<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Music-releases ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:25:53 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “An unlikely combo of samba and shred – it shouldn’t work but it kinda does”: March 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/march-2026-guitar-world-editors-picks UeTzN3mTQRGiMU3h39bUQh Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:25:53 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:16:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It sounds like nature coming through the speakers”: Jimmy Page shares rare home recorded demo of Led Zeppelin’s Ten Years Gone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/jimmy-page-releases-home-demo-of-ten-years-gone PEuHouDtNLQhJZZFT4pNzj Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:43:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The promoter was panicking and asked me to headline. I didn't have a band with me. And I didn't have any solo material prepared”: Paul Gilbert’s completely unplanned Jimi Hendrix tribute set for first-ever digital release ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/paul-gilbert-unplanned-jimi-hendrix-tribute-rerelease 7muy9UkTFQW2JKTh9QfgNo Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:11:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Paul happened upon a chord that even he didn’t recognize”: Paul McCartney announces new Andrew Watt-produced album inspired by an unfamiliar guitar chord ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/paul-mccartney-new-album-andrew-watt JR38ChpYye7STrTHVuiKBP Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:08:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This may be the best album Peter’s ever made”: Peter Frampton announces first album in 16 years – and it features an all-star cast ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/peter-frampton-carry-the-light 89cKqHydYXrSjFXdkHfrdC Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:20:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the greatest rock albums of all time”: Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent is charging $2 million for his new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/vinnie-vincent-guitarmageddon-two-million-dollars ycxnM9thzePExY8XkWqjhE Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:29:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Inspired by the creativity, community, and chaos of the Seattle music scene”: Mike McCready has spent 20 years making a rock opera that explores an alternate history of grunge – and it’s finally ready ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/mike-mccready-farewell-seasons RASh385ntLmwLKhkTGHEaR Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:54:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never know what might come across my desk, but this was a taker”: Steve Vai has recorded a new solo over Van Halen’s Jump – which has been crowned the official World Cup 2026 anthem ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/steve-vai-van-halen-jump-world-cup-anthem DfeMhvNz5UHMwsPM9Vf9aR Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:45:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s like a no-holds-barred riff throwdown between nu-metal and grunge. It. Does. Not. Let. Up.”: February 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/february-2026-guitar-world-editors-picks ijkGGQSi6bTqtnBm9mFZg3 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re raising the bar on what we believe a rhythm game can be”: Guitar Hero producers have announced a new game – and it’s got the backing of Gibson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/stage-tour-video-game-announced W494eLHhXmsTRq3S8sNVLL Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:26:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Flamenco-inspired triplets, big trap beats, and – wait – is that a wah solo?” January 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/january-2026-guitar-world-editors-picks wNCUHpDsBq9uPvJeFAEtEJ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I know myself better musically thanks to this album”: Steve Vai features on the new Matteo Mancuso album – and he had one piece of advice for the young virtuoso ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/matteo-mancuo-route-96-and-steve-vai-advice gYiQYFgi5QpKLqnGCprs2E Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:39:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were joking that we have to make this record absolutely shred and that we needed to put a lot of solos in it. I think we accomplished that”: Megadeth shares new single ahead of farewell record – and it’s a shred guitar celebration ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/megadeth-let-there-be-shred 7k2TWXs9rJyQKvjci6apqj Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:31:34 +0000 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:36:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guns N’ Roses share 2 new singles ahead of 2026 world tour – could the long-awaited studio album be next? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/guns-n-roses-nothin-atlas TdZ2Di9G9a3TgRmHK9adH3 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:01:25 +0000 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The perfect marriage of Aerosmith and the Cult. An Aerocult, if you will”: November 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/november-2025-guitar-world-editors-picks 9UaZJvD7Uq7E8HzfHTxbPg Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:52:01 +0000 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:53:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What Dire Straits would sound like if Mark Knopfler grew up in the deserts of Algeria rather than the streets of Newcastle”: October 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/october-2025-guitar-world-editors-picks deNywZVyTpDE7eovRJDgYo Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:51:49 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:35:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My emotional celebration of life”: Mateus Asato left Bruno Mars and Jessie J to begin his solo career – and now his debut single is finally here ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/mateus-asato-cryin XkkGHbJzwgh8SLmqPip9PQ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:18:03 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:53:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Brian May called this 2014 hit ‘one of the best rock songs ever’ – now he’s playing on it”: September 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/september-2025-guitar-world-editors-picks khimeBhovAQgQi5MnVxWkh Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:02:14 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:48:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I called Steven and