Music Releases

January 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

By Janelle Borg, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker, Michael Astley-Brown published 31 January 26

Featuring an onslaught of leviathan power chords from Sunn O))), a bruiser of a blues rock romp from Jared James Nichols, a beautiful, heartfelt piece of desert blues from Imarhan, a genre-obliterating piece of twisty guitar genius from Tim Henson, and a whole lot more

Steve Vai guests on the new Matteo Mancuso album – and he had one piece of advice for the young virtuoso

By Phil Weller published 16 January 26

We’ll have to wait a little longer to hear their track, but the record’s dazzling first single is ramping up the excitement

Megadeth shares new single ahead of farewell record – and it’s a shred guitar celebration

By Matt Owen published 22 December 25

Let There Be Shred finds Teemu Mäntysaari playing like a man possessed – and Dave Mustaine doing karate in the music video

Guns N’ Roses share 2 new singles ahead of 2026 world tour – could the long-awaited studio album be next?

By Matt Owen published 4 December 25

Atlas and Nothin’ mark the band’s first new material since 2023

“The perfect marriage of Aerosmith and the Cult. An Aerocult, if you will”: November 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker, Janelle Borg published 28 November 25

The new guitar music that GW editors have been obsessed with this month: fresh names, old hands and trailblazing players

October 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker published 31 October 25

Liven up your Halloween with six-string (and five-string) sorcery from Alter Bridge, Mei Semones, Whitney, Karma Sheen, Jacob Collier, Unprocessed, and many more

Mateus Asato left Bruno Mars and Jessie J to begin his solo career – and now his debut single is finally here

By Phil Weller published 21 October 25

Cryin’ is the first taste of Asato’s eagerly anticipated debut album

September 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks

By Jackson Maxwell published 30 September 25

With amazing guitar work from the likes of Seera, SPRINTS, Mammoth, Mei Semones, Jay Som, Walter Trout, Jacob Collier, and many more, we were spoiled for choice this month

After causing a stir at the VMAs, Yungblud and Aerosmith are officially releasing an EP together

By Phil Weller published 19 September 25

The inter-generational EP is the result of a “cosmic connection” between the two artists, Steven Tyler says

Jacob Collier’s new album is a love letter to the guitar – and alternate tunings

By Jonathan Horsley published 12 September 25

When tuned to DAEAD, the songs just fall out of the guitar for the musical super-genius – and his new album The Light For Days is a vehicle for showing what the instrument can do