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[L-R] Taylor Momsen and Ben Phillips of The Pretty Reckless
Taylor Momsen: “While grieving, I was depriving myself of what I loved most. When I picked up a guitar and started writing, the floodgates opened up”

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

The Pretty Reckless leader and guitarist Ben Phillips discuss how a series of tragedies left the band's future hanging in the balance, before they channeled their heartache to create their most powerful album to date, Death by Rock and Roll

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Kim Thayil
Kim Thayil on 30 years of Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger: “Right before we released the album, you could feel things were ready to explode”

By Joe Bosso Published

The guitarist charts the writing and recording of Soundgarden's 1991 commercial breakthrough, and explains how it ended up as his favorite of the Seattle pioneers' releases

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Randy Rhoads recording Ozzy Osbourne's 'Blizzard of Ozz' album at Ridge Farm Studio in West Sussex, England in May 1980
Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic

By Andy Aledort Published

The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo

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Wata with her new signature EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas pedal
Wata: “Even when I’m recording, I’m always imagining the live shows in my head when I’m playing”

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Boris guitarist checks in to discuss her new signature EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas fuzz pedal, talk tone, and explain why her pedalboard is the launching pad for creativity

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Tom Morello
Tom Morello: “I’ve tried to create this alloy between two worlds – you don’t know where the guitar ends and the EDM begins. That feels like an exciting future for the electric guitar”

By Richard Bienstock Published

The Rage Against the Machine icon explains how recording big, gnarly guitar riffs into his iPhone became his "life raft for sanity" on new album, The Atlas Underground Fire

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Jerry Cantrell dissects Alice In Chains' self-titled album in this classic 1996 Guitar World interview: "I've never been a big soloist – I just do what fits the part"

By Jeff Gilbert, Andy Aledort Published

One of Seattle's greatest guitar heroes reflects on recording with Layne Staley, why channeling his influences freaks him out, and the guitar solo he once considered "a piece of shit"

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Jonathan Long
Jonathon Long: "I like to get crazy and shred, but in the studio, it needs to be clean and understandable"

By Adam Kovac Published

Parables of a Southern Man sees the Louisiana-bred guitarist go from child prodigy to BB King opener to ace frontman

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Josh Klinghoffer
Josh Klinghoffer talks touring with Pearl Jam, his relationship with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and his ambitious quest to make a solo album every year

By Greg Prato Published

Two years after his departure from RHCP, the guitarist reveals how he ended up joining the legendary Seattle rockers on tour, and what the future holds for his solo project, Pluralone

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Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell: “The precision and power of James Hetfield's playing is otherworldly – his right hand is really something else”

By Amit Sharma Published

The Alice in Chains leader shares his love for The Black Album, explains why the Metallica leader has “the best picking hand in rock”, and recalls hearing Sad But True for the first time in a car with Lars Ulrich

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Danko Jones
Danko Jones talks longevity, regrets and the evolution of his hard-rocking guitar tone

By Adam Kovac Published

The Canadian rock stalwart returns with Power Trio, an album of no-holds-barred swagger and politically charged anthems

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