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Meet Lowen, the heavy trailblazers defying metal rules by playing prog-doom in Middle Eastern and North African styles
Guitarist Shem Lucas and vocalist Nina Saeidi on why 4/4 is the “corset of music”, blending 7-string metal tones with orchestral Middle Eastern polyrhythms and microtonal scales, and why it’s no problem that they started out relatively late
For David Gilmour, Pink Floyd’s wildly ambitious the Wall tour was a blast – and a challenge
Used to experimenting and improvising onstage, Gilmour suddenly found himself juggling a multitude of new responsibilities, and, on one occasion, dodging burning drapes...
Never-before-seen footage of Van Halen hanging with Black Sabbath and shredding at early shows surfaces after decades
B-roll clips cover iconic shows at the Monsters of Rock and Madison Square Garden, as well as plenty of backstage antics
They flew high with the help of the Beatles, and a few hits, then collapsed in a mess of mismanagement and tragedy
Their story is often cited as one of the saddest in rock, but Badfinger were also one of the sharpest guitar pop acts of their era. Here, the late Joey Molland recounts their rollercoaster ride of a career from his perspective
NWOBHM survivors Raven on giving insecure Metallica their first national tour
Even after 50 years and a near-fatal accident, British metal’s Gallagher brothers still have enough attitude to give young bands a run for their money
A guide to every guitarist who's played with Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are tough enough for punks, heavy enough for metalheads, poetic enough for romantics – and their catchy riffs and licks have been played by some of the finest guitarists on earth
Unseen footage of Led Zeppelin performing in Denmark has surfaced after 45 years
The footage – which pre-dates Led Zeppelin’s iconic Knebworth shows – has been carefully restored after spending more than four decades locked in a drawer
The making of the album that virtually invented a new genre, sold 30 million copies, and changed rock forever
One of the best-selling albums of all time, Nirvana's Nevermind re-shaped popular culture and guitar-based music almost overnight. This is how it was made
Is it country, bluegrass, folk, rock? The Rose City Band don’t play within a genre, but they do play with them
Ripley Johnson and Barry Walker on recording Sol y Sombra in a dark, vibey basement like the Stones, the irony of working hard to make a song feel mellow, and avoiding complex setups to deliver the music
Through 50 years of triumph and tragedy, they remain hard rock's greatest titans
AC/DC's Angus Young traces the lineage of one of rock's greatest bands – from his air-tight six-string chemistry with his brother Malcolm, that time he tried one of Malcolm's guitars, and why he avoided Strats at all costs
