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Ghost, Royal Blood and Pixies producer reveals “the biggest mistake guitar players make” when recording
Tom Dalgety has crafted some of modern rock’s biggest-sounding albums – and he has some sage words of wisdom when it comes to guitar tone
“Big riff energy is in this kid’s blood – and he might even solo better than his dad…” June 2024 Guitar World editor’s picks
From all-star offspring to returning noise-rock icons, a punk trailblazer’s first album in 53 years and the future of blues, this month had it all
“I got the call saying there was a band looking for a player. I said yes before even asking which band it was. Then I got told it was Ghost”: Former Nameless Ghoul Chris Catalyst breaks cover about his time in Tobias Forge’s epic metal project
The UK session guitarist went from marathon tours with Sisters of Mercy and Ugly Kid Joe to massive arena shows with Ghost. He reveals what it takes to cut it in one of metal’s biggest bands, why Noel Gallagher has one of his all-time favorite guitar tones, and how a love of Kempers, hooks and Britpop shaped his new solo album
Opeth and Ghost guitarist Fredrik Åkesson reveals what’s on his pedalboard
And he has Joe Bonamassa to thank for his favorite pedal
The greatest guitar albums of the 2010s
A new generation of guitar heroes greets the stalwarts as we look at the decade's best albums from Slash, Ghost, The Black Keys and more – as voted by you
Watch the moment a Nameless Ghoul trips and disappears into the abyss at a recent Ghost show
The anonymous axe slinger – later revealed to be Justin 'Jutty' Taylor – took a nasty tumble, but reemerged from the flames to finish the song
The identities of Ghost's current band of Nameless Ghouls have been revealed
An end-of-tour photograph let slip who has been assuming guitar and bass duties on the band's recent Imperatour
Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson on his role on the new Ghost album: “There are a lot of Brian May-style parts”
Ghost’s Impera is a feast of multi-layered guitars and big melodies, and Tobias Forge couldn’t do it alone – when he hired Åkesson, it made for one of the guitar records of the year
Ghost’s Tobias Forge: “I can proudly say ABBA are one of my favorite bands of all time... I’ll always feel like I’m in the shadow of their legacy”
Inspired by ABBA and ’80s hair metal, the new Ghost album is a modern rock masterpiece. In this track-by-track interview, Forge reveals how he did it – and why he needed a better guitarist than himself for the solos...
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