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Following 30 years of living with blood cancer, Mike Peters – frontman of The Alarm – has died at the age of 66

February 25, 1959 – April 29 2025

Leader of north Wales rockers The Alarm and beyond, Mike Peters left us on April 29.

Amid the mayhem of his European tour, Joe takes time out to give us a guided tour around his 2025 live gear, delivers the lowdown on some of his more storied guitars, and tells us why his mighty multi-amp rig has to run at breaking point in order to make the earth move and those riffs resonate…

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