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GW premieres "Jawbreaker" (live) from Defenders of the Faith 30th Anniversary Edition!

Polara is Back in Black and White

Guild Guitars has re-released its S-100 Polara model in classic Black and White.

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Today we share Part 4: Jimmy Page and Soundgarden's Chris Cornell talk Led Zep history.

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Title: Judas Priest Premiere Live "Jawbreaker" from 'Defenders of the Faith' 30th Anniversary Edition — Exclusive

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Kurt Cobain Talks Gear and More in His Final Guitar World Interview from 1992

Posted 02/20/2015 at 8:16am | by Jeff Gilbert

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Here's Guitar World's last interview with Kurt Cobain, from the February 1992 issue of GW.

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Guitar World Launches 'Guitar World Lessons' App and Webstore

Posted 02/20/2015 at 8:14am | by Guitar World Staff

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Today, Guitar World is kicking off something we're pretty excited about—our new Guitar World Lessons app and webstore.

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Weird Science: The 10 Strangest Vintage Effects of All Time

Posted 02/20/2015 at 8:12am | by Chris Gill

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10 Strangest Vintage Effects of All Time

It’s probably not a coincidence that effects such as wah pedals and fuzz boxes started appearing en masse about the same time that recreational drugs like marijuana and LSD became popular with rock musicians.

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Metallica Rehearse, Perform "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" February 9 in San Francisco — Video

Posted 02/19/2015 at 5:19pm | by Damian Fanelli

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It's been a while since we've shared one of these videos! Here's some official "fly on the wall" of Metallica rehearsing and performing at a private Salesforce.com party February 9 in San Francisco.

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Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi on Fighting with Skinheads, "War Pigs" Inspiration and More

Posted 02/19/2015 at 4:42pm | by Brad Angle

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It’s rare that a band emerges and, with one inspired release, simultaneously launches and perfects a genre of music. Such is the singular case of Black Sabbath. Their 1970 self-titled debut, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, took the heavy blues and hard-rock idioms that came before and infused them with anthemic tritone riffs, doom-laden drum tempos, maniacal vocals and diabolical lyrics.

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Eric Clapton to Be Inducted Into Blues Hall of Fame

Posted 02/19/2015 at 3:35pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Eric Clapton has been tapped for induction in the Blues Hall of Fame. He joins Fifties rock and roller Little Richard and Atlanta blues singer Tommy Brown as a 2015 inductee.

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Metallica's James Hetfield Discusses How Music Saved His Life — Video

Posted 02/19/2015 at 2:50pm | by Damian Fanelli

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In this new video from Road Recovery, Metallica's James Hetfield opens up about his rocky past. He's done things he isn't proud of, he admits, but music saved his life by giving him an outlet to write and express himself.

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Guitarist Dario Chiazzolino Premieres New Song, "Precious Things"

Posted 02/19/2015 at 2:43pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Award-winning Italian guitarist Dario Chiazzolino has premiered a new song, "Precious Things," and you can check it out below. The track is from Chiazzolino's new album, Paint Your Life (TuKool Records).

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Brian Setzer Demos and Discusses Gretsch Guitars — Video

Posted 02/19/2015 at 2:08pm | by Guitar World Staff

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In this new video, created and posted in time for this year's Winter NAMM Show, longtime Gretsch artist Brian Setzer plays and discusses Gretsch guitars.

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Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Reveals Heavy Metal’s Origins in New Animated Video

Posted 02/19/2015 at 12:53pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Black Sabbath's Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi was born 67 years ago today in Birmingham, England. As part of our ongoing celebration of Iommi's life and career, check out this just-posted animated video, part of VH1.com’s new animated series, The Complete History of Heavy Metal.

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Kurt Cobain Talks Gear and More in His Final Guitar World Interview from 1992

Guitar World Launches 'Guitar World Lessons' App and Webstore

Weird Science: The 10 Strangest Vintage Effects of All Time

Metallica Rehearse, Perform "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" February 9 in San Francisco — Video

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi on Fighting with Skinheads, "War Pigs" Inspiration and More

Eric Clapton to Be Inducted Into Blues Hall of Fame

Metallica's James Hetfield Discusses How Music Saved His Life — Video

Guitarist Dario Chiazzolino Premieres New Song, "Precious Things"

Brian Setzer Demos and Discusses Gretsch Guitars — Video

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Reveals Heavy Metal’s Origins in New Animated Video

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