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“I’m a Nirvana fan, but it was just a regular guitar to me”: Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt left unimpressed by Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” Martin acoustic

Åkerfeldt got a chance to play the late Nirvana frontman’s 1953 D-18, aka Grandpa, in a recent visit to the Martin Museum

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“It didn’t feel that good. There was nothing special about it, other than it had belonged to Kurt Cobain.” Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt wasn’t impressed when he got to play the Nirvana frontman’s guitar

The Opeth mainman admits he wasn’t that wowed when he recently got his hands on Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” guitar

Metal Hammer

“Someone told us that guitar was haunted – people who had it had accidents. I’m a Nirvana fan, but it was just a regular guitar to me”: Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt said the Martin museum felt like the “Holy Land,” but one guitar he played there left him cold

Åkerfeldt was decidedly more moved when handed a 19th century Martin, a guitar so pristine he was scared to play it

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Speechwriter fired in first Trump term for attending white nationalists rally handed State Department job

Former speechwriter will serve as the acting under secretary for public diplomacy, one of the top ten positions in the State Department

The Independent UK

"After shaking her hand, I went out and had like five cigarettes in a row just to calm myself down. I get starstruck easily": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on the time he met ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and had dinner with her

Mikael Åkerfeldt looks back on the time he was starstruck after meeting fellow Swedish legend, Agnetha Fältskog from ABBA

Metal Hammer

Man fighting for life after frenzied nightclub stabbing

Police are investigating after a man was brutally attacked with a knife and a machete inside a Melbourne nightclub.

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“Grindcore really resonated with Americans. Our bands were being noticed before they’d even gone over there”: the ear-splitting history of Earache Records, the label that changed metal

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"When it came out, I was a raging alcoholic prick...I wasn't paying attention to the songs": Corey Taylor on why he now loves Metallica's St. Anger

Slipknot's Corey Taylor explains how he went from hating Metallica's St. Anger to being a fan

Metal Hammer

Corey Taylor thinks one of Slipknot's best-loved anthems is their most over-rated song, and says the fact that he still sings it "tells you how much of a psycho I am"

Corey Taylor believes that the single which Metal Hammer readers voted Slipknot's greatest ever song is the most over-rated song in their catalogue

Metal Hammer

"What a creep!" The day that Prince broke Trent Reznor's heart

Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor once considered Prince his "idol". But that all changed after the two musicians booked into the same Los Angeles recording studio in the early '90s

Metal Hammer

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme reveals cancer diagnosis

Homme underwent ‘successful’ surgery to remove the cancer

The Independent UK

Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme reveals he had surgery for cancer

Homme said he had a successful procedure in 2022 and he is “extremely thankful” that he’ll recover. Meanwhile, QOTSA share new track Carnavoyeur

MusicRadar

Josh Homme reveals cancer diagnosis

The Queens of the Stone Age frontman said that surgery to remove the cancer was successful

Guitar World

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme reveals cancer diagnosis

Homme underwent ‘successful’ surgery to remove the cancer

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Our Liverpool: City's Battle of the Atlantic 80th anniversary plans

The afternoon's biggest stories and main talking points from the ECHO newsroom

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Woman sexually assaulted at bar in Liverpool city centre

The victim was left shaken by the incident

MusicRadar

What is the heaviest guitar riff of all time? Metal musicians have their say

A Metallica stalwart emerges as a redoubtable contender against '00s heavyweights from Meshuggah and Gojira, as Baroness, GWAR, Halestorm and more are polled by Revolver

Guitar World

Metal musicians were asked to pick the heaviest riff of all time. This Metallica riff was the (not so clear) winner

Revolver asked pro metal players to decide on the most crushing guitar line of all time. Here’s what they came up with...

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Glasgow hotel named as one of the best places to stay in 2023 by The Times

The Merchant City hotel Revolver has been named the Times' top 100 places to stay in Britain next year thanks to its stylish interior, history, and bargain prices.

ABC News

Revolver by The Beatles has just been remixed and re-released — but is it scraping the bottom of the barrel?

For a band that broke up more than 50 years ago, The Beatles have released a lot of material in recent times. Revolver is the latest album to get the super deluxe remix treatment — but is it worth it?

The Guardian - UK

The Beatles: Revolver Special Edition (Super Deluxe) review – experimental genius in real time

New details tease out songs’ deeper meanings and reveal their transformational journeys in this expanded, remixed and remastered album

The Guardian - UK

Beatles’ Revolver reissue shows band in new light: ‘This is the record where we were each most ourselves’

As the landmark 1966 album comes out again with revealing out-takes, two key figures tell of its enduring magic

Glasgow Live

Glasgow LGBT-friendly hotel with rooftop bar opens in Merchant City

Bosses at Revolver, above Polo Lounge, have said the the inclusive venue offers a place to stay for LGBT+ people. As well as a rooftop terrace, it has a 29 rooms, a gym and treatment facilities.

Wales Online

LGBTQ-friendly boutique hotel to open above famous nightlife venue

Revolver, situated in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City, will welcome customers from August 15, offering 88 beds across three floors.

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