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Shooter Jennings: Dark Side of the Tune

Posted 06/15/2010 at 5:12pm | by Alan Paul, Photo By Travis Shinn

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Shooting Jennings returns and chats with Guitar World about his latest album, Black Ribbons.

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Log Jam

Posted 06/03/2010 at 1:37pm | by Chris Gill

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The Lacey Act has made it exponentially more difficult to obtain and transport precious woods, threatening to bring international guitar trade to a halt.

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Eternal Descent: Tale Spin

Posted 06/01/2010 at 11:45am | by Joe Bosso

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Guitarist Llexi Leon tells his tales through his art and his music.

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Burzum: Heart of Darkness

Posted 05/27/2010 at 2:45pm | by Brad Angle, Photo By Ester Siegarra

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Burzum’s Varg Vikernes has disowned the Norwegian black metal genre he helped create in the Nineties. After an absence of more than 15 years, he’s back with a new album that takes his musical vision deeper into the abyss.

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Darkthrone: The Guitar World Interview

Posted 05/18/2010 at 3:00pm | by Henry Yuan, Photo By Lars Eivind Bones

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Darkthrone founder, Fenriz, discusses the creation of Circle the Wagons, his role in the current metal scene and his relationship with Burzum mastermind Varg Vikernes.

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Switchfoot: Electrical Storm

Posted 05/12/2010 at 11:13am | by Joe Bosso, Photo By Sarah Sturges

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Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and Drew Shirley discuss the group's latest long-player, Hello Hurricane.

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Them Crooked Vultures: Top Flight

Posted 05/11/2010 at 2:03pm | by Alan Di Perna, Photo By Justin Borucki

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Combine Led Zeppelin's blues-inspired riff rock with Nirvana's post-punk aesthetic and the stoner metal sounds of Queens of the Stone Age. What do you get? Them Crooked Vultures, rock's latest supergroup, featuring John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl and Josh Homme.

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From Super to Nuts: The History of Super Groups

Posted 05/11/2010 at 12:43pm | by Chris Gill, Photo By Dezo Hoffman

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Them Crooked Vultures are just the latest in a long line of rock supergroups. GW presents a sampling of the phenomenon, from the classiest to the craziest.

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Charvel Guitars: Built For Speed

Posted 05/05/2010 at 10:05am | by Eric Kirkland

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How a small California guitar parts and repair facility kick-started the guitar custom shop revolution.

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Anvil: Off the Beaten Path

Posted 04/27/2010 at 1:20pm | by Chris Gill, Photo By Ross Halfin

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After decades of getting hammered by the music industry, Anvil are learning what it’s like to wield the power. Steve “Lips” Kudlow talks about the legendary Canadian metal band’s long-overdue second chance to score a hit of its own.

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