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Tom Morello is honoring one of Ozzy’s greatest collaborators at the Sabbath legend’s final show
By Matt Owen published
Osbourne’s last show will take place later this year, and Morello – the event’s musical director – will take the opportunity to pay tribute to one of the finest guitar players of all time

Billy Corgan names himself and two other ’90s guitar gods as the ‘metal Yardbirds’
By Matt Owen published
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman shared near-identical early experiences with two other players close to his local area, but they all ended up going down different avenues – not unlike the Yardbird legends

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

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

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’s ‘Arm the Homeless’ guitar could be revived as a signature run
By Matt Owen published
Morello has already worked with Fender to produce a replica of his iconic Soul Power Strat – and a recreation of his ‘Arm the Homeless’ mod job could be next

Martyn LeNoble on a career spent working with alt rock icons – and the kindness of John Entwistle
By Andrew Daly published
Long before perfect stranger John Entwistle lent him a Trace Elliott, the Porno For Pyros founder started out with a P-Bass knockoff and a homemade amp. Now he’s all about paying tribute to late friend Mark Lanegan

Phil Collen on Def Leppard x RATM, his favorite Jacksons – and why Pyromania still blows him away
By Andrew Daly published
Taking five between packing out stadiums, Collen shares his philosophy on digital amps, what Mutt Lange taught him, and how Tom Morello found himself on a Def Leppard track

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
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