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William Shatner, Billy Sherwood, Tony Kaye and Circa
How William Shatner learned to love prog and make an album with the humanity of Star Trek

By Grant Moon Published

Knowing some people would never get over the novelty, Billy Sherwood decided to go for broke with Ponder The Mystery, featuring Steve Vai, Rick Wakeman, Nik Turner, Edgar Froese and others

Albums
Pictures of Devin Townsend and Steve Vai onstage in 2026
Devin Townsend explains why he pooed in Steve Vai’s guitar case

By Metal Hammer Published

The prog metal polymath sang in the guitar maestro’s solo band in the early 1990s

Bands & Artists
Beat studio portrait
Steve Vai on the challenges of playing King Crimson with BEAT – and the change he's made

By Dave Ling Published

In 2024, four monster instrumentalists teamed up to play music from three killer King Crimson albums – and they're finally coming to Europe

Concerts & Shows
David Lee Roth posing for a photograph in the mid-80s
The second solo album from rock’s greatest entertainer divided fans. Forty years on, it sounds like an underrated masterpiece

By Ed Mitchell Published

Ex-Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth’s second solo album is crying out for reappraisal

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Bands & Artists
Steve Vai and Devin Townsend in 2018
Steve Vai gave Devin Townsend his big break in the early 1990s. Decades later they got back together

By Tom O' Boyle Published

Metal Hammer brought the guitar master and his former apprentice back together in 2018

Bands & Artists
Beat studio portrait
King Crimson affiliates BEAT announce one-off London show for June

By Jerry Ewing Published

Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin and Steve Vai will play their first UK show as BEAT in June

Live Performances
Steve Vai posing for a photograph while holding a guitar in 1990
Steve Vai on the wild genius of Frank Zappa – and the two words that made him want to join his band

By Classic Rock Published

They say never meet your heroes – Steve Vai would disagree

Bands & Artists
Beat studio portrait
Watch King Crimson 80s affiliate band Beat perform Elephant Talk live

By Jerry Ewing Published

Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin and Steve Vai have just released Beat Live on Blu-ray, vinly and CD

Bands & Artists
Beat
King Crimson offshoot Beat share new live clip of Thela Hun Ginjeet

By Jerry Ewing Published

Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin and Steve Vai will release Beat Live in September

Bands & Artists
Beat
BEAT share live clip of Neal And Jack And Me as they announce new live release

By Jerry Ewing Published

King Crimson-related quartet BEAT will release BEAT LIVE in September

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