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See the best performances — including Metallica — from the 5th Annual Golden Gods Awards.

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We look at the Top 10 blues-approved overdrive and distortion units around.

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From Fender to Mesa Boogie to Vox, here are five essential 15-watt guitar amplifiers.

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Metallica: Talkin' Thrash

Posted 07/10/2009 at 10:17am | by Richard Bienstock

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Metallica and a cast of their metal brethren deliver an oral history of the group’s first decade: from Kill ’Em All to the “Black Album.”

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Mark Tremonti: Hot for Teaching

Posted 07/08/2009 at 12:55pm | by Alan Paul

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His singer played with Led Zeppelin, and his signature Paul Reed Smith ax just got a freshening up. But what really has Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti psyched is the release of his first-ever instructional DVD.

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Jeff Beck: Beck to the Future

Posted 07/01/2009 at 10:19am | by Alan Di Perna

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On the eve of Beck's induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he talks about his storied past, his recent shows with Eric Clapton and his plans for a new album.

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Eddie Van Halen Interview: Of Wolf and Man

Posted 06/30/2009 at 10:46am | by Chris Gill

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Nearly two years in the making, Eddie Van Halen’s new EVH Wolfgang guitar is the ultimate refinement of his classic signature ax. Guitar World gets a sneak preview and learns the story behind its transformation.

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Meet Chickenfoot: rock and roll's most unlikely—but most talked about—supergroup.

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Steve Vai: Better Than Flex?

Posted 06/29/2009 at 12:54pm | by Alan Di Perna

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Naked Tracks lets you play along with Steve. Are you ready to walk on the Vai side?

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Steve Vai: Flex Appeal

Posted 06/29/2009 at 12:48pm | by Alan Di Perna

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With $5000 and a homebuilt studio, Steve Vai recorded an album that made him a star and changed guitar music forever. On the 25th anniversary of Flex-Able, Vai delivers the most in-depth look ever into the making of his shred-tastic debut and his plans to remake it.

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