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The Ecstasy Of Gold! Metallica’s Ride The Lightning sales soar amid 40th anniversary celebrations

Metallica’s second album got a big commercial bump as a 40th birthday present

Metal Hammer

“When people plug into it, whatever guitar they are gonna use through this, it is going to amplify their personality’: Orange and Orianthi team up for the Oriverb – an all-tube 2x12 combo she describes as a “dream come true”

Orianthi's signature combo has switchable power, two channels, reverb, and is an Orange combo but it's not orange

MusicRadar

“It's not the same, but one thing eventually led to the other…” Vernon Reid on the Jimi Hendrix riff that inspired Living Colour's Cult of Personality

The Living Colour guitarist has also paid homage to Hendrix's influence on fusion music

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“She hated it. One day, I heard Come On Eileen, so I started playing the lick with that feel. It was magic. By the end, Cyndi was saying, ‘I’ve always wanted to sing that song!’” How an unsung session hero salvaged one of Cyndi Lauper’s biggest hits

It's considered one of the greatest pop songs ever recorded, but as guitarist Eric Bazilian explains, it wasn't always smooth sailing for the smash hit single

Guitar World

The 5 most famous acoustic guitars of all time – and how Willie Nelson's Trigger, Cobain's Martin D-18E became guitar icons

We take a deep dive into the most recognizable flat tops ever made and the reasons they became so famous

Guitar World

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Flight b741 review – a cheerfully rocking album about global collapse

Channelling garage bands, Little Feat and more, the prolific Aussies pair nihilistic lyrics with 70s-style riffs in a darkly enjoyable romp

The Guardian - UK

“Designed to authentically produce the much-loved tones of the original Invective 120… the perfect pedal platform”: Nail Periphery tones in a more portable format as Peavey reworks Misha Mansoor’s tube amp as a 20-watt combo

The Invective112 is a compact powerhouse for all occasions, from pristine cleans to high-gain 6505 tones, with power switchable to a single-watt, and an emulated output for recording

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Taylor Swift's Vienna Concerts Canceled Due To Alleged Terror Plot

Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts canceled due to alleged terror plot, arrests made, heightened security measures in place, concerts proceeding as planned.

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“It was like Spinal Tap, but worse”: Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist says The Prince Of Darkness struggled to write lyrics with Randy Rhoads

When former bassist Bob Daisley heard Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads trying to pen lyrics, he told himself, “God, this is awful!”

Metal Hammer

“Designed to redefine the modern metal tone”: Peavey and Misha Mansoor’s Invective head is one of the most versatile high-gain amps out there – and it’s just been turned into a combo for the first time

Periphery's resident djent specialist was brought onboard to help produce a downsized version of his hugely popular Invective 120. Could this be the versatile modern metal combo amp to beat?

Guitar World

Elephant9 to release new live album with Norwegian guitar legend Terje Rypdal

Elephant9 and Terje Rypdal will release the double live album Catching A Fire in October

Louder

Taylor Swift concert plot: Austrian police find bomb chemicals in suspect’s home

Austrian, 19, arrested alongside 17-year-old for allegedly planning Islamist attack at Vienna venue

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift ‘biggest fear’ of concert attacks resurfaces after calling off Austria gigs over terror threat

Her 2019 comments resurfaced after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack during her Eras Tour concerts in Vienna

Evening Standard

“People get their ya-yas when they see people struggling for some crazy reason”: Dave Mustaine explains “animosity” he received after Metallica exit

Megadeth’s leader received hate from “people I didn’t even know” after his Metallica dismissal in 1983

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The Guardian - UK

Lauryn Hill blames ‘clickbait headlines’ for low ticket sales and cancelled US tour

Tour featuring Hill and her reunited group Fugees was due to begin this week, but Hill blames media sensationalism for impacting sales

Guitar World

“Paul Kossoff goes, ‘I’m not really in the mood. I have a friend here who can cut it.’ If it wasn’t for him I could be working at McDonald’s”: Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Al Anderson on the night he went from an unknown guitarist to tracking Natty Dread

Koss had to teach him the basics of reggae guitar as he waited for a cab to the studio. A couple of hours later he’d tracked the solos for Marley classic Natty Dread

Louder

VOLA share hypnotic new single I Don't Know How We Got Here

Danish/Swedish prog rockers VOLA will release their new album Friend Of A Phantom in November

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Listen to ultra-symphonic surprise new Nightwish song The Day Of…

The orchestral metal sensations have just released the second preview of upcoming album Yesterwynde

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Taylor Swift fans are devastated by canceled Eras Tour shows in Austria

Taylor Swift fans are devastated by the cancellations of three sold-out Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities foiled an apparent plot for an attack in Vienna

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“The sounds of the records are kind of bad, right? But you could record it in a tin can and still feel the power of his guitar playing”: St. Vincent explains why Jimi Hendrix’s playing is fire, even if she doesn’t love the sound of his albums

During a deep dive into the songs that changed her life, St. Vincent also named a John Mayer track as “the worst song ever written”

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift Wembley concerts to go ahead as 'no link' with alleged terror plot against Austria gigs

Swift sold out Wembley Stadium for three nights in June and returns to the huge venue for five performances in August

The Independent UK

Lauryn Hill blames media ‘sensationalism’ for tour cancellation

Musician said the way that previous cancellations have been reported has put fans off buying tickets for her new shows

The Independent UK

3 Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna are canceled over fears of an attack, leaving fans devastated

Three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week are canceled following arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack in the area, potentially at the stadium itself

Evening Standard

The best Taylor Swift-themed London events to get you in the Eras Tour spirit

There’s plenty to do in the capital if you want to get Ready For It

Al Jazeera

Taylor Swift concerts cancelled in Austria after attack threat

Chancellor Karl Nehammer says threat was ‘very serious’ and a ‘tragedy was averted’ after police detain two suspects.

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