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Brent Hinds (L) and Bill Kelliher of Mastodon perform in concert at the Austin Music Hall on October 28, 2015 in Austin, Texas.
Bill Kelliher on his difficult songwriting sessions with Brent Hinds

By Phil Weller Published

Kelliher reflects on his songwriting partnership with the late Brent Hinds

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Musical guest Angine de Poitrine performs on Monday, September 14, 2026
Angine de Poitrine make their Tonight Show debut – and play a new song to mark the occasion

By Janelle Borg Published

The otherworldly duo from Quebec, Canada, brought their microtonal musings to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon by debuting Zugzegk

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Angine de Poitrine's guitar tech restrings guitar while the band jams in New York, September 2026
Angine de Poitrine broke a string onstage – and restringing the double-neck was so challenging it nearly derailed the show

By Phil Weller Published

Khn’s custom microtonal double-neck snapped a string mid-jam – and his tech ran on to try and save the show

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William Kelliher of Mastodon performs at Alcatraz Metal Fest on August 08, 2025 in Kortrijk, Belgium
Mastodon respond to Brent Hinds’ estate lawsuit

By Matt Owen Published

The band have also confirmed they’ve recruited Baroness frontman John Baizley for their upcoming tour

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Charlie Benante and Scott Ian of the band Anthrax
Why Anthrax’s riff-writing isn’t like other bands’

By Phil Weller Published

Scott Ian might be their figurehead, but he’s not always the one driving the riffs

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President band x Manson Guitar Works
Manson teams up with President, revealing new models for the masked metallers

By Phil Weller Published

The British band have been making waves. Now the Matt Bellamy-owned firm has pledged its support to the President campaign

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Eddie Van Halen Van Halen striking a pose at the Kouseinennkinn-kaikan, Tokyo, June 1978
Never-before-heard Van Halen live recording from 1974 set for release: “Van Halen opens the family archive”

By Phil Weller Published

Glitter predates the band’s debut album by four years, making it the earliest Van Halen track to be released

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Tailgunner [L-R]: Bones, Rhea Thompson, Craig Cairns, Zach Salvini and Eddie Mariotti
Tailgunner address sexual abuse allegations against their bassist

By Janelle Borg Published

The fast-rising heavy metal band – mentored by ex-Judas Priest veteran K.K. Downing – have faced the departure of their guitarist, Rhea Thompson, and abuse allegations against bassist Thomas Hewson

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Photo of Ramones Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
How the Ramones took New York punk round the world

By Alan di Perna Published

From the Archive Starting from the repurposed CBGB’s club, and harnessing a style based on their utter inexperience, the NYC punk antiheroes rewrote a 40-year-old rule about playing guitar

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Alex Lifeson (L) and Geddy Lee of Rush perform in concert during the "Rush: Fifty Something" tour at Dickies Arena on July 11, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas
Geddy Lee details the intense preparation behind Rush’s reunion

By Janelle Borg Published

Lifeson and Lee also reveal what they consider to be the hardest song on their set list

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