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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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

Haggard Cat's Matt Reynolds: “Riffs are the most joyful thing about playing guitar – there should be more of them, all the time”
By Matt Parker published
The guitarist for the UK hardcore innovators on how the Flying V shapes his personality as a player, his monstrous triple-amp rig, and the “joyful exorcism” of new EP, Cheer Up
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