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        <title>Dark Inspiration Behind Alice In Chains' Early Grunge Classic, According To Layne Staley: 'A Song About Gang Activity Around Seattle'</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:47:39 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["There was stories on the news about kids getting shot and getting their sneakers ripped off."]]></description>
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        <title>Derek Trucks Was Playing Poker With His Granddad When He Got A Call From Eric Clapton, And He Thought Someone Was Pulling His Leg: 'This May Sound Like A Hoax, But It's Not'</title>
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        <title>Adrian Belew Barely Said Hello To David Bowie During Frank Zappa's Set When He Got A Job Offer: 'Two Weeks Later, I Was In His Rehearsal' </title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:41:39 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["Brian Eno knew David was looking for a fresh guitar player, so he told him, 'We've got to go see this guy that's with Zappa.'"]]></description>
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        <title>Jim Root Says Slipknot Was Never Nu-Metal As He Teases 'at Least 50' New Arrangements: 'I Don't Want To Say It Sounds Like Pink Floyd, But...'</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:24:14 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["We're working with [producer] Matt Wallace right now to write this stuff — and there's times where we just kind of sit back and we're listening to what I just worked on and I'm just, like, 'Wow, this is wild."]]></description>
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        <title>Fender Sues Thomann In First Confirmed Legal Escalation Of Strat Maker's Controversial Copyright Crackdown</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thomann previously announced it would be taking Fender to court in an attempt to challenge the basis of the Stratocaster maker's copyright claims.]]></description>
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        <title>Ex-Slipknot's Chris Fehn Says Playing With Joey Jordison Was 'Very Intimidating': 'He Could Cover Everything. What Am I Gonna Do?'</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["At the sound check, he'd just whip out some jazz; is there anything you can't do?"]]></description>
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        <title>Bob Dylan Hires Third New Guitarist In Three Weeks As His Touring Lineup Keeps Changing</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:08:44 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The latest addition features Jad Tariq, the Memphis-based guitarist known for combining swinging jazz with '50s rhythm and blues.]]></description>
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        <title>Devin Townsend Says Angine De Poitrine Has 'Irritated' Him 'So Far': 'I Gotta Choose My Words Properly Here…'</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:58:26 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["This makes me crazy, because it's 'the mask thing.'"]]></description>
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        <title>Fender Takes On World's Largest Instrument Maker, Yamaha, As Controversial Stratocaster Legal Campaign Expands</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:35:35 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Yamaha is weighing how to respond to Fender's legal request, according to Reuters.]]></description>
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        <title>John 5 Says Fans Mistake Nikki Sixx's Stage Moves For Not Playing Bass: 'People Don't Understand That'</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:02:02 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["We work really hard and the live tracks, they sound great."]]></description>
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        <title>Novoselic Wanted Cobain's 'Heart-Shaped Box' Solo Reworked, But Cobain And Albini Were Against It, Author Reveals</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:05:38 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["There's the guitar, a solo on the Albini version that is pretty rough."]]></description>
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        <title>'How Do You Write A Riff Like That?!' Pantera's 'Walk' Remains Untouchable, Chris Garza Says</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:12:29 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["There's rumors of Dime s**tting on a toilet and I'm still playing guitar and practicing."]]></description>
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        <title>Mastodon Announces First Album Without Brent Hinds, 'Marrow Deep,' Alongside A New Single Featuring QOTSA's Josh Homme</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:09:51 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The album's announcement was preceded by an emotional video in which the band's members detailed their final years with Brent Hinds. ]]></description>
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        <title>David Coverdale And John Sykes Were Having A 'Screaming Match' Just As Vandenberg Tracked His 'Here I Go Again' Solo: 'He Didn't Accept Being Fired From Whitesnake'</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["No wonder there was a lot of discussion going on, and I just thought this is not my business."]]></description>
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        <title>As Vince Neil Faces Lip-Sync Backlash, John Corabi Says Mötley Crüe Used Backing Tracks Back In '94 Too</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:11:02 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["But the fans aren't stupid. They know and they can hear when bands are 'flying in' or lip syncing or whatever you want to call it."]]></description>
