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Guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen performs at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1988.
Yngwie Malmsteen on turning down David Lee Roth’s band

By Matt Owen Published

Malmsteen was on a shortlist that included Steve Stevens and Steve Vai but turned the offer down

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Nene Royal singing and playing guitar on stage
16-year-old America's Got Talent winner Nene Royal joins Avenged Sevenfold onstage

By Janelle Borg Published

The teenage wunderkind played with her idols and performed her viral renditions of Soundgarden, Cranberries, and Muse classics

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John Norum of Europe performs on a stage light up in gold.
Europe’s John Norum on shredding with Yngwie, holding Greeny, and the secret note in his Final Countdown solo

By Amit Sharma Published

Europe’s new album is the sound of “old men” shaken awake, but can they outrun the cultural juggernaut of their greatest single – and would they want to?

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Sibling American musicians Ann (left) and Nancy Wilson of the rock group Heart perform onstage at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, July 15, 1977
How Nancy Wilson ended up becoming Heart's guitar player instead of Ann

By Janelle Borg Published

Ann Wilson looks back on her decades-long career in her authorized documentary film, In My Voice

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Levi Seacer Jr (left) and Prince perform at the Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium on September 4, 1993
Prince guitarist Levi Seacer Jr on learning songs fast, $50 fines, and how funny his boss was up close

By Henry Yates Published

The guitarist and bassist reveals why Prince demanded so much out of his band, why you can’t get an Epiphone in his shade of blue, and how Sexy MF came to be

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Diamond Rowe of Tetrach performs in concert during Resurrection Fest on June 28, 2025 in Viveiro, Spain
Tetrarch's Diamond Rowe delivers a searing performance of a Metallica classic at an NFL game

By Janelle Borg Published

Rowe paid homage to the heavy metal greats at the Atlanta Falcons vs. Baltimore Ravens game this past Sunday

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Left to Die's Rick Rozz [left] and Matt Harvey tear it up onstage.
How Left to Die revived death metal icon Chuck Schuldiner’s teenage recordings

By Gregory Adams Published

Death’s long lost cult demos live again on Initium Mortis. Rick Rozz and Matt Harvey tell GW about the sound of “kids going as sick as they can”

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd with Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Strat
The time Kenny Wayne Shepherd played Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock Stratocaster

By Phil Weller Published

From the Archive Shepherd first took to the stage with Hendrix’s beloved Izabella Strat in 2010

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Jane Wiedlin onstage with the Go-Go's at the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony.
The Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin reflects on life as a boundary breaking punk guitar hero

By Andrew Daly Published

The SG-wielding Wiedlin takes a look back through the triumphant history of the LA punk pioneers and the challenges she faced along the way

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Jonathan Donais of Anthrax performs live with his Dean seven-string.
Anthrax’s Jonathan Donais on what it’s like to shred for one of the Big Four

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

Anthrax’s lead specialist since 2013 talks about his role within the group and having to channel his inner Angus Young

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