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Despite having a self-imposed 10pm noise curfew while recording in Montreux's Pavilion, the band continued playing until four in the morning – and the resulting “racket” riled up some unhappy locals
One Hacker Band is assembling the trio of the future, which has so far made light work of Enter Sandman, Smoke on the Water and even AI-generated original material
In this exclusive video feature, the former Deep Purple guitarist and all-round guitar legend demonstrates and explains his stunning clean and distorted lead approaches
The Deep Purple legend divulged the origin of the riff in an interview back in 2007. But was he telling the truth?
"Simon’s playing is up there with the greats," the classic rock titans said in a statement welcoming him permanently into the fold
Alternate picking, string skipping through the arpeggios... This dip into the former Deep Purple guitarist's playing is bootcamp for your shred chops
In '72, Alice Cooper and Bowie grew ever more theatrical while the riffs of Iommi, Blackmore and co got bigger. 50 years on, we celebrate the best from a banner year for rock
Punk was a revolution, disco a global phenomenon, but the guitar music of the '70s was dominated by the giants of rock. Here are the decade's top 10 guitar albums, as chosen by you...
