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Neil Peart called him 'the Wood Whisperer' and now he's blended metal and timber in DW's new SonicPly shells
By Daniel Griffiths published
Fusing up to 12 plies of wood with two plies of aluminum they promise presence and power like no other

“We’re celebrating the fact that we survived!”: Ozzy Osbourne's '80s bandmate looks ahead to his farewell show
By Andrew Daly published
And he owed it all to Randy Rhoads

"They’ve got 13 songs they’re happy with”: The Rolling Stones are recording a new album in London
By Daniel Griffiths published
No UK or Euro tour this year (or ever?) so how about some new material instead?

“Let’s go nefew!”: Snoop Dogg’s biopic is flying high with young star to step into the rapper’s sneakers
By Daniel Griffiths published
After years of planning, it’s all systems ‘yo’ at Universal Pictures

Gibson has just unveiled a new Les Paul like no other
By Jonathan Horsley published
It’s a Les Paul, sure, and with a bookmatched AAA flame maple top, too. Only this one is reimagined as a parlour-sized acoustic guitar

Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on that time he took Duane Allman’s '57 Goldtop to a Metallica show
By Jonathan Horsley published
Starr's first Metallica show was in 1989. His second was in 2019, and involved two of the most iconic Les Pauls of all time, and it was the day he learned Hetfield sounds the same through a Princeton

“He's making up lies”: Did Sharon Osbourne just boot a band off the Black Sabbath megagig?
By Daniel Griffiths published
A new interview with Sharon Osbourne reveals that she had to give one act the boot. And fans have been quick to speculate as to who’s out of favour

"A tape delay plugin that finally sounds like the real thing": Heritage Audio takes on the legendary Echoplex with its TAPEoPLEX plugin
By Matt Mullen published
Favoured by Brian May, Jimmy Page and Joe Satriani, the Echoplex is one of history's most iconic effects units
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