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June 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
By Michael Astley-Brown published
There's been plenty of heat this month, and not just the temperature outside. Check out some of that six-string (and seven-string... and eight-string) fire from Muse, Rafiq Bhatia, Eric Gales & Buddy Guy, Wunderhorse, Haim, and many, many more

I've just found the best streaming deal of the summer – get up to 4 free months of Amazon Music Unlimited right now
By James Grimshaw published
Amazon has dropped a huge streaming freebie for music-lovers, saving you big on unlimited music listening

May 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
By Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Janelle Borg published
It's been another incredible month for new guitar-driven music – our favorites include a 12-minute funk/soul/country blowout from U.S. Girls, twisty greatness from Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, and Tony Iommi's collaboration with... Robbie Williams?

Ed Sheeran forms an unlikely hard rock power trio with John Mayer and Dave Grohl
By Phil Weller published
Drive will feature in this summer’s high-speed blockbuster, F1

Stone Temple Pilots’ Dean DeLeo announces One More Satellite – a new collaborative project that stars a host of special guests
By Matt Owen published
Drummers Eric Kretz and Brian Tichy, as well as UK vocalist Pete Shoulder, were brought onboard for the record, which will arrive this summer.

The SatchVai Band's new single is an ode to the instrument that made them famous – and it features Glenn Hughes on vocals
By Jackson Maxwell published
Guitar World and Guitar Player have an exclusive premiere of the '70s-flavored track, which arrives a month and change ahead of the band's first tour

Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass
By Matt Owen published
The acoustic virtuoso has already tackled Foo Fighters, Van Halen, and Jimi Hendrix – now he's taking on the hottest act in metal

April 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
By Janelle Borg, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker published
From Turnstile’s transformation from hardcore caterpillar to psychedelic New Wave butterfly, to a show-stopping Joanne Shaw Taylor solo, an emo slam dunk from Slow Joy, and a slice of acoustic wizardry from Salif Keita, this month had a bounty of guitar brilliance
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