Latest articles by Gregory Adams
Two legends of fretless bass, one whip-smart genius shredder – how a mind-blowing Testament x Pestilence fusion project came together
When Steve DiGiorgio and Jeroen Paul Thesseling found Boston shredder Eve, they had found their ace in the hole. And she was a fretless bass player. Three on fretless!? DiGiorgio and Thesseling explain all
Sleigh bells in doom metal? How Paradise Lost’s Greg Mackintosh is rewriting the gothic metal rulebook
Ascension is another work of magisterial gothic doom from the English metal stalwarts, who are still chasing new ways to articulate melancholy in the infinite sadness
Yvette Young-backed emo icons Algernon Cadwallader are back – and as giddy and technically dazzling as ever
Reunited double-lead guitarists Joe Reinhart and Colin Mahony on writing complex songs on drugs, the album’s secret ska song and connecting with next-gen rippers at Guitar Center
Kylesa guitarist Laura Pleasants on stripping back her tones for trippy but sinewy post-punk solo project the Discussion
All the Pretty Flowers presents a different side to Pleasants’ playing, stripping back her tones for trippy but sinewy post-punk
Pulp’s Mark Webber explains the happy accidents, thefts and uncontrollable pedals behind the Britpop indie icons’ guitar sound
The fan-turned-bandmember on how More came about, why he’s glad four of his guitars were stolen, and why he’s retired the Crybaby from his pedalboard
The true confessions of Ty Segall – his blasphemous SG mod, exploding a vintage Gibson and why a “dying dinosaur” fuzz is one of his holy grail pedals
The always-surprising SoCal garage rocker talks fuzz, SG-based blasphemy and the peculiar benefits of not writing songs on guitar
Lari Basilio is finding redemption and joy in motherhood and guitar – and wants to share it with you
The Brazilian instrumental phenom is on fire on Redemption, embracing her rock side and finding a new equilibrium as she plays for her biggest – and smallest – fan
“When it came out, going by the comments on our social media, people were like, ‘What is this?’” How The 1975’s Adam Hann took a “jokey heavy riff” and turned it into the band’s first proper rock song
Hann looks back on the making of The 1975's sleazy, greasy protest anthem, People
That time Ty Segall accidentally smashed his beloved ’60s Gibson
We’ve all got at least one broken gear anecdote, and if you think yours is a horror story, think again...
Tetrarch on the joy of handing out signature models to their heroes and designing metal’s gnarliest tones
The Ugly Side of Me is an utterly crushing exercise in 21st-century riffs and tones, and if you're wondering how they get these sounds, well, Josh Fore and Diamond Rowe take us behind the scenes and tell all
That time Diamond Rowe saw her signature guitar on stage with one of her biggest influences
Fellow Jackson artist Christian Andreu took Rowe’s history-making axe for a trip with French metal heavyweights Gojira during their joint tour with Korn
Pigs x7 on happy accidents, hip-hop collabs, and the riff that's so heavy they can't play it live
Death Hilarious finds Pigs x7 in full-on destroy everything mode, splitting the atom with low-end guitar. As Sam Grant and Adam Ian Sykes admit, this sonic maximalism is not without risk
Andy La Rocque on why he is no longer a 120mph soloist – and we can expect from the long-awaited King Diamond album
La Rocque has been the King's six-string courtier for 40 years now. Here he tells us how it all began, how his style has evolved, and yes, the new stuff is coming...
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Sergeant Thunderhoof may have toned down the self-indulgence, but their 10-minute epics still get medieval on your eardrums
Guitarist Mark Sayer doesn't make it easy for himself – but we get the impression he wouldn't have it any other way
Mark Tremonti on finding an outlet for his metal cravings and why nothing beats PRS and Dumble amps
The busiest man in rock, metal and crooning checks in to talk solo speed metal adventure, big riffs, and update us on his up-coming pedal brand
Mark Tremonti is road-testing his highly anticipated pedal line on tour with Creed
Tremonti has shared an update on his pedal range, and touted five potential future releases
Spiral XP’s Max Keyes on his unorthodox guitar education and the pursuit of fresh shoegaze sounds
Open tunings, full-chord pitch bends and all kinds of weird tricks – and yet still Max Keyes is paranoid he might sound like his friends...
How Zakk Wylde’s sparring partner Dario Lorina started a new chapter – with the help of a holy grail Les Paul
Dario Lorina – who has split Black Label Society’s guitar duties with Zakk Wylde since 2014 – delivers some serious fuel-injected moto-metal fury on Dark Chapel’s Spirit in the Glass
Jerry Cantrell opens up on his missing guitar fears, pushing beyond his limits – and why AI could never do AIC
The Alice In Chains icon took his abilities to new heights on I Want Blood, chasing new tones, going hard with the riffs, and even digging out the bass guitar and getting coached by Duff McKagan
Jerry Cantrell on how Jeff Beck inspired him to dig out a rare pedal for I Want Blood
The Alice In Chains riffer drew inspiration from the late great, and his penchant for left-field gear, for his latest solo album
Jerry Cantrell on what really happened when his ‘Blue Dress’ G&L went missing last year – and why he’s happy he “cried wolf”
In a recent interview with Guitar World, Cantrell expresses his relief and gratitude that the ‘Blue Dress’ was found, and admits he thought it was gone for good
Riff inspiration can strike in the strangest places – just ask William “Billy” King Reynolds
Billy King & the Bad Bad's new album, Introspective Resolute, is all Lovecraftian punk sneer, howling at the moon and the sound of a band stretching out
Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson talks most rocking riffs, goofy stage humor and unheard Silvertones
The Seattle band on wielding Silvertones – and preparing to launch new album, Billboard Heart
Duane Denison on the Jesus Lizard’s comeback LP and that time he tried to sell Steve Howe a guitar
Chaotic, unpredictable, brilliant, the Jesus Lizard finally recorded their post-reunion album and it does not disappoint. Denison checks in to tell us how it came together and where it stands in the band's history
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