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Rush got emails "from all kinds of drummers" minutes after the death of Neil Peart

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson recalls being sickened by tasteless messages from people who wanted to audition for Peart's seat

Louder

“I can’t see us ever writing songs about boning strippers and doing cocaine in limousine jacuzzis”: How Alice In Chains came to terms with their dark past on The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

Alice In Chains’ unexpected comeback continued with 2013’s The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

Metal Hammer

Clairo at the Eventim Apollo: an ethereal masterclass in charming soft-rock

5/5 The Atlanta-born singer has long made introverted, introspective rock – but last night was centre stage in her lavish 70s dreamland

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Kant canned: Maltese singer rewrites Eurovision entry after C-word complaint

Miriana Conte retitles song and removes reference to kant after complaint about similarity to swearword

The Guardian - UK

Missed out on Glasto? Here’s 30 major festivals you can still book now

From whomping dub soundsystems and clattering thrash metal to comedy, jazz and kids’ entertainment, this year’s UK festivals have something for everyone – and you’ve still got time to get in on the alfresco action

The Guardian - UK

You kant say that: Malta’s Eurovision entrant re-records song after swearword spat

The Maltese word, which resembled a British swear, has been removed

The Independent UK

“I think I sort of smoked something, and I didn't really know what I was doing”: George Harrison typically sketched out his solos in advance – his iconic lead break on this classic Beatles track was a notable exception

Harrison told GW that while he was happy to improvise when needed, when it came to laying something down in the studio, he was far more comfortable charting out a path in advance

Guitar World

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“I’m as serious as a heart attack with Mastodon. I’m not ready to give it up yet. So, we’re going to keep looking”: Bill Kelliher is searching far and wide for Mastodon's next guitarist – here's what the band are looking for

Esteemed YouTuber and Mastodon mega-fan Ben Eller was drafted in last minute following Brent Hinds' surprise exit, but the search for a permanent successor is far from over

Guitar World

“I’d be running from the studio to other speakers in the house, basically going insane trying to get mixes to sound correct”: Ezra Collective’s Joe Armon-Jones on why he created his Aquarii Studios and his dub-influenced mixing technique

Watch the UK keyboard player and producer discuss his new studio and ambitious double LP, All The Quiet

MusicRadar

“We have a Grammy-winning producer, a trained Shakespearian actor and a carpenter”: The death and resurrection of Hell, the occult metal pioneers that history forgot

How cult early 80s metallers Hell bounced back from tragedy nearly 30 years later

Metal Hammer

“What did we get for being innovative? We got slaughtered by everyone. That’s what you face for trying something new”: How Saxon made Crusader, the album that marked the end of their early 80s glory years

Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader

Metal Hammer

“People say to Pete Townshend, ‘Why do you jump about on stage?’ He doesn’t know. And it’s the same for me”: The Iron Maiden guitarist who plays every gig as if it’s the last

“I don’t know what I’m gonna do when I get out there,” he says

MusicRadar

“Whether you’re an AC/DC fan or not, there are some classic tones to be found within this little box of rock”: Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker review

A one-box recreation of Angus Young’s AC/DC guitar sound for those about to rock

Guitar World

Cloudy with a chance of hard rock. Watch Kiss star Gene Simmons take a stint as a weatherman on Los Angeles TV station

From mega rock star to stand-in 'meteorologist' –Kiss 'Demon' Gene Simmons' talents know no bounds

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Evening Standard

Eurovision entrant uses BBC presenter’s voice after having to redo song

There was controversy over Maltese entrant Miriana Conte as her lyrics and song title appeared to be similar to a British swear word.

MusicRadar

“A vast tonal palette from gnarly, aggressive distortion to smooth, creamy overdrive. ”: Crazy Tube Circuits cooks up a crazy tube circuit for real – meet Venus, an overdrive pedal with an “oddball” ECC832 inside

Inspired by the BK Butler Tube Driver, a favourite of Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson's, Venus has a heap of tone-shaping features, including tube bias control – and you can swap out the tube

Evening Standard

Lady Gaga tops UK album chart for the fifth time with Mayhem

The 38-year old singer previously reached number one with her debut album The Fame, Born This Way , Artpop and Chromatica.

Louder

Great new proggy sounds from Magic Pie, Sleep Token, Michael Woodman and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prog you must hear from SOM, Gösta Berlings Saga, Benthos, worriedaboutsatan and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

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

Sleep Token, Cradle Of Filth and Epica are among the best new metal songs this week

Guitar World

“Vintage charm and modern performance”: Gretsch and Guitar Center go green with an exclusive Streamliner that features some rather unusual f-holes

Available exclusively at Guitar Center, the $549 six-string aims for tonal versatility with the help of a rather peculiar semi-hollow design

MusicRadar

Radiohead’s five members just minted a new limited liability partnership, sparking rumours that they're about to break cover with a new album

Speculation mounts as the band's second album, The Bends, marks its 30th anniversary

Evening Standard

Paul Di’Anno’s final interview to appear in Iron Maiden documentary

The band’s former died last year.

The Guardian - UK

Iron Maiden making official documentary to mark 50th anniversary

Actor Javier Bardem and Kiss frontman Gene Simmons will be among the talking heads in a film about the British heavy metal band by director Malcolm Venville

Guitar World

“I think people are cottoning on to the fact that it’s just a good idea”: Why are so many players turning to headless guitars? We asked Plini, one of the biggest names in the game, to find out

Ibanez, Kiesel, Schecter and Strandberg are all flying the flag for headless electrics, which have reached an unprecedented level of popularity in recent years

MusicRadar

“I really just did it for fun. I’m not switching genres or anything”: As she releases her new country song, The Giver, Chappell Roan names the Lady Gaga song that turned her on to pure pop

"I am just here to twirl and do a little gay yodel for y'all," she explains

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