge bands never used the word – but marketing types were all over it

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