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Gilby Clarke on the story behind his modded ’69 Fender Telecaster, immortalized on the cover of Guitar World
It was the Nov 1992 issue. Guns N' Roses were officially and unofficially the biggest – and still most dangerous – band in the world, and its guitarists, Slash and Gilby Clarke was on the cover. Slash had done this before. Clarke? It was all new...
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
How to deal with sound engineers and help them help you dial in a killer live tone
If you want to sound great on stage and off, there are a few tricks about amp placement, gear, and diplomacy that you should know
"Unfortunately I can imagine that because nothing would surprise me": The Living End's Chris Cheney on AI punk bands, going back to basics, the Spotify exodus and rock 'n' roll as a life force
Guitarists The teenagers who loved 'Prisoner of Society' in the '90s are now in their forties, but on new LP I Only Trust Rock n Roll, The Living End sounds as vital as ever.
Meet Coach Party, the UK indie-rockers dialing in Tokai Teles, Amazon tremolos and secrets from Queens of the Stone Age’s pedalboards
The Isle of Wight quartet discuss Josh Homme’s hospitality, giving lessons to Wet Leg and their sticky yet therapeutic second album, Caramel – and share an exclusive live performance of Still Hurts
Max Cavalera on Sepultura’s bloody roots, the rise of Soulfly and how metal became the family business
Max Cavalera takes GW back to the beginning in Brazil and the search for a sound more brutal than anyone, the bitter splits and blessed reunions, and what comes next for Soulfly and Cavalera
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
Bassist Mick Grøndahl looks back on his time with Jeff Buckley, and the song that took 19 takes to perfect
Produced by Slayer and Nirvana collaborator Andy Wallace, Last Goodbye was the most cinematic track from Buckley’s only studio album
Mick Taylor says this obscure album cut is his best guitar performance with the Rolling Stones
“Because of the structure of the song, it pushed my guitar playing in a slightly different direction,” the ex-Stone said of his unlikely pick
Leo Lyons on the bass that appeared at Woodstock, has been played by Hendrix, and is on three UFO classics
The Ten Years After bassist’s 1962 Fender Jazz Bass is one of the coolest four-strings you will ever see, with buckle rash on the back that any Fender Master Builder would kill to recreate