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        <title>Iron Maiden Would've Skipped Their Rock Hall Induction Even If They Weren't Busy, Steve Harris And Bruce Dickinson Say: 'Awards Aren't What We Do This For'</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:58:41 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["I can't even summon the energy to be vitriolic about it," Dickinson, who had some choice words for Rock Hall in the past, said.]]></description>
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        <title>Brian Molko: Placebo 'Stood Out Like Sore Thumbs' Next To Britpop's 'Macho' Scene</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:56:54 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["There were definitely less bands playing around with gender fluidity at that time. That's a fact."]]></description>
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        <title>Joe Satriani On 'Boomer Bends' And Why You Shouldn't 'Waste Years On The Metronome': 'You Can't Call Yourself A Composer If You Don't Know The Tools'</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["This is a bit abstract, but I think conforming to your own likes and dislikes is a problem."]]></description>
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        <title>The Pixies' Joey Santiago Avoided The 'Jimi Hendrix World' When Building His Style: 'It Was A Lot Easier For Me'</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:49:36 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Mastodon Goes On Record About Split With Brent Hinds, And The Grief Of Losing Him. Troy Sanders Read Him A Letter, Hinds Walked Out Halfway Through: 'That's The Last Time I Ever Saw Him'</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:07:39 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["I thought there would be that time... that turnaround, just like a thousand times before, where we meet, we hug, we apologize, and say I love you. But I was fucking wrong."]]></description>
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        <title>The Cult's Ian Astbury Called Billy Duffy In '87 And Said: 'There's This Band Called Guns N' Roses. They're Really Good. I Think We Should Take Them On Tour.' 'Appetite' Hadn't Even Clicked Yet</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["We became very enmeshed. There were lots of shenanigans. It was like you can imagine, you know? Whatever you can imagine, it was pretty much like that!"]]></description>
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        <title>Bruce Kulick: Kiss Fans Didn't Always Want Hits. Paul Stanley's 'Rule' Didn't Apply To 'Unplugged'</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:41:41 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["Some of those songs, I was familiar with them, but I didn't realize how amazing they were and how well we could interpret them."]]></description>
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        <title>Frank Hannon On Tesla Sharing A Name With The Car Brand: 'It's Actually Brought More Awareness'</title>
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        <description><![CDATA["We named ourselves Tesla after Nikola Tesla, the greatest electrical inventor of all time."]]></description>
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        <title>Dave Mustaine Names His 'Last Supper' Of Guitar Heroes: Page For Layering, Gilmour For Note Selection, And Blackmore For Being 'Metal As F__k When There Were No Metal Guitar Players'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-mustaine-names-his-last-supper-of-guitar-heroes-page-for-layering-gilmour-for-note-selection-and-blackmore-for-being-metal-as-f--k-when-there-were-no-metal-guitar-players</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["I am not a fan of the keyboard, so I could have had them be a little bit lighter shade of Purple and gotten rid of the keyboard player."]]></description>
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        <title>The Moment Night Ranger Lost Creative Control, Kelly Keagy Recalls: 'That's When We Knew We Were Sunk'</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:10:57 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["We didn't have a say so anymore."]]></description>
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        <title>'Never Gonna Give You Up' Producer Mike Stock Questions Whether Taylor Swift And Ed Sheeran Will Still Be Relevant In 20 Years: 'I Don't Like Taylor Swift As An Artist'</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:59:08 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["For example, you see Harry Styles... He's very… Harry Stylish. That's what he is. But that's all that he is. It's very superficial."]]></description>
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        <title>Sammy Hagar On His First Impression Of Joe Satriani: 'He Reminds Me More Of Jeff Beck Than A Shredder'</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:22:43 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["If I say to Joe, 'Let's write a song like 'Whole Lotta Love', next day, he's got something. Don't sound like 'Whole Lotta Love', but it's really good." ]]></description>
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        <title>Brian Robertson Didn't Think Scott Gorham Was 'Up To It' When He Joined Thin Lizzy: 'He Played Major Over Minor Blues. His Solos Weren't Solos, As I Understand Them'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/brian-robertson-didnt-think-scott-gorham-was-up-to-it-when-he-joined-thin-lizzy-he-played-major-over-minor-blues-his-solos-werent-solos-as-i-understand-them</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/brian-robertson-didnt-think-scott-gorham-was-up-to-it-when-he-joined-thin-lizzy-he-played-major-over-minor-blues-his-solos-werent-solos-as-i-understand-them</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["You're playing a minor blues, and you'd say, 'Take a solo,' but he played it [in] major. That’s what jarred with Brian and I."]]></description>
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        <title>Taylor Swift Is One Reason Goo Goo Dolls' 'Iris' Is Reaching New Fans, Johnny Rzeznik Says</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["But because of all these other artists covering the song, y'know, Twenty One Pilots and all these others performing the song, that helped us a real lot." ]]></description>
