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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...
Randy McStine reveals all behind his cosmically epic solo on Steven Wilson's The Overview
When Wilson asked McStine to redefine the guitar solo for the 21st-century, David Gilmour's greatest solo was the reference. The catch? No pentatonic minor blues. It was to be comfortably new
Chris Holt compares his Eagles and Dirty Knobs gigs
Former Don Henley sideman has a multi-amp rig when he plays with Mike Campbell, and a stipped down in-ears-only setup for the Sphere – but he always has 12 guitars standing by
The Cars’ Elliot Easton on his John Lennon doubler, the secrets of his pedalboard – and the wizard who made it
Easton has a Dumble-in-a-box, 12-string jangle on demand and a whole bunch of wildcards on a pedalboard that's got a little bit of everything
Meet Mei Semones, the Berklee graduate reimagining New Orleans vibes with an intricate indie flair
With her debut album out now, she explains her move from piano to classical nylon to PRS electric, her pinch-harmonic pointers, and mastering the Stairway To Heaven solo at 12 years old
Peter Brewis on Field Music’s ‘collage rock’ – and why he owes his career to Robert Zemeckis
Brewis explains how “gestural thinking” helped him transcend influences and find his own unique language on the UK band’s latest record, Limits of Language
East Bay Ray on why the Dead Kennedys’ chemistry hit its peak on Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables – and why it fell apart
In the year 1980, the Dead Kennedys debut presented a new sound for punk. Here guitarist East Bay Ray tells us how they made Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
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Sebastian Forslund on the triumphant return of the Night Flight Orchestra and his always-on chorus
Recovering from the death of guitarist David Andersson, the Swedish rockers rallied to make the feel-good album of 2025. Guitarist Sebastian Forslund reveals how it happened
Employed To Serve on re-embracing metal guitars, dropping amps – and the lure of baritones
Preparing to tour fifth album Fallen Star, guitarists Sammy Urwin and David Porter talk Scandi influences, trading offsets for baritones and amp modelers, and breaking down musical tribalism
How the Japanese guitar market found its came of age with ‘80s Fender and Gibson clones
You can’t tell the story of the Japanese guitar industry without the story of the clones – Keith Anderson of Japanese specialist Gas Station Guitars explains the history of the high-quality knock-offs that made its reputation
