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(L-R) Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Clufetos, and Tony Iommi perform onstage as Black Sabbath on "The End Tour" at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 17, 2016 in Wantagh, New York
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup

By Janelle Borg Published

The July 5 mega-event's lineup is stacked with top-tier names, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira and Alice in Chains

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Soundgarden - Nudedragons
Soundgarden’s surviving members reunite for charity set – with the help of Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan

By Phil Weller Published

Operating under the ‘Nudedragons’ name for the first time in 14 years, Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil and Ben Shepherd performed six songs for the 2024 SMooCH benefit concert

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Musicians Slash (L) and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses perform onstage during day 2 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2016 in Indio, California.
“We hit the stage, and there’s Paul McCartney. He looks at me and he says, ‘Hey, Duff’”: Duff McKagan recalls his real-life Spinal Tap moment

By Nick Wells Published

The Guns N' Roses bassist on meeting Sir Paul McCartney, and a life-changing encounter with Prince

Bassists
Duff McKagan and Slash of Guns N' Roses at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 19, 1988
Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on the moment he met Slash… and his pet snake

By Janelle Borg Published

Duff McKagan recalls a teenage Slash bringing along an unexpected guest to their first-ever meeting

Artists
Jerry Cantrell and Duff McKagan 2009
“Jerry fights for his leads. He fights his guitar, and by the end – by the time he gets the lead on – it’s like, ‘Wow man, that was a piece of work!’”: Duff McKagan says Jerry Cantrell’s solos do not come easily – and they involve a lot of swearing

By Matt Parker Published

The Alice In Chains guitarist guests on the Guns N' Roses man’s new solo album, as does Slash – who, reportedly, has zero recollection of the recording session…

Guitarists
Duff McKagan, Dave Kushner and Slash of Velvet Revolver
“The substance issues and drama negatively impacted Velvet Revolver. But there was the ‘dangerous band’ element. That came across in a song like Slither”: Dave Kushner looks back on his guitar partnership with Slash – and writing the Sons of Anarchy theme

By Andrew Daly Published

He went to school with Slash and joined the noughties’ biggest supergroup. But when Velvet Revolver ended, Kushner threw himself into soundtrack work with guitar as the driving force. He reflects on the band’s volatile run and how it impacted their swaggering take on rock ’n’ roll

Guitarists
Chris Squire, bassist of British progressive rock band Yes performs in Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 24 July 2003.
“Sunshine of Your Love should be in the dictionary under the best-known bassline of all time”: Chris Squire on the five bass players that shaped his sound

By Nick Wells Published

Back in 2012, the legendary Yes bassist revisited five classic albums – and his final pick might surprise you

Bassists
Duff McKagan from Guns N' Roses performs on The Pyramid Stage at Day 4 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 24, 2023 in Glastonbury, England.
“I was very influenced by Prince’s bass playing – he had a high-end to his sound, and I incorporated that into Appetite for Destruction”: Duff McKagan names 7 bassists who shaped his sound

By Andrew Daly Published

The Guns N’ Roses bassist on what compelled him to practice John Paul Jones basslines for seven hours, why the Sex Pistols’ guitarist is one of his favorite bass players, and how jams with Mark Lanegan inspired him to take his songwriting in a new direction

Bassists
Duff McKagan of Hollywood Vampires perform onstage during The 58th GRAMMY Awards & Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers performs on Day 2 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 28, 2014 in Glastonbury, England
“It sounds like Lindsey Buckingham meets The Clash!” That time Duff McKagan played bass for the Manic Street Preachers

By Nick Wells Published

Nicky Wire on working with Duff and why Guns N’ Roses are the best band ever

Bassists
Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan: “I discovered my acoustic guitar as a refuge during Covid. It lessens the panic attacks”

By Alison Richter Published

The Guns N’ Roses bassist and songwriter speaks candidly about how trading the bottle for playing acoustic has helped his panic attack and mental health struggles

Acoustic Guitars
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