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Anti-establishment the MC5 ironically get into the establishment with Rock & Roll Hall Fame invite

Before there was the Clash, Nirvana or Rage Against the Machine there was the MC5

The Independent UK

“The festival lost so much money they asked us for our fee back!” How Rage Against The Machine's generosity helped Coachella recover from a potentially ruinous start to become the world's coolest music festival

Coachella might now be American social media influencers' festival of choice, but it owes a massive debt of gratitude to Rage Against The Machine, Tool and more for its existence

Metal Hammer

"Vivian is still battling cancer, we've still got a one-armed drummer. But these are obstacles that we just mock": Joe Elliott on why Def Leppard won't be retiring any time soon

Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott on the US tour, not selling out, guest appearances, retirement and the next album

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"I got high on mushrooms with Brent Hinds from Mastodon." How Zeal & Ardor went from grotty squat-punks to one of the most innovative bands in extreme metal

Zeal & Ardor's new album Greif continues Basel's fine tradition of flashing their backsides at power and authority

Metal Hammer

"A testament to a lifetime of rock'n'roll greatness": Listen to Tom Morello play on fiery new MC5 single Heavy Lifting

Heavy Lifting is the title track of the fourth MC5 album Heavy Lifting, out next month

Louder

“You could sing along to the songs – including the solos. You can really mess a song up by playing the wrong solo. You can put people off”: Phil Collen on Def Leppard x Tom Morello, his love of thick guitar necks – and why Pyromania still blows him away

Taking five between packing out stadiums, Collen shares his philosophy on digital amps, what Mutt Lange taught him, and how Tom Morello found himself on a Def Leppard track

Guitar World

"I was in spandex pants, reading Karl Marx." From birth in Harlem to graduation from Harvard to stripping, Rage Against The Machine and fighting the KKK: this is the incredible life story of Tom Morello

The Rage Against The Machine legend takes a deep dive into his unique life and career

Metal Hammer

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“You don't need a wall of Marshall stacks in order to really be dark": Tom Morello on how acoustic music can be just as ‘hard’ as metal

Morello and Bonamassa dispense some sage advice

MusicRadar

Listen to new MC5 single Can't Be Found featuring Living Colour's Vernon Reid and Dennis 'Machine Gun' Thompson

Can't Be Found comes from the MC5's Heavy Lifting, their first album in more than half a century

Louder

“I’d never played a Strat before. But when Audioslave was forming, I was looking for a new guitar. I went into a Guitar Center and found this Strat on the wall. It spoke to me deeply”: Tom Morello on the origins and mods of his Soul Power Strat

The Soul Power was the instrument of new beginnings for Tom Morello, a stock, off-the-wall Guitar Center purchase that was soon to be customized, soon to be iconic in Audioslave. This is its story

Guitar World

Marvel’s 15 weirdest celebrity cameos – from Elon Musk to Miley Cyrus

Louis Chilton looks at some of the strangest figures to have cropped up in the MCU

The Independent UK

“The tone is simply spectacular, and now at 50 watts, the amp feels more powerful and assertive than ever before”: Positive Grid Spark 2 review

Positive Grid’s flagship practice amp gets its long-awaited sequel, but can it live up to the legacy of the original?

MusicRadar

“A noose was put in my family’s garage.” Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello remembers the racism he endured as a kid

The Rage Against The Machine guitarist reflects on the darker details of his Chicago childhood in the new issue of Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer

Will.i.am on vulnerability, AI, and the future of music

The Black Eyed Peas headlined EXIT festival in Serbia alongside Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello

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"Some of his best songs are b-sides": 8 non-album Chris Cornell tracks that showcase his brilliance

On what would have been Chris Cornell's 60th birthday we delve a little deeper to celebrate his legacy with Soundgarden, Audioslave and solo

Guitar World

“Completely melted the faces off of the entire continent of Europe”: 13 year-old Roman Morello proves his father right – he can shred circles around him

There’s certainly no need for a DNA test in this fresh clip showcasing Roman’s chops…

Guitar World

“If you’ve seen them play live the crowd goes off! It looks a lot like some of the big bands of the ’90s”: Måneskin’s Thomas Raggi joins Tom Morello on stage in Italy – with a special appearance from Morello’s son Roman

Tom Morello and Thomas Raggi gave a searing rendition of the MC5's Kick Out the Jams, before joining his son Roman for a live performance of their single Soldier in The Army of Love

Guitar World

“Unapologetic, fearless with their own musical and personal style and really able to challenge the conventions of what hard rock music is”: Tom Morello reveals his two favorite contemporary hard-rock bands

Morello also states that he thinks the place for women in the future of rock music is “at the front”

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"Really, really cool... his guitar style is so unique and he really didn't let us down”: Def Leppard’s Phil Collen on their collab with Tom Morello

Tom Morello guests with Def Leppard on their new single

MusicRadar

"I wanted to be able to do that because if he doesn't know who I am now, he will know who I am in the future" – While She Sleeps' Sean Long tells us about gifting Tom Morello his signature Charvel guitar

"It's probably in the bin" Sean jokes as we meet at Oslo's Tons Of Rock festival, but the moment at Download festival was a genuinely touching one between two creative guitarists

Guitar World

“Big riff energy is in this kid’s blood – and he might even solo better than his dad…” June 2024 Guitar World editor’s picks

From all-star offspring to returning noise-rock icons, a punk trailblazer’s first album in 53 years and the future of blues, this month had it all

Metal Hammer

The 13 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

Tom Morello, Tribulation and Beast In Black are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

Rage Against The Machine icon Tom Morello collaborates with son Roman on new solo song, Soldier In The Army Of Love

The track is the first taste of Morello’s “first-ever full-length solo rock album”

Metal Hammer

"It just so happens that we've run across a very, very dear old friend of ours." Watch Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello join Jane's Addiction onstage in Germany

Tom Morello reunites with old pals from the "world of oddballs" which changed his life in the 1980s

Guitar World

“Look what the cat dragged in!” Tom Morello shreds Dave Navarro’s PRS – with his teeth –as he joins Jane’s Addiction to tear through Mountain Song

Morello swapped his Soul Power Stratocaster for Navarro's signature Custom 24, and wasted no time getting to grips with the unfamiliar terrain

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