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Colin Burgess death: AC/DC drummer dies as band pays emotional tribute

No cause of death was disclosed at the time of writing

The Independent UK

10 essential live rock and metal albums from the ’90s

The ’90s were a golden era for box office productions from Page & Plant and AC/DC, not to mention a certain era-defining acoustic set from Nirvana

Guitar World

“Malcolm Young would shred picks. It's like he would pick them up and they’d turn to dust!”: Richard Fortus breaks down his role as Guns N’ Roses’ rhythm machine – and explains the overlooked details that separate good players from great ones

GNR's resident Gretsch signature artist discusses his chemistry with Slash – and how it echoes that of Izzy Stradlin's – and pinpoints his approach to staying in the pocket

Guitar World

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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd selling off rare memorabilia in honour of friend who is dying of cancer

Phil Rudd is selling equipment and memorabilia from throughout AC/DC's long career

Metal Hammer

Interview with Dave Evans, founding member of AC/DC band: Charged with music

Dave Evans, founding member of AC/DC, is set to perform in Thiruvananthapuram as part of the International Independent Music Festival. Evans grew up with diverse music, joining his first band at 17. He moved to Sydney and soon joined AC/DC, helping to create their unique sound. He recorded their single…

The Hindu

“I've never been a fan of tapping, tricks or whammy bars. There have been a few greats, like Edward Van Halen and Randy Rhoads, but what they did came from somewhere”: Kiss's Paul Stanley names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The stalwart rhythm guitarist gets back to the roots of his brand of hard-rock showmanship: why AC/DC and Kiss share a similar guitar mentality, how Mitch Mitchell elevated Jimi Hendrix, and what makes Jimmy Page the Beethoven of guitarists

Guitar World

Hell's Bells, beer and an unexpected trombone: this rare footage of AC/DC backstage in 1983 is an absolute delight

Witness the quiet calm before the AC/DC storm

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Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page are some of guitar’s greatest trailblazers – learn their styles and level up your playing with this rock guitar deep-dive

The styles of Slash, Eric Clapton, Ritchie Blackmore and a suite of other rock gods are placed under the microscope for this comprehensive lesson – tabs and audio included

Guitar World

"It's like two different people, like watching a movie": AC/DC's Angus Young reveals what it's like to be Angus Young onstage

Rare audio from an interview conducted with AC/DC's Angus Young on the Flick Of The Switch tour in 1983 has surfaced online

Metal Hammer

All 57 Bon Scott AC/DC songs ranked in order of greatness

Scott’s AC/DC legacy amounts to six years, six studio albums and 57 tracks. Here we rank every one that the great man recorded with the band, from high-voltage classics to obscure B-sides and everlasting anthems

Metal Hammer

Phrasing, vibrato and rock-solid timing: inside the essential elements of AC/DC's legendary guitar style

All aboard the Rock ’N’ Roll Train as we take the long way to the top with this in-depth lesson in the raw hard-rock perfection of Angus and the late Malcolm Young's playing style

Guitar World

"A ferocious shot across the bows": How Love's Da Capo album blew the 60s wide open

Love's second album was a seismic shift from their rock’n’roll roots: a mix of blues jamming, jazz freakouts and baroque folk that laid down a gauntlet to their peers...

Louder

The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The seasoned tonesmith reflects on spending "some of the best moments of my life" with Jimmy Page, the guitarist with a tone so unbelievable that "no-one on this Earth can touch him" and why Duane Allman is just as important as Jimi Hendrix

Guitar World

How a huge onstage brawl with Deep Purple proved the making of AC/DC

After AC/DC and Deep Purple went head-to-head in 1975, no-one ever messed with Angus & co.’s gear again

Louder

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Daily Record

Scots rock brothers from Gun tell Gallaghers: 'Stop acting like prats and reform Oasis'

The Gizzis have had their fallouts and spats but making music for Gun has kept them together since 1989, and say their new albums could be the group's best yet.

Metal Hammer

The Internet has gifted us an AC/DC vs Phantom Of The Opera mash-up and that sound you hear is Bon Scott turning in his grave

Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats: today's performance of The Phantom Of The Balls will begin shortly

Glasgow Live

How Glasgow's 'worst winter on record' gave the world rock gods AC/DC

The winter Glasgow's Cranhill experienced 60 years ago was so bitterly cold that even the Highway to Hell would have frozen over. We take a look at how a cold snap in 1963 gave the world rock gods AC/DC.

Daily Record

Rangers announce new collaboration with rock band AC/DC as fans react

The football club has released new merchandise inspired by the group's first ever gig in Scotland in 1976.

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AC/DC frontman Bon Scott led a high-voltage life. But his friends say the singer's unglamorous death at age 33 was not a surprise

Four decades after Bon Scott was found dead in London, the enigmatic AC/DC star's closest friends and relatives have spoken of his greatest vulnerability.

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