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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Bruce Dickinson, P.O.D. and Blind Channel are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

How the 1960s Gibson J-200 upset acoustic purists but remained King of the flat-tops in the eyes of the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Yusuf/Cat Stevens

The bridge was the one thing the purists just couldn't cross, but those who did found an acoustic bursting with songs and a tone that could not be matched

Guitar World

Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration: release date, performances and everything we know about the CBS special

Celebrate Willie Nelson's 90th birthday with this special concert event on CBS. Here's everything you need to know about it.

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“Eddie Van Halen changed the game. I remember him telling me once, ‘Man, I didn’t mean to start all this madness’”: Steve Lukather on why he’s always championed melody above all else, and how that philosophy informed his new “unabashedly ‘80s” solo album

Returning with the triumphant new album Bridges, Steve Lukather reflects on the madness of shred, why Luke III is his Excalibur and why the melody and the song is all that counts

Guitar World

Sam Fischer at Electrowerkz: Australian brought big ambition to a small venue

Soul singer's album launch party a hit with fans in Angel

Evening Standard

Wolfgang Van Halen, the year's best gear and 2023's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! The year's biggest and wildest guitar news, a transcription of Jeff Beck's final masterpiece, Dethklok, Buzzcocks, Paul Stanley's son and more!

Guitar World

Girls Aloud add 14 extra dates to reunion tour after shows sell out

Pop group have already sold out a number of venues ahead of their anticipated reunion next year

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With an anthemic, ultra-melodic approach, Neal Schon helped define the sound of ‘80s rock – upgrade your chops with a deep-dive into the Journey virtuoso’s legendary rhythm and lead styles

Don't stop believin', but do start practicing on this video and tab lesson that unpacks Schon's tuneful, radio-friendly approach to rhythm and lead guitar

Guitar World

Ace new prog music you must hear from Wilson/Wakeman, Moon Safari, Louise Patricia Crane and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

The week's best new prog music to check out from Mariusz Duda, Storm Deva, Bjørkø, Unprocessed and more...

Louder

Shane MacGowan’s cause of death revealed following death aged 65

The Pogues frontman suffered from periods of ill health for many years, and was wheelchair bound since 2015 after he broke his pelvis

Evening Standard

Seth Baccus Argonaut Classic and Argonaut Classic Baritone review – not another boutique Fender bender, but a fresh shot at an original offset design

It’s been a long time coming, but Seth Baccus’s Argonaut is finally here and sets a new level for offset design. Guitar‑making rarely gets better than this!

Guitar World

“We had it in about two takes. The funk was there as soon as we hit it”: Watch Louis 'thunder thumbs' Johnson slap a classic bass solo on the Brothers Johnson’s Stomp!

Johnson used a Music Man StingRay (which he helped design), and strung it with new D’Addario roundwounds

Guitar World

A look back at 50 years of Kiss-tory as the legendary band prepares to take its final bow

Fifty years ago, four young New Yorkers dragged their guitars, amps and drums to a loft on 23rd Street in New York, dreaming of becoming the biggest band in the world

The Independent UK

“I was completely petrified by Kate Bush singing Wuthering Heights on TV. Anyone I was scared of I was interested by”: How Matt Berry discovered prog

Toast Of London star and self-taught musician became a fan of Jean Michel Jarre, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd and more

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Ghost just quietly released a greatest hits album with one very, very rare track

Ghost’s new 13 Commandments compilation includes Zenith, a song previously unavailable on streaming services

Salon

Making Violent Femmes' "timeless" album

As the self-titled album gets a deluxe box set, Ritchie recalls their fateful, impromptu opening for The Pretenders

Louder

We’ve combed Spotify to find out the least popular songs by Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, AC/DC and more

MusicRadar

“It covers my utilities bill”: German electronic musician Hainbach reveals how much his 1 million Spotify streams earned him in 2023

“Bandcamp or coming to a live show is still the best way to support me and other artists,” he confirms

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Bruce Dickinson reveals The Mandrake Project release date, track listing and album art

The Iron Maiden singer’s 10-song solo album will come out on March 1

Marie Claire

Taylor Swift's Publicist Slams Claims The Star Ever Married Joe Alwyn

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The Guardian - UK

Beyoncé: My House review – bold, beat-switching journey to a strobe-lit dancefloor

The new song, which appears on the end credits of concert documentary Renaissance, is thrilling for its change in tempo and anti-commercial stance

Metal Hammer

10 amazing metal songs under one minute long

Napalm Death, Korn and Tenacious D don’t even need 60 seconds to make a tremendous impact

The Guardian - UK

I can’t go for that: the vexed business of artists selling off their songs

Hall and Oates are embroiled in bitter legal action over the sale of their rights, while rights-owning company Hipgnosis is in trouble. Is the market for songs as assets going out of tune?

Evening Standard

Girls Aloud add two London dates to their 2024 tour as 200,000 tickets sell within hours

The pop band will reunite in tribute to the late Sarah Harding with a huge UK and Ireland tour in 2024

The Independent UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber forms ‘supergroup’ to call on government for music education support

‘In a world that feels more divided than at any point in my lifetime, and with conflict raging around the world with incalculable consequences, music has a unique ability to unite’

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