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"He made so many of those songs better with just one little nudge”: Daron Malakian on Rick Rubin
By Will Simpson published
He’s the ultimate sounding board, guitarist argues

Jack White’s Third Man teams up with Black Mountain for the Roto-Echo, a delay controllable by foot
By Jonathan Horsley published
This delay packs a PT2399 chip under the hood and roller wheel for adjusting parameters as you play

“The first heavy metal riff ever written – and I wrote it!”: How Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page created a groundbreaking song
By Amit Sharma published
It also features Keith Moon drums – and screams

Gibson goes back to the beginning with reissue of its first-ever signature pickup for Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi
By Jonathan Horsley published
Is this the power-up your riffing has been waiting for? The Godfather of Heavy Metal's signature pickup makes a comeback

“I was playing the Fender Strat that Jimi Hendrix gave me”: Billy Gibbons on the making of ZZ Top's greatest blues song
By Paul Elliott published
"For some reason the guitar wasn’t working through the amp," Gibbons recalled

Kirk Hammett orders up custom version of Jack White’s Triplecaster – and gets one for White, too
By Jonathan Horsley published
Jack White's been giving out his Triplecaster to all and sundry and now Hammett returns the favour, with a "cool mod" that White hopes will duly upset Telecaster purists

“I don’t have many guitar players’ albums on my iPhone, but Jeff is there”: John McLaughlin on the magic of Jeff Beck
By Andrew Daly published
"His tone was like butter," McLaughlin says of his late friend

Megadeth to come to an end – Dave Mustaine announces final album and farewell tour for 2026
By Jonathan Horsley published
Next year will see the release of the final Megadeth studio album before Mustaine and co ride off into the sunset – and there will be a tell-all memoir coming too
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