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11-year-old shredder stuns with Eddie Van Halen and Brian May solos during relentless Britain’s Got Talent audition
By Phil Weller published
With boundless energy and excellent technique, it’s easy to see why the aspiring guitarist earned a standing ovation

You’ve heard of AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm, but a third Young brother was responsible for a ’60s classic
By Damian Fanelli published
In George Young, guitarist for the oft-overlooked Australian band the Easybeats, Malcolm and Angus Young had a significant creative role model

Orianthi reveals her agony over the injury that forced her to pull out of her Alice Cooper tour return
By Janelle Borg published
The guitarist recently revealed that she is dealing with a torn hamstring and hip injury which forced her to shift touring plans

Through 50 years of triumph and tragedy, they remain hard rock's greatest titans
By Alan di Perna published
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

Angus and Malcolm Young’s childhood home has been demolished – despite being on the National Trust Register of Historic Houses
By Matt Owen published
The property was demolished to make way for a multi-million dollar residential development

Crazy Tube Circuits bottles Angus Young’s tone in a pedal – including the secret sauce that shaped his guitar sounds
By Phil Weller published
The Heatseeker is designed to replicate the spirit of Young's Marshall stack, but also includes a circuit inspired by a coveted piece of vintage gear used by other big name players

The Darkness’ Dan Hawkins on why Malcolm Young is one of rock’s most underrated guitarists
By Amit Sharma published
The Darkness rhythm man says he put the 10,000 hours in trying to match Malcolm riff for riff, chord for chord, but the unstoppable AC/DC guitarist's style is beyond most mortals

“It reminds me of the kind of things Steve Hackett was doing”: Georgie Greep on Angus Young’s genius
By Amit Sharma published
Black Midi might sound little like AC/DC but as Greep reveals, the influence is there and it is profound, and here breaks down the madcap genius style of rock's evergreen schoolboy

“Who knew Billy could play guitar?” Billy Joel rocks a Strat with Axl Rose in surprise cover of AC/DC’s Highway to Hell
By Phil Weller published
The pair also covered Wings’ Live and Let Die as Billy Joel rounded out his US tour with a little help from the Guns N’ Roses frontman’s steely pipes

Chris Chaney has now landed three career-defining gigs – first with Alanis Morissette and Jane’s Addiction, and now with AC/DC
By Gregory Isola published
Jazz-schooled bassist Chris Chaney has now secured three career-defining gigs – first with Alanis Morissette and Jane’s Addiction, and now with AC/DC
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