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Jeff Hanneman: Reign Maker

The Slayer guitarist’s wife recalls the spider bite and how it lead to her husband’s downfall.

Round 1: Randy Rhoads Vs. Slash

Our Greatest Guitar Solos Readers Poll continues with "Mr. Crowley" vs. "Sweet Child O' Mine."

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Here's a photo gallery of Anna Sengthavongsa, the latest addition to the Girls of Guitar World.

Rex Brown: Rex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll

Rex Brown Recalls the making of Cowboys from Hell and other legendary Pantera albums.

Jeff Hanneman: Reign Maker

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Title: A Tribute to Jeff Hanneman: The Slayer Guitarist’s Wife Recalls the Spider-Bite Incident and How It Lead to Her Husband’s Downfall

Round 1: Randy Rhoads Vs. Slash

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Title: Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Readers Poll: Round 1 — "Mr. Crowley" (Randy Rhoads) Vs. "Sweet Child O' Mine" (Slash)

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Title: Guitar World Girls: Anna Sengthavongsa

Rex Brown: Rex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll

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Title: Rex Brown Recalls the Making of 'Cowboys from Hell,' 'Vulgar Display of Power' and Other Legendary Pantera Albums

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Petal to the Metal: The Minarik Orchid Guitar

Posted 06/03/2013 at 10:35am | by Chris Gill

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The solidbody guitar is essentially a blank canvas, a quality that often results in some rather bizarre designs, such as the instruments regularly featured here.

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Ghoul Intentions: Ghost B.C. Talk New Album, 'Infestissumam,' and Living in the Past

Posted 06/03/2013 at 10:34am | by Jon Wiederhorn

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Ghost B.C. make like the past 40 years never happened. On their new album, Infestissumam, they show why fans like Dave Grohl and Metallica are glad to let them go on living in the past.

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Photo Gallery: Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe, Elvis Costello, Primus and More at Sasquatch! 2013 Music Festival

Posted 06/03/2013 at 7:58am | by Guitar World Staff, Photos by Robert Delahanty

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Missed this past weekend's Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge Amphitheatre in Gorge, Washington? Well don't worry, we got ya covered.

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Digital Subscriptions: Read Guitar World Magazine on Your Favorite Device

Posted 06/03/2013 at 7:51am | by Guitar World Staff

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Now you can read Guitar World magazine on your favorite device!

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Exclusive Video Premiere: "I'm No Angel" by The Winery Dogs — Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy

Posted 05/31/2013 at 8:38am | by Damian Fanelli

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Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "I'm No Angel," the latest music video by the Winery Dogs, a new power trio featuring guitarist Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, Poison), bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) and drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold).

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Back to the Garden: Former Madam X Guitarist Maxine Petrucci Discusses New Solo Album

Posted 05/30/2013 at 5:05pm | by James Wood

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Maxine Petrucci likes to call what she does “evolved music." The former Madam X guitarist [and sister of former Vixen drummer Roxy Petrucci] has taken much of what she's learned from the '80s and '90s to a completely different level. It's a sound and style some may find not suitable for the “commercial” world, but Petrucci says that suits her just fine.

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From Another Dimension: ODD 3-D-Printed Guitars

Posted 05/30/2013 at 3:25pm | by Chris Gill

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As a professor of mechatronics at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand, Olaf Diegel has used 3-D printers for more than 15 years to prototype new product ideas.

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James "JY" Young of Styx Discusses the Band’s New DVD, 'Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight'

Posted 05/30/2013 at 1:36pm | by James Wood

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Styx's new DVD/Blu-ray, Styx: Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight — Live, captures the band performing their two classic multi-platinum '70s albums live in their entirety for the very first time. Filmed at the historic Orpheum Theater in Memphis, these albums helped establish Styx as a global phenomenon and defined their sound for a generation of fans.

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Feels Like Home: Greg Howe Talks Maragold, Guitars and Playing the Local Circuit

Posted 05/30/2013 at 1:01pm | by James Wood

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Greg Howe and I have a few things in common. First, we share a mutual interest in a certain instrument, and we both cut our teeth performing in clubs in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, area. But that's pretty much where our similarities end.

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Gig Review: Primus Bring 3D Show to Pomona, California’s Fox Theater

Posted 05/30/2013 at 12:39pm | by Andrew Bansal

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Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Jay Lane started doing a run of "Primus 3D" tour dates last year, and they've extended it into another tour leg for 2013. The show promised to augment Primus’ music with 3D visuals and Surround Sound for an entire evening with no opening act. The Fox Theater in Pomona, California, played host to one such show on May 19.

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Petal to the Metal: The Minarik Orchid Guitar

Ghoul Intentions: Ghost B.C. Talk New Album, 'Infestissumam,' and Living in the Past

Photo Gallery: Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe, Elvis Costello, Primus and More at Sasquatch! 2013 Music Festival

Digital Subscriptions: Read Guitar World Magazine on Your Favorite Device

Exclusive Video Premiere: "I'm No Angel" by The Winery Dogs — Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy

Back to the Garden: Former Madam X Guitarist Maxine Petrucci Discusses New Solo Album

From Another Dimension: ODD 3-D-Printed Guitars

James "JY" Young of Styx Discusses the Band’s New DVD, 'Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight'

Feels Like Home: Greg Howe Talks Maragold, Guitars and Playing the Local Circuit

Gig Review: Primus Bring 3D Show to Pomona, California’s Fox Theater

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