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1982 Frank Zappa Interview, Part 1

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Tom Scholz Talks 'Life, Love & Hope'

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Photo Gallery: Behind the Scenes at Guitar World's 2014 Holiday Review Guide Photo Shoot

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Enjoy this behind-the-scenes photo gallery from our 2014 Holiday Review Guide photo shoot, which took place in California's Joshua Tree National Park.

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Dear Guitar Hero: Submit Your Questions for Anthrax's Frank Bello!

Posted 11/12/2013 at 9:12am | by Guitar World Staff

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The Anthrax bassist will answer anything you want!

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Video: Sample Guitar World's New 'Rock Guitar 101' DVD with Andy Aledort

Posted 11/12/2013 at 9:11am | by Guitar World Staff

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The Rock Guitar 101 DVD is available now at the Guitar World Online Store for $14.99. Rock Guitar 101 is an incredible one-stop DVD providing over 70 minutes of instruction on all the basic skills you need to play rock guitar.

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Video: How to Play Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl"

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Learn how to play Young's classic track from his 1970 album, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.

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New Marty Friedman Album, 'Inferno,' to Feature Collaborations with Jason Becker, Children of Bodom's Alexi Laiho and More

Posted 11/11/2013 at 5:28pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Marty Friedman's upcoming studio album, Inferno, will be released in early 2014 by Prosthetic Records. The album will be the former Megadeth guitarist's first release intended for the US market since 2003’s Music for Speeding.

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Devin Townsend Project Premiere "Kingdom" Video from 'The Retinal Circus' DVD

Posted 11/11/2013 at 4:51pm | by Melanie Gottshall

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After releasing their extensive CD/DVD set, The Retinal Circus, last week, the Devin Townsend Project is now premiering a video clip of "Kingdom" taken from the DVD! Watch below.

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Video: James Hetfield Performs Metallica's "Enter Sandman" with Kids from Little Kids Rock

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Over the weekend, Metallica's James Hetfield performed with kids from Little Kids Rock, the nation's leading nonprofit provider of music instruction and instruments to public schools.

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Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of Wagner Reloaded: Live in Leipzig, the new live album by Apocalyptica.

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Rockin' the Country with Joe Don Rooney: Maximize the Melody — How to Make a Guitar Solo Sing

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These videos are bonus content related to the Holiday 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

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