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Gene Simmons is in full-on Demon mode as he points at the crowd during KISS's farewell concert at Madison Square Garden in 2023.

Gene Simmons discusses prospect of AI-generated KISS and says the “future of entertainment is here”

By Jonathan Horsley published

Appearing on Billy Corgan’s new podcast, Simmons says people will be “blown away” by the AI experience and envisages a future in which live and AI performances exist side by side

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Led Zeppelin in 1969

“When we heard the album we were speechless!”: How Led Zeppelin's debut blew Peter Frampton away - and inspired countless guitarists

By Neville Marten published

“It was another Sgt. Pepper moment,” Frampton said

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Gary Moore and Phil Lynott in 1979

“It was Gary’s idea to bring the Irishness back into Thin Lizzy": Guitar hero Gary Moore made only one album with the band - and it’s a classic

By Paul Elliott published

“His style of playing pushed everybody to become better,” said fellow guitarist Scott Gorham

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Jerry Cantrell plays his Blue Dress G&L Rampage onstage against a backdrop of yellow lights

Jerry Cantrell reveals how Jeff Beck and Martin Scorsese influenced new solo album I Want Blood

By Jonathan Horsley published

How archive footage of Beck with a curious piece of vintage gear and Scorsese's cinematic sensibility helped Cantrell jemmy open the doors of inspiration

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Becoming Led Zep film makers describe "intense" first meeting with Jimmy Page

By Will Simpson published

First officially sanctioned Zep doc is out this week

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Tim Henson of Polyphia

Polyphia's Tim Henson teases new 8-string meisterworks that could require a whole new guitar to play along

By Daniel Griffiths published

Never a band to take it easy, their latest output could rock both music and hardware to the next level

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Prince and Donna Grantis

Prince's former bandmate reveals her "total surprise" when he gave her the nod to play the Purple Rain guitar solo

By Ben Rogerson published

“After the third chorus, he’s singing ‘in the purple…’ and then he pointed at me, which was the cue to take the solo," says guitarist Donna Grantis

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“The nicest, funniest guy I'd ever hung out with": Steve Lukather on meeting his hero, George Harrison

By Will Simpson published

Toto man shared stage with both Harrison and Eddie Van Halen

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Joe Bonamassa [left] plays his Epiphone 1955 Les Paul Standard and wears a bright blue suit and polka-dot; Sammy Hagar [right] wears shades, a black Cabo Wabo T-shirt and plays his red Gibson Explorer with white pickguard.

“The track is a monster!”: Joe Bonamassa and Sammy Hagar have got the Fortune Teller Blues

By Jonathan Horsley published

Bonamassa played the entire track with an Ovation acoustic through an overdriven amp

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Joe Satriani [left] plays his Chrome Boy Ibanez signature S-style on stage, and wears a black T-shirt and wraparound shades; JImi Hendrix [right] wears a bright patterned shirt and plays his Olympic White Fender Stratocaster onstage at Royal Albert Hall.

Joe Satriani explains the difference between today’s online virtuosos and Jimi Hendrix

By Jonathan Horsley published

Satch says Hendrix was never played anything that sounded like an exercise – he “just sounded like music”

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