“Revelator is chock full of riffs. The chorus is just like, ‘What if a war metal band had Portishead chords?’”: Deafheaven’s Shiv Mehra and Kerry McCoy on atonality vs the ethereal, pedalboard thrill-seeking and their return to super-heavy guitars
“He’s now going around making up lies because I threw his band off the bill”: A band just got booted off the line-up for Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning megagig… But who?
in Artists “So yeah, we caused an earthquake – something to go on the CV”: The beloved British band whose comeback gig actually made the earth move
in Artists, Guitarists “When I saw Meat Loaf, I said, ‘This is a spoof of Bruce Springsteen, and that’s why I’m doing it’”: Todd Rundgren produced The Band, Grand Funk Railroad and The New York Dolls – but his most successful collaboration was born to poke fun
in Artists, Bands “It showed us that a rock band can still bring the house down on such a mainstream platform”: Indian band Girish and the Chronicles deliver searing riffs on America’s Got Talent with their hard rock take on an Adele classic
in Artists, Guitarists “I believe Tommy had lots of songs which were exactly what the band needed. And his style was more akin to Ritchie’s than mine”: Clem Clempson on the return of Colosseum, jamming with Jack Bruce, and that time he auditioned for Deep Purple
in Artists, Guitarists “We had four guitarists, which was unheard of at that point”: Johnny Hickman on his pre-Cracker band, the Unforgiven, revisiting the Cracker catalog, and big, bone-headed riffs
in Artists, Bands, Singers & Songwriters “I got to know her music pretty well, Houdini and the like. I just think she’s great and it was such a great thing to get up with her. The band were fantastic – they played it really well”: Neil Finn on how his unlikely duet with Dua Lipa came about
in Artists, Guitarists “It felt like a boot camp… It tested what we were made of”: Fresh off of Jared Dines’ ‘instant band’ documentary, Musician Mansion, Chena is ready to introduce her intricate, highly melodic playing to the world
in Artists, Bands “We’d gone backwards. We still enjoyed playing, but I did wonder how much longer the band would last”: Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray on the highs and lows of the band’s 50-year odyssey
in Artists, Bands “As far as we’re concerned, the band never really broke up”: Are Talking Heads about to announce a reunion 50 years to the day since their first gig?
