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“I guess people just don’t think like we do”: Maynard James Keenan thinks Puscifer are in the “third side-project category” but is happy on the side of the underdog

The singer believes the band have been “marginalised” due to the greater commercial success of his other two projects, Tool and A Perfect Circle

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"James says, 'Kill him!' This guy looks at the two of us and says, 'Who’s gonna kill me?' And James pointed at me." Dave Mustaine looks back on Metallica's wild early days

Metallica's early years were a wild ride

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“I taught myself to scream in secret, in the car and the shower. I kept that in my back pocket until we’d had a few rehearsals!” Meet Cwfen, the Scottish doomgazers ruling the night with haunting shows and steel guitar picks

Guitarist-singer Agnes Alder and lead guitarist Guy DeNuit on finding success when they least expected it, bidding against big names over rare gear, and how a Game Boy and Nirvana tab book changed their lives forever

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“Words fail me in describing his impact. He was on the session when history was made. He came up with the parts we all studied. He produced the records we all worshipped”: Why Steve Cropper was one of guitar’s most humble heroes

The departed soul man was the Stax band’s MVP, writing and driving the R&B classics that ruled the ’60s

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“It's not that I don't want to stay, it's that my hands are betraying me”: Dave Mustaine says his hand problems are forcing him to end Megadeth

His worsening condition means his playing days are numbered

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“The jazz people were laughing when they saw me at the audition with my Telecaster”: Steve Morse says the music school jazz snobs were not impressed by his choice of guitar

After flunking the audition simply because of his guitar choice, Morse could have turned deep purple with rage – but it was the making of him

Guitar World

Not The Same As It Was: Harry Styles announces special one-off Manchester show with cut-price £20 tickets

Fans have to submit ticket requests

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Underworld at the O2 Academy Brixton review: fast and filthy euphoria from the dancefloor veterans

4/5 The thirtieth-anniversary celebration of Born Slippy .NUXX throws everything at the kitchen sink and then some more

Evening Standard

“We store our amps and gear in our mom’s basement – that’s where we go to practice and write”: Joyer combine sweet pop hooks with tension, weirdness and gritty guitar solos – and their mom can't get enough of it

Oh, brothers, where art thou? Making loud shoegaze in the basement, probably... Their parents raised ’em right!

Guitar World

"The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self." Twisted Sister cancel 50th anniversary reunion tour as Dee Snider quits due to health issues

The future of Twisted Sister will be decided in the coming weeks

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A lounge cover of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was “the creepiest thing” Ozzy Osbourne ever heard: “Which coming from him is the biggest compliment”

Pop-rockers The Cardigans put a chilled-out spin on the Black Sabbath song in 1994, and singer Nina Persson says the Prince Of Darkness was freaked out by it

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Danny L Harle: Cerulean review – an earnest homage to early 00s bangers or a poor imitation?

On a high-minded album boasting a weighty guest list including Dua Lipa and Clairo, the superproducer lacks the hooks of the pop-trance he’s so heavily influenced by

The Guardian - UK

“An outline that’s both striking and original with an almost bygone vibe”: West Valley Indiana review

A new name on the UK’s vibrant guitar-making scene, West Valley comes to market with a vision inspired by the golden era of guitar design

Guitar World

‘It’s gonna be a huge party’: Bad Bunny set for Super Bowl stage as Trump skips event

Puerto Rican rapper to follow Grammy victory and anti-ICE speech with show on most-watched US TV event of the year

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Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orquestra: Vila review – imaginative mood music from a virtuoso

The Brazilian guitarist is joined by the 16-piece ensemble for an album that showcases his dextrous blend of finger-picked melody and percussive strumming

Louder

Steve Hackett's on the front cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Big Big Train, Neal Morse, Karnivool, Darryl Way's Wolf, Happy The Man, Soen, Wolverine, Textures, Tiger Moth Tales, Esoterica and loads more...

Louder

"The title track features a blistering, grandstanding, once-in-a-lifetime vocal." Jay Buchanan is captivating and contrary on Weapons Of Beauty

Rival Sons singer Jay Buchanan’s solo album is full of heart, blues and soul

Louder

"It was a nightmare to mix, but we got it sounding raw and filthy." The Black Keys announce "primal" new album Peaches!, launch first single

The Black Keys have also announced two UK shows for later this year

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The Independent UK

How Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones and Charlie Puth are preparing for the Super Bowl pregame stage

Brandi Carlile plans to perform “America the Beautiful” live at the Super Bowl, without prerecorded tracks

The Independent UK

Jelly Roll explains why he’s donating his Grammy to local jail

The country singer received three Grammys at Sunday’s award show

Guitar World

“He said, ‘I know Eddie Van Halen. I have enough money that if I wanted to have him play on this, I could. I want you to play on it’”: Pete Evick has played with Bret Michaels for 21 years. Here’s what he learned

He compares the Poison singer to Prince and Trent Reznor in terms of creativity, hails his boss for the freedom he’s given, recalls making early gear choices for the wrong reasons, and says he can only tolerate one Marshall amp – but it’s his all-time favorite

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“I had no idea that song would become what it became. There was nothing on the radio like that. And the recording is so raw, it’s ridiculous!”: The hard-rocking Lenny Kravitz hit that’s full of surprises

“I’m singing ‘I am the chosen, I’m the one’, but it’s not about me – it’s about Christ”

Guitar World

“I kept it as quiet as I could”: Eric Gales tried to keep his guitar playing a secret – but Carlos Santana spoiled the surprise

The blues great wanted to keep his chops hidden, but one talk show interview changed everything

Guitar World

“It was the best career move I ever made”: Why Marty Friedman has no regrets leaving Megadeth

Friedman says he's flourished in his time away from the group

Metal Hammer

"I go onstage, I battle death, I die and I come back to life." From sword-waving rat queens to alpha bro-baiting metal singers, the new issue of Metal Hammer has four exclusive covers: Castle Rat, Sleep Theory, President and Paleface Swiss

The New Heavy 2026 has arrived, and it's starring four of the most exciting young bands in metal today

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