Latest articles by Jeff Kitts
The Venom frontman and bassist Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant, who died on October 1, aged 63, gave metal a new sense of extremity, with black metal the final frontier
In April 1995, Chuck Schuldiner looked back on how his ambitious style helped galvanize a movement that still resonates to this day
Both guitarists were recruited by Guitar World in 1993 for a roundtable of sorts with Frehley – during which Dimebag and Sabo even went to the trouble of donning “Spaceman” makeup themselves
In this classic GW interview, one of rock's all-time greatest guitar duos discuss Judas Priest's greatest hits, including the song they see as the band's Stairway to Heaven
In this classic 2014 interview, Cornell and Thayil break down the tones, tunings and ambition behind the album that made Soundgarden one of alternative rock's biggest bands
The Texas blues-rocker’s new album, Black Sheep, is soulful, swampy and psychedelic, and took just nine days to make
Returning with The Phantom Tomorrow, the Brides are finding joy in persistence, and putting cutting-edge modeling tech and plugins to good use
Returning with Hell Unleashed, the British thrash champs' lead guitarist turned lead vocalist walks us through the brutal transition
With their fifth album, Mære, the Austrian metallers hope new music will wipe out the bleak nothingness of 2020
On new album Battle Lessons, the former Black Star Riders, Alice Cooper and Thin Lizzy guitarist is a true force of nature
As the British riff merchants release monster third record, Typhoons, the duo's bass-toting frontman details the band's sonic – and personal – evolution
Guitar World pays tribute to the Children of Bodom guitarist who changed the face of metal in the 1990s and 2000s
The heart and soul of Black Sabbath offers his own thoughts on the highs and lows of the band's vast discography
The players who revolutionized guitar technique and tone over the past 40 years
The legendary Pantera guitarist shares the top heavy-hitting tunes every guitarist should know
#GuitarWorld40: We look back at some iconic – and surprising – cover pairings
#GuitarWorld40: May 1988 marked the debut of tab in Guitar World
#GuitarWorld40: This aluminum, fluid-filled Stratocaster design became one of the most difficult Custom Shop builds ever
Taking you behind the star-studded thrills, six-string skills and a few classic spills...
#GuitarWorld40: Here’s what you voted the best Guitar World covers ever
#GuitarWorld40: the guitarists that made their mark again and again
#GuitarWorld40: how it all began for the world’s biggest guitar brand
As British prog-rock perennials Wishbone Ash return, Andy Powell talks tech, social media and being a "guitar nut"
