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Tom Morello on honoring Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi, and what to expect from metal's biggest ever show
By Richard Bienstock published
Back to the Beginning will present Black Sabbath live for one last time, joined by metal's biggest stars, and RATM guitarist Tom Morello booked the bands. He tells us how it came together

Slash joins forces with Tom Morello at LA Wildfire Relief shows – taking on MC5 and an AC/DC classic, in the process
By Phil Weller published
Morello added an extra Slash to AC/DC – and recruited his guitar-slinging son, plus members of System of a Down, Måneskin, and Wu-Tang Clan for his all-star fundraiser

With Rage Against the Machine, Tim Commerford pioneered an all-time iconic bass tone. No wonder he's cagey about his setup
By Nick Wells published
The toughest right hand in bass charts his never-ending quest for the ultimate tone

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

Tim Commerford’s new Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay is a love letter to the pawnshop bass that crafted the first Rage record
By Phil Weller published
Passive and active editions have been launched, but both come optimized with some clever, player-adjustable additions

Tom Morello reflects on his high school band with Adam Jones – and how the guitarist shaped him into the player he is today
By Phil Weller published
Morello remembers how the Tool maestro helped kick-start his career by dragging him to gigs in a lengthy post that recalls the pair’s friendship

Tom Morello on his tone struggles and what he learned from teaching his son Roman how to play
By Andrew Daly published
Rage Against The Machine icon discusses his unreleased Post Malone song, being outshredded by his son, pushing Iron Maiden for the Hall of Fame and why he avoids most endorsement deals

Tom Morello on the origins and mods of his Soul Power Stratocaster – the first Strat he ever played
By Andrew Daly published
The Soul Power was the instrument of new beginnings for Tom Morello, a stock, off-the-wall Guitar Center purchase that was soon to be customized, soon to be iconic in Audioslave. This is its story

That time Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford injected himself with steroids then set himself on fire
By Joel McIver published
The RATM bassist went all out for Future User’s Mountain Lion video – which also features a cameo by Lance Armstrong

“Bass players always are the last people to find out”: Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford doesn’t know if the band is over or not
By Phil Weller published
While Commerford's words do bass player stereotypes no favors, they at least spark some hope for the future of the political rockers
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