Julian Lage takes an acoustic turn while Ally Venable turns up the heat in this week's essential guitar tracks By Matt Owen, Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell published 9 February 23 Plus! Fresh cuts from John 5, Dying Fetus, Spotlights, Ali Farka Touré and more…
Watch John 5 put on a shred clinic in blistering new Strung Out playthrough video By Jackson Maxