Roger McGuinn Talks Byrds, Rickenbackers, New Album and Touring with Chris Hillman By Damian Fanelli He co-founded Sixties pop-rock titans the Byrds, inspired a Beatles song and helped invent country rock. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is…
Interpol Guitarist Daniel Kessler Talks 'Marauder,' the Band's Urgent-Sounding New Album By Richard Bienstock "We’re still hitting new frontiers." Interpol's Daniel Kessler discusses the band's raw, powerful new album, 'Marauder.'
Blackberry Smoke Discuss Going Acoustic On Their New EP, 'The Southern Ground Sessions' By John Katic "I think sometimes that’s where you capture some magic. You just throw some mics up and all of a sudden you start playing." Charlie Starr and Paul Jackson discuss Blackberry Smoke's terrific new EP.
Buddy Guy Talks B.B., Muddy, Jimi and His New Album, 'The Blues Is Alive and Well' By Alan Paul GW sits down with Buddy Guy to discuss how he's keeping the blues "Alive and Well" with his new album.
Symphony X Mastermind Michael Romeo Talks New Solo Album, 'War of the Worlds, Pt. 1' By Jackson Maxwell "I think sonically, it all kind of fell into place.” Symphony X's Michael Romeo discusses his impressive, cinematic solo debut.
Dream Sequence By Richard Bienstock Slash touches on everything from his ferocious new album, 'Living the Dream,' to his amazing new Marshall Jubilee and why he enjoys playing 'Chinese Democracy' songs live.
Nels Cline Breaks Down His Latest Genre-Busting Side Project and New Album, 'Currents, Constellations' By Richard Bienstock "I don’t know what it is. I like to call it fusion, just to piss people off.” Wilco's Nels Cline discusses how his wildly eclectic new album with Julian Lage and the Nels Cline 4 came to be.
Roundtable: Zakk Wylde, Ben Bruce, Lzzy Hale and Zoltan Bathory Chat About the State of Guitar in 2018 By Merlin Alderslade, Rich Hobson, Matt Mills Four of metal's most prominent guitarists discuss the evolution of the guitar hero, and what it takes to be a rock star in the modern era.
Audio Force One Frontman Tiago Talks 'More,' Their Guitar-Packed Debut Album By Gregory Adams To create Audio Force One's guitar-heavy debut, Tiago had to go "Against everything that makes sense.”
Ken “K.K.” Downing Discusses His New Autobiography, ‘Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest’ By James Wood The former Priest guitarist tells all about his more than 40 years in the iconic metal band.
Mark Farner Talks Grand Funk Railroad, Parker Fly Guitars and Hanging with Jimi Hendrix By Joe Lalaina Best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist of Grand Funk Railroad, he’s now fronting Mark Farner’s American Band. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is…
System of a Down's Daron Malakian Talks New Scars on Broadway Album, 'Dictator' By Richard Bienstock For Scars and System fans who have been anxiously awaiting new music, 'Dictator' will give them the fix they’ve been craving.
Dispatch Guitarist Chad Stokes Discusses the Band’s New Album, ‘Location 13’ By James Wood On 'Location 13,' Dispatch show the passion and vigor of a band in its infancy and the experience of one that’s been together for more than two decades.
The Record Company Guitarist Chris Vos Talks New Album, 'All of This Life' By Alan Paul “We never want to polish all the edges off.” The Record Company discuss their terrific sophomore album with GW.
Dave Mustaine Reflects on Megadeth's 'Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!' By Richard Bienstock “It’s the one that started it all, isn’t it?” An oral history of Megadeth's monumental debut album.
Stephen Malkmus Talks Pavement-Era Gear, Alternate Tunings and New Jicks Album, 'Sparkle Hard' By Alan di Perna He made alternative rock history with Pavement and the Jicks, but what do Guitar World readers really want to know about Stephen Malkmus?
The Final Interview: Allan Holdsworth Talks SynthAxes, Jaw-Dropping Solos and More By Joe Lalaina On April 15, 2017, just days after completing his final interview with Guitar World, Allan Holdsworth—the great jazz-fusion guitarist—passed away. Revisit that interview today, on what would have been his 72nd birthday.
The Ruen Brothers Talk New Album, the Rick Rubin-Produced 'All My Shades of Blue' By Joe Bosso “We established a musical shorthand with Rick right away." The Ruen Brothers discuss their Rick Rubin-produced debut, 'All My Shades of Blue,' with GW.
John Mayer Explains the Heat Around His Cool New PRS Silver Sky Guitar By Brad Tolinski "I want to take a point of view and adjust it.” John Mayer opens up about his controversial PRS Silver Sky guitar.
