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ALEXISONFIRE ARE BACK, AND BIGGER, BETTER AND BOLDER THAN EVER BEFORE. HERE, ALL FIVE OF THE BAND TAKE US THROUGH THE EMOTIONS AND STEPS THAT HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO CRAFT THE FINEST ALBUM OF THEIR CAREER, AND GROW STRONGER THAN EVER.

BONNIE FRASER: STAND ATLANTIC

BON WALKS US THROUGH A FEW THINGS SHE'S YET TO TICK OFF.

ANY QUESTION ANSWERED: LZZY HALE

LZZY TELLS HER STORY ACROSS HER MOST EXTENSIVE, IN DEPTH INTERVIEW TO DATE, FROM HER FIRST EXPERIENCES OF MUSIC AND THE FORMATION OF HALESTORM RIGHT THROUGH TO THEIR AWESOME NEW ALBUM 'BACK FROM THE DEAD', AND BEYOND.

THE OTHER SIDE

PART TWO OF MAN WITH A MISSION'S BREAK AND CROSS THE WALLS' PROJECT IS ALMOST HERE! WE SAT DOWN WITH JEANKEN JOHNNY FOR A BRAND NEW INTERVIEW ABOUT IT.

THE FIRST... AARON BRUNO AWOLNATION

AARON WALKS US THROUGH A SERIES OF FIRSTS...

SALT, SWEAT, SUGAR

LIGHTS GOES DEEP ON HER NEW ALBUM, 'PEP', AND EXPLAINS HOW IN SPRINKLING A LITTLE OF EACH PART OF HERSELF INTO THE SONGS, SHE MADE HER FINEST RECORD YET.

TIME AND PLACE

FROZEN IN PURGATORY, STATE CHAMPS TOOK A STEP BACK AND DIALLED INTO EXACTLY WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT THEIR BAND. THE RESULT IS THEIR MOST COMPLETE ALBUM YET.

GET AWAY

NOAHFINNCE STARTED THERAPY, THEN LAID HIS BRAIN OUT ACROSS THE BEST SONGS HE'S EVER WRITTEN. THIS IS THE STORY OF MY BRAIN AFTER THERAPY'.

PERFECT TEN

10 NEW RELEASES YOU NEED TO HEAR

THE FIRST...BRENT SMITH SHINEDOWN

BRENT WALKS US THROUGH HIS FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC, AND THE LESSONS HE'S LEARNED ALONG THE WAY.

IMPERIOUS

GHOST HAVE JUST RELEASED THEIR NEW ALBUM IMPERA', AND IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF SENSATIONAL. A DENSE, DRAMATIC AND DECADENT LOOK AT THE IMPERIAL EMPIRE, AND THE HEROES AND VILLAINS THAT INHABITED IT, THROUGH TOBIAS FORGE'S UNIQUE AND UNDENIABLE LENS, IT'S A COLLECTION OF SONGS THAT NOT ONLY CEMENTS GHOST AS ONE OF METAL'S MOST FASCINATING AND FANTASTICAL ASSETS, BUT ALSO AN ALBUM FOR THE AGES. ONE THAT DESERVES TO BE PLAYED LOUD, PROUD AND AS FREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE. AHEAD OF THEIR UK TOUR, WE HAD A SIT DOWN WITH TOBIAS TO TALK ABOUT THE RECORD'S INCEPTION, WHETHER THE EVENTS OF THE MODERN-DAY HAVE AFFECTED HIS VIEW OF THE SONGS, AND WHERE THEY ULTIMATELY FIT INTO GHOST'S LIVE SHOW...

GOOD COMPANY

BRACE YOURSELVES - COLD YEARS HAVE CREATED THEIR VERY OWN, OUTSTANDING PUNK ROCK OPERA. SAY HELLO TO ONE OF THE ALBUMS OF 2022.

EASY DOES IT

BEFORE ANYONE HAS EVEN UTTERED THE WORDS COVID-19', SIMPLE PLAN HAD ALREADY DISTILLED EVERYTHING THEY ARE INTO SOME OF THEIR FINEST WORK. HERE'S HOW THEY MADE HARDER THAN IT LOOKS'.

BUCKET LIST JACOB RICE SUPER LOVE

JACOB WALKS US THROUGH HIS TO-DO LIST.

BREAKING THROUGH

EIGHT BANDS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH

ANY QUESTION ANSWERED K.FLAY

K.FLAY WALKS US THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT GOT HER, AND HER ART ALL THE WAY TO 2022.

Sounds of the Sixties

Facing fleets of pirate radio stations and teenagers hungry to hear the latest hits, the BBC had to change its tune. David Hendy explores how the corporation attempted to reach new audiences in the 1960s

Saving the Stradivarius Sound

An entire city went quiet so the world's most iconic violin could be immortalised

New Music First: Charlotte Sands

You've already heard the voice, now meet the exceptional artist behind it...

Apocalypse Now

Motionless in White are back, and soundtracking the dystopia that we suddenly tail find ourselves in... but that doesn't mean it's all doom and gloom. Chris Motionless takes us through one of the most inspiring periods of the band's career to date

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS

With nearly 20 albums to his name, Eric Gales says these five tracks tell you the most about his journey.

SLIDING INTO AFRICA

Kenny Greenberg goes back to the roots of the blues for his first solo record.

How I Wrote...

Pat Travers spills out the tale behind his classic 1980 cut.

JOE'S BIG ADVENTURE

ON THE ELEPHANTS OF MARS, JOE SATRIANI GOES IN SEARCH OF NEW THEMES AND TEXTURES. THE RESULT? MORE JOE THAN EVER BEFORE.

TWO of a KIND

ERIC JOHNSON DIGS INTO HIS VAULT AND COMES UP WITH A WINNING PAIR: THE BOOK OF MAKING AND YESTERDAY MEETS TODAY.

VAPOR TRAILS

Nearly 40 years on, Dave Rusan's visionary Cloud guitar is a lasting presence in the gear world firmament.

American Beauty

Armed with a vintage Martin, jamjazz cat Scott Metzger steps out with Too Close to Reason, an intimate solo debut that highlights the acoustic's unique charms.

Necks & Religion

Between a pair of shoulder surgeries, Steve Vai delivers Inviolate. An album of artistic purity, armed with a gretsch and the Triple-necked Hydra.

Tour de Frets

Twenty-five years ago, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson launched the inaugural G3 tour, kickstarting a celebration of guitar virtuosity that remains the longest-running stint of its kind. With new albums and tours of their own. The trio sat down to recall how it all went down.

Lone Star State of Mind

Spoon's Britt Daniel reveals how ZZ Top and their native Austin, Texas inspired the group's 10th long-player, Lucifer on the Sofa.