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“Look at AC/DC. Whatever was popular, it didn’t matter. It’s like McDonald’s. ‘We make the Big Mac and we make fries and we don’t care about doing sushi’”: Zakk Wylde on musical identity, jailhouse rocking with Ozzy and the return of Black Label Society

The maestro of the pinched harmonic and pentatonic blitzkrieg sits in to talk Engines Of Demolition, Randy Rhoads' greatness, and the origin of his style

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“I have the greatest respect for classical and jazz musicians. Their musicality is far greater than mine. But my imagination and inventiveness, most probably, is far greater”: Steve Howe on overcoming stage fright and the tragic fate of his Gibson ES-175

The Yes, Asia and GTR legend explains why drinking and playing guitar are “stupidly incompatible” and gives some love for the Line 6 Helix

Guitar World

"It's not a well-written song by any means but it worked and became what it is...nostalgia." How one "stupid" song helped put one of the biggest metal bands of the 21st century on the map

How Avenged Sevenfold embraced heavy metal and wrote the song that took them to the next level

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"We are hard to beat": 9 months since Assassin's Creed Shadows, its associate director looks back on what makes this RPG the best in series history

Year in Review 2025 | Ubisoft Quebec's Simon Lemay-Comtois on the intersection between Shadows, Syndicate, and the series' wide-open future

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New Assassin's Creed Shadows update includes a big Odyssey Easter egg and the devs have an entire Kassandra-focused story under wraps: "We might reveal it at some point"

"And this is not the last Isu content there will be in Assassin's Creed Shadows"

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows gets a limited-time Attack on Titan crossover mission and cosmetics in latest patch

Ubisoft has released the patch notes for the next Assassin's Creed Shadows update, which will feature a new, limited-time crossover event with Attack on Titan.

TechRadar

'Fire Emblem Shadows' Is Nintendo’s Most Baffling Game In Years

This bizarre mobile take on the beloved strategy series lacks depth, but sure has a big focus on aggressive monetization.

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'We're here to take it back': Campaign urges museums to correct mislabelling of Ukrainian artists

The Stolen Art Campaign by NGO Shadows Project aims to correct misattributions of Ukrainian artists in Western museums, highlighting Russia's cultural erasure.

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'Assassin's Creed's Future Just Got A Lot Sharper And More Interesting

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' developers have answered some of players' biggest questions about the future of the game, and it looks like one of the series' most original features won't be part of it.

Inverse

“Whenever we weren’t playing, Neil would call up and say, ‘Are you guys playing a gig next weekend? Can we borrow the amplifier?’” When Randy Bachman and Neil Young used to share guitar amps

Bachman’s combo amp caught Young’s eye, and he would take every chance he could to get his hands on it

Guitar World

“That was also where Mitch Mitchell brought Jimi’s white Woodstock Strat for me to set up, prior to him selling it”: My afternoon interviewing Hank Marvin over beans on toast and chickening out of a Paul McCartney 'audition'

Neville Marten's first assignment for Guitarist was one for the ages, at a venue that is now sadly lost but for a time was the place for the biggest bands to rehearse

Guitar World

“I believe Tommy had lots of songs which were exactly what the band needed. And his style was more akin to Ritchie’s than mine”: Clem Clempson on the return of Colosseum, jamming with Jack Bruce, and that time he auditioned for Deep Purple

Clempson looks back on an epic career that has seen him replace Peter Frampton in Humble Pie, nearly replace Ritchie Blackmore, and tells us he's having more fun than ever with Colosseum

Guitar World

“In walked this clown, dressed in silk pyjamas, huge shades on. I shouted, ‘Get out!’ and pushed him into the corridor. That was Steven Tyler”: Randy Bachman‘s wild tales of Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Little Richard and Frank Sinatra

Jamming with Little Richard, turning down the chance to meet Elvis, yelling at Steven Tyler - welcome to the life of BTO’s Randy Bachman

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Assassin's Creed Shadows is the closest we've been to Ezio's timeline since Revelations, and that could be huge for Codename Hexe

Opinion | The Templars are back in AC Shadows, bringing the RPG back to its roots

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'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Is Finally Making It Easier To Get Around

The game's biggest update yet adds a huge batch of tweaks and bug fixes, including one that makes sightseeing by horse easier.

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After 67 hours, I've realized that Assassin's Creed Shadows' brilliant open world comes at the cost of narrative continuity

Now Playing | The RPG's non-linear framing of linear storylines is a double-edged hidden blade

PC Gamer

Assassin's Creed Shadows fixes Valhalla's biggest mistakes

But it doesn't go far enough.

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Assassin’s Creed’s Most Divisive Entry Is Quite Popular, After All

Despite the bad-faith controversy stirred by a small group of grifters, Assassin's Creed Shadows has found success in its first week.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows' modern storyline is kind of non-existent and I couldn't be happier about it

Opinion | I don't know much about the Animus Hub yet, but it beats the chronicles of Layla and Loki

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6 Crucial Things To Know When Starting 'Assassin's Creed Shadows'

The latest Assassin's Creed game is a lengthy epic, so don't hamstring yourself right out of the gate with rookie mistakes.

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“We wanted to feel that we weren’t in a rush – even though we were. That’s how you end up singing in a sleeping bag”: From a mountain monastery to a cold bus in a snowstorm, the Von Hertzen Brothers’ Nine Lives was tough work

The Finnish brothers created a different working method for their fifth album, but to their surprise the results weren’t much different from the previous four. Which was no bad thing

Inverse

Assassin's Creed Just Borrowed Animal Crossing's Best Feature And Made It Bloody

Ubisoft shared details about a new feature in 'Assassin's Creed Shadows,' which could provide a surprisingly side to the stealth sim that reminds me of Animal Crossing but bloodier.

Inverse

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Is Going Back To The Sweet Spot Of Its RPG Roots

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' is ditching the 100-plus hour campaign of its predecessors in favor of a more focused experience that will take players just 40 hours to complete.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows had to have 2 different characters because players want both stealth and combat, and you couldn't have both with just one

Yasuke and Naoe are two distinct types of archetype

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Assassin's Creed Shadows hands-on: Stealthier and bloodier than ever

Big Preview | After almost seven hours with Assassin's Creed Shadows, it's an impressive and bold step forward for the open world series

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