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Brian Montana, guitarist for pioneering death metal group Possessed, killed in police shootout
By Elizabeth Swann published
Brian Montana helped Possessed rise in a scene that included Metallica and Exodus but left the group due to internal problems

Mike Campbell reveals how he and Tom Petty developed the guitar tandem that defines the Heartbreakers' classic sound
By Phil Weller published
Petty had started out as a bass player, but when he moved to electric the seeds of one of rock’s greatest guitar partnerships were sown

Aaron Rash has spent years learning the tonal secrets of Nirvana’s “In Utero”, and he’s just discovered his Holy Grail
By Phil Weller published
The exact make, model and specs of the guitar that produced the album’s “mean stuff” eluded Aaron Rash until he took a chance on an oddball axe

Sammy Hagar claims he made Eddie Van Halen a better musician and says the guitarist "dried up" in the 2000s
By Phil Weller published
The Red Rocker believes Van Halen's musical horizons broadened during their time together, only to shrink in the years after they parted ways

How Lita Ford rediscovered her stolen B.C. Rich Mockingbird — and then let it go again
By Phil Weller last updated
The guitar joins the ranks of star-owned axes that have mysteriously disappeared, only to return again

Elliot Easton reveals how Mutt Lange drove the Cars mad when making their 1984 comeback, 'Heartbeat City'
By Phil Weller published
Having cut their first albums with Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker, the band sought Lange's magic touch, only to find it far heavier than they imagined

Kim Thayil says Soundgarden's Rock Hall induction is important to the late Chris Cornell's legacy
By Phil Weller published
The band will be inducted along with the White Stripes, Bad Company and others, while Oasis, Billy Idol and Black Crowes are shunned once again

Why Ian Anderson counts this Jethro Tull track as the band's most signficant work
By Phil Weller published
The 1974 smash reversed Tull's fortunes as they entered the studio for their sink-or-swim fourth album

Alex Lifeson on the Rush album that was the most fun to make
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Made in the brutal cold of a Canadian winter, 'Moving Pictures' became their biggest-selling album and spawned several of the group's now classic tracks

Tom Morello and John Fogerty perform classics with Bruce Springsteen at this past weekend’s star-studded American Music Honors
By Robert Dye published
Now in its third year, the event honored Morello, Fogerty, Joe Ely, Emmylou Harris and Smokey Robinson for their contributions to American music
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