Walrus Audio seeks to usher in whole new Eras of high gain with versatile new distortion pedal By Michael Astley-Brown Equipped with a blend knob and five-position rotary switch, the Eras promises a smorgasbord of hard-clipping options
You'll never be as metal as the sound of this harp run through a distortion pedal By Jackson Maxwell With the help of Electrofoods' Nepenthes box, Emily Hopkins brings some seriously demonic flavor to this angelic instrument
Watch the first full demos of IK Multimedia’s Amplitube-powered X-Drive distortion and X-Space reverb pedals By Matt Parker Hear some of the coolest sounds you can make with IK Multimedia's first set of hardware guitar effects units
KMA Machines aims to unleash the "perfect metal monster" with its HM-2-style Guardian of the Wurm distortion pedal By Matt Owen Three independent clipping styles, a HM-2-style EQ option, a Blackmer VCA-based noise gate and a whole array of intuitive controls head up KMA's latest offering
Fender doubles up with new Dual Marine Layer Reverb and Duel Pugilist Distortion pedals By Michael Astley-Brown Two new triple-footswitched stompboxes offer advanced gain stacking and infinite sustain options
Darkglass Electronics ADAM review By Bob Brinkman A true tone monster, you won't ADAM and Eve just how good this bass EQ-cum-distortion-cum-compressor sounds
Echoline Germanium Distortion V2.0, Roadrunner V2.0 and Signal Driver Boost V2.0 review By Trevor Curwen Homegrown, hand-built effects in new, more compact enclosures
Boss debuts limited-edition anniversary SD-1 Super Overdrive and MT-2 Metal Zone pedals By Matt Owen Special new-look offerings, which sport sleek new colorways and commemorative styling, will only be available throughout 2021
Jackson Audio Asabi & Large Mouse review By Trevor Curwen Mateus Asato's signature drive pedal and a RAT-inspired replacement distortion module
Best distortion pedals 2021: the top 11 high-gain stompboxes for guitarists By Jonathan Horsley, Alex Lynham Crunch, filth, mayhem! Dive into our expert round-up of the best distortion pedals available today
MXR FOD Drive review By Trevor Curwen MXR rebrands the Dookie Drive with this versatile amp-blending overdrive
LunaStone's new Deep Metal distortion pedal “vaporizes poor guitar tone” By Sam Roche The Danish manufacturer's latest design promises a forgiving drive that can even polish lacklustre pickups
Boss shares first look at its highly anticipated HM-2 reissue, the Waza Craft HM-2W By Matt Owen Pedal fanatics will get a hands-on look at the prototype during a Boss livestream event on March 10
Wampler seeks to reproduce classic RAT distortion sounds with new Ratsbane mini-pedal By Matt Owen The compact pedal is based on the original ProCo Rat, and promises to deliver an equally throaty fuzz-like distortion
ProCo set to announce the Lil' Rat, a micro-sized version of the Rat 2 By Matt Owen The miniature version of the iconic distortion pedal features the same circuit and components as the flagship Rat 2 pedal
Electro-Harmonix supercharges the Metal Muff with new noise gate-equipped Nano design By Michael Astley-Brown Downsized distortion pedal boasts three-band cut/boost EQ and hum-free performance
Tube Screamer designer Susumu Tamura supercharges the Maxon SD-9 By Matt Owen Could the company's new Super Sonic Distortion pedal "break your sound barrier"?
Boss confirms an HM-2 Heavy Metal reissue is in the works By Michael Astley-Brown The Japanese effects giant wants your input on a Waza Craft version of its highly sought-after distortion pedal
Fender Compugilist review By Trevor Curwen Fender's distortion and compressor combo offers an array of practical tone-boosting options
Kurt Cobain’s battered Boss DS-1 distortion pedal sells for $9,000 By Richard Bienstock The announcement comes just days after the Nirvana leader’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E is auctioned for more than $6m
