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The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

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Recently retired after a remarkable career with Judas Priest, Ian Hill reflects on what makes heavy metal tick

October 14

Formed in 1970 in Birmingham, England, Judas Priest set the standards for generations of heavy metal to come.

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Recently retired after a remarkable career with Judas Priest, Ian Hill reflects on what makes heavy metal tick

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