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November 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Fresh jams from GW faves like Ola Englund, Smith/Kotzen, Ally Venable – and the hottest new guitar acts you need to hear right… about… now
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By James Grimshaw published
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9 must-hear albums that fueled the British blues guitar boom
By Denny Ilett published
The essential records that chart blues music’s epic journey – from its Delta roots through to the masterpiece that launched the heavy rock movement
Thin Lizzy to release first new record in over 40 years
By Phil Weller published
The Acoustic Sessions will feature stripped back acoustic reimaginings of some of the band's biggest hits
“The sonic equivalent of a fist-fight between James Hetfield and Alex Lifeson”: October 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The hot new tracks and deep cuts GW editors have been listening to this month
Eddie Van Halen’s soloing takes center stage once again as the last song he ever wrote with his brother is released
By Matt Owen published
Unfinished is a powerful, mournful instrumental epic that sees the late guitar legend let loose on six minutes of guitar action
How Richard Bona found a rare Pastorius tune for his Brazilian-inspired solo album
By Nick Wells published
Bass worshippers will need to listen between the layers to catch the bottom-end brilliance of Bona’s Jaco tribute
Grace Bowers takes a rare acoustic turn to cover Led Zeppelin on her new single
By Matt Owen published
The fast-rising 18-year-old blues-rock sensation has paid homage to Page with an atmospheric take on Going to California for her new single
“I have convinced myself that they are the best actual rock band in the world at the moment”: September 2024 Guitar World editors' picks
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Your monthly round up of the freshest new cuts from the world of guitar courtesy of Tetrarch, The Cure, Larkin Poe, Amyl and The Sniffers, Dayglow, and many more
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