new music | Guitar World

This guitar influencer's debut single is one of the best instrumental shred tracks you'll hear this year

By Sam Roche published 15 September 22

Watch Jackson ambassador and shredder Alyssa Day play the brand's new American Series Soloist SL3 with a snake on her shoulders in the video for the face-melting Dread & Dream

Parkway Drive drop first new single in four years, Glitch

By Sam Roche published 7 June 22

The track arrives after the band recently canceled their planned 2022 North America tour to take time to “grow and return stronger”

Lamb of God announce ninth album, Omens, new single arriving Friday

By Sam Roche published 6 June 22

“It's a very pissed-off record,” promises frontman Randy Blythe. “It is extremely pissed off”

Coheed and Cambria serve up harmonized guitar-driven new single, Comatose

By Sam Roche published 18 May 22

It's the fourth single from the band's highly-anticipated 10th studio album, Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind

[L-R] Zoltan Bathory and Chris Kael of Five Finger Death Punch

Five Finger Death Punch announce release date and artwork for 9th album, AfterLife, share pummeling new track, IOU

By Sam Roche published 13 May 22

The Las Vegas outfit's first full album with guitarist Andy James is set to arrive August 19

My Chemical Romance surprise-release first song in 8 years, The Foundations of Decay

By Sam Roche published 13 May 22

Dust off your all-black attire and listen to MCR's first material since 2014's Fake Your Death

Behemoth announce 12th album Opvs Contra Natvram, share desolately heavy first single, Ov My Herculean Exile

By Sam Roche published 11 May 22

The Polish extreme metal juggernaut's latest album arrives September 16 via Nuclear Blast

Jason Richardson offers gravity-defying sweeps and insane two-handed tapping aplenty in new single, Ishimura

By Sam Roche published 25 March 22

The track features drummer and frequent Richardson collaborator Luke Holland, and will appear on the guitarist's next solo album

Sum 41 announce half-punk, half-metal double album, Heaven and Hell

By Sam Roche published 24 March 22

“It just kind of dawned on me. Did I just make a double record by accident?" says frontman Deryck Whibley

Dave Grohl confirms release date for full Dream Widow thrash album

By Sam Roche published 21 March 22

A collection of metal tracks penned by Grohl under the banner of the fictional band from new Foo Fighters movie Studio 666 is set to arrive very soon indeed

Rammstein announce new album, Zeit, share cinematic title track

By Sam Roche published 10 March 22

The German metal troupe's eighth studio effort arrives April 29

Alexisonfire announce first album in 13 years, Otherness, share explosive new single, Sweet Dreams of Otherness

By Sam Roche published 10 March 22

The Canadian post-hardcore vets' fifth studio outing arrives June 24 via Dine Alone Records

Meshuggah drop uber-destructive new single, Light the Shortening Fuse

By Sam Roche published 4 March 22

Listen to the second single from the extreme metallers' forthcoming ninth album, Immutable

Bleed From Within announce new album, Shrine, share punishing single, Levitate

By Sam Roche published 3 March 22

The Scottish metalcore quintet's 6th outing arrives June 3 via Nuclear Blast

Animals As Leaders traverse time signatures and shine a spotlight on the low-end in dizzying new single, Gordian Naught

By Sam Roche published 17 February 22

The track is the third from the instrumental outfit's upcoming album, Parrhesia

The Linda Lindas announce debut album, Growing Up, share title track

By Sam Roche published 2 February 22

The teenage punk-rock four-piece offer up a feel-good coming-of-age single ahead of the album's release on April 8

Arch Enemy announce 11th studio album, Deceivers, new single Handshake With Hell arriving next week

By Sam Roche published 28 January 22

“This is Arch Enemy at full speed and power!” says guitarist Michael Amott

Ghost debut new single, new masks and new Strats during the first show of their co-headline US tour with Volbeat

By Sam Roche published 27 January 22

The Nameless Ghoul handling lead guitar duties looks to have swapped out his Hagstrom Fantomen for a modified Fender Stratocaster

Meshuggah announce 9th studio album, Immutable, share chug-heavy teaser

By Sam Roche published 17 January 22

The Swedish extreme metallers and djent trailblazers will release the album on April 1

Slash dials up the classic rock crunch on Call Off the Dogs, his new single with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators

By Sam Roche published 14 January 22

The raunchy track is the third single from the group's forthcoming album, 4