Steve Vai leads 7,968 guitarists in a world record-breaking performance of Jimi Hendrix classic Hey Joe By Matt Parker published 2 May 23 Fellow shred icon Michael Angelo Batio was also among the massive lineup of guitar players in Wrocław, Poland
Watch Michael Angelo Batio rip a gonzo, supersonic solo onstage with Manowar By Jackson Maxwell published 27 January 23 The shred legend is filling in for Evandro “EV” Martel on the New York metal legends' ongoing European tour
Jared Dines recruits Matt Heafy, Nita Strauss, Ichika Nito, Lari Basilio, Marcin and more for one of the most star-studded shred collabs ever By Matt Owen published 3 January 23 Michael Angelo Batio, Manuel Gardner Fernandes, Herman Li, Hedras, Sophie Burrell, Jason Richardson and many more also took part in the 70-strong, 37-minute shred-a-thon
Michael Angelo Batio: “I still practice vibrato over and over. It determines whether you’ll be a great player when you’re older or not” By Cait Devin published 6 December 22 MAB on mistakes to avoid as a guitarist, recording and touring with Manowar, his upcoming acoustic record and the absolutely staggering number of guitars in his collection
Take your shredding skills to the extreme with this Michael Angelo Batio lesson By Charlie Griffiths published 28 November 22 Good news and bad news. First, the good: we've adapted MAB's hyper-technical style for single-necked guitars. The bad? Welcome to the toughest shred lesson this side of Planet Gemini
Watch Michael Angelo Batio join The Smashing Pumpkins onstage in Milwaukee for a face-melting shred session By Sam Roche published 8 November 22 The alt-rock titans invited the guitarist to the stage for a lead spot during closing track, Silverfuck, and boy, did he deliver
Michael Angelo Batio will join Manowar for their upcoming 2023 anniversary tour By Sam Roche published 5 September 22 Will we see any Double Guitar action during the forthcoming jaunt?
Michael Angelo-Batio dubs new Guitar Solo book “the most comprehensive book on guitar that has ever been written” By Matt Parker published 14 February 22 The new 1,100-page book from CEM Publishing aims to be the lead player’s Bible
Guitarist who relearned to play left-handed returns with ambidextrous playthrough using Michael Angelo Batio’s double-sided Sawtooth signature By Matt Owen published 13 December 21 The death-metaller showcased his dual playing powers in a run-out of Obvurt's The First Light, accommodated by Batio's insane Double Guitar model
Michael Angelo Batio, Bill Hudson, Larry Mitchell and more to headline Jams for Benefits virtual concert series By Jackson Maxwell published 2 November 21 The eight-day livestream event was created to benefit the Facial Pain Association
Michael Angelo Batio launches limited-edition production run of his iconic Double-Guitar format By Sam Roche published 11 October 21 The left- and right-handed Sawtooth Guitars electrics are detachable, should you so desire
Watch Michael Angelo Batio join Smashing Pumpkins for a shredtacular jam at Chicago's Riot Fest By Matt Parker published 20 September 21 The shred legend joined Billy Corgan and co for a raucous, four-guitar rundown of Zeitgeist's United States
35 high-octane shredders – including Michael Angelo Batio, Joel Hoekstra and Nikki Stringfield – join forces for massive charity speed-guitar fest By Matt Owen published 25 January 21 The second Shredding for Hope charity collaboration also features Marty Schwartz, Richard Shaw, Kiko Wongo, Alicia Vigil and many, many more
15 of the greatest all-star guitar teachers By Jonathan Horsley published 20 October 20 From legends of the old-school to the internet era’s pedagogues of polyphonic fingerstyle, these are the players who changed the guitar teaching game
Satriani, Vai, Nuno, Yngwie and many more wish Guitar World a happy 40th anniversary in epic video message By Richard Bienstock published 25 September 20 #GuitarWorld40: Satch will be holding one note for 40 hours in our honor
Michael Angelo Batio: "This new generation of guitarists is the best I’ve seen. They're where I was in my 20s but at the ages of 10 or even 5!" By Amit Sharma published 18 June 20 The thousand-notes-a-minute shred hero talks competing with younger players, effects pedal minimalism and his face-melting new album, More Machine Than Man
From acoustic puzzles to terrifying shred: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published 22 May 20 An unapologetically eclectic set of new releases from Kaki King, IDLES, Michael Angelo Batio and many more
Shred for Australia: Angel Vivaldi to host epic star-studded fundraiser for bushfire appeal By Jonathan Horsley published 9 January 20 The epic seven-hour charity shredathon will be livestreamed on Friday 10th January and feature Nita Strauss, Tosin Abasi, Gus G and more
Michael Angelo Batio Talks Sweep Arpeggio Origins By Troy Grady published 23 July 19 Get a fascinating glimpse of the thought process behind Batio's famously silky sweep arpeggio technique.
More on Developing Proper Sweep Picking Technique By Michael Angelo Batio published 10 July 19 Perfect your sweep picking technique with this lesson.