The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

The brothers Robinson recall the highs, lows and sibling spats of a 36-year recording career

Following Richey Edwards’ disappearance and the “commercial disaster” of The Holy Bible , the MANIC STREET PREACHERS were told that this is the end. Instead, they roared back with an unassailable anthem heralding one of the biggest British albums of the ’90s. Sam Richards celebrates 30 years of Everything Must Go : “It was the most spectacular feeling,” says Nicky Wire. “That period when you go over the top...”

After decades of feuding and fall outs, Chris and Rich Robinson, aka The Black Crowes , have found a groove of brotherly love and rock bravado.

CENTURY MEDIA Scotland’s goat-worshipping speed metal prodigy shows his trve colours

Gong ’s music has always been out of this world, but on their latest offering, Bright Spirit, they transcend darkness with a hefty dose of glissando and a pinch of System 7. Frontman Kavus Torabi, bassist Dave Sturt and guitarist Fabio Golfetti tell Prog how the third part of their latest trilogy has re-energised them and why they’re looking forward to getting back onstage.