2024 Year in Review: Sure, he’s been keeping busy enough with Guns N’ Roses and his solo band (fronted by Myles Kennedy), but when he’s in creative mode, Slash has proven himself to be an unstoppable force.This year’s blues album, announced back in March and titled Orgy of the Damned, ended up being one of…
Thrash metal titans Slipknot bring their debut album anniversary tour to Manchester for a show that threatens to shake the new arena to its foundations. Though too young to appreciate the debut Slipknot on album on it’s initial 1999 release, it didn’t take long before a copy inevitably found its way into my prepubescent hands…
Artists refuse to play certain difficult songs live for many different reasons. Sometimes, they hate the song, sometimes it’s too emotional, and sometimes it’s haunted. Occasionally, a song comes along that is so difficult for an artist to replicate live that they simply refuse to add it to a setlist. Here are just three examples…
Sum 41 are gearing up to play their final run of shows next month, and ahead of the Canadian tour frontman Deryck Whibley spoke to iHeartRadio Canada’s Jesse Modz and JD Lewis about his feelings leading up to the final show. When asked if it was “starting to feel a bit more real” that this…
Ozzy Osbourne may be known for his powerful vocals and electrifying performances, but The Prince of Darkness has an equally great “gift” for picking up the magic in a riff, according to guitar virtuoso Zakk Wylde.Having worked as Osbourne’s guitarist and co-writer for years, Wylde says that the musician has a talent for recognising hit…
Slipknot’s Clown, the band’s co-founder also known as Shawn Crahan, has opened up on the grief he still deals with following the deaths of bassist Paul Gray and drummer Joey Jordison.Gray passed away in May of 2010, while former drummer Jordison (who departed the group in 2013) sadly died in July 2021. This year, the…
New-age sound, tech and portability with a vintage-inspired look.Tivoli Audio SongBook speakerEvery product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn moreThe appeal of vintage-looking audio gear is obvious. They have tactile knobs and switches and are made of materials (like wood, cloth and leather) that…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Medios y Media/Getty ImagesGuthrie Govan made recent appearance at a Charvel guitar clinic in Dubai and once more made a persuasive case why he, a lifelong devotee of the tube amp, has fully digital guitar rigs as he…