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HOT FUZZ

10 recent-vintage fuzz pedals - in pretty much every price range that'll help you nail everything from George Harrison's buzz-saw \"What Is Life\" tone to stoner metal bliss à la Electric Wizard and Fu Manchu

Ally Venable

BESIDES A NEW STUDIO, NEW BAND AND NEW MINDSET, THIS YOUNG TEXAN’S LATEST ALBUM BENEFITS FROM SOME PRETTY INCREDIBLE GUEST APPEARANCES BY BUDDY GUY AND JOE BONAMASSA

Jesus Piece

NOT EVEN A STUDIO FLOOD (AND OTHER MYSTERIOUS CHALLENGES) CAN STOP THIS PHILLY METALCORE QUINTET

FAR BEYOND DRIVEN

THE INIMITABLE ZAKK WYLDE DISCUSSES HIS THOUGHTS, HIS APPROACH AND HIS GEAR AS HE HONORS HIS MUCH-MISSED FRIEND WITH REVERENCE AND RESPECT

PANTERA GOES WYLDE

Celebrated Texas metallers PANTERA are back for a gangbuster world tour - with Black Label Society's ZAKK WYLDE filling in for the late 'n' legendary DIMEBAG DARRELL Is it a reunion or a tribute? Who cares! If you ask Zakk, it's simply a celebration of the music, spirit and legacy of his fallen brother. Behold the fiery return of the Cowboys from Hell!

NEIL GIRALDO

Pat Benatar's right-hand man (and husband) on how he wound up with Jeff Beck's pickups, his approach to singable guitar solos - and why being listed among the generally unsung greats ain't so bad after all

Bruce Kulick goes Back to School

IN 1985, THE FUTURE KISS GUITARIST TEAMED UP WITH MICHAEL BOLTON — YES, THAT MICHAEL BOLTON — FOR SOME HARD-ROCKING TUNES, ONE OF WHICH WOUND UP IN RODNEY DANGERFIELD’S (AWESOME) 1986 COMEDY

24 Strings Blazing

INDIAN SLIDE GUITAR MASTER DEBASHISH BHATTACHARYA HONORS HIS HERITAGE ON THE SOUND OF THE SOUL

Ayla Tesler-Mabé

ALTHOUGH SHE'S NOT OPPOSED TO COMPROMISING, THE LUDIC (AND EXCALPURNIA) GUITARIST IS LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF HER DEBUT SOLO EXPERIMENT

20 YEARS GONE

IN THIS EXCERPT FROM OUR INTERVIEW WITH ZAKK AND DIME FROM OUR MARCH 2003 ISSUE, THE DUO SCREAM OUT FOR MORE GUITAR SOLOS IN MODERN ROCK AND PREDICT THE RISE OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF SHREDDERS

The Classless of '23

CLASSLESS ACT GUITARIST DANE PIEPER CHRONICLES THE RISE OF A ROCK 'N' ROLL JUGGERNAUT

Minister of War

For 25 years, ex-Special Forces officer Dave Eubank has been dodging bullets to bring humanitarian aid to rebels in Burma's ongoing civil war. Critics say he blurs the line between combat and relief work while proselytising the Gospel. Rolling Stone spent three weeks in the jungle with him to try to learn the truth

Emma Chamberlain

Doesn't have it all figured out

Lola Young – "I had to train massively - I didn't pop out the womb like Beyoncé"

Refreshingly modest about her talent, Brit School alumnus Lola Young prefers to call new release My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely a project rather than a debut album. But there's no denying that her soul-searching songs are hitting all the right notes

The rebirth of Ronson

Songwriter, DJ and record producer Mark Ronson has been through a period of renewal. Following divorce, he's now happily remarried and has become a dad for the first time in mid-life. Not only that but he is turning his attentions to a new skill: composing a film score, as he tells Rolling Stone UK

Going for Gold

After a stunning run of albums as one half of electro-folk chameleons Goldfrapp, ethereally voiced frontwoman Alison Goldfrapp is going it alone and bringing her prerequisite polish to a fresh, fabulous new era -

The quiet passion of Cillian Murphy

More than 25 years after his debut, the Peaky star remains driven by his craft, bringing an intensity to every part, including his latest as J Robert Oppenheimer, inventor of the atomic bomb. Here, he discusses starring in and producing a ­ film depicting the dark story of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, as well as reprising his role as Tommy Shelby on the big screen.

On the record: in partnership with pioneer DJ

Before he founded Leftfield, Neil Barnes was making music as a DJ. Alongside performing with his relaunched band, it remains his first love, as he tells Rolling Stone UK

Making up her own rules

Londoner Olivia Dean has called her debut album Messy, a title which reflects her eclectic, authentic approach to music as well as her status as a young adult forging her way in the world

Straight from the heart

East London soul singer Debbie talks collaborating with Wretch 32 and Stormzy and how music is her mouthpiece

Way of the Gunn: Inside Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

The Marvel franchise's writer-director final chapter- and whether it's really the end and stars on its

This! Feels Good!

After diving into the seductive late-night sounds of What's Your Pleasure?, Jessie Ware is embracing her Age of Aquarius era with a refreshed outlook on life and through the soulinfused disco of new album That! Feels Good!

Mick Hucknall

As he releases new album, Time, Simply Red's lead singer looks back on nearly four decades in music

The end of the beginning

Loyle Carner talks to Rolling Stone UK about his third album, hugo, which sees the 28-year-old rap star deliver his opinion on the urgent issues facing the UK, while reflecting on how fatherhood and maturity signal the start of a new phase in his life

Preaching to the converted

Since acquiring an online following during the first Covid lockdown, indie-rock newcomers Lovejoy reflect on the challenge they were faced with: to win over their fan base IRL

Living the DREAM

During their seven years on the music scene, K-pop phenomenon NCT DREAM have sold albums in their multi-millions. As they tour the world, they reflect on cementing the band's original seven-member line-up and how this has made them look to the future with a new sense of purpose

HOUSE MUSIC'S CIVIL WAR

DECADES AFTER CHICAGO'S TRAX RECORDS CHANGED DANCE MUSIC FOREVER, FORMER FRIENDS ARE LOCKED IN AN INTENSE BATTLE OVER THE LABEL

RS ROAD TEST

When it comes to a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, driving a 203mph McLaren GT across a frozen lake in Lapland takes some beating…

"Guitar is really emotional for me"

Indigo De Souza is Gen-Z alt-pop’s rising star – aided by guitar-playing best friend Dexter Webb

Stevie Ray Vaughan – "By playing, you can make yourself feel better"

In a 1988 interview, Stevie Ray Vaughan talked in depth about his life, his music and his guitars. “It’s about the excitement of playing,” he said. “Trying new things…”