Brad Angle

Brad Angle

Brad is a Brooklyn-based writer, editor and video producer. He is the former content director of Revolver magazine and executive editor of Guitar World. His work has appeared in Vice, Guitar Aficionado, Inked and more. He’s also a die-hard Les Paul player who wishes he never sold his 1987 Marshall Silver Jubilee half stack.

Articles by: Brad Angle

Jeff Hanneman performs onstage with Slayer at the Sonisphere Festival on August 1, 2010 in Knebworth, England

Slayer's Jeff Hanneman talks maintaining his right-hand picking speed, Hendrix, the Big Four shows and more in 2010 GW interview

By Brad Angle published

In this edition of Dear Guitar Hero, the late Slayer guitar legend also discusses his solo recordings, and the "least metal" song he enjoys

Korn

Korn share 20 tracks that shaped their game-changing guitar approach

By Brad Angle published

James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch dig through their record collections for the tracks that informed their playing and songwriting, and the sound of nu-metal itself

Best of the '80s: Warren DeMartini, Steve Stevens, Lita Ford and more on their favorite things from the decade of excess

Warren DeMartini, Steve Stevens, Lita Ford and an all-star panel share their guitar highlights of the ‘80s

By GuitarWorld Staff last updated

Some of the biggest names in guitar look back on the era of big solos and even bigger hair to share their favorite riffs, shredders and, yes, haircuts of the decade

Body Count

Body Count’s Ice-T and Ernie C look back on the making of – and reaction to – their incendiary 1992 debut album

By Brad Angle published

How Body Count came out of South Central L.A. and cooked up an explosive sound informed by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, punk, Slayer and a burning sense of injustice

John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin: “For me, music is a form of meditation and self-discovery, especially if you’re improvising”

By Brad Angle published

The jazz/fusion great on breaking the law, spirituality and music, and finding freedom and inspiration in the sounds of his breathtaking new album, Liberation Time

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden’s Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers share the guitar strategies behind their epic new album

By Brad Angle published

How three complementary guitar styles were critical to mapping out the expansive arrangements on Senjutsu

Rise Against

Rise Against's Zach Blair and Tim McIlrath on their Grateful Dead-inspired guitar interplay and making music with a message

By Brad Angle published

The Chicago punk-rock institution's latest album, Nowhere Generation, sends a message of solidarity to the young

Sunbomb

Tracii Gunns and Michael Sweet on the unlikely story behind their black metal-inspired side-project, Sunbomb

By Brad Angle published

Black metal, NWOBHM, doom... Sunbomb sees the hard rock stalwarts reveal their dark side

Zach Person

Zach Person: “My hope is that I can expose the blues to a new audience and a new generation of listeners“

By Brad Angle published

How a jaw-dropping Gary Clark Jr. cover on American Idol led to Person sharing a stage with Buddy Guy, sharing bills with the Foo Fighters, and a multi-faceted debut album

Stonefield, Dirty Honey and Thunderpussy

The new wave of classic rock: 15 guitar bands you need to know about

By Brad Angle published

Meet the next generation of rock players putting their own spin on a retro sound

Joe Duplantier

Gojira's Joe Duplantier: "My approach to guitar is very physical… but not sexual!"

By Brad Angle published

The pick-scraping frontman details the themes, tones and influences behind Fortitude, and talks songcraft, Death, Whammy pedals and that fine-looking mahogany Charvel...

Rob Caggiano

Rob Caggiano waxes lyrical on his new Jackson signature, the Shadowcaster

By Brad Angle published

The Volbeat lead guitarist also talks ongoing projects outside of the band, his current rig and working as both a producer and a musician at once

Crown Lands' Kevin Comeau: "We were playing 20-minute instrumental songs about space whales at hardcore punk shows!"

By Brad Angle published

Massive guitars, slide for days, Led Zep swagger and Sabbath riffs. Join Kevin Comeau on a trip into Crown Lands' sound...

Kristofer Steen of Refused

Refused’s Kristofer Steen: "Staying in between genres is what we do - we try to find a sound that works between the lines"

By Brad Angle published

The Swedish post-hardcore masters find the funk, the punk and their very essence on their latest release, War Music

Louis Hardy and Max Harper of Higher Power

Higher Power: "You can pull guitar ideas from anywhere - even grime music"

By Brad Angle published

Louis Hardy and Max Harper talk 27 Miles Underwater, the second outing by the UK hardcore squad. But wait - are they really hardcore?

Mike Mushok: "If there’s gonna be a solo, it needs to make the song better - not just, ‘Look what I can do!'"

By Brad Angle published

The alt-rock guitarist talks recording with Saint Asonia, why he's been inspired by Journey's Neal Schon and what the future holds for Staind

Adam "Nergal" Darski

Adam 'Nergal' Darski: "If you have something to say, you'll say it through your instrument regardless of whether you know theory"

By Brad Angle published

Dear Guitar Hero: the Behemoth frontman on everything from his dark blues side project, Me and That Man, to visiting cannibal priests in India, and why he loves Whole Foods

Kerry King on new music post-Slayer: "Let’s just say Dean didn’t sign me for nothing!"

By Brad Angle published

The pioneering thrash-metal hero tells Guitar World about his latest signature Dean - the USA Kerry King V Limited Edition

John Notto of Dirty Honey performs at St. Andrews Hall on February 10, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan

Dirty Honey's John Notto: "I was never going to be a jazzer… or a teacher. No backups! Victory or death!"

By Brad Angle published

How the classic-rockers became the first unsigned band to reach number 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs Chart

The 50 best Iron Maiden songs of all time

By Brad Angle, Richard Bienstock, Jeff Kitts published

Troopers, Killers, Damned Children, and Ancient Mariners! Guitar World proudly presents the 50 greatest Maiden tracks

Adam Jones of Tool performs live in 1997

Tool's Adam Jones: the 10 guitarists who shaped my sound

By Brad Angle published

The prog heavyweight names the players who changed his life

Joan Jett Talks Gibson Melody Makers, the Runaways, Pre-Show Jitters and More

By Brad Angle published

She was a founding guitarist of Seventies teen girl group the Runaways and rose to stardom fronting the long-running rock act the Blackhearts. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is...

Six Questions with Helium's Mary Timony

By Brad Angle published

What inspired you to first pick up a guitar?

Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace Discusses Her Love of Rickenbackers, Her Musical Awakening

By Brad Angle published

She’s a singer, songwriter, punk lifer, LGBTQ activist, book author and avid Rickenbacker collector, but what Guitar World readers really want to know is…

Five Questions with Sleater-Kinney Guitarist Corin Tucker

By Brad Angle published

First guitar, first gig, why now is no time to be silent, and more!