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11 legendary heavy metal bands with only one original member left

Superstars from Iron Maiden to Slipknot are still thriving, despite having just one founding member among their ranks

Metal Hammer

“The music we created is going to outlive us all. It’s time we go out and serve the fans that music, while we still can”: Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony announce The Best of All Worlds – the next best thing to a Van Halen tribute tour

Though not explicitly a tribute, Hagar promises that the summer 2024 trek will feature a very Van Halen-heavy setlist

Guitar World

“We didn't emulate Mudhoney's behaviour because we might not be alive if we had!" Superchunk look back on the decade that helped birth and destroy US alt rock

Superchunk's Mac McCaughan and Jim Wilbur talk us through a life spent on the fringes of alt rock – and being inadvertent godparents of mainstream emo

Louder

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“I knew Eric was going to put his guitar on later, so the bass fills were like telegraphed messages”: Listen to Nathan East’s fill-laden bassline on Eric Clapton’s Change the World

Nathan East recorded with his Yamaha Signature 5-string direct through a custom DI box

Guitar World

"I went up to Dave and said, I don’t understand what the problem is": Bush's Gavin Rossdale on how he and Dave Grohl buried the hatchet on their '90s feud

Observers of '90s rock feuds will be delighted to hear that the 'beef' between Foo Fighters and Bush has been amicably quashed

Metal Hammer

Paper Dragon: "It's all about making instruments exist in a real space - putting them through distortion channels, reamping and incorporating ‘air’ into the sound"

We visit the Bristol trio combining their varied industry experience to create raw, nostalgic club music in the studio

MusicRadar

“Chris Cornell said I created ‘a symphony of chaos’ – it was his favorite thing about the track. It meant even more because he was gone less than a year later”: Meet Ryan Wariner, go-to session guitarist for everyone from Dave Mustaine to Ann Wilson

He may be a Nashville session cat, but Ryan Wariner doesn’t play country. Music City’s resident rock guitar enthusiast reveals how he ended up playing slide with Megadeth, what it takes to perform a last-minute show with Gene Simmons, and why he sought a different path to his father, country…

Guitar World

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Taylor Swift just announced more London dates for her Eras tour

Surprise!!!!!

Marie Claire

Dream Theater’s James LaBrie comments on Mike Portnoy return: “Gonna be one hell of a ride for all.”

The Dream Theater frontman welcomed the band’s returning drummer “home” and teased a new studio album and world tour

Metal Hammer

Bring Me The Horizon fans riot after show gets cancelled halfway through

Safety concerns forced the UK pop-metal band to cancel their set and a planned second performance in Jakarta, Indonesia

Metal Hammer

"Here's to Hell. May we have as much fun there as we had getting there": watch Steven Tyler, Slash and Dave Grohl serenade Howard Stern at his 60th birthday celebrations

Howard Stern's 60th birthday party was quite a night, not least when Steven Tyler, Slash and Dave Grohl formed a supergroup to play an Aerosmith classic

Louder

Void and Vista Strands review

Void and Vista’s first product to reach the market provides enormous scope for cinematic sounds and beyond. We pick up the Strands

MusicRadar

“Billy Gibbons brought some off-brand amp simulator to the studio. We heard him playing through this thing and it was like, ‘Wow! It sounds like f**kin’ Billy Gibbons!’” Troy Van Leeuwen might have just proven beyond doubt that tone truly is in the hands

The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist recalls a studio visit from the ZZ Top icon, and in doing so provides yet more evidence in favor of the ‘tone is in the hands’ argument

Guitar World

Cian Ducrot review – chart-topper’s raw anthems set audience weeping

The Irish singer-songwriter’s gift for driving melody through anguished life stories visibly moves tonight’s audience

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Welcome to Sophie Lloyd's melodic rock soloing masterclass – essential techniques to take your lead playing to the next level

The British shredder shares an exclusive video lesson in her signature soloing style – and it'll take you from pentatonics to melodic tapping and beyond

Louder

"Oh God, it was so embarrassing!" Why watching their support act Jimi Hendrix get booed off stage every night was mortifying for The Monkees

In 1967, The Monkees took the Jimi Hendrix Experience on tour as their support act. Their fans were not ready

Marie Claire

Taylor Swift Sends Kelly Clarkson Flowers After Every Album Re-Record—Here's Why

This is so fab.

The Guardian - UK

‘My son was like: what?! Mum!’ Norma Winstone, the British jazz singer being sampled by Drake

After growing up poor in east London, Winstone became one of the UK’s most adventurous jazz performers – and is now unexpectedly on a huge rap hit

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“The solos are so perfectly composed... they remind me of what Bach would do if he had a Les Paul, a Marshall, and a space alien costume”: Paul Gilbert explains why he loves Ace Frehley’s playing

The shred guru picks out a recording of the band’s “infallible feedback magic” as his highlight of the hard-rock icons’ remarkable 50-year run

MusicRadar

Ableton announces Live 12: major update brings a new synth, MIDI tools and interface tweaks to the feature-packed DAW

A new bi-timbral, MPE-compatible synth and a powerful multi-stage saturation effect are among the highlights of Live's latest update

Metal Hammer

Tool announce UK and Europe tour for 2024

Progressive metal pioneers Tool will play arenas and festivals across Europe in May and June

Tom’s Guide

Apple Music finally gets collaborative playlists — here's how they work

Learning how to create Apple Music collaborative playlists lets you share your love of top tunes

Louder

”Jethro Tull influenced me a lot in the later years of Rush - that attitude of taking your music seriously but not taking yourself seriously”: Geddy Lee’s prog stars

He believes Clockwork Angels is the best record he’s made… but can’t decide which of two is the worst

The Guardian - UK

Karma by Boy George review – loud, vainglorious and very funny

Relentless rants, endless score-settling and a stint in prison – the singer’s (latest) memoir recounts a life lived at a higher frequency

Louder

"People talk about how brilliant it was that grunge wiped out hair metal. Listen, hair metal was way more fun:" Creeper are bringing character back to rock'n'roll and somewhere Jim Steinman is applauding

Disillusioned with much of modern music and its presentation, Creeper up the drama and the slap and take things over-the-top with their new goth-rock vampire opera album

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