Watch K.K. Downing play live with Judas Priest for the first time in 13 years at the 2022 Rock Hall induction ceremony By Sam Roche published 7 November 22 Richie Faulkner describes being part of a guitar trio with Downing and Glenn Tipton as “an experience I'll never forget”
Zakk Wylde says replicating Dimebag Darrell’s playing style is impossible: “It's like if Randy Rhoads played Eruption, it would sound like Randy, not Eddie Van Halen” By Matt Owen published 2 November 22 The Black Label Society axeman revealed the biggest challenges he's faced preparing for the upcoming Pantera tribute shows – and how using Dimebag’s gear will help his cause
Obsidious guitarist Rafael Trujillo delivers one of the most technically formidable playthroughs of the year with this 7-string prog-metal masterclass By Sam Roche published 1 November 22 Trujillo – formerly of Obscura – offers stellar leads and fiery tremolo picking aplenty in this head-spinning playthrough of Iconic
Mark Tremonti embarked on a quest to “try every pick ever made” in a bid to improve his tone – and reveals the one that “made a huge difference” By Sam Roche published 28 October 22 “The pick is the thing that you’re interacting most with on your guitar,” the Alter Bridge man muses
Someone built a guitar that tases you for missing a note By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 Is this the most masochistic guitar learning device ever conceived?
Hear Polyphia channel Dimebag and Deftones in their heaviest song yet, the Chino Moreno-featuring Bloodbath By Michael Astley-Brown published 28 October 22 Eight-string chugs abound as Scott LePage unleashes a scorching metal lead his bandmate Tim Henson dubs “my favorite Scott solo ever”
Watch Alex Lifeson and Robby Krieger join forces for 8-minute jam of Santana's Evil Ways By Sam Roche last updated 27 October 22 The Rush and Doors guitarists traded smooth Latin-inspired classic rock leads at a recent benefit concert in California
Marco Puglisi – aka Syndrone – recruits Andy Gillion for a no-holds-barred guitar playthrough of Android God Revolution By Sam Roche published 26 October 22 The seven-minute shred marathon features on the 2019 Guitarist of the Year finalist's latest Syndrone full-length, Neogenesis
Nita Strauss taps Arch Enemy's Alissa White-Gluz and unleashes the shred on towering metal anthem, The Wolf You Feed By Sam Roche published 25 October 22 “Nita and I finally got to collaborate – something we have both wanted to do for years!” White-Gluz says of the track, which features weighty riffs and blazing leads aplenty
Fender CEO Andy Mooney: “There are still heaps of virtuoso players, but there are fewer guitar gods now” By Sam Roche published 24 October 22 More people are playing guitar than ever, says the Big F's main man, but they're doing so “for more reasons than just wanting to be a rock star”
Is John 5 about to be announced as Mick Mars’ replacement in Mötley Crüe? By Matt Owen published 21 October 22 With news of an upcoming Mötley Crüe tour with Def Leppard emerging, rumors of John 5’s recruitment are heating up
Watch Instagram and TikTok shredder Vixen tear up Jackson's new American Series Soloist SL3 in killer shred video By Sam Roche published 21 October 22 The session guitarist extraordinaire puts the model's “built-for-speed” tagline to the test with a blazing performance loaded with two-handed tapping, melodic vibrato-heavy leads and brutal riffing
This busker just delivered one of the best shred guitar performances of the year By Sam Roche published 19 October 22 In a video titled ‘Arpeggios at the speed of light’ – a pretty accurate title if you ask us – Damian Salazar deploys his Kiesel Jason Becker Numbers guitar to face-melting effect
Buddy Guy announces farewell tour, featuring Eric Gales, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Ally Venable and more By Matt Owen published 19 October 22 Tom Hambridge and King Solomon Hicks will also join the blues guitar veteran, who bids adieu to extensive touring
Watch Jason Richardson shred in honor of Alexi Laiho after buying his signature ESP V By Matt Owen published 14 October 22 The prog phenom paid tribute to his six-string hero with a blistering cover of the solo from Children of Bodom's If You Want Peace... Prepare For War
Queen share “lost” track featuring Freddie Mercury, Face It Alone, recorded over 30 years ago By Matt Owen published 13 October 22 The rediscovered single was committed to record during the band's 1988 sessions for their 13th studio album, The Miracle, but never made the cut
Watch Steve Vai tame his monstrous triple-neck Hydra in the first-ever live performance of Teeth of The Hydra By Matt Owen published 11 October 22 After unveiling his triple-neck beast to the world in 2021, the guitar legend has finally let the Hydra out of its cage for its first live appearances
“Ow, it's burning!”: watch Justin Hawkins try to play like Polyphia By Sam Roche published 11 October 22 The Darkness frontman reacts to Ego Death, the prog-rockers' head-spinning new single with Steve Vai
Joe Satriani on proposed Van Halen tribute concert: “If it's ever gonna happen, Wolfgang Van Halen should play guitar” By Sam Roche published 11 October 22 The virtuoso says Wolfgang's playing at Foo Fighters' recent Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts was “the most natural, beautiful thing” he'd seen in a long time
Polyphia take a blues-rock turn in blistering guest spot with Steve Vai By Matt Owen last updated 10 October 22 The prog-rock pioneers swapped their trademark taps and meticulously composed melodies for pentatonic licks, lashings of wah and even a few “boomer bends”