told him, ‘You have to hear this guy. He’s the real deal’”: After causing a stir at the VMAs, Yungblud and Aerosmith are officially releasing an EP together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/aerosmith-yungblud-one-more-time-ep nhKNWSMforUTePgS8P99Ve Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:23:14 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:57:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I set myself the challenge of making a full-length album, using almost entirely the five-stringed guitar, in just four days”: Polymath virtuoso Jacob Collier’s new album is a love letter to the guitar – and alternate tunings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/jacob-collier-announces-guitar-focused-studio-album-the-light-for-days gLfyTcYtNDDYyaPJqpBAeY Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:32:09 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:50:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Together, our chemistry is magical”: Steve Morse has announced his first new album since leaving Deep Purple – and it’s set to feature Eric Johnson and John Petrucci ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/steve-morse-triangulation-album D93GCtNsDGdzfCwy6QnJqd Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:09:39 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:51:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The band is called Guitar – that’s the pitch. Why are you still standing here?” August 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/august-2025-guitar-world-editors-picks ksnqpCqJJGiJNnr7DLZZzj Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:00:47 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:38:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We changed the guitar world and how it's played. The bands I played in have influenced the world. Thank you for everything”: Dave Mustaine announces new Megadeth album will be his last ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/megadeth-final-album 7GgxRWFQCuedWBNqSho2Kk Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:30:45 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:39:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Nuno Bettencourt isn’t the only one keeping Eddie Van Halen’s fire burning – the most underrated guitarist on the planet just gave him a run for his money”: July 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/july-2025-guitar-world-editors-picks LzzDw8RdNZdPR9dUJ2zb96 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:59:48 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:21:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The same when I first saw Prince, it was like, ‘We’re safe’”: Mk.gee was named Eric Clapton’s favorite new guitarist – now he’s making waves with a guest spot on Justin Bieber’s new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/mkgee-justin-bieber-swag 7ejzXz26ypNG4e5TFA3Ypc Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:14:54 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:08:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s something endlessly gratifying about a relatively old rock dog learning new tricks – and convincingly pulling it off”: June 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/june-2025-guitar-world-editors-picks mzXpwre5cYjaJyPpoh9moc Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:52:05 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:36:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've just found the best streaming deal of the summer – get up to 4 free months of Amazon Music Unlimited right now ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/up-to-4-free-months-of-amazon-music-unlimited LfSbvRXr6QL7cw844QFpxM Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:44:47 +0000 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:01:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Any fan of Geordie Walker or Billy Duffy will be won over in seconds by this imperious, gothic riff”: May 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/may-2025-guitar-world-editors-picks RJ9H7HtDntizw2DzCsLoL Sat, 31 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:38:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Mayer on guitar, Grohl on drums. A lot of fun making this”: Ed Sheeran forms an unlikely hard rock power trio with John Mayer and Dave Grohl – and they've written a song for a Brad Pitt movie ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/ed-sheeran-john-mayer-dave-grohl-drive X3GLPxfZugoaUMaSVKiEf6 Mon, 19 May 2025 10:28:48 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:06:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What started out as an instrumental album quickly changed”: Stone Temple Pilots’ Dean DeLeo announces One More Satellite – a new collaborative project that stars a host of special guests ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/dean-deleo-one-more-satellite bKFjhhw68pNJYpvuE3XfEk Thu, 08 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:23:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This song depicts all of the things Joe and I loved about pounding rock ‘n’ roll and the glorious guitar”: The SatchVai Band's second single is an ode to the instrument that made them famous – and it features Glenn Hughes on vocals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/satchvai-band-i-wanna-play-my-guitar ub6YXKEG3G5nF9odzoLVp6 Tue, 06 May 2025 20:41:56 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:13:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That required some right hand training. It was like a tongue twister for my hands”: Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass – and the results are awe-inspiring ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/mike-dawes-sleep-token-euclid SWWD3DZFbjuqeG25jYLRZa Fri, 02 May 2025 10:46:17 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:49:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Alternative metal reimagined for solo acoustic? The results are quite mesmerizing”: April 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/gw-editors-picks-april-2025 BKu7bvCPwgPAxzTp77HUkh Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:36:12 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:38:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If any song can unite all generations of rock guitar fans, this is it”: March 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/march-2025-guitar-world-editors-picks gs4Fu8Qne3699pN834oQ68 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:41:44 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:22:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The BTO sound is BACK!!" Bachman-Turner Overdrive release first new material in over 25 years – and it features a Neil Young guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/bachman-turner-overdrive-60-years-ago