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The Reid brothers, now 40 years into their music career, are releasing new album Glasgow Eyes in March

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024

"This is more than just a song; it's a salute to a legend, a way to honor DMX's memory." Five Finger Death Punch recorded a song called This Is The Way featuring hip hop icon DMX - and we'll get to hear it next month

It turns out Five Finger Death Punch have a track featuring DMX, and the song will be released as a part of the deluxe edition of FFDP's latest album, Afterlife

Metal Hammer · Jan 16, 2024

"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'

Metal Hammer · Jan 16, 2024

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?

MusicRadar · Jan 16, 2024

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

The Walrus · Jan 16, 2024

Eivør announces European tour dates for October

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

Louder · Jan 16, 2024

“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

Guitar World · Jan 16, 2024

"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

Metal Hammer · Jan 16, 2024

“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

Guitar World · Jan 16, 2024

“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

Metal Hammer · Jan 16, 2024