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“We used to think, ‘Oh, there’s not enough craziness in this song; we need to add some stuff’ – but we learned that no, we don’t”: How Mastodon matured with Once More ‘Round The Sun

Sixth album was the moment they took stock of their previous achievements as they faced highest expectations to date

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“We always try to go for it, always try to have that relentless ride." Dream Theater and the making of Black Clouds & Silver Linings

In 2009 we sat down with Mike Portnoy to discuss Dream Theater's tenth album Black Clouds & Silver Linings, little realising it would be his last with the band for 15 years!

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“I’m glad to see this tune get some shine after all this time!” Hear Lamb Of God’s re-recording of Another Nail For Your Coffin with Malevolence and Kublai Khan TX

The revamped bonus track will be part of a 20th-anniversary Ashes Of The Wake reissue, which drops in August

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“It was funny when I first met James Hetfield. I was like, ‘Thank you for teaching me how to play guitar. You paved the way for me’”: Mastodon's Bill Kelliher on how meeting his guitar heroes pushed him to improve his craft

Mastodon's Bill Kelliher also credits Slayer's Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman for changing his previously nonchalant attitude to warming up before a show

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Stack Overflow bans users for altering answers to protest OpenAI deal

Stack Overflow users are protesting about the use of their data as part of the new OpenAI partnership, resulting in short bans.

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The best limited edition picture discs for (almost) every Record Store Day

Our pick of some of the best limited edition picture discs released for (almost) every Record Store Day.

What Hi-Fi?

“I have Marshall, Orange and Victory amps, but they just don’t have the bark I need for this project. The 5150 is what metal sounds like to me”: Meet Jaguar Throne, the UK metal big beasts following in the hoofprints of Mastodon

Steve Sears builds a bestial, musically adventurous sound with dark prog vibes, monster riffs and some serious production savvy

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“A lot of guys can play awesome guitar but there’s very few super-shredders like that”: members of Slayer, Nightwish, Mastodon and more salute the genius of Alexi Laiho

Late, great Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho was born on April 9, 1979

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“I feel like your spirit lives on in another reality. I feel like it gets transferred to another dimension”: how Mastodon transcended death and tragedy to make Emperor Of Sand

The story of Mastodon’s 2017 album Emperor Of Sand, a yell of defiance in the face of death

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Great new prog from Soen, Alex Henry Foster, Kiasmos and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Cool proggy sounds to check out from Quantum, Take & Take, External and more...

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10 classic metal albums that should be played live in full (but haven’t yet)

From Metallica’s …And Justice For All to Limp Bizkit’s Significant Other, these masterpieces are so good that live crowds need to hear them in their entirety

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“Laid To Rest is 20 years old!” This new comedy sketch about ‘modern metal classics’ will make you feel old, guaranteed!

Lamb Of God, Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine have been around for two decades now, and your lower back isn’t in the shape it used to be

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3 privacy-friendly apps that I use to escape the AI mania

Has AI made your everyday apps worse? Try these privacy-centric alternatives then.

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“As the bass player in a guitar-driven band, I don’t need to be in the spotlight. I don’t need to do any more than just rock out”: Troy Sanders on the perils and pleasures of playing bass in Mastodon

According to Troy Sanders, when it comes to laying down the bass parts in Mastodon, restraint is the key

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Mastodon is being hit with an increasing number of spam attacks — and there doesn't seem to be a fix any time soon

Mastodon, which hoped to recruit ex-X users, is now battling with similar spam attacks, prompting major changes.

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"I want us to be the scariest ride at the amusement park": How Lorna Shore became deathcore's defining stars

Lorna Shore's first decade was blighted with line-up changes and uncertainty, but with Will Ramos and a viral hit on TikTok they broke through the deathcore ceiling to define a new movement of heaviness

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“It’s heavy, thick and unique. It feels great, and the neck is incredible. And it’s heavy; but that’s okay because the weight of a guitar is very important to me. The thicker the better”: If you pick up Bill Kelliher’s new ESP guitar, you’ll know about it

The Mastodon guitarist – who aims to write simpler songs for the band's next album – had his favorite 9-string mapped and mutated into the LTD Silver Sunburst Royal Shiva

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“I tried SGs and Flying Vs, and they might look cool, but it's like playing a piece of Styrofoam”: Bill Kelliher explains why he prefers his guitars to be as heavy as possible

Since around 2020, the Mastodon maestro has been wielding an extraordinarily thick ESP Custom Shop model, which was recently reissued as the LTD Royal Shiva – and both closely follow Kelliher’s ethos of “the thicker, the better”

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Lamb Of God and Mastodon announce epic 'Ashes Of Leviathan' tour playing two classic albums in full, with Kerry King and Malevolence in support

Lamb Of God and Mastodon are teaming up for one of the metal tours of the year - and they're bringing some amazing artists with them

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Mastodon hit by security flaw — top Twitter alternative acts fast to patch critical security issue that could have let hackers hijack user accounts

Mastodon is giving users until February 15 to patch, after which it will release more details about the flaw.

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"This is *exactly* what I’ve been hoping for since launching AltStore!" — Prolific developer celebrates Apple's massive EU App Store overhaul in exclusive interview

After Apple announced sweeping changes to third-party apps in the EU for the iPhone, AltStore’s developer may be happier about it than most.

iMore

New screenshots show Apple Vision Pro's preinstalled apps in all their Spatial Computing glory including Music, Photos, and more

Apple's preinstalled Vision Pro apps have been previewed in a series of screenshots online.

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: “It's heavy, thick, and unique. It feels great”: ESP brings Bill Kelliher’s long-awaited double-cut custom model to the masses with LTD Royal Shiva signature guitar

The Mastodon riff lord's latest signature model is based on his beastly Silver Sunburst six-string that was built in 2020, and receives an official release after much anticipation

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Mastodon users are crowd-running programs on a BBC Micro emulator in 2024 and the results look as spectacular as they did in '81

Listen up kids because I'm here to say, BBC BASIC is here to…stay?

Guitar World

Black Keys, Black Crowes and the next in line for Mastodon’s mind-expanding metal crown: this week’s essential guitar tracks

The must-hear licks, riffs, solos and six-string moments from BIG|BRAVE, Bring Me The Horizon, Dead Poet Society, Bodega, Slift, Waxahatchee, and more

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