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Dave Mustaine reveals why Megadeth are covering Metallica on their final album
Megadeth's new album will find Mustaine and co playing a Metallica classic, co-written by Mustaine in the early days, and MegaDave promises us we've never heard Ride the Lightning like this before
Eric Gales joins Stephen Carpenter, Devin Townsend and Sophie Lloyd in the Kiesel artist ranks – is a signature guitar in the works?
The blues maestro previously worked with Magneto Guitars, but his surprise move to Kiesel could lead to a new signature
Xan McCurdy on Cake, dumping Joe Satriani, and buying the wrong guitar thanks to Keith Richards
Obsessed with the British bands of the mid ‘60s, McCurdy started playing to impress his older friends, and was delighted to wind up in a band that used trumpet while grunge was exploding
Samantha Fish on the magic of 335s, “best” players – and why the North Hill Country Delta blues is a bottomless well of inspiration
With her latest studio release, Paper Doll, the Kansas City blues rocker bottles the energy of life on the road and goes in search of hooks, hooks, hooks
Justin Hawkins on his run-in with Ace Frehley – who saw the funny side to their ‘spat’
The Darkness frontman felt a good-natured tirade had landed him in hot water
Ricky Byrd on tracking with Joan Jett, his Franken-Tele, and how sobriety has improved his playing
Byrd has seen the world of rock ’n’ roll go through changes, but one thing he’s stuck with is his “tricky” approach to playing – and he’s full of optimism for the future
How Steve Howe ended up playing on a Queen track
The prog legend was asked to channel a flamenco icon for the spontaneous guest spot
Wolfgang Van Halen reveals the Mammoth guitar solo that was inspired by Smells Like Teen Spirit
The Nirvana classic embodies some soloing advice that Wolfgang once got from his dad, the late, great Eddie Van Halen
