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“You felt like something was happening and you were actually part of it. That's a pretty cool feeling.” Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell looks back on the dawning of the grunge revolution in Seattle

Jerry Cantrell reflects on the birth of the Seattle Sound

Metal Hammer

“Any kind of technical guitar playing was mocked and frowned upon”: Mick Thomson explains why his solos were erased from Slipknot’s debut album – and how he reacted

25 years ago, Slipknot dropped a debut album that changed the face of heavy metal – but one of the guitarists who helped write it had his solos completely removed

Guitar World

“Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend our shows. We are appalled and disappointed that anyone was made to feel otherwise.” The Last Dinner Party apologise after male fans are subjected to 'discriminatory' security screening at gig venue

The Last Dinner Party speak out after security staff at The Engine Shed in Lincoln quiz men on their knowledge of the band

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Watch Spiritbox perform with Poppy, Jinjer and Architects during Louder Than Life festival this weekend

Poppy, Tatiana Shmayluk and Sam Carter joined Spiritbox onstage in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday

Metal Hammer

Bruce Springsteen adds eight additional shows to his summer 2025 UK and European tour schedule

Bruce Springsteen adds arena and stadium dates in England, France, Germany and Spain

Louder

“I guess we don’t need the wall hanger…” Texas man reportedly pays $4,000 for guitar autographed by Taylor Swift – and immediately smashes it with a hammer

Reports suggest the purchase and destruction of the instrument was politically motivated, following Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris

Guitar World

Serj Tankian suggests what a new System Of A Down album would sound like: “It would be a fresh start in a brand new way”

The singer also says System Of A Down have some unreleased “amazing gems” in their vault

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"I have 10 to 12 albums of riffs." Shavo Odadjian has "plenty of ammunition" for a new System Of A Down album

Seven Hours After Violet might have brought Shavo Odadjian back to metal after 20 years, but he's never stopped writing for System Of A Down

Metal Hammer

“I can already tell you this sounds better than one of my original ’55s”: Joe Bonamassa’s 12th Epiphone signature guitar is his first with P-90s – and features one of the rarest Les Paul finishes ever made

Only three Copper Iridescent 1955 Les Paul Standards are currently accounted for – and Bonamassa owns two of them. Now, the quirky single-cut has been revived

Guitar World

“The Black Crowes got thrown off the ZZ Top tour. We picked up where they left off…Every night the tour manager warned us when the explosions were going to go off”: Michelle Malone gave up sax for guitar – and had John Mayer “begging” to join her shows

With her 20th album looming, the raw Americana player looks back on working with Albert King and Blackberry Smoke members, her ever-loving vintage gear and running her own label

Guitar World

“It certainly would pass a blindfold comparison with me. Why wouldn’t it?” David Gilmour says he can't tell the difference between his signature Fender and his original Black Strat

Unbothered by letting go of his most famous – not to mention valuable – six-string tool, Gilmour tells GW that his signature Fender Black Strat does the job of the original perfectly well

Guitar World

“If you’re doing your accounts then organisation is good, if you’re making art it’s good to work a bit blind and a bit weird”: 5 workflow tips from Hardt Antoine’s house track masterclass

The Kompakt and Innervisions artist on why he eschews preparation in order to embrace creativity

MusicRadar

Everybody knows John Petrucci for his God-like shredding abilities, but the Dream Theater virtuoso’s next-level rhythm playing deserves more attention

We examine the different approaches Petrucci takes for world-building with metal riffs – playing in different time signatures and executing them with on-point precision

Guitar World

Kris Kristofferson: 10 of his greatest songs

From his most enduring hit inspired by Sinatra to the song that enabled him to stop working for a living, we pick some highlights from the late singer’s long career

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“It’s devastatingly bleak in a way that resonates into our deepest self”: In his only interview, Sleep Token’s Vessel named his favourite album from the 1990s

Sleep Token’s singer gave Metal Hammer his first and last interview in 2017. When he did, he named the 90s alt-rock record that moves him most.

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75 Posts And Memes About The Wild ’90s That Today’s Kids Probably Won’t Understand (New Pics)

As much as we try to make it stop, time continues to march on. Yet, the '90s always seem to pull us back. The post 75 Posts And Memes About The Wild ’90s That Today’s Kids Probably Won’t Understand (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

Chris Martin reveals milestone that will mark the end of Coldplay: ‘We’re trying to improve’

Band’s frontman said it was ‘important’ for them to have a limit

The Guardian - AU

Las Vegas radio stations ban Green Day after frontman calls city ‘the worst shithole in America’

Two Las Vegas stations pull songs after Billy Joe Armstrong criticises decision to move his favourite baseball team to the city

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“The interesting thing about going mad is you don’t realise you are… I think I’d become unbearable to live with”: Kavus Torabi’s new solo album brought him back from insanity in an almost religious way

The Banishing is the triumphant result of Gong and Utopia Strong member’s mental battle, loss of his family, support from his friends and a “heroic dose of magic mushrooms”

Louder

Joe Bonamassa to perform Rory Gallagher's legendary Irish Tour '74 set at two shows in Ireland

Joe Bomamassa's one-off tribute to Rory Gallagher will take place in Gallagher's hometown of Cork next summer

Salon

Reactions to Kristofferson's passing

The multihyphenate talent, whose career stretched back to the late '60s, died Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii

Louder

"Just wait for it to kick in!": Quireboys release rollicking new single I Think I Got It Wrong Again

I Think I Got It Wrong Again comes from The Quireboys' upcoming studio album Wardour Street

Latin Times

Becky G Teases a Song About Reconciliation — Is She Hinting at Getting Back with Her Ex?

The preview of Becky G's new song hints that she could be announcing a romantic reconciliation, following the controversy surrounding soccer player Sebastián Lletget's infidelity.

Latin Times

From 'Suavemente' to 'Amor Prohibido' and 'La Chona', U.S. National Recording Registry Latino Nominees

And yes, there's a bit of everything: from legends of the past to the hits we still can't get off our playlists. Check out the complete list of songs that could make history.

Inverse

26 Years Ago, a Legendary Singer Made a Classic Superhero Movie — And Changed Marvel Forever

Kris Kristofferson changed music forever. But, he also teamed with Wesley Snipes to launch Marvel's wildest franchise ever.

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