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“Back to being 12 years old, going to a show and holding a sign that said, ‘Can I play the guitar solo for Alive?’” Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt joins Mike McCready to share one of the all-time great guitar solos

Pearl Jam have treated their fans to surprise guests, deep cuts and covers on the US leg of their ‘Dark Matter’ tour

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder shreds Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker for commencement comments

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder shreds Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker for commencement comments

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder blasted Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker

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Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt guests onstage with the band on Alive in Las Vegas – and Mike McCready lets him share the guitar solo

Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt guests onstage with the band on Alive in Las Vegas – and Mike McCready lets him share the guitar solo

Son, she said, have I got a little solo for you

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“You can just see the decline”: The time that Creed bassist Brian Marshall went to war with Pearl Jam

That went well Brian, nice one

“That was one hell of a fall”: Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready falls off stage mid-solo – but doesn’t miss a note

The Pearl Jam guitarist disappeared on the first night of the grunge heroes’ tour in Vancouver, but not even falling off stage could stop his shred-fest

"We got to see up close how things work in this country.. It didn’t kill us, but it was quite an experience": Eddie Vedder on Pearl Jam's battle with Ticketmaster, 30 years on

It's three decades since the band went to war with the ticketing giant

“Some of our peers thought, ‘Are they going to be corporate sell-outs?’ I don’t know if was jealousy or a feeling of betrayal”: the rise, fall and return of Soundgarden

In 2014, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil sat down with Metal Hammer to look back over his band’s rollercoaster career

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“When Van Halen came out, I thought it was the greatest sound I’d ever heard. Eddie was like, ‘Nah, I never really liked the sound of that record’”: Mike McCready recalls meeting Eddie Van Halen – and tries his hand at playing Eruption off the cuff

“When Van Halen came out, I thought it was the greatest sound I’d ever heard. Eddie was like, ‘Nah, I never really liked the sound of that record’”: Mike McCready recalls meeting Eddie Van Halen – and tries his hand at playing Eruption off the cuff

The Pearl Jam guitarist has opened up about his encounter with the guitar legend on Howard Stern, before showing off a few two-hand tapping licks

"A guy named Alexander Dumble made the amps": Andrew Watt reveals the gear behind Pearl Jam's new album

"A guy named Alexander Dumble made the amps": Andrew Watt reveals the gear behind Pearl Jam's new album

"I have Marshalls, Fenders, Voxes, Oranges, Supros – all different kinds of amps. But since the day we got this amp I've not plugged into anything else," he said of his favourite Dumble modded amp

"We referenced The Cure a lot while making it": Stone Gossard reveals Pearl Jam's shared inspiration, and why he feels more heard as a guitarist on new album, Dark Matter

"We referenced The Cure a lot while making it": Stone Gossard reveals Pearl Jam's shared inspiration, and why he feels more heard as a guitarist on new album, Dark Matter

"You could be the greatest guitar player in the world but a ten-year-old could learn to play that in an hour", he says of the "magic" melodic moments he loves to discover in songwriting

Pearl Jam: Dark Matter review – the faithful will rejoice

Pearl Jam: Dark Matter review – the faithful will rejoice

With superproducer Andrew Watt working his magic, the Seattle grunge veterans sound on point and full of energy in their 35th anniversary year

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“John Paul Jones is one of the only musicians I’ve been around where I was starstruck. I asked him some stupid questions about Achilles Last Stand… but he was very kind!” Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament names 11 bassists who shaped his sound

“John Paul Jones is one of the only musicians I’ve been around where I was starstruck. I asked him some stupid questions about Achilles Last Stand… but he was very kind!” Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament names 11 bassists who shaped his sound

From Dee Dee Ramone to Eric Avery, fretless to 12-string bassists, Jeff Ament believes all his influences can all be heard on the latest Pearl Jam album Dark Matter

Pearl Jam calm down a bit on new single Wreckage

Pearl Jam calm down a bit on new single Wreckage

Pearl Jam have released the third single from their upcoming Dark Matter album, out this week

"I learned to play the bass, the guitar, and as much of the drums as I could by listening to Pearl Jam": See producer and superfan Andrew Watt performing Alive back when he was a little-known solo artist

"I learned to play the bass, the guitar, and as much of the drums as I could by listening to Pearl Jam": See producer and superfan Andrew Watt performing Alive back when he was a little-known solo artist

Watt produced the band's new album Dark Matter

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"We went to the promoter and said, Can we go home? They were, like, 'Yeah, you can go home! But first you're gonna have to give me two millions dollars!'": Lollapalooza '92 celebrated alt. rock taking over the mainstream. But for one band, it was hell

"We were like rabbits caught in headlights. It was just traumatic for us"

Pearl Jam's Dark Matter Album Release Faces Tough Competition

Pearl Jam's Dark Matter album faces tough competition from Taylor Swift for No. 1 spot on Billboard 200.

Pearl Jam's 'Running' Debuts At No. 9 On Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart

Pearl Jam's new single 'Running' debuts at No. 9 on Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, solidifying their position in the rock music scene.

“He’s like, ‘Ed, I got an idea... first song, AC/DC Highway to Hell, you take a verse, I take a verse....’: It's now been 10 years since Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder rocked Australia with their covers of a Bon Scott-era AC/DC classic

Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder and Tom Morello playing Highway to Hell in Melbourne and Brisbane in 2014 was a good time for everyone involved

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“I guess I’m a big grunge-head!" Why WWE superstar Becky Lynch loves Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and the rest

Multiple-time world champion and future WWE Hall Of Famer Becky Lynch on why grunge was the music she fell in love with

Watch Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder and more join Roger Daltrey onstage for an epic blast through Baba O'Reilly at the Royal Albert Hall

The final night of this year's run of Teenage Cancer Trust shows in London ended in spectacular style

Pearl Jam release frenzied new single Running, announce global cinema event

Running comes from Pearl Jam's upcoming album Dark Matter, which fans can hear ahead of release at cinema screenings worldwide

Watch Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder make a surprise appearance onstage with The Who in London to sing Quadrophenia classic

Eddie Vedder joins The Who onstage at the Royal Albert Hall in London at their second Teenage Cancer Trust show

"It's not every day that you get to sing with the queen": That time Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder teamed up with Beyoncé to perform a spine-tingling Bob Marley cover

Eddie Vedder and Beyoncé, the killer double act you never knew you needed in your life

"It has a riff that gives Matt Cameron the opportunity to be as great as we know him to be": Stone Gossard reveals the new Pearl Jam song that has "probably one of the greatest drum fills of all time"

The guitarist also explains why he wants to work with producer Watt on another Pearl Jam album after Dark Matter

Eddie Vedder Praises Taylor Swift's 'Galvanizing And Powerful' Concert

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder praises Taylor Swift's concert experience, highlighting unity and camaraderie. Both artists enjoy success in their respective musi...

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