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A black-and-white portrait of Deafheaven's Shiv Mehra [left] and Kerry McCoy playing guitar in close-up.

Shiv Mehra and Kerry McCoy on stompbox thrill-seeking and Deafheaven's return to super-heavy guitars

By Jim Beaugez published

Lonely People with Power takes Deafheaven back to the frontiers of black metal and shoegaze, and once more torching the rulebook of genre orthodoxy in search of sonic enlightenment

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American guitarist Randy Rhoads recording Ozzy Osbourne's 'Blizzard of Ozz' album at Ridge Farm Studio, 1980

Kelly Garni on how a drunken fight with Randy Rhoads spelled the end of his Quiet Riot career

By Janelle Borg published

Rhoads became an integral part of Ozzy Osbourne's sound and legacy, but his earlier stint with Quiet Riot – the band he co-founded with Garni – was marked by tension

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Black Sabbath

Here’s how you can still watch Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s last-ever live show

By Phil Weller published

The blockbuster event – which features a who’s who of the heavy metal elite – will be live streamed for fans who can’t attend in person

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Heart Nancy Wilson Baritone Telecaster

Man arrested for Heart instrument theft – but the “one-of-a-kind” instruments are still missing

By Phil Weller published

The instruments were stolen before the band’s show at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City last week, and the police have issued a plea for their return

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David Coverdale (left) and Reb Beach of Whitesnake perform onstage at Alcatraz in Milan, Italy on November 29, 2015

A guide to all of Whitesnake's A-team guitarists

By Jenna Scaramanga published

David Coverdale’s revolving door of talent has included some of the finest rock guitarists of all time. This is how they each contributed to the many-times-platinum band's legacy

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Girish and the Chronicles performing on America's Got Talent

Watch Indian band Girish and the Chronicles deliver a searing hard rock take on an Adele classic on America's Got Talent

By Janelle Borg published

With sixteen years and a solid repertoire under their belt, the hard-hitting band have also shared stages with Guns N' Roses and TesseracT

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Nancy Wilson playing a blue Telecaster guitar onstage – and (right) the custom painted headstock of her missing baritone Tele

Nancy Wilson says two “irreplaceable” instruments have been stolen ahead of Heart’s tour

By Phil Weller published

A custom-made baritone Tele and a vintage Gibson mandolin have been taken from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City – and the Heart camp is offering a reward for their return

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Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads in 1985, pictured with a grey blazer, red T-shirt, sitting in front of a bank of keyboards and a Telecaster

Jerry Harrison on the outtakes and off-brand inspirations behind Talking Heads’ Little Creatures

By Henry Yates published

If 1985's Little Creatures brought an Americana flavor to the Talking Heads, MTV brought commercial success. Harrison reflects on an art-rock classic and explains why the pressure was fun

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Oasis at Wembley Stadium for 2009 stadium gig announcement, London, 9th April 2008. L-R Gem Archer, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Andy Bell

Former Oasis bassist reportedly confirms his involvement in the band's reunion tour

By Janelle Borg published

Other Oasis alumni rumored to be joining the spectacle include Gem Archer and Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs

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Josh Freese and Dave Grohl

Josh Freese reveals he’s been let go from the Foo Fighters

By Phil Weller published

The move ends Freese’s two-year tenure with the group, after he was drafted in to replace the late Taylor Hawkins

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