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“I thought, ‘What would people do if they only had five months to live?’ One song is called Shagathon…” Arjen Lucassen decided to be an egomaniac, and the result is Songs No One Will Hear

Ayreon mastermind’s third solo album mixes humour and tragedy as he explores the countdown to an extinction-level event

Louder

Half the world away: what ex-members of Oasis are up to whilst their former group embarks on their triumphant comeback tour without them

It's been an all-conquering summer for Noel and Liam, but what about the guys they left behind?

Louder

“There’s inevitably repeated songs from Asia, King Crimson and UK, but plenty of variations in arrangement – and he’s in fine voice throughout”: John Wetton’s Concentus II is 10 discs of sumptuous live performance

Ongoing retrospective series revisits his solo era of the 90s

Louder

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“I remember looking up at this big billboard that said, ‘God loves you all.’ I thought, ‘He sure as hell doesn’t like me right now!’”: The prophetic Slayer song that marked the end of one of thrash metal’s greatest songwriting partnerships

Released on 9/11, this Slayer classic could not have been more timely

Metal Hammer

“God? Maybe he’s gone senile”: Lemmy was once asked what he thought about God and religion, and he didn’t hold back

The late Motörhead frontman liked a lot of things, but religion wasn’t one of them

Louder

Watch Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé be moved by the music of Juan Gabriel

Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé, were captivated while listening to Juan Gabriel's "Amor Eterno." Their faces said it all.

Latin Times

“I came upon the V, but I didn’t think much of it because of the weird shape. I didn’t think it was very playable”: Dave Mustaine first discovered the Flying V when he joined Metallica and wasn’t a fan – this is what changed his mind

Mustaine is undoubtedly one of the Flying V’s main poster boys, with several signature models under his belt

Guitar World

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‘America, are we dating?’: Oasis finally win over the US with triumphant tour

As the British rock band played the final stop of their sold-out reunion tour near LA, it was clear: Liam and Noel Gallagher have become icons stateside

The Guardian - US

“Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it”: How Radiohead’s debut changed the way they thought about recording guitars – and set them up for two landmark albums

The game-changing band has just announced its first tour in seven years, alongside the release of a live album

Guitar World

The Sweet Reason Why Taylor Swift Let The Summer I Turned Pretty Use Her Music

Marie Claire

“At first it felt like a bit of a novelty song. It was a shock that it became so popular”: How an unknown American trio scored a huge hit with the greatest Neil Young song Neil Young never wrote

The story behind a 70s soft rock classic

Louder

“They took big swings, but knew when a lighter touch fitted. It’s like Pink Floyd played by 10cc”: Supertramp’s Crime Of The Century and Crisis? What Crisis? 50th anniversary editions

Third and fourth studio albums remastered at half speed for vinyl reissues

Louder

“Joe said, ‘I love this truck. Is it for sale?’ I was like, ‘If you buy it, it's going to cost you a vintage Les Paul’”: The Imaginaries’ Shane Henry on his eye for vintage gear, recruiting Vince Gill – and trading trucks with Joe Bonamassa

From once-in-a-lifetime collaborations to buying a slew of vintage guitars and starting his own pedal company, Shane Henry is living most guitarists’ wildest dreams

Guitar World

Viv Prince death: Celebrated Pretty Things drummer dies, aged 84

Jack White was among those to pay tribute to the colourful music veteran, who also performed with The Who

The Independent UK

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“In the actual song you hear today, the guitars, the riff, the bass, the drums and all the vocals are from those initial takes I did in my bedroom”: Sombr on the making of viral hit Undressed, and his formula for creating "a legendary indie rock song"

“I remember playing the guitar riff and thinking, ‘OK, that is great.’ From there, the song just made sense, it flowed"

Louder

“Genuinely shocking, and uninterested in the post-rock status quo”: Jo Quail’s Notan proves yet again that there’s no one quite like her

The cello champion defies comparison as her compositional skills continue to develop and impress

The Guardian - UK

You haven’t felt the power of heavy metal until you’ve seen a room of grown men cry

Here in metal-mad Finland, I see the 50-year-old genre is still in rude health – and helping people see the light in dark times, says Mike Watson, media and art theorist based in Finland

Louder

The 10 best B-side albums

Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Oasis, The Smiths, Deftones, the Manics and more all had classics going spare, as these superlative compilations prove

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"We're probably the truest form of rock and roll there is." P.O.D.'s Marcos Curiel says the band are done trying to prove themselves

P.O.D. guitarist says the band have stayed relevant by not following musical trends

Louder

The Who add one 'final' date to their North American farewell tour

The Who will say goodbye to North America with a show in Greater Palm Springs, California, on Wednesday, October 1

Metal Hammer

"I had to learn to walk again." Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil reveals he had a stroke in December

Issue that led to Motley Crue postponing Las Vegas residency had doctors doubting Vince Neil would ever perform again

The Independent UK

Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil says he had a stroke and had to ‘learn to walk again’

The 64-year-old rock star revealed ‘my whole left side went out’

The Guardian - UK

Rick Davies obituary

Singer and songwriter with Supertramp whose gritty voice and lyrics helped propel the band to huge success in the 1970s and 80s

Metal Hammer

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Sabaton, Mudvayne and Limp Bizkit are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Louder

Twenty One Pilots Breach review: it's the end of the band as we know them, but it points to an exciting future all the same

Twenty One Pilots wrap up their decade-long dystopian narrative in style

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