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        <title>Michael Angelo Batio Says Nitro's Excess Was 'All Very Calculated,' And Not Who He Really Was: 'The Label President Said, I Want You To Overplay All The Time'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/michael-angelo-batio-says-nitros-excess-was-all-very-calculated-and-not-who-he-really-was-the-label-president-said-i-want-you-to-overplay-all-the-time</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:31:08 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["I was surprised at how divisive the record was. You loved it or you hated it with a passion."]]></description>
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        <title>Serj Tankian And Daron Malakian Fired Their Pre-SOAD Bassist For Not Playing 'Angry Enough': 'It's Like Being A Kid And Your Friends Ask You To Stop Coming To The Clubhouse'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/serj-tankian-and-daron-malakian-fired-their-pre-soad-bassist-for-not-playing-angry-enough-its-like-being-a-kid-and-your-friends-ask-you-to-stop-coming-to-the-clubhouse</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/serj-tankian-and-daron-malakian-fired-their-pre-soad-bassist-for-not-playing-angry-enough-its-like-being-a-kid-and-your-friends-ask-you-to-stop-coming-to-the-clubhouse</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:50:49 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["I remember them telling me, 'You aren't angry enough, you don't play angry.' I was like, 'I'm sorry, I'm not that angry a person.'"]]></description>
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        <title>Joe Satriani On The One Advantage Sammy Hagar Has Over Him — And Many Other US Guitarists: 'I'll Play Too Many Notes, But He Won't'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/joe-satriani-on-the-one-advantage-sammy-hagar-has-over-him--and-many-other-us-guitarists-ill-play-too-many-notes-but-he-wont</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/joe-satriani-on-the-one-advantage-sammy-hagar-has-over-him--and-many-other-us-guitarists-ill-play-too-many-notes-but-he-wont</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:05:19 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["Of course, he doesn't think about it. It's totally natural to him."]]></description>
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        <title>Dave Mustaine On How 'Very Shy' Teemu Mäntysaari Changed Since Joining Megadeth: 'Your Life's Gonna Change Beyond Your Wildest Dreams'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-mustaine-on-how-very-shy-teemu-mntysaari-changed-since-joining-megadeth-your-lifes-gonna-change-beyond-your-wildest-dreams</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-mustaine-on-how-very-shy-teemu-mntysaari-changed-since-joining-megadeth-your-lifes-gonna-change-beyond-your-wildest-dreams</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:04:02 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["He's been the missing link that we've been looking for for many, many years," Dave Mustaine said.]]></description>
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        <title>'You Can Really Hear It': Why Bolt-On Necks Are Better Than Neck-Through, Sylosis' Josh Middleton Explains </title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you-can-really-hear-it-why-bolt-on-necks-are-better-than-neck-through-sylosis-josh-middleton-explains</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you-can-really-hear-it-why-bolt-on-necks-are-better-than-neck-through-sylosis-josh-middleton-explains</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:24:59 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["I think a huge misconception is bolt-on necks are cheaper."]]></description>
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        <title>Sammy Hagar Recalls The Solo Song Van Halen Passed On: 'Why The F**k Didn't We Put That On A Van Halen Record?'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-recalls-the-solo-song-van-halen-passed-on-why-the-fk-didnt-we-put-that-on-a-van-halen-record</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-recalls-the-solo-song-van-halen-passed-on-why-the-fk-didnt-we-put-that-on-a-van-halen-record</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:53:05 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["Alex wasn't about me writing songs for Van Halen. He was about his brother writing the music and me writing the lyrics and the vocals."]]></description>
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        <title>Jared James Nichols Was Told He'd 'Never Be A Great Guitar Player' Without A Pick: 'I Just Said I Don't Care'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jared-james-nichols-was-told-hed-never-be-a-great-guitar-player-without-a-pick-i-just-said-i-dont-care</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jared-james-nichols-was-told-hed-never-be-a-great-guitar-player-without-a-pick-i-just-said-i-dont-care</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:14:03 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["It was fucking me up, and I needed to feel the strings under my fingers."]]></description>
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        <title>Kirk Hammett Calls Modern Pop 'K-R-A-P,' Hopes Next Generation Of Guitarists Fixes It</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kirk-hammett-calls-modern-pop-k-r-a-p-hopes-next-generation-of-guitarists-fixes-it</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kirk-hammett-calls-modern-pop-k-r-a-p-hopes-next-generation-of-guitarists-fixes-it</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:32:39 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["Sorry for all you pop fans out there."]]></description>
