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“I wouldn’t normally be caught dead with a Tele because I think they’re ugly, but that’s the only guitar I used”: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson on their love of “stupid riffs,” and “recapturing that old death metal magic”

Opeth may have returned in a way to their sonic roots on their new album, The Last Will And Testament, but – with appearances from a Neal Schon signature model and a “not very metal” trick picked up from Eddie Van Halen – there are still plenty of quirks to…

Guitar World

“Dickey called me: ‘Hey, Les, come by for a steak, and bring your guitar.’ He already had the verse of Jessica, but he needed a bridge…” Meet Les Dudek, the ghost guitarist on Allman Brothers classics who dated Cher and joined Journey for two hours

“I’m a legend that nobody knows,” says the journeyman guitarist, who played alongside Dickey Betts on Ramblin’ Man and Jessica, worked with Steve Miller, got scolded by Mike Bloomfield and was almost a founding member of Journey (but wait, there’s more…)

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“I got a call – ‘I’m putting a super band together, and I want you to be one of the guitar players.’ The other guitarist was Neal Schon from Santana”: How Les Dudek joined Journey “for two hours”

Recruited due to his stellar resume – which included studio work with the Allman Brothers Band and Steve Miller – Dudek turned down the gig to pursue a solo career

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"When I first heard Coldplay, they had that same unique feeling and emotional promise": Steve Perry's track-by-track guide to Journey's Infinity

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry gives us the lowdown on every song from his first album with the band, Infinity

Louder

"I know the band's not perfect right now and in turmoil": Journey's Arnel Pineda thanks supporters in first statement since inviting fans to vote him out of the band

Arnel Pineda thanks fans and slams "cowards" after receiving overwhelming support in the wake of Rio In Rio criticism

Louder

America’s Got Talent reveals winner for 2024

Winning contestant said $1 million prizepot would allow them to ‘retire in style’

The Independent UK

"It's a bit traumatic if you wake up there's a story about a picture of your penis on ABC News": Think Neal Schon's year has been interesting? A decade ago it was even more so

Journey guitarist Neal Schon on his $50 million lawsuit, alleged photos of his penis, Michael Bolton's eccentricity and Steve Perry

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"Absolute garbage fabricated bulls***": Neal Schon hits back after criticism of Arnel Pineda, blames Avenged Sevenfold for Rock In Rio sound problems

Journey's lively 2024 continues

Louder

Journey members Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon resolve legal dispute during 50th anniversary tour

Warring bandmates who have been embroiled in multiple legal battles through the years, have finally reached a truce

The Independent UK

"Mr Cain is elated with the outcome": Jonathan Cain claims victory in ongoing legal dispute with Journey bandmate Neal Schon

To be completely frank, we're not sure what's going on with this soap opera anymore

Louder

"Well here we are again. In the middle of a wonderful tour": Neal Schon responds to Jonathan Cain's lawsuit

Neal Schon has taken to social media to hit back at Jonathan Cain's claims of profligate spending

Louder

Journey keyboardist asks judge to resolve deadlock with band's lead guitarist

The rock band Journey has made many hits over the past 50 years, but the song that might now be resonating the loudest for some band and crew members is “Separate Ways.”

The Independent UK

Journey cancel upcoming UK and Ireland tour due to "circumstances beyond the band's control"

The news comes just days after Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain sued guitarist Neal Schon

Louder

Journey were ‘terrified’ about use of ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ in hit TV show

Song has been used in a number of memorable scenes in TV and film

The Independent UK

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‘When The Sopranos used it, my phone blew up’: Journey on Don’t Stop Believin’

‘It’s a song that gives you permission to dream – and there are still a lot of smalltown girls and city boys wanting to get on a midnight train to anywhere’

Louder

"I have stood on stage during some difficult situations": Journey's Jonathan Cain on band animosity, the long life of Don't Stop Believin', and why they don't play Germany

AOR giants Journey are currently on tour, and will bring the show to the UK for the first time in over a decade later this year

Guitar World

“My dad always said, ‘Focus on your rhythm and writing songs.’ But when I got the itch to start doing solos, I got into Eddie Van Halen”: Trev Lukather on the guitar lessons he learned from his dad, Steve Lukather

The Toto great advised his son to sharpen up a certain aspect of his playing – but then EVH, Neal Schon and David Gilmour entered the picture

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Floyd Rose: "Many people ask if this would have happened without Eddie Van Halen and I think it would have, but certainly not as quickly"

A rare 2010 interview with the locking tremolo innovator

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“Gibson Supremes with Floyds!”: Neal Schon has rekindled his relationship with Gibson, bringing the Floyd Rose to the luxed-out Les Paul Supreme for a trio of potential signature models

The Journey guitarist is back working with Gibson – and details of the pair's new models will reportedly be announced later this week

Louder

"A soft-rock masterpiece and a deeply personal statement": 1984 was a golden year for melodic rock, but Steve Perry topped it all with Street Talk

Moonlighting from his day job, Perry delivered one of the greatest AOR albums of all time and ended up changing Journey forever

Louder

The 20 greatest rock supergroups ever

From Cream and ELP to Temple Of The Dog and Velvet Revolver, these are history’s greatest supergroups

Salon

"The Sopranos" made Journey hot again

With only 3 days before air time, Steve Perry gave the OK to use "Don't Stop Believin'" for the final episode

MusicRadar

16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands

Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more

Guitar World

“When Van Halen’s first record came out, I was so proud of them – it was awesome. But did Eddie Van Halen affect my playing style? No”: Dave Meniketti on turning down Frampton, and how Y&T might’ve been bigger if they’d opened for themselves

Everyone who opened for Y&T made it big. Y&T sort of did too, but if superstardom eluded Meniketti, he's totally cool with that. Here, he talks about the evolution of the band and getting his dues as a guitarist

Guitar World

With an anthemic, ultra-melodic approach, Neal Schon helped define the sound of ‘80s rock – upgrade your chops with a deep-dive into the Journey virtuoso’s legendary rhythm and lead styles

Don't stop believin', but do start practicing on this video and tab lesson that unpacks Schon's tuneful, radio-friendly approach to rhythm and lead guitar

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