Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler announces 'best of' album and assembles massive 4CD box set of his solo works By Jonathan Horsley 23 June 2021 The Sabbath bassist's Manipulations of the Mind collects his three solo albums plus a disc of rarities and unreleased tracks
Metallica re-revisit the basement to share a 1990 demo of Enter Sandman ahead of epic Black Album reissue By Jonathan Horsley 23 June 2021 The early basement take showcases the band's first recorded experiments with the track, giving the stadium-metal classic a Saturday afternoon at the guitar store vibe
A petition has been launched to get Tosin Abasi and Misha Mansoor behind the wheel as Top Gear hosts By Matt Owen 17 December 2020 Could the prog-metal titans end up swapping speedy solos for fast cars?
Eddie Van Halen revisits Van Halen's landmark '1984' album By Chris Gill 06 October 2020 EVH tells GW how Van Halen's Diamond-certified blockbuster came to be
Watch an 18-year-old Dimebag Darrell shred a jaw-dropping 7-minute guitar solo in 1984 By Damian Fanelli 20 August 2020 A teenage Dimebag works his way through an early Pantera solo with his trusty Dean ML
Watch this unearthed clip of Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix jamming in 1968 By Damian Fanelli 30 July 2020 The rare footage of the loose but mesmerizing jam session was posted to the American Blues Scene YouTube channel
David Gilmour shares first new track in five years, Yes, I Have Ghosts By Richard Bienstock 03 July 2020 The acoustic ballad features the Pink Floyd guitarist's daughter on harp and background vocals
Deftones’ Chino Moreno reveals Stef Carpenter “wasn’t too happy” about him playing guitar on White Pony By Michael Astley-Brown 18 June 2020 Frontman of the alt-metal trailblazers recalls learning guitar while making the band’s landmark album
Joe Satriani is working on two very different new albums in quarantine By Richard Bienstock 26 May 2020 “One would be another instrumental album, and another would be a vocal-oriented record,” Satch says
7 of the greatest 7-string guitar songs By Peter Hodgson 26 May 2020 Believe it or not, the 7-string has been around since long before djent rose to popularity... Here are some of the best songs that utilize this genre-pushing instrument
Watch Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple perform in New York in 1973 By Damian Fanelli 14 April 2020 See the band's classic Mark II lineup at the peak of their powers
The 10 best movies for guitarists By Tony Grassi 05 March 2020 From Wayne's World to School of Rock, these films will provide some satisfying six-string viewing...
Watch surviving Nirvana members play classic tracks with St. Vincent, Beck and Dave Grohl’s daughter By Michael Astley-Brown 06 January 2020 Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear perform a searing five-song set
Watch St. Vincent absolutely nail Little Wing By Michael Astley-Brown 03 January 2020 Avant-garde guitar hero performs Hendrix classic in candid clip
Joanna Connor: "Nobody talks about my rhythm playing, but to me, it’s the best aspect of my guitar playing" By Alison Richter 18 December 2019 The Chicago-based blues guitarist on her love for Gibson and why the future is bright for young female guitar players
Watch Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Depp jam Alice Cooper classics with the shock-rocker's original line-up By Richard Bienstock 18 December 2019 The all-star band jammed School’s Out, I’m Eighteen and more at Alice’s annual fundraiser
Tony Iommi calls out YouTuber for getting his tone wrong By Richard Bienstock 17 December 2019 “Where do they get it from?” the metal legend asks
John Frusciante rejoins Red Hot Chili Peppers By Michael Astley-Brown 16 December 2019 Josh Klinghoffer parts ways with the funk-rock legends
Ozzy Osbourne offers $25,000 reward for information about stolen Randy Rhoads guitar gear By Richard Bienstock 09 December 2019 Rhoads' first-ever electric guitar and various amps taken
Watch Eric Clapton jam with space-rock vets Hawkwind onstage in the UK By Richard Bienstock 04 December 2019 Clapton joined the band for a lead guitar-heavy eight-song surprise set
