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How Dave Mustaine landed the gig with Metallica
Mustaine looks back at the audition (or, should we say, non-audition?) that landed him the Metallica spot all those years ago
Daron Malakian on the time he saved a Metallica gig – and ended up filling in for an injured James Hetfield
Malakian stepped up to sub for Hetfield at the last minute while on tour – and stuck around until he was fully recovered
Dave Mustaine reveals the life-changing hand condition behind his decision to retire Megadeth
The band’s album will be their last, as his plight with Viking Disease has forced his hand
Why did the world’s biggest metal band switch to amp modelers?
Metallica officially said goodbye to quote/unquote real amps after an epiphany at the South Pole. James Hetfield’s tech, Chad Zaemisch, explains how it was Fractal all the way after their day on the ice
Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell on reinventing an old Irish standard as a rock track and performing it with the “cartoon” Metallica
Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell explains the roots and finer points of his Whiskey in the Jar guitar solo and phrasing and how he got the tone on the record
Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has spent 3 years learning how to build guitars – and his prized SG was played at metal’s most historic concert
Gueikian has juggled the demands of his CEO role with learning the art of guitar making, and his builds already have some high-profile admirers – including Jason Momoa, Kirk Hammett and Tony Iommi
New study names the most inspiring bands for aspiring guitarists – and The Beatles have been beaten to top spot
UK retailer guitarguitar studied the top 5,000 guitar tabs from Ultimate Guitar to see which artists are having the greatest influence on today's players
EMG founder on why this Metallica guitarist’s pickup set was the most challenging he’s ever made
The band first started working with the pickup builder before they scored their first record deal
