Interviews

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The guitarist's namesake band has a new album, 'Sin,' and a U.S. tour with Geoff Tate

The former Megadeth guitarist talks past, present and future, and 'not taking anything for granted'

The singer on burnout, band chemistry and returning to the Dead Daisies

'I never thought I was going to be a rockstar or in the business of playing guitar for a living – that was just the thing that happened,' the guitarist says

'Having success, accolades and adulation probably helped me hide what I was going through,' the guitarist says

‘The biggest thing I've learned is to remain open to new music and ideas,’ the singer says

The singer and bassist on the new ‘I Wanna Rock’ documentary, grunge and being a ‘hell of a lot better than average’

‘I hated that we ended up in the hair-metal box because it really did limit the hell out of us,’ the singer recalls

Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder recalls Lynch's 'beautiful' guest spot with the band

'We've got a concert series coming up that'll be introduced soon enough,' the head Ratt says

‘I’ll probably never know why,’ Smith says about being replaced as Cinderella signed their major label deal

‘I'm just going to ride the wave and see where it takes us,’ the singer says

The singer recalls writing THWTD hits like 'Calling On You' and 'Free'

With a new album and a tour opening for Aerosmith, Don Dokken and Co. are burning like a flame

The guitarist on recording 'The New Order,' covering Aerosmith and what's next for the thrash legends

'Changing people's perception of the genre is huge,' Stix Zadinia says of the band's network TV appearance

The bassist talks new projects, old relationships and having 'no regrets'

The singer talks his new music, 'Family Legacy' TV show, Van Halen and more

The guitarist talks getting sober, the infamous 'Decline of Western Civilization' pool scene and life in and out of W.A.S.P.

We always say, 'May the best song win'

Band members John Regan and Tod Howarth, along with Eddie Trunk, recall working with Ace Frehley and the challenges in creating the band’s 1988 sophomore record

‘I honestly thought at the beginning of our estrangement that we'd never work together again,’ the singer says

'I've never been the golden boy of critics, even if I am sitting on a very significant 50-year career'

'It takes all the elements of Whitesnake that I love and enhances them,' the singer says of the forgotten track

'We're confident about this decision,' the singer says

'We had some good conversations,' Matijevic says of Van Halen

The guitarist also dishes on the 'profound' new Winger album, 'Seven'

Losing Ozzy, finding Ronnie, and what he really thinks of the controversial 'Born Again' album

'We weren't prudish, by any means,' Meniketti says

The legendary bassist goes deep on Sabbath’s golden era

Hint: it's the sugary breakfast cereals and Uber

'Edward asked to listen to what I was working on,' the Extreme guitarist says

‘We've had some tough times, but we've always stuck it out and kept going,’ the bassist says

'If Vito wanted to keep going, I absolutely would have,' the singer says about ending the band

The guitar legend on Deep Purple ‘nostalgia,’ rebooting Rainbow and finding his own style

'The music we're making is right up there with anything we've done,' the guitarist says

Rudy Sarzo, Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Dee Snider and more on the album that brought metal into the mainstream

'I'm moving forward and I'm also bringing the past with me'

Metal Edge sits down with the Guns N' Roses guitarist to get the scoop on his newfound stardom. 'It’s bigger than I am, bigger than Axl is, bigger than Izzy and Steve and Duff,' he says

'I'd like to sell a million albums,' Tom Keifer tells Metal Edge

As for whatever happened to his snakeskin boots from Ozzy Osbourne’s 'Miracle Man' video...

From Eddie Van Halen to Randy Rhoads, Steve Vai to Satch, the Pixies six-stringer knows his shredders

'I can tell you we have 11 musical arrangements, and there’s lyrics to some of them,' Ian says

‘We’re really good parents to this band we’ve had for 41 years,’ Ian says

'Think about this: The band is gone. The manager is gone. The record label dumps you. The ex dumps you. And I’m sitting there going, 'Wow'

The front man recalls hunkering down in the Bahamas with a machete, a speargun and a desk... and coming up with a legendary track

And then there was that time he and Bon shared a few pints...

'We’re holding up the flag for hard rock and metal,' the guitarist says

'Enough is enough. I feel like the ice is off the lake,' Tyler says