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Winery Dogs Announce Dog Camp

Richie Kotzen and Mike Portnoy discuss the Winery Dogs' new camp for musicians.

Death Angel: Blood Sacrifice

Guitarist Rob Cavestany looks back at the rise, fall and successful rebirth of Death Angel.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd: 'Goin' Home'

GW presents a behind-the-scenes look at Goin' Home, Kenny Wayne Shepherd's new album.

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We asked 30 top guitarists to choose the greatest guitarists of all time.

Winery Dogs Announce Dog Camp

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Title: Dog Camp: Richie Kotzen and Mike Portnoy Discuss the Winery Dogs' Immersive New Camp for Musicians

Death Angel: Blood Sacrifice

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Title: Guitarist Rob Cavestany Looks Back at the Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Death Angel

Kenny Wayne Shepherd: 'Goin' Home'

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Title: Video: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Releases Behind-the-Scenes Look at New Album, 'Goin' Home'

Guitar World's 30 on 30

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Title: Thirty Great Guitarists — Including Steve Vai, David Gilmour and Eddie Van Halen — Pick the Greatest Guitarists of All Time

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Betcha Can't Play This: Minor Alternations with Luis Carlos Maldonado

Posted 04/07/2014 at 10:46am | by Luis Carlos Maldonado

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This is a fast 16th-note alternate picking run in C# minor that starts out on the high E string and moves across the neck, staying pretty much in the ninth through seventh positions and ending with a whole-step pull bend and vibrato on the low E string.

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Turn Your Guitar Into a Full Band with Chris Woods' 'Percussive Acoustic Guitar' Book/DVD

Posted 04/07/2014 at 10:45am | by Guitar World Staff

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Turn your acoustic guitar into a full band with
Percussive Acoustic Guitar, a comprehensive book/DVD set by guitar virtuoso Chris Woods.

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Video: Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello Perform Van Halen's "Jump"

Posted 04/07/2014 at 10:39am | by Damian Fanelli

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Last night, Bruce Springsteen opened his set at the March Madness Music Festival in Dallas by covering Van Halen's 1984 hit "Jump."

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Exclusive Stream: Andy McKee's ‘Mythmaker’ EP Premiere

Posted 04/07/2014 at 10:35am | by Acoustic Nation

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Andy McKee is back with his latest offering, Mythmaker, and we're happy to present you an exclusive stream. As his latest release since 2010’s Joyland, Mythmaker finds McKee covering some brand new territory. "I really wanted to break things up a bit with this EP, so I decided to include a solo piano piece and a multi-instrument tune that features some electric guitar,” McKee shares.

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Video: Man Karate-Chops Flaming Cinder Blocks While Playing Metal Guitar

Posted 04/04/2014 at 3:40pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Does America got talent? Before you answer that, check out this video of a guitar-playing, karate-chopping dude named Matt "Rockstar" Sikorski! The clip is actually Sikorski's unsuccessful audition video for NBC's America's Got Talent.

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John Frusciante Streaming New Album, 'Enclosure,' from Space

Posted 04/04/2014 at 2:00pm | by Melanie Gottshall

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Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has launched his new album, Enclosure to space aboard Sat-JF14, allowing a stream of the album from an accompanying tracking app before it's release date, April 8th.

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Video: Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol. 28 — "The Far East"

Posted 04/04/2014 at 12:00pm | by Damian Fanelli

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In the latest episode of Electro-Harmonix's "Effectology" series, the New York-based effect company takes a trip to the Far East.

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Update: Tool Officially Back to Work on New Album

Posted 04/04/2014 at 11:14am | by Guitar World Staff

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Recently, Tool updated their official website by posting their latest newsletter. The good news? It looks like the Tool are back on track in terms of completing their next album. You can check out most of the post below.

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Video: Metallica Perform "Battery" and "Whiskey in the Jar" March 22 in São Paulo, Brazil

Posted 04/04/2014 at 11:03am | by Damian Fanelli

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The gang over at MetallicaTV — Metallica's official YouTube channel — well, let's just say they're very busy.

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Guitar World's Top 50 Guitar Albums of the Eighties

Posted 04/04/2014 at 10:46am | by Guitar World Staff

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In early 1990, the editors of Guitar World magazine sat back and painstakingly selected what they considered the top 50 guitar albums of the just-ended Eighties. In the photo gallery below, you can see what they came up with! What were the editors of GW thinking in 1990 when they picked their 50 favorite albums from the Eighties? Anyone's guess. Take a look at the list - in order - below to find out.

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