DUFF MCKAGAN Says GUNS N' ROSES Will Play This Year's GLASTONBURY Festival

Duff McKagan has reportedly revealed that GUNS N’ ROSES will play this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
The Axl Rose-fronted outfit had been heavily rumored to play 2023’s edition of the U.K.’s biggest music event, which has so far only announced Elton John as one of the headliners on the Pyramid stage….

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‘AMORPHIS: The Official Story of Finland’s Greatest Metal Band’ Book Now In Stock!

Amorphis: The Official Story of Finland’s Greatest Metal Band has been completely redesigned and edited for a North American release through Decibel Books and is finally in stock and shipping now.
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JETHRO TULL Announces 23rd Studio Album, 'RökFlöte'

JETHRO TULL will release its 23rd studio album, “RökFlöte”, on April 21 via InsideOut Music. Following 2022’s “The Zealot Gene”, the group’s first LP in two decades, Ian Anderson and his bandmates are returning with a 12-track record based on the characters and roles of some of the principle gods of…

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PANTERA Announces Summer 2023 North American Tour With LAMB OF GOD

PANTERA, one of the most successful and influential bands in heavy metal history, will be touring North America this summer with LAMB OF GOD as special guests.
One of the most anticipated tours of 2023, this celebration tour includes surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) joi…

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DIY: 7 Must-Try Wah Techniques

PG’s own Nikos Arvanitis takes the crying out of wah-wah with this simple guide to seven techniques for the venerable device. Using a JAM Pedals Whacko, a Tele, and a Fender Deluxe, he starts by explaining the wah’s basic function as a filter: heel down accents low tones, heel up accentuates highs. Simple enough for the wah novice. Then, he demos how to use the pedal as a textural instrument, while playing hammer-ons and pull-offs. (Hint: sweep the pedal slowly!) Next up is the classic whacka-whacka that gives this JAM pedal its name. This one requires a good sense of rhythm, so pull out the metronome if you’re uncertain. Emphasizing single notes and bends comes next. It’s a way to lend your playing a vowel-like quality. Jazz chord wah-wah? Sure—especially with an ample helping of reverb. (Think Skip Pitts’ brilliant work on “Theme from Shaft.”) To use the wah’s EQ purely as a filter, find a setting where you dig the tone, set it, and wail. This is something bluesman Albert Collins did on some of his earlier recordings, to get his frosty tone. For big, distorted chords, move the wah slowly through its range while they sustain for an arresting new flavor in your sound. And if you don’t have a wah handy, consider using your guitar’s tone knob to approximate the effect. Finally, remember not to overuse the wah. You want to preserve the element of surprises for your listeners. Want to continue your wah-ucation? Check out our Rig Rundown with Steve Vai and Tom Morello, or our feature on bluesman Herman Hitson. Of course, you can do your homework by listening to recordings, too. Start with Jimi Hendrix (“Voodoo Chile”) and work your way up through Kirk Hammett (“No Remorse,” “Enter Sandman”), and that’s just the Hs.

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Why Madonna played Pantera’s A New Level on a Gibson Les Paul for an entire tour

How a Dimebag Darrell encounter and guitar lessons with the Queen of Pop led to one of the weirdest pop-metal mashups in live music history

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ALBUM REVIEW: Hymns For Hungry Spirits, Vol. II – Great Wide Nothing

From Atlanta we have progressive indie punk trio GREAT WIDE NOTHING and their third record Hymns For Hungry Spirits, Vol. II. As the title suggests, it’s a sequel to their previous…

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Black Coast announce new self-titled EP

BLACK COAST have announced a new EP! The upcoming EP, a self-titled effort, is the follow-up to 2021’s debut full-length album Outworld, and is scheduled to be released in April this…

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Sermon announce new album ‘Of Golden Verse’

SERMON have announced a new album! Titled Of Golden Verse, the upcoming album from the UK melodic doom metal band is the follow-up to 2019’s Birth Of The Marvellous and is scheduled to…

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Were STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Unfairly Classified As A 'Grunge' Band? ROBERT DELEO Responds

In a new interview with Chasta Michaelis of San Francisco’s 107.7 The Bone radio station, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo was asked if his group was fairly labeled as part of the grunge movement associated with the U.S. Northwest back the early 1990s when they came out with their debut albu…

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