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“When I played with Jason Newsted, I knew he was the one. Not that Robert Trujillo is a bad bass player, but Jason just has this edge”: In March 2003, Ozzy Osbourne introduced the world to his new bassist
(Image credit: Getty Images) It was heavy metal’s equivalent of the 1990s Leno/Letterman late-night wars: in February 2003, Metallica announced…
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“When he told the doctor he was going to perform, the doctor said, ‘You’re out of your mind’”: Richie Sambora recovering from “gruesome” injury after playing through the pain
(Image credit: Getty Images) According to reports, Richie Sambora is currently recovering from surgery after suffering a “gruesome” injury to…
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“When I joined, Ozzy told me I’d often hear people scream out Randy’s name during a show”: Zakk Wylde discusses Ozzy Osbourne’s hard-and-fast guitar rules, and the friendly shadows of Randy Rhoads and Jake E. Lee, in his first Guitar World interview
(Image credit: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) He could easily be intimidated, following in the footsteps of guitarists with names like…
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“When David Bowie and John Lennon came in, the whole place stopped. I stopped recording – and then it was just us”: Carlos Alomar recalls playing guitar on Fame with two rock icons – and why he turned down dinner with a Beatle
Carlos Alomar says he turned down dinner and drinks with David Bowie and John Lennon in order to dedicate himself…
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“When I recorded with Jason Becker, he was still able to speak… he articulated exactly what he wanted, down to every pinch harmonic, vibrato and out-of-tune note”: Shrapnel veteran Michael Lee Firkins reflects on the final days of shred
Coming in hot at the end of the ‘80s shred era and the beginning of the ‘90s virtuoso boom, Michael…
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“When someone wants to rehearse before the session, that’s the kiss of death”: Watch Lee Sklar’s YouTube playthrough of Steve Lukather’s Stab in the Back
Somewhere, not long after Leo Fender’s invention of the electric bass guitar, a flowing beard, wire-rim spectacles, and a biting…
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