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A beginner’s guide to Iron Maiden in five essential albums

Get a whistle-stop tour of Iron Maiden history with these five essential numbers from The Beast

Metal Hammer

"We wanted to write songs that Adele or Lewis Capaldi could sing, but to make it rocky too": Why Ashley Sherlock might be more than just another blues prodigy

Ashley Sherlock has been compared to Rory Gallagher, but this rock aficionado is treading his own path

Louder

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on the genius of AC/DC’s Bon Scott: “My house burnt down the same day as Bon died. I cared more about Bon than the building”

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on jamming with AC/DC, the majesty of Highway To Hell and the ‘pirate’ genius of Bon Scott

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“Ozzy Osbourne gets in my face and we're doing this dance. Sometimes Kirk and I do it during For Whom the Bell Tolls”: Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo explains the origin of his iconic crab walk

Robert Trujillo thanks Ozzy Osbourne for helping turn on his stage performance with Metallica

Guitar World

Echo Fix unveils the EF-P2, a top-quality spring reverb for players serious about making a splash with real springs

The all-analogue EF-P2 has a VU meter and viewing window for watching the circuit in work and gives you plenty of control over its sound

MusicRadar

"What the hell is that?" From Marilyn Manson to Zack Snyder: The 6 best covers of Eurythmics' Sweet Dreams

40 years of Sweet Dreams have given us some varied covers – some are sweet, some are frankly just nightmares

MusicRadar

Hip-hop at 50: 7 essential listens to celebrate rap's widespread influence

On the evening of Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc attended a block party in the South Bronx. Armed with two record players and a mixer, he created an extended percussive break while others rhymed over the beats. Hip-hop was born.

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Jason Isbell advises anyone buying a guitar to do this thing first

"That's where the magic happens for me"

MusicRadar

Here are the best songs you'll hear this week, featuring Olivia Rodrigo, Creeper, Goat, Teenage Fanclub and more

It's another killer week for new singles: vote for your favourite here

Louder

Mick Fleetwood ‘devastated’ as his Hawaii restaurant destroyed in Maui wildfires

The drummer has shared his ‘prayers’ for the people of Maui who are ‘suffering unimaginable loss’

Evening Standard

Olivia Rodrigo reveals new song using Instagram’s latest carousel music feature

Soon, everyone will be adding songs to their Instagram photo dumps

Evening Standard

"We have to bring people together not divide them": Electric Callboy don't mind being tagged a 'novelty' band so long as they can make metalheads smile

German 'dance' metal crew Electric Callboy answer your questions on rebranding, dance anthems and going viral with songs like Pump It and Hypa Hypa

Metal Hammer

Friedman and Jake E Lee roll out the red Tolex for a fire-breathing new signature amp that balances ‘70s Plexi tones with ‘80s aggression “and a little more scream”

The JEL20 is a feature-packed two-channel head with cab simulated XLR out, ultra-transparent effects loop, EL84 power tubes, and there's a matching 1x12 cab too

MusicRadar

Malaysia organizer seeks $2.7 million from British band whose gay kiss got a music festival canceled

The organizer of a Malaysian music festival is seeking $2.7 million in losses from British band The 1975 over a breach of contract

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What Hi-Fi?

14 best summer tracks to test your music system

We've put together some of our favourite tracks to enjoy in the sun or help brighten up those grey afternoons.

Guitar World

“Fenders give me so much versatility – I can go from rock to cumbia to funk to salsa to vallenato to metal”: He’s one of Colombia’s biggest-selling artists – now Juanes has a signature Stratocaster as multitalented as he is

The multiple Grammy winner on the touching story behind his all-new Luna White finish, how he landed a spot on The Metallica Blacklist after getting Lars Ulrich’s seal of approval, and what he learned from John Mayer’s guitar tutor

Evening Standard

Jungle - Volcano album review: a sense of fun and energy that rarely lets up

Their music goes down like a cool drink on a summer day

Louder

"I’d pay to be in it!": Noel Gallagher names his dream supergroup, featuring some very familiar faces

"Get me Harvey Goldsmith!" Noel Gallagher jokes after detailing his dream supergroup

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London rapper Fredo on his new album Unfinished Business: ‘You’re never going to fully move on from your past’

After a self-imposed break brought on by fatherhood and the death of a number of close friends, he’s back, and he’s got things to say

MusicRadar

Want to sound like Trevor Horn? Spitfire Audio's new Jupiter sample library can help

Jupiter is a collection of drums, synths, piano, bass and FX recorded and produced in Horn's studio

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“I didn’t realise how much I missed Cliff until I went into rehab”: When Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson interviewed Metallica’s James Hetfield about Some Kind Of Monster and the death of Cliff Burton

James Hetfield admitted to “hazing” ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and discussed “weeping in the corner in the foetal position” while talking with one of his heavy metal heroes

Guitar World

Steve Hackett called him “probably the most proficient tapper out there”: Watch underrated tapping genius Stanley Jordan apply his masterful technique to Stairway to Heaven – on two guitars at once

The visionary virtuoso put a jazzy and classical spin on a technique most often associated with hard-rock, and applied it to a bold reimagining of the Led Zeppelin classic

Louder

"All the things that happen during any revolutionary time brings out the best music": Vintage Trouble's Ty Taylor is ready for the revolution

They’ve been off the radar for a while, but Vintage Trouble have returned with new album Heavy Hymnals, and this time their blazing rock’n’soul is fuelled by heartbreak, social commentary and racial injustice. Just don’t call it a comeback

Evening Standard

The Hives: The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons album review – absolutely ridiculous, riotous fun

Why grow up, really?

Guitar World

“Everything about the design appeals to me”: Jacob Collier on why he created his wild 5-string Strandberg – and how he unlocked a new musical language with its unusual alternate tuning

The multi-instrumentalist is dipping his toes into rockier waters for his upcoming album, and he’s got the perfect axe to do so. Here’s how one of 2023’s most unorthodox custom builds came to life

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