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How the Stars Aligned for A Perfect Circle and Their New Album, 'Eat the Elephant'

By Jon Wiederhorn Last updated

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Judas Priest Legend Glenn Tipton Speaks Candidly About His Struggle with Parkinson's Disease

By Jon Wiederhorn Last updated

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August Burns Red's JB Brubaker and Brent Rambler Talk New Album, 'Phantom Anthem'

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Billy Howerdel
Billy Howerdel: “With A Perfect Circle, I was always concentrating on bigger guitars – on this album, I wanted the compositions to take center stage”

By Alex Lynham Published

The APC guitarist talks tapping into his formative years on his debut solo album, What Normal Was, and why it's hard for him to let go of physical amps in place of amp modelers

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Jennifer Batten
Jennifer Batten on the sexism she faced as Michael Jackson's guitarist, and how Jeff Beck shaped her view of innovative guitar playing

By Alison Richter Published

The King of Pop's 10-year six-string sidekick talks playing guitar in a “man's world”, what keeps her loyal to Washburn, and the players impressing her today

Guitarists
Kris Barras
Kris Barras: “I love the Kemper live for two reasons: stability and consistency. You’re not relying on whoever’s mic’ing the amps up”

By David Mead Published

The blues-metal guitar powerhouse details the gear it takes to power his juggernaut band, and how the search for his dream guitar might now be complete

Guitarists
Monuments' John Browne
John Browne on how Doom composer Mick Gordon ended up on the new Monuments album – and why they're moving forward as a one-guitar band

By Gregory Adams Published

The prog-metal mainstay discusses the making of devastating new record In Stasis and why nothing cuts through like his Mayones Qatsis

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[L-R] Tom S. Englund and Henrik Danhage of Evergrey
Evergrey: “We're such different guitar players – our solos on this album feel like conversations we're having together”

By Amit Sharma Published

Tom S. Englund and Henrik Danhage on the liberal writing process behind their new album, and what the pickups in Danhage's new Charvel signature and Caitlyn Jenner at the Olympics have in common

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Sergio Vega
Sergio Vega on his exit from Deftones and new "revolving-door" project

By Amit Sharma Published

The Quicksand bassist reveals why his time with the alt-metal titans had run its course, and details his plans to work with guest musicians including Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley

Artists
Otoboke Beaver
Meet Otoboke Beaver, the Dave Grohl-approved Japanese punk-rockers influenced by everything from Manzai comedy to the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff

By Cheri Amour Published

Accorinrin and Yoyoyoshie discuss their frenetic new studio outing, Super Champon, and crafting a guitar sound that's equal parts fury and finesse

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