The ultimate Spinal Tap moments: rock 'n' roll's biggest names share their most embarrassing stories By Jon Wiederhorn Metal masters Glenn Tipton, Matt Heafy, Willie Adler, Dino Cazares, Ben Weinman and more share their own awkward tales
Opeth: "Prog-rock has become all about intricate guitar solos and weird time signatures - there's more to us than that" By Jon Wiederhorn Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson talk gear, jazzy (and folky) influences and In Cauda Venenum, the band’s poignant, personal and ripping new album
Death Angel: "We were trying to be progressive when we barely even knew three chords!" By Jon Wiederhorn Rob Cavestany and Ted Aguilar reflect on their early efforts and how they developed into the complex thrash of new album Humanicide
How Born of Osiris Guitarist Lee McKinney Made 'The Simulation' a Rocking Reality By Jon Wiederhorn Lee McKinney tells GW how he blended fans' desires and wish lists with his band's creative vision to create 'The Simulation.'
Lamb of God's Mark Morton Talks Debut Solo Album, 'Anesthetic' By Jon Wiederhorn He didn’t set out to make a star-studded solo album; he just wanted to write songs.
Bring Me the Horizon's Lee Malia Lifts the Veil on 'Amo,' Their Genre-Jumping New Album By Jon Wiederhorn “What would be the point of giving people exactly what they expect every album?”
“It’s Not Metal”: Lee McKinney Bends Minds with His New Instrumental Solo Album, 'Infinite Mind' By Jon Wiederhorn The Born of Osiris guitarist's debut release mixes neo-classical rock, metallic jazz and prog.
David Davidson Details Revocation's Adventurous New Album, 'The Outer Ones' By Jon Wiederhorn 'The Outer Ones' is Revocation's heaviest and most cohesive album to date. Read about how it came together.
Behemoth Are Back: Adam "Nergal" Darski Talks New Album, 'I Loved You at Your Darkest' By Jon Wiederhorn "As an artist, I really feel like if you don’t grow, you die.”
Rammstein's New Album: Paul Landers and Richard Kruspe Tell Us What to Expect By Jon Wiederhorn "You might even say it’s fun to listen to.” Rammstein's guitarists give GW an exclusive preview of their first studio album in a decade.
Rammstein's Paul Landers Gets Fired Up About His New Signature Tech 21 PL1 Fly Rig By Jon Wiederhorn “Now, with the PL1 I have everything in one box." Paul Landers talks his new signature Tech 21 Fly Rig.
Obscura Guitarists Steffen Kummerer and Rafael Trujillo Talk New Album, 'Diluvium' By Jon Wiederhorn “There are a lot of Easter eggs the listener can find.” German technical death metallers Obscura discuss their chapter-closing new album.
Testament Main Man Eric Peterson Talks New Dragonlord Album, 'Dominion' By Jon Wiederhorn Eric Peterson discusses how he went back to his roots for Dragonlord's brutal third album, 'Dominion.'
Skeletonwitch Guitarists Nate Garnette and Scott Hedrick Talk New Album, 'Devouring Radiant Light' By Jon Wiederhorn “It’s definitely the best representation of the entire band that we’ve ever done.” Skeletonwitch discuss how they battled years of turmoil and re-emerged with their brilliant, expansive new album.
Lamb of God's Mark Morton and Willie Adler Talk Burn the Priest's New Album, 'Legion: XX' By Jon Wiederhorn
Judas Priest Still Packing 'Firepower': Rob Halford, Richie Faulkner and Glenn Tipton Talk New Album By Jon Wiederhorn
Swedish Metallers Avatar Unleash 'Avatar Country,' a Concept Album That's Fit for a King By Jon Wiederhorn
Arch Enemy's Michael Amott and Jeff Loomis Talk New Album, 'Will to Power' By Jon Wiederhorn Well, there’s a first time for everything, right?
Eighteen Visions Reunite and Learn to Cope Without Fallen Bassist Mick Morris By Jon Wiederhorn One of the pioneers of Cali-metalcore, Eighteen Visions formed in 1995 and released five albums before breaking up in 2007.
Jeff “Mantas” Dunn on the Very Best of Venom By Jon Wiederhorn One day I came in with this riff and Abaddon started pounding the toms to it in a really tribal way.
'Metalocalypse' Warrior Brendon Small Unleashes Second Galaktikon Album By Jon Wiederhorn When Brendon Small released his first Galaktikon album in April 2012, he was frantically writing music and dialogue for his Adult Swim cartoon series,Metalocalypse.
