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A black-and-white portrait of Manchester-based indie rock band Oasis in 1993, with Noel Gallagher playing a Gibson ES-335, and brother Liam to his right; the band reformed in 2024, announcing a string of 2025 dates.

“Those overdriven cowboy chords and stadium-conquering chorus hooks will be omnipresent throughout 2025”: When Oasis finally returned

By Amit Sharma published

2024 Year in Review: The brothers gonna work it out... and they did. Cue the online meltdown for tickets as the Noel and Liam Gallagher get the Mancunion indie rock juggernaut back on the road

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Metallica's Jason Newsted (left) and James Hetfield perform onstage at Castle Donington in Donington, England on August 22, 1987

James Hetfield explains the controversial mixing of Metallica’s …And Justice for All

By Jackson Maxwell published

The band's first album with Newsted, ...And Justice for All was marked by the band's increasingly progressive and technically intricate bent – and barely audible bass parts

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Linkin Park with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain

“Honest appreciation and devoted teamwork brought us to this special moment”: When Linkin Park returned

By Amit Sharma published

2024 Year in Review: Back with a new lineup, the bit between their teeth, and a new album, Linkin Park begin a new era seven years after the death of Chester Bennington

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Dave Navarro takes a solo on his PRS with Perry Farrell by his side; the Jane's Addiction reunion fell apart on 13 September when Farrell assaulted Navarro onstage.

The year Dave Navarro returned to Jane’s Addiction, got assaulted, and a fractious reunion fell apart

By Amit Sharma published

2024 Year in Review: The Jane's Addiction reunion was going so well until it wasn't, when frontman Perry Farrell lost it on a feral Friday 13th in Boston, bringing the curtain down on one of alt-rock's greatest bands

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Beat [L-R]: Tony Levine, Steve Vai, Adrian Belew and Danny Carey

How King Crimson was reborn at the hands of Steve Vai and Adrian Belew

By Amit Sharma published

2024 Year in Review: The all-star Beat tour brought King Crimson’s music to thousands of eager prog fans

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View of, from left, American Rock musicians Jerry Garcia (1942 - 1995) and Bob Weir, both on guitar, and Phil Lesh, on bass guitar, all of the group Grateful Dead, as they perform onstage at Nassau Coliseum (later Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum), Uniondale, New York, November 1, 1979

The Grateful Dead on Jerry Garcia’s lasting impact on their legacy – and how they felt the band couldn’t go on without him

By Janelle Borg published

The band looked back on lead guitarist Jerry Garcia’s pivotal role when they received this year’s prestigious Kennedy Center Honor

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Spinal Tap on 7/10/84 in Chicago, Il. in Various Locations

Spinal Tap II director teases what we can expect from the long-awaited sequel

By Janelle Borg published

Spinal Tap are ready to reunite… with a little help from Paul McCartney and Elton John

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Primus perform live at Sick New World Festival

When their gear didn’t turn up for a festival performance, Primus played brand-new Fender guitars from Guitar Center – with the tags still on

By Amit Sharma published

2024 Year in Review: Les Claypool and co proved that tone really is in the fingers when they turned to off-the-shelf guitars for a high-profile festival spot

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Dread Zeppelin

Chibson has made a movie about Robert Plant’s “favorite band” – a reggae Led Zeppelin cover group

By Phil Weller published

The meme machine has expanded its empire into the world of film with a debut documentary that tells the story of one of the wildest cover bands ever

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The Heavy Heavy's Georgie Fuller [left] and William Turner play live under gold stage lights, a fitting setting for their retro-inspired sound

William Turner and Georgie Fuller on how the Heavy Heavy is making fresh music with classic sounds

By Amit Sharma published

One of a Kind makes something anew out of familiar materials, and presents a sound that's a not just a celebration of the classics, but of rhythm guitar itself...

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