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        <title>Ozzy Drummer Tommy Clufetos On Getting Snubbed For Final Black Sabbath Album In Favor Of Brad Wilk: 'It Was Strictly A Rick Rubin Decision'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ozzy-drummer-tommy-clufetos-on-getting-snubbed-for-final-black-sabbath-album-in-favor-of-brad-wilk-it-was-strictly-a-rick-rubin-decision</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ozzy-drummer-tommy-clufetos-on-getting-snubbed-for-final-black-sabbath-album-in-favor-of-brad-wilk-it-was-strictly-a-rick-rubin-decision</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["It's not my choice. It's their choice, and there was a lot of moving parts to that scenario, what was going on, when you get to that level, and I wasn't the choice at that time."]]></description>
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        <title>Tom Morello On Tapping Into 'Essence Of Tony Iommi And Jimmy Page-ness' And The Key To Writing Great Riffs: 'It's Not Overthought'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-on-tapping-into-essence-of-tony-iommi-and-jimmy-page-ness-and-the-key-to-writing-great-riffs-its-not-overthought</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-on-tapping-into-essence-of-tony-iommi-and-jimmy-page-ness-and-the-key-to-writing-great-riffs-its-not-overthought</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:02:02 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["It's like, 'Stick to the dots, try a little syncopation and don't be afraid to be equal parts funky and heavy."]]></description>
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        <title>Don Airey Says Steve Morse Wanted Deep Purple To Be 'More Musical,' While Simon McBride Brought Them Back To Basics</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/don-airey-says-steve-morse-wanted-deep-purple-to-be-more-musical-while-simon-mcbride-brought-them-back-to-basics</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/don-airey-says-steve-morse-wanted-deep-purple-to-be-more-musical-while-simon-mcbride-brought-them-back-to-basics</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:45:29 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["I think when Simon came in the band, we just went, 'Let's really get down to it again'." ]]></description>
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        <title>Mick Jagger Told Joe Satriani To Stop Shredding At The Tokyo Dome: 'If You Wave And Hold One Note, Person Number 91,000 Will Say, He Just Waved To Me' </title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mick-jagger-told-joe-satriani-to-stop-shredding-at-the-tokyo-dome-if-you-wave-and-hold-one-note-person-number-91000-will-say-he-just-waved-to-me</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mick-jagger-told-joe-satriani-to-stop-shredding-at-the-tokyo-dome-if-you-wave-and-hold-one-note-person-number-91000-will-say-he-just-waved-to-me</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Satriani also explained why he thinks that being a "musician" and a "performer" are two different jobs that guitarists need to master.]]></description>
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        <title>Duane Allman Taught Don Felder Slide Guitar, And Felder Used It On His First Eagles Song. Henley And Frey Rejected It, But He Revived It 50 Years Later</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/duane-allman-taught-don-felder-slide-guitar-and-felder-used-it-on-his-first-eagles-song-henley-and-frey-rejected-it-but-he-revived-it-50-years-later</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/duane-allman-taught-don-felder-slide-guitar-and-felder-used-it-on-his-first-eagles-song-henley-and-frey-rejected-it-but-he-revived-it-50-years-later</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:51:33 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["We became friends. One night, Duane was sitting on the floor playing slide. I said, 'You've got to show me how to do that.'"]]></description>
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        <title>Cher Was So Exasperated With Desmond Child That She Started Calling Him 'Demon Child': 'I Was Driving Her, And She Didn't Like That'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/cher-was-so-exasperated-with-desmond-child-that-she-started-calling-him-demon-child-i-was-driving-her-and-she-didnt-like-that</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/cher-was-so-exasperated-with-desmond-child-that-she-started-calling-him-demon-child-i-was-driving-her-and-she-didnt-like-that</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["Cher gave me that name, because she didn't like how rough I was. She was very overworked... and I had to be firm."]]></description>
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        <title>Chris Holmes Says W.A.S.P.'s 'Double Live Assassins' Wasn't Recorded Live: 'I Did My Parts In The Studio'</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/chris-holmes-says-wasps-double-live-assassins-wasnt-recorded-live-i-did-my-parts-in-the-studio</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/chris-holmes-says-wasps-double-live-assassins-wasnt-recorded-live-i-did-my-parts-in-the-studio</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:17:04 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["Take that record and shove it."]]></description>
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        <title>'Corporate Machine' Pushed Testament Away From Thrash Roots On 'Practice What You Preach,' Chuck Billy Says</title>
        <link>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/corporate-machine-pushed-testament-away-from-thrash-roots-on-practice-what-you-preach-chuck-billy-says</link>
        <guid>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/corporate-machine-pushed-testament-away-from-thrash-roots-on-practice-what-you-preach-chuck-billy-says</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:48:17 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["So now, they have an A&amp;R guy telling us to write singles for radio and videos."]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA["Even though I was having the most fun playing that material and playing with them, I still always felt like the odd guy in the band."]]></description>
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