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"Be it Eddie Van Halen, Mick Mars or anyone like that, I have such respect for the person that I'm stepping in for." Motley Crue guitarist John 5 reveals the secret to stepping into the shoes of some of the world's most respected guitarists

John 5 has picked up the axe for the likes of Mötley Crüe and Rob Zombie, and he's learned a few lessons along the way

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"In 1985 Theatre Of Pain sounded flaccid and 40 years on it's still drooping": Mötley Crüe's third album gets an undeserved anniversary makeover

Theatre Of Pain: Still painful

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“The Super Overdrive never tasted so good”: John 5’s entire pedalboard has been recreated in cake form for his birthday – and it gives a new meaning to ‘tasty tone’

The only thing better than a Boss DD-8 is a Boss DD-8 you can eat

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“It’s totally his fault. I just couldn’t take my eyes off his guitar”: John 5 on the unlikely player who started his life-long love affair with the Telecaster

John 5 has played with David Lee Roth, Rob Zombie, and Mötley Crüe, but the player that inspired his guitar choice is from a whole other world

Guitar World

“I have such horrible OCD. Ever since I was a little kid, if I couldn’t get something, I would stay home from school fake sick and play it over and over”: John 5 on staying true to the Crüe, pushing his playing and why he’s surrounded by ghosts

The virtuoso explains what made him the perfect fit for Mötley Crüe, how he’s channeling Paul Gilbert and Robert Johnson on his latest solo album, and what’s next for his signature Fender Telecaster

Guitar World

Electronic drumming pioneers: 11 trailblazing players who raised the bar for electronic and hybrid drumming

The drummers, past and present, who embraced technology to revolutionize music and the gear we play

MusicRadar

“Back of headstock reveals:#1 Edward Van Halen Model”: Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer – also owned by Mick Mars – heads to the auction block. Is this the next multi-million dollar guitar?

Dressed up to look like Frankie, a precursor to the 5150, this transitional Kramer was stage-played by Eddie Van Halen and appeared on Mötley Crüe's Dr Feelgood

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"People thought we were Nazi sympathisers, and nothing could be further from the truth." The highs, lows, controversies and epic comebacks of Slayer

How one Mercyful Fate-worshipping little band from California changed the face of metal forever

Metal Hammer

Ozzy Osbourne RIP: the world reacts

Musicians, media organisations, politicians, sports franchises and Hollywood stars react to Ozzy Osbourne's passing

Metal Hammer

"Y’know what I'm proud of? That they're all alive": Machine guns, snakes and missing millions – Alan Niven, the first manager of Guns N' Roses, looks back

When Guns N' Roses released Appetite For Destruction they were managed by Alan Niven. This is how he dealt with The Most Dangerous Band In The World

Louder

30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s

From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade

Metal Hammer

“I spent six months listening only to AC/DC – and it changed my entire approach to songwriting”: How Metallica embraced simplicity – and Mötley Crüe's producer – to create their 30 million selling monster hit

Hiring Bob Rock was one of the smartest moves they ever made

MusicRadar

AC/DC, Kiss, Stryper, Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe and more collide in ultimate hell-themed mashup

Hotter Than A Highway to Hell With The Devil will provide all the Satan you'll ever need

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Dolly Parton returning to Las Vegas Strip for first residency in 32 years

Dolly Parton has announced six dates in Sin City this December.

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Sunset Strip meets Nashville as Mötley Crüe and Dölly Partön team up for unexpected version of Home Sweet Home

Listen to Dölly Crüe's version of the classic power ballad Home Sweet Home now

Guitar World

“We both wanted to shred. Joey wanted to be as crazy on guitar as he was on drums”: Wednesday 13 on getting his guitar confidence back – with help from some heroes – and the Murderdolls future that never happened

He always worried people would think he was fake, and began to suspect he couldn’t play. But as he reflects on his new album, Mid Death Crisis, Wednesday 13 is feeling good about returning to where he started

MusicRadar

“I remember him dancing to Girls, Girls, Girls by Mötley Crüe when we were at soft play": 11-year-old guitarist plays AC/DC, Van Halen and Queen to wow the judges on Britain's Got Talent

Olly Pearson got a golden buzzer on Saturday night’s show

The Independent UK

Private plane crash that killed a pilot could be tied to known landing gear issue, NTSB report says

Previous damage to the left main landing gear of the private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil could have contributed to a fatal crash in Scottsdale earlier this month

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“We ended up hating Rick Rubin. He didn’t get what made this band happen”: The rollercoaster story of Wolfsbane, the British metal band who should have been superstars

Long before Blaze Bayley joined Iron Maiden, he was a member of British metal lunatics Wolfsbane

The Independent UK

Vince Neil’s girlfriend survives horror plane crash in Arizona

‘For reasons unknown at this time, the plane veered from the runway causing it to collide with a parked plane’

The Independent UK

Mötley Crüe share statement after Vince Neil’s plane crashes in Arizona

Pilot of the private aircraft has died, while the frontman’s girlfriend reportedly broke five ribs in the crash and has been taken to hospital

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Multiple Casualties As Planes Collide In Arizona, Including Mötley Crüe Singer Vince Neil’s Jet

The private jet is owned by Mötley Crüe's lead singer Vince Neil, and his girlfriend was onboard during the crash. One person was left dead. The post Multiple Casualties As Planes Collide In Arizona, Including Mötley Crüe Singer Vince Neil’s Jet first appeared on Bored Panda.

MusicRadar

“We toured with Mötley Crüe, and I was like, ‘Please tell me I'm not going to end up like that!’”: Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson recalls his wild years in the ’80s

“You’re not part of normal society,” he says

Guitar World

“Eruption was my phone alarm for a while – we have a love-hate relationship because it woke me up every morning”: Sophie Lloyd names 10 guitarists who shaped her sound

The Machine Gun Kelly guitarist and Kiesel signature artist reveals what she learned from which players – and the techniques she’s still working on

MusicRadar

“I don't think the term ‘Heavy Metal’ was used for Led Zeppelin”: So what was the first metal album to hit No 1 in the US?

Was it Randy Rhoads’ old band Quiet Riot that made history?

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