This Black Dahlia Murder guitar playthrough showcases the very best of modern extreme metal By Sam Roche Guitarist Brandon Ellis shreds his way through the band's latest single, Verminous
Four Year Strong weave infectious melodies into heavy breakdowns in this feel-good guitar playthrough By Sam Roche Guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day play Crazy Pills from the band's latest album, Brain Pain
Orchards’ Sam Rushton: “We’re told we’ve got happy breakdowns… metalheads seem to like it” By Matt Parker We talk to the whirlwind guitarist behind the UK’s expansive math-pop picks
Austin Meade: "Heavier songs give us more opportunities to create guitar tradeoffs" By Jeff Kitts He’s just a good ol’ boy from Texas with a flair for heartfelt Americana rock and a killer mustache, trying to make a name for himself
Sunn O))): "Our music is not a violent, destructive thing. It’s an expressive thing" By Gregory Adams Drone-metal lords Stephen O’Malley And Greg Anderson discuss the meaning of Life Metal - and their new signature stompbox, the Life Pedal
Suicide Silence: "Instead of trying to write like Malmsteen or Vai, I like making people go, 'What the hell just happened?'" By Amit Sharma Guitarists Mark Heylmun and Chris Garza talk gear, influences and returning to form with their latest album, Become the Hunter
Grace Potter: “The guitar is inherent to my sound, and when I get onstage I can’t help it: I have to get to 11” By Jonathan Horsley The Vermont rock-pop force of nature on falling back in love with music, working with resonance and why the Flying V brings out her A game
Brian May’s guitar gear: how to sound like the iconic Queen guitarist By Jonathan Horsley From the Red Special to an arsenal of effects, here's how to sound like the operatic rock legend, including the ultimate tone hack...
Kerry King on new music post-Slayer: "Let’s just say Dean didn’t sign me for nothing!" By Brad Angle The pioneering thrash-metal hero tells Guitar World about his latest signature Dean - the USA Kerry King V Limited Edition
Dirty Honey's John Notto: "I was never going to be a jazzer… or a teacher. No backups! Victory or death!" By Brad Angle How the classic-rockers became the first unsigned band to reach number 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs Chart
From Superblood Wolfmoon to the Prince of Darkness: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell The freshest songs guitarists need to hear right now (and one you probably don't)
Give your solos an unexpected twist by using math to craft musical phrases By Dweezil Zappa Utilizing number sequences to approach songwriting will yield unusual results, as Dweezil Zappa explains...
Chris Shiflett: "Foo Fighters isn’t a band that has a lot of guitar solo-type stuff - on my own material, I do a lot more of that" By Joe Bosso The guitarist discusses his gutsy, twangy - but definitely rocking - second solo outing, Hard Lessons
Torche's Jonathan Nuñez: "I’ve always been a fan of guitars doing things that are not so expected" By Amit Sharma The sludge-metal quartet's bassist-turned-guitarist talks his first recording with the band as a six-stringer, and using his own company's amps and pedals in his live rig
Maddie Jay: "I feel like it was an advantage transferring from bass to guitar… which is a controversial statement!" By Amit Sharma The Instagram guitarist/bassist on releasing her own music after being a session player and her affinity for the Fender Mustang bass
Tony Iommi: "I could relate to Django Reinhardt after losing two fingers, and listening to him inspired me to play more" By Sam Roche The heavy metal pioneer talks gear and the early days of Black Sabbath in this in-depth interview with Gibson TV
Rock N Roll Relics gets its Revenge with a mash-up of classic guitar designs By Sam Roche The boutique guitar brand is known for coming up with some out-there designs - and this one may top them all
Fender collaborates with Japanese artists FACE and MHAK on pop art-inspired Strat and Tele By Sam Roche The guitar giant continues to push the visual envelope on made-in-Japan versions of classic models
Jeff Beck's guitar gear: a guide through the ages and stages By David Von Bader A detailed look at the guitars, amps and effects the legendary musician has used over his multi-decade spanning career
Mike Zito: "You can't outdo or be better than Chuck Berry" By Joshua M. Miller The St Louis-bred guitarist on working with Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales, Walter Trout and more on his tribute album to the rock 'n' roll legend
