One of 2025’s most surprising music stories was that Rush surviving members Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee were heading back out on the road with Anika Nilles behind the drum kit. The Canadian prog rock giants retired in 2015 upon the conclusion of their R40 Live Tour, in celebration of four decades together. Then, in January 2025, Lifeson revealed that he and Lee had been meeting up for weekly jams, but downplayed any reunion hopes. Speaking to Guitar Player last year ahead of Rush's return to the stage, Lifeson recalled writing their most complicated song and the dreams that helped inspire his music. In related news, Epiphone has announced a reissue of Lifeson's workhorse ES-355, "Whitey", a guitar that's featured on every Rush album.