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Khemmis: “If our riffs sound like Iron Maiden trapped in a tar pit, then we’ve done them right!”
Phil Pendergast and Ben Hutcherson of the Denver Doom metallers talk honing their tone, covering Alice in Chains and a moment of pedal “divine inspiration” that occurred while recording new LP, Deceiver
Nergal: “You don’t want to hear me play Behemoth songs with my Me and That Man setup – it would sound like someone farted!”
The extreme-metal rock 'n' roller on leading a double life in both bands, and tapping up his guitar heroes for Me and That Man's new LP, New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol. 2
Courtney Barnett: “I used to hide behind the noise I made with pedals. Now I'm using the guitar more like a paintbrush, finding what's needed”
We talk to the Australian indie-rocker about the benefits of time and space as a guitarist and songwriter, and the gear we hear on her reflective new LP, Things Take Time, Take Time
Gary Holt: “Making this album, we were under no time constraints. It was a perfect breeding ground for creativity”
Holt talks why if there was a “Big Five” of thrash metal, the final spot would belong to Exodus, and the making of the band's 11th album, Persona Non Grata, during the pandemic
Doc Coyle: “There were only two solos on each of our first two records… on this album, I did eight!”
The Bad Wolves six-stringer on how modern technology nurtured his improvisational soloing on new record Dear Monsters, and why former guitarist Max Karon remains their secret riff weapon
The Velveteers' Demi Demitro: “I like cheaper guitars: not having everything be perfect forces you to work and be creative with what you have”
The garage-rock trio's leader on woodshedding as a teenager, opening for Guns N' Roses and working with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach on their latest LP, Nightmare Daydream
Every Time I Die on their tag-team guitar approach, no-holds-barred songwriting philosophy and tweeting fans for gear
Guitarists Andy Williams and Jordan Buckley wax lyrical on their multi-faceted new album, Radical
Bill Kelliher: “Metallica practiced for three hours a night before playing onstage for another two. Meanwhile, we were sitting around drinking beer and picking our noses!”
The Mastodon guitarist reveals what he learned from touring with the biggest metal band in the world, and shares his thoughts on The Black Album, 30 years on
