A petition has been launched to get Tosin Abasi and Misha Mansoor behind the wheel as Top Gear hosts By Matt Owen 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 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 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 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 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 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 “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 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 See the band's classic Mark II lineup at the peak of their powers
The 10 best movies for guitarists By Tony Grassi 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 Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear perform a searing five-song set
Watch St. Vincent absolutely nail Little Wing By Michael Astley-Brown 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 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 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 “Where do they get it from?” the metal legend asks
John Frusciante rejoins Red Hot Chili Peppers By Michael Astley-Brown 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 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 Clapton joined the band for a lead guitar-heavy eight-song surprise set
Manuel Gardner Fernandes responds to Instagram fakery accusations: “There was never a video that was sped up” By Michael Astley-Brown One of the world’s most talked-about players silences the haters with jaw-dropping live performance clips
Joanne Shaw Taylor: the mistakes I made while learning BB King formed my guitar-playing personality By Laura B. Whitmore The UK guitarist reveals how simplicity is the key to her gritty blues tone
