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“My friends wanted to check out, get stoned, escape. I wanted to sift through my consciousness and see what was beyond”: Psychedelic substances led Rival Sons’ Jay Buchanan to the Mahavishnu Orchestra

The vocalist found inspiration in John McLaughlin’s ability to make different pieces feeling like different drugs

“I watched Tony a lot. We became friends. It was emotional – not in a ‘pinch me!’ sense, but realizing how on-point he was – and how much he was not phoning in that performance”: Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday on what it’s like to open a Black Sabbath show

“I watched Tony a lot. We became friends. It was emotional – not in a ‘pinch me!’ sense, but realizing how on-point he was – and how much he was not phoning in that performance”: Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday on what it’s like to open a Black Sabbath show

Supporting Sabbath throughout The End Tour, Rival Sons got a better view of metal's godfathers than anyone – and will pay tribute to them at their final show. What will they play? Holiday's sworn to secrecy

"If the world was a fair place, everyone's Greta Van Fleet records would spontaneously turn into Great Western Valkyrie": Rival Sons' fourth album finds them on top of their game

"If the world was a fair place, everyone's Greta Van Fleet records would spontaneously turn into Great Western Valkyrie": Rival Sons' fourth album finds them on top of their game

After turning heads with Pressure & Time in 2011, Rival Sons returned to the studio with a new bassist and a fistful of big ideas

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NAMM 2024: “Angular, cubist and aggressive”: Kauer’s divisive Gripen guitar does away with all curvature for an early contender for ‘boldest guitar of 2024’

The pointed-twin of its flagship Banshee model, Kauer has created an origami Explorer of sorts that boasts crown shaped inlays and a choice of three humbucker combinations

“Eric Clapton played with a stately authority. It’s missing in guitar today. It seems every great player has to play very fast. It can be distasteful, honestly”: Scott Holiday says Slowhand’s slow hand is still the gold standard for expressive playing

Clapton remains an ever-present force in the Rival Sons star’s own sound – here’s why Holiday views his hero as one of the most influential guitarists of all time

Every Rival Sons album ranked from worst to best

LA livewires Rival Sons are the standbearers for 21st century rock’n’roll. Here’s how to get into their seven album back catalogue

"I'm really starting to get the itch. I want to headline arenas" - Rival Sons on the album that should take them to the next level

After six albums in 15 years and touring alongside a raft of A-listers, new album Darkfighter finds Rival Sons ready to take it to the next level

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Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday: “I don’t need to play all the notes at a very high speed. I can appreciate that in players, but I’m looking for texture and color”

Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday: “I don’t need to play all the notes at a very high speed. I can appreciate that in players, but I’m looking for texture and color”

As the Californian rockers return with Darkfighter, Holiday invites us into his guitar room to talk mad-scientist fuzz pedals, his adventurous new doubleneck, and why he mods no more

Run out of ideas? Try Scott Holiday's 'mind eraser' songwriting method

Run out of ideas? Try Scott Holiday's 'mind eraser' songwriting method

Sometimes it's the simplest fixes that yield the greatest results

Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday on his greatest gear hits and misses: “You can basically install a pair of EMG active pickups into a cardboard box and get the same sound”

Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday on his greatest gear hits and misses: “You can basically install a pair of EMG active pickups into a cardboard box and get the same sound”

Holiday is no fan of active pickups, and his life in gear involves a flaming Line 6 amp, a foolish trade that said goodbye to some PAFs, and the epiphany that TV Jones Filter'Trons are all you ever need

Rival Sons announce Darkfighter UK and European tour

Rival Sons announce Darkfighter UK and European tour

Rival Sons will play 30 shows across The UK and Europe in support of this year's Darkfighter and Lightbringer albums

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