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[L-R] Dimebag Darrell and Nick Norton
Meet the local shredder who became the last guitarist to play the Walk solo on Dimebag Darrell's guitar, less than 24 hours before the Pantera legend's tragic death

By Amit Sharma Published

Nick Norton shares the incredible tale of how his bandmate's likeness to Vinnie Paul led to the pair playing with their idols at Damageplan's penultimate show

Guitarists
Ruyter Suys Nashville Pussy
Nashville Pussy's Ruyter Suys: “Simple is not my playing style. Most of the time, my erratic side gets the best of me”

By Greg Prato Published

Suys talks channeling Malcolm Young with her single-pickup Gibson SG, and the band's explosive new live album, Eaten Alive

Artists
Khemmis
Khemmis: “If our riffs sound like Iron Maiden trapped in a tar pit, then we’ve done them right!”

By Amit Sharma Published

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

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Adam “Nergal” Darski
Nergal: “You don’t want to hear me play Behemoth songs with my Me and That Man setup – it would sound like someone farted!”

By Greg Prato Published

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

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Courtney Barnett
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”

By Matt Parker Published

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

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Gary Holt
Gary Holt: “Making this album, we were under no time constraints. It was a perfect breeding ground for creativity”

By Greg Prato Published

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

Music Releases
Doc Coyle of Bad Wolves
Doc Coyle: “There were only two solos on each of our first two records… on this album, I did eight!”

By Amit Sharma Published

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

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The Velveteers' Demi Demitro
The Velveteers' Demi Demitro: “I like cheaper guitars: not having everything be perfect forces you to work and be creative with what you have”

By Jacob Uitti Published

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

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Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die on their tag-team guitar approach, no-holds-barred songwriting philosophy and tweeting fans for gear

By Gregory Adams Published

Guitarists Andy Williams and Jordan Buckley wax lyrical on their multi-faceted new album, Radical

Artists
Bill Kelliher
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!”

By Amit Sharma Published

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

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