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Don Felder makes his first public comments after nearly collapsing onstage
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist became disoriented while performing on February 13 and had to be helped offstage. He was found to be suffering from dehydration

Steve Vai says he underestimated Adrian Belew’s “brilliance” ahead of the Beat tour
By Phil Weller published
The two guitarists have had the punishing job of performing King Crimson's 1980s output live onstage

Tony Iommi almost launched Black Sabbath's heavy metal crusade with a Fender Stratocaster
By Phil Weller published
If it weren’t for two events, the band’s debut album and the genre it shaped would have sounded very different

Gene Simmons on intimidating Geezer Butler and Kiss’ territory-marking tour with Black Sabbath in 1974
By Phil Weller published
Black Sabbath were at the height of their powers in the mid '70s, but that didn’t stop Simmons from trying to scare off the competition

Harvey Mandel wants credit for introducing Eddie Van Halen to tapping
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist has no beef with Van Halen, but he wouldn't mind getting his due for using the technique long before Eddie and most other rock guitarists

"We were like, ‘Who?’” Metallica's first national tour left audiences scratching their heads.
By Phil Weller published
The British metal act Raven sheds light on the thrash giant’s tour for their debut album, 'Kill ‘Em All'

Did Joe Satriani's deal with Peavey cause Eddie to leave for Fender?
By Phil Weller published
The late virtuoso departed the firm in 2004 before starting up EVH with Fender. But his time with Peavey benefited the gear maker in more ways than one

Robby Krieger reveals how breaking the rules resulted in the Doors' breakthrough hit, "Light My Fire"
By Joe Bosso published
The guitarist says his chart-topping song came about because Jim Morrison said "We need more originals"
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