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“Dial in everything from a lush chorus to a crushing barrage of noise”: Catalinbread reimagines cult classic Alesis Bitrman as Bitters – “a multi-effects device on steroids” for guitar, synth and more

Bitcrusher, decimator, frequency modulation and ring modulation combine with distortion and phaser for fresh and bonkers sounds for your pedalboard

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"The security guard opens it up, and of course in there is a sword." European folk superstars Heilung reveal some of the unique challenges that come when your live show features bones, weapons and animal bits

Heiling have had to navigate some tricky situations to bring their legendary live show around the world

Metal Hammer

"It's taken me the best part of 20 years to find a guitar where it's, this is my thing": While She Sleeps' Sean Long and Mat Welsh on their search and discovery of the perfect instruments

The Sheffield band's fresh approach to metal is reflected in their guitar ethos

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“You’re not hearing the click of the pick as much, and I’m able to float across the strings a lot faster”: Guthrie Trapp shares the picking hack that could help you play faster – and sound better

The Nashville guitar heavyweight first adopted the approach as a young guitarist after witnessing a mandolin player use it

Guitar World

"Eminem remains unable to resist humouring his darkest lyrical impulses. He just doesn't know how to properly address them." The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) is a disappointing missed opportunity

Despite laying in some typically dextrous bars and a few solid hooks, Eminem's twelfth album can't save him from himself

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“I get more volume and power when I play with a pick. I’d never be able to play Highway Star with my fingers”: Roger Glover’s isolated bassline on Deep Purple’s Highway Star is a masterclass in high-velocity picking

Highway Star presents the best route to the heart of Deep Purple’s riff-driven righteousness

Guitar World

“When it comes to building guitar necks, there’s a quick way to do things and there’s a right way to do things”: Ever wondered how PRS makes its necks? This video walks you through a process where every detail matters

This behind the scenes video shot from the factory floor at PRS's factory in Maryland documents a meticulous build process in which there are no shortcuts

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The musical that shows the true side of One Direction fans

Fangirls celebrates the obsessive followers of a band closely resembling One Direction. ‘It really does question where the boundaries are,’ says its creator

The Guardian - UK

“As soon as Joe saw that, he said, ‘I have your uncle’s bass!’” Rick Beato reunited with his late uncle’s bass after 50 years – with the help of Joe Bonamassa

The bass went missing from a family home in the mid-'70s, but was miraculously spotted in a recent Bonamassa video

Guitar World

“If you’ve seen them play live the crowd goes off! It looks a lot like some of the big bands of the ’90s”: Måneskin’s Thomas Raggi joins Tom Morello on stage in Italy – with a special appearance from Morello’s son Roman

Tom Morello and Thomas Raggi gave a searing rendition of the MC5's Kick Out the Jams, before joining his son Roman for a live performance of their single Soldier in The Army of Love

Guitar World

The most controversial lyrics on Eminem's new album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)

Today, Eminem has released his first album in four years, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). A concept album that takes in the influential rapper’s career – and various controversies along the way – the artist has framed it as a final outing from his long-standing alter-ego Slim Shady, publishing…

Evening Standard

“He doesn’t make it sound like he's trying”: Eric Gales and Slash play Hendrix on the S.E.R.P.E.N.T tour

Eric Gales and Slash play Hendrix at S.E.R.P.E.N.T festival

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Former Disperse guitarist Jakub Zytecki signs to InsideOut Music

Polish prog guitarist Jakub Zytecki shares video for brand new single Bound By Better

Louder

Travis Scott review – rap’s commander puts the mosh pit through its paces

The crowd-pleasing ham holds court to thrill his audience of ‘ragers’ with a combination of brawny bangers, force of will and a big box of fireworks

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"Stars in every sense of the word." The Killers bring glitz, glam and wall-to-wall big-hitters as they sign off their Las Vegas-style residency in London

The Killers prove why they'll never not be at the top of their game as they sign off their six-day London occupancy of the O2 Arena in style

Louder

Big Big Train announce new live album recorded at London's Cadogan Hall

Big Big Train will release A Flare On The Lens on vinyl and Blu-ray in September

Louder

“Anybody that doesn’t get along with John Petrucci must be a really big asshole”: Why the Dream Theater guitarist is Steve Vai’s prog hero

They met at college and watched each other’s careers develop as the decades pass – but Vai remains in awe of how much his friend’s playing has developed too

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“It was like going back 60 years... You can imagine what it would have sounded like in the Cavern”: Could this be Lennon’s first Vox?

Could this rediscovered AC15 be Lennon's first Vox amp?

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Swiss right seeks to block Eurovision’s ‘celebration of satanism and occultism’

Conservative groups hope to force local referendums in potential host cities for 2025 song contest

Guitar World

“I can’t explain what it is about a guitar that makes it special. This one is different”: David Gilmour couldn’t bear to sell this guitar at auction – now it’s all over his new solo album

The Pink Floyd legend is showcasing the guitars he used to record his upcoming record – and one is a vintage six-string he held back from the mammoth Gilmour auction in 2019

Guitar World

“Blues is really thriving and alive and fresh at the moment, whereas it’s few and far between for me to find interesting things to listen to in rock”: Slash was so impressed by this UK blues guitarist that he personally paid to bring him to the US

Slash discusses the future of blues and how young guitarists are helping the genre thrive

The Guardian - UK

‘I hate the idea of playing music to people’: Griff on shyness, stardom and supporting Taylor Swift

The singer-songwriter has taken three years to make an album, with most of the work done on the quiet. But now, having broken cover to play Wembley with Taylor Swift and made a social media star of her mum, there’s no turning back

Guitar World

“Fans think it’s very cool to see a pregnant lady playing. People are saying I’m the real Thunder Mother!” Thundermother’s Filippa Nässil is riffing and touring all the way through her pregnancy – she explains how she’s adapted her rig to suit her bump

The Swedish hard rocker details the challenges of staying on the road into her third trimester – and why it proves you can have everything you want

The Independent UK

Eminem review, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce): Punching downwards, joylessly and without inspiration

Rapper maintains his signature sharpness of diction throughout – it’s the content on his latest No 1 album that’s at fault

Guitar World

“Producers and engineers were freaked out by the 12-string. They said, ‘No, that sounds like crap – go back to the Precision direct’”: Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson on how he pioneered the 12-string bass and influenced a generation of players

Having invented the massive 12-string bass sound back in 1978, Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson earned his place as one of the most innovative bassists in rock ’n’ roll

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