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How Kurt Cobain brought a more aggressive edge to Nevermind with the help of Slayer’s producer
By Phil Weller published
Cobain sought out Slayer collaborator Andy Wallace to help give Nevermind an extra edge

How the Ibanez Iceman became System of a Down’s Daron Malakian’s go-to guitar – and why he initially didn’t play it live
By Janelle Borg published
The System of a Down guitarist even got his own limited-edition signature version in 2004

Jason Richardson leaves All That Remains after 7 years
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist leaves after seven years and has some currently unspecified projects lined up

How guitarist and YouTube sensation Rob Scallon manages to write – and record – a full album in one day
By Janelle Borg published
Together with fellow mega YouTuber and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Huang, Scallon has made this challenge a yearly tradition

Skunk Baxter is a session legend – and his cutting-edge guitar rig probably isn’t what you expect
By Phil Weller published
Baxter has settled on a Roland/Fender Stratocaster, which he uses alongside some other off-the-shelf Roland gear

Primus’ Larry LaLonde on how he and Les Claypool ended up with off-the-rack gear from Guitar Center right before a show
By Janelle Borg published
The guitar and bass behemoths eventually auctioned off the Strat and P-Bass they bought at the last minute for charity

D’Angelico celebrates Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary with 3 special-edition guitars
By Phil Weller published
Two electrics and an orchestra acoustic from D’Angelico bring back a special-edition Grateful Dead finish that pays homage to the pair’s first collaborative model

Yvette Young on the pressures of touring in the social media age
By Janelle Borg published
The multi-hyphenate artist has recently kickstarted her solo era – and lent her chops to James Gunn’s new Superman movie soundtrack
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