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“He did all the Ozzy stuff you’d think he would do – he got down on his knees and performed. I was like, ‘Oh, my God. This is so weird’”: A hair-metal hero turned nu-metal synth-guitar maverick who impressed Ozzy Osbourne – who is the real Amir Derakh?

Derakh replaced Craig Goldy in Rough Cutt, was edged out by Zakk Wylde for the Ozzy gig, and has been an undercover guitar-synth master all along

Guitar World · Jul 8

“I was always sober so I couldn’t understand: 'Why are you throwing away your life?'" Addiction, fights and intervention from the 'Metal Godfather': How Five Finger Death Punch came back from the brink

With 2020's F8, Five Finger Death Punch proved they could move beyond a difficult few years (with the help of All That Remains, Korn and Judas Priest)

Metal Hammer · May 8

“It was the first keyboard solo I’d heard on the radio for a very long time”: The Marillion song that proves Mark Kelly’s genius, by Adam Wakeman

Ozzy, Sabbath and Purple contributor says Fish and co were the first prog band he beyond dad Rick’s work with Yes

Louder · Apr 9

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“The recording was brutal. Daytime was Dragon's Kiss, nighttime was Jason Becker's Perpetual Burn. I was in the studio 16 to 18 hours a day”: Marty Friedman on leaving Megadeth, reconnecting with Dave Mustaine, and why he wasn't a good fit for Ozzy

Friedman recalls 18-hour days working on his solo debut alongside Jason Becker’s first album, how Kiss were the blueprint for his career, and why he’s avoiding making a follow-up to 2024’s Drama

Guitar World · Feb 9

Missing Black Sabbath? Here are 10 bands that will fill the Sabbath-shaped hole in your life

Black Sabbath may be no more, but there are still plenty of bands they’ve inspired out there

Metal Hammer · Jul 15, 2025

"Being sober was a real different experience from a band that was always wrecked": How Mötley Crüe cleaned up and made their biggest album

Drugged up, boozed up and almost washed up, Mötley Crüe went into rehab, came out and recorded a classic of the late-80s LA metal scene: Nikki Sixx takes us back

Metal Hammer · Jan 17, 2025

"People said I was just jerking off on guitar. There was a point when I thought, ‘Oh, God, they’re right’”: Chris Impellitteri is one of the fastest guitarists of all time – but he realized there was more to life than shredding

Impellitteri explains why he listens to Albert King and Joe Bonamassa, what he learned from Eddie Van Halen and Ritchie Blackmore, and why he doesn’t regret missing out on the Ozzy Osbourne gig that went to Zakk Wylde

Guitar World · Jan 1, 2025

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NAMM 2024: “A pedal that can withstand the crushing boot of metal’s most relentless lead guitarist”: Dunlop reissues Zakk Wylde's Cry Baby wah as they celebrate 20 years of partnership

The “thick, cutting wah” pedal follows the reissue of Zakk Wylde Rotovibe and five Wylde Audio/MXR pedals as Dunlop polishes up the guitarist’s pedalboard mainstays

Guitar World · Feb 2, 2024

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