Albums, singles & new releases
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![Jerry Cantrell](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mg2HeZB8G9mCMkECkCHP5n-320-80.jpg)
"I'm gonna live this for the next year." Jerry Cantrell on the future of Alice in Chains and his heavy new solo album
By Richard Bienstock published
Cantrell, who teamed up with Duff McKagan and other pals for his new record, tells Guitar Player, "It’s no secret where my loyalty lies"
![Guitarist Gary McDowell and drummer Richard Brown of Modern English perform at the Park West in Chicago, Illinois, May 6, 1983.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fizm7vGHvn67E3VisFfazg-320-80.jpg)
Why there are no guitar effects on the Modern English hit “I Melt WIth You"
By Joe Matera published
Gary McDowell says the group's producer refused to use artificial reverb or delay on the pop group's 1982 breakthrough single
![Angus Young of AC/DC during Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto - Show at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JcuqrBG5z43JXxt5VZtTw8-320-80.jpg)
"What did we do when the record company asked us for a disco hit? We gave them Highway To Hell!" An archive interview with AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young
By Jude Gold published
The secrets of Mutt Lange's production, Malcolm's pick-destroying strings, and why they're really just "two frustrated drummers": 20 years ago we sat down with AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young to look back over their amazing career
![Steve Stevens of the Billy Idol band performs during the second annual Rock for Recovery benefit concert at The Fonda Theatre on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JwfAscyV89vmDKkMB9fTjN-320-80.jpg)
"It's probably the greatest electric guitar solo of all time.” Steve Stevens talks Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and the 10 albums that changed his life
By Joe Bosso published
The guitarist behind Billy Idol's groundbreaking albums reveals the albums that shaped him as a musician
![Steppenwolf pose circa 1969. (left) Rushton Moreve, Michael Monarch, Jerry Edmonton, John Kay and Goldy McJohn.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kq4KeuvWvH7gwL7n3hpsak-320-80.jpg)
"The words just popped into my head!" Guitarist Mars Bonfire reveals the strange story behind “heavy metal thunder” and Steppenwolf's “Born to Be Wild”
By Joe Bosso published
Mars Bonfire says his song was rejected by numerous publishers before Steppenwolf turned it into a hit rock and roll anthem
![Dream Theater 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ChxC9fxrvmKvVtHSvXoC3-320-80.jpg)
Dream Theater announces details of their first new music with Mike Portnoy in 15 years – release near ten-minute track, Night Terror
By Phil Weller published
The prog metallers' 'Parasomnia' comes out in February, nearly two years after Portnoy’s celebrated return to the band
![John Fogerty performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 50th Anniversary, May 5, 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/argUUhJYV9jJDseAJPjPfH-320-80.jpg)
“I had just written a classic — and I was terrified I might never do it again.” John Fogerty on CCR’s "Proud Mary"
By Gary Graff published
Fogerty also names the classic rock-and-roll guitarists who influenced his roots-rock style
![Neal Schon at Millennium Studios, Bedford, June 2, 2011.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b5cHwFMwSyLT4wztmibBag-320-80.jpg)
Neal Schon explains how Journey broke the first rule of songwriting with “Don’t Stop Believin’”
By Gary Graff published
Schon says he was shocked when Forbes named it the Biggest Song of All Time
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