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Ten songs that fought back against the PMRC

In 80s America, the Parents Music Resource Center sought to censor music by imposing a series of draconian rules. Here’s how a group of rock, metal and punk bands fought back

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"I don't even own a Strat! I used my Dean Thoroughbred, a far cry from what David Gilmour used": How ex-Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland ended up covering Pink Floyd

Dave Mustaine's former right-hand man was surprised to find himself tackling Floyd's San Tropez, but it's the perfect showcase for his flexible chops. He explains his approach to playing Gilmour's leads, what he thinks of Megadeth's latest material, and why he was "so bummed out" when he first heard Peace…

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"I think this song is about Dave Mustaine considering moving to Colombia": Megadeth and The Offspring take on Shakira in one of 2023's best mash-ups

Listen to My Hips Aren't Alright, the internet's latest brain-melting mash-up, in which Megadeth and The Offspring meet Shakira

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"His dedication to Gibson’s quality and legacy is beyond reproach" – players pay tribute as Cesar Gueikian officially announced as President and CEO of Gibson Brands

Adam Jones and Dave Mustaine salute Cesar as the interim chief's interim role moves to permanent

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Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson pay tribute to late Megadeth drummer Lee Rauch

However the former bandmates disagree on whether or not Rauch featured on Megadeth’s Last Rites demo

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Dave Mustaine explains why "it's not really that hard to shred fast" and what makes his Gibson and Epiphone models impossible to tell apart

The Megadeth leader shares how working with Gibson is "the greatest thing that's ever happened" in his career, the "massive piece of the puzzle" that makes a good guitarist, and why he "unfairly" poked fun at Kirk Hammett

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Dave Mustaine thinks everyone has been using the whammy bar wrong – with two exceptions

“Whatever you do on the guitar with the whammy bar you should be able to emulate with your fingers,” says the Megadeth icon

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Dave Mustaine’s signature Vs from Epiphone and Kramer are officially released and they look mighty thrashable

Today is a V big deal for Mustaine fans as Epiphone unveils Classic and Prophecy versions of his signature Flying V, and Kramer drops a trio of Vanguards

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Dave Mustaine’s Epiphone and Kramer signature models are finally here – and it looks like they’ve been worth the wait

More than 3 years after the guitars were announced, Mustaine's affordable signature models have arrived, complete with Seymour Duncan or Fishman Fluence pickups and an assortment of metal-friendly aesthetics

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Listen to this fake Megadeth album written by an enthusiastic mega fan in under 24 hours

Bradley Hall wrote an entire fake Megadeth album called Megabeans in just one day as an ode to Rust In Peace, with songs including Master Of Muppets and Hangry Again

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Ice-T on metal, Dave Mustaine and making it against the odds: “My hustle is strong. It’s a survival instinct”

Body Count frontman, hip hop icon, controversy magnet, friend of Megadeth, Lemmy, Slayer and more – it’s Ice-T’s world, we just live in it

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10 metal musicians who hate backing tracks and 6 who don’t have a problem with them

From Kiss and W.A.S.P. to Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Megadeth, metal is divided over the use of backing tracks live

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Ex Megadeth bassist says Dave Mustaine's long-held Metallica grudge is "f***ing pathetic"

David Ellefson takes aim at former Megadeth bandmate Dave Mustaine over his decades-long beef with Metallica

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Gibson’s new 80s Flying V and Explorer models party like it’s 1984 with ebony finishes and high output humbuckers

Fat tones in a black suit are the order of the day as the firm casts its gaze back to an era of angular designs and heavy tone

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Celebrating the ridiculous moment Megadeth's Dave Mustaine appeared on Daffy Duck spin-off, Duck Dodgers

Remembering the time the world's state-of-the-art speed metal band rocked the outer reaches of the universe with the help of a duck

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Buckethead is selling his iconic, one-of-a-kind Jackson KFC KV2 Custom V model

The virtuoso is parting ways with his custom-built Jackson V, which he acquired in 1999 and used heavily during his time with Guns N' Roses

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Angry again: how Last Action Hero's incredible soundtrack helped keep metal alive in the 90s

Megadeth, Anthrax, Alice In Chains, Queensrÿche... Schwarzenegger's Last Action Hero may have flopped with critics, but 30 years on, its soundtrack is an absolute classic

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Watch Dave Mustaine, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield and more reimagined as stunning Balenciaga models in this strangely creepy AI vid

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Metallica's Kirk Hammett shares tender memories of the late, great Cliff Burton: "When he left us, Cliff was as powerful as he could be as a person"

As part of Classic Rock magazine's Metallica cover feature, guitarist Kirk Hammett salutes his late room-mate, friend and bandmate Cliff Burton

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Let's quietly reflect on that time Dave Mustaine blew a date with Belinda Carlisle due to heroin, pot and breath that smelled "like a skunk’s ass"

The course of true love never did run smooth, as a wise man once noted

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Dave Mustaine claims Metallica "has always tried to hold me back"

Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine claims Metallica have tried to discredit him as a guitar player, says Megadeth "has been more consistent" as a band

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Dave Mustaine: “I’m a very advanced rhythm guitarist who can play complicated rhythms and sing over the top of them – most people can’t do that”

The Megadeth main man discusses his forthcoming signature “Gibson Les Paul for thrash guys”, why Kiko Loureiro is the band’s best-ever guitarist, and succeeding even though “Metallica has always tried to hold me back”

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