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How Rick Rubin’s philosophy of chance led System of a Down to the first metal masterpiece of the 21st century
By Andy Price published
It’s one of the biggest streamed metal songs of all time, but what role did the hand of fate play in its origin?

Hold the Floyd: EVH reimagines Wolfgang Standard as a high-performance shredder with a TOM bridge
By Jonathan Horsley published
Shipping in Gloss Block, Cream White and Sea Foam Pearl Metallic, this a stripped-down speedster for those who can’t be fussed with a Floyd

How Yves Jarvis recorded his whole album in Audacity, the free and open-source audio editor
By Ben Rogerson published
“I’ve always used Audacity to arrange and sequence my work from tape, but this time, I didn’t even use any hardware,” he says

Waves makes 7 plugins available for free, including convolution reverb, FM synth and tube saturator
By Matt Mullen published
Snag Lil Tube, IR Live, V-EQ3, V-Comp, GTR Solo, Flow Motion and AudioTrack for no charge with free future updates

Best digital pianos for beginners 2025: 8 beginner-friendly pianos handpicked by a professional piano and music gear reviewer
By Daryl Robertson last updated
An expert look at the very best beginner digital pianos on the market from the likes of Yamaha, Casio, Korg, and Roland - including full reviews and video demos

Drunk on stage: Our pick of music’s most legendary under-the-influence performances
By Daniel Griffiths published
Because a little dutch courage before taking to the stage never did anyone any harm. Did it?… I said ‘Did it!?!’

“I felt his presence pushing me”: Sheryl Crow on her posthumous duet with Johnny Cash
By Will Simpson published
Written by Crow, Redemption Day had been recorded by the Man In Black in 2003

Chris Martin does his best Bruno Mars as Rosé joins Coldplay on stage to perform APT in South Korea
By Ben Rogerson published
They enjoyed themselves so much they played it twice
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