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For the past 127 years, Gibson — the iconic American instrument brand — has been synonymous with creating and shaping sound across genres of music and generations of players. Today, Gibson Custom Shop has announced the release of the limited-edition Jerry Cantrell “Wino” Les Paul Custom guitar, the guitar marks the first official collaboration with Gibson luthiers and the legendary singer, songwriter, guitarist, and ALICE IN CHAINS co-founder Jerry Cantrell. “The Wino has always been one of my favorite guitars,” says Cantrell. “It’s a really good-looking guitar.” Only 100 of the new Jerry Cantrell “Wino” Les Paul Custom guitar were hand-crafted by the expert luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop. Each guitar in this very special limited ru...

RATING: 9/10 From diehard metalheads to mainstream rock fans, everybody should know DANKO JONES by now. Toronto’s finest balls-out (yup) power trio have been a force for rock ‘n’ roll excellence for 25 years now, and their tenth full-length arrives at a time when Danko himself has never been a more necessary presence in the world of heavy music. But despite having spent much of the last 18 months elegantly dismembering dunderheads and racists on social media, the Canadian has always had his eye on the prize, and “Power Trio” is yet another sweaty, life-affirming triumph. It’s hard to think of a band more painfully unsuited to 18 months of inactivity. “Power Trio” sounds like the work of three musicians with an excruciating itch to scratch, an...

The surviving members of NIRVANA as well as the estate of Kurt Cobain have been sued by Spencer Elden, the man who claims he was the baby featured on the cover of the band’s “Nevermind” album. Elden alleges the image of the baby reaching for a dollar in a swimming pool violated federal child pornography statutes and argues child sexual exploitation. In the complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, which also names photographer Kirk Weddle and the various record companies behind the album’s release, Elden claims that his “identity and legal name are forever tied to the commercial sexual exploitation he experienced as a minor which has been distributed and sold worldwide from the time he was a baby to the present day.” According to the suit, the defend...

KK’S PRIEST, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST members K.K. Downing (guitar) and Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals), along with guitarist A.J. Mills (HOSTILE), bassist Tony Newton (VOODOO SIX) and drummer Sean Elg (DEATHRIDERS, CAGE), will release its debut album, “Sermons Of The Sinner”, on October 1 (postponed from the previously announced August 20) via Explorer1 Music Group/EX1 Records. The official music video for the fourth single from “Sermons Of The Sinner”, a song called “Raise Your Fists”, is available below. “This video is emblematic of what you can expect to experience when the band hits the road,” Downing said. “This song totally rejoices in everything rock and metal, and is a clear indication that the b...

As the summer comes to an end, Spotify has compiled their songs of summer 2021 list. Taking the top spot is Olivia Rodrigo’s hit single “Good 4 U” which took the No. 1 spot on both Spotify’s Top U.S. Songs of Summer and Top Global Songs of Summer lists. Between the end of May and now, the song has reached over 600 million streams worldwide. Following Rodrigo is Måneskin’s “Beggin” and Rauw Alejandro with “Todo De Ti.” Unsurprisingly, other artists who secured a spot on the list include Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber and BTS. Bieber appears on the list with two songs, including his feature on The Kid LAROI’s “Stay” and his own hit, “Peaches” featuring Daniel Caesar and Givēon. Rounding out the list is Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak and Silk Sonic‘s “Leave the Door Open” and Masked Wolf...