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Steven Tyler makes triumphant return to the stage with Back to Beginning set
By Matt Owen published
Two Aerosmith members have already voiced their desire to do one more Aerosmith show, and Tyler – who nailed his Back to the Beginning set – sounds in killer form

Meet The Frst’s Mikei Gray, the virtuoso whose guitar is made out of a ’50s Buick hubcap
By Joe Bosso published
Mashing up genres comes easy to the Frst, especially when Mikei Gray is a play-anything virtuoso who not only made his own guitar but gave bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs a lesson

Jack Bruce’s final encounter with Jaco Pastorius
By Nick Wells published
According to his brother, Rory Pastorius, Jaco was influenced by the late Cream bassist’s midrange sound and aggressive lead style

Back to the Beginning was Ozzy Osbourne’s night – but it was also a tribute to Tony Iommi’s singular impact on guitar music
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Iommi’s world-altering riffs led to some of the all-star farewell show’s biggest singalongs – no wonder the supporting cast of guitar heroes had so much fun playing them

Every guitar hero, special guest and all-star cover from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s epic Back to the Beginning farewell show
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Jake E. Lee, Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt were among the six-string royalty joining the likes of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira for the nine-hour celebration

Nile Rodgers on what made Bernard Edwards a bass genius – and the making of some iconic 4-string moments
By Bill Leigh published
With Chic, Bernard Edwards delivered some of the most infectious basslines of all time

Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday on what it’s like to open a Black Sabbath show
By Andrew Daly published
Supporting Sabbath throughout The End Tour, Rival Sons got a better view of metal's godfathers than anyone – and will pay tribute to them at their final show. What will they play? Holiday's sworn to secrecy

Billy Gibbons shares the story of the “treasured moment” he sat in on a B.B. King session – as a child
By Matt Parker published
Long before he got the chance to pick it up for himself, the ZZ Top man found himself in a truly formative session with an icon of electric guitar
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