d4VB4BDqqLMEVqWBdBM2LN Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:22:38 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:26:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He would beat the crap out of the guitar. The result can best be described as Jackson Pollock trying to play like John Lee Hooker”: Aggressively bizarre, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica remains one of the craziest guitar-driven albums ever made ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/captain-beefheart-trout-mask-replica JiVzT6w4M444iLK5R4Wcia Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:05:43 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:10:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is no-one who can do this process with me as well as he can”: Alex Van Halen says a new Van Halen album is in the works – and he’s recruited Steve Lukather to help him complete it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/alex-van-halen-new-van-halen-album-steve-lukather MUYz2EpP4VnDPaWFfKd4LF Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:18:28 +0000 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:08:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Exactly the kind of thing the Instagram algorithm won’t be injecting into your eyeballs every time you log on”: February 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/february-2025-editors-picks 7WU6sG4jNfqkh5RiesR3Jh Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:54:47 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:29:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was like unraveling a mystery, trying to imagine what George might have meant”: Lost chords that George Harrison wrote down before his passing have been turned into a new song – and it was recorded using three of his famed Beatles guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/for-the-love-of-george-harrison-lost-chords qsfuo7UNbxdAftfsUgbYQi Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:51:57 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The experience of our work with Jimmy in a vibrant, electric, mystical, and powerful perspective”: Unreleased Jimmy Page/Rich Robinson composition set to feature in upcoming deluxe version of Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes: Live at the Greek ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/jimmy-page-black-crowes-live-at-the-greek-reissue PUFUAACfpWVNSE7eWwqAKY Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:03:16 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:08:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The king of modern blues getting down and dirty (musically) with a former Van Halen singer”: January 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/january-2025-guitar-world-editors-picks R8jPLP7UEJSkkXGDniF383 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:35:45 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought that it was a crime that these songs were sitting there on the shelf”: In the 1970s, Hayley Williams’ grandfather made an album that nobody heard. Now it’s finally being released through her Paramore bandmate’s label ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/hayley-williams-grandfather-rusty-williams-releases-debut-album Psmg9AhQWXfsS8pzymEsVB Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:15:43 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:06:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He got a kidney infection, so he’s in hospital… That’s a bit of a drag, because he was going to be the lead guitarist”: The iconic charity rock song that missed out on its star guitarist due to illness – and why it could have sounded very different ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/band-aid-do-they-know-its-christmas-missing-lead-guitarist ojajXJGJEdLhcaDyNC76V8 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:55:31 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:29:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There are better players, better lyricists, better songwriters – but there’s an energy to their combined powers that is hard to rival at the moment”: The best guitar albums of 2024 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/the-best-guitar-albums-of-2024 wgWEyS8kEiwZ2amBkeVBqD Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:54:49 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:18:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s rare to find Gilmour and Vai in one package, but these double-neck escapades cross the electric guitar solo rubicon”: December 2024 Guitar World Editors’ Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/december-2024-guitar-world-editors-picks J3H6F28GkQ9D8KHYthJDLK Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:04:55 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This year has been one long vulgar display of Bowers”: The best guitar songs of 2024 – as chosen by Guitar World editors and pro players ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/the-best-guitar-songs-of-2024 AV5eNRmT4mS7a2ca44E4KH Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:25:47 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:06:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is like Santana’s Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock or Hendrix’s Machine Gun, an act of freeform radicalism”: The best guitar solos of 2024, as chosen by Guitar World editors and pro players ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/the-best-guitar-solos-of-2024 3SQMYrpU2n9ZDPK5HSZqfQ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:01:46 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:17:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is the bit where we’d normally introduce this month’s expertly curated playlist… But we won’t be doing that today”: November 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/november-2024-guitar-world-editors-picks 8nNDD4uCAsBkqoX3hnakrW Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:39:05 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:40:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can only imagine the effect this had on the young Keith Richards and Eric Clapton”: 9 must-hear albums that fueled the British blues guitar boom ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/essential-british-blues-boom-albums-for-guitarists sHdpHWeV8kYayemk6CeXhk Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:39:35 +0000 Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve made something really unique and special”: Thin Lizzy to release first new record in over 40 years – featuring brand new guitar parts from founding member Eric Bell and unheard Phil Lynott vocals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/thin-lizzy-acoustic-sessions-album dTSbTCo9yZuRo5LTZiCfUn Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:24:46 +0000 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:38:35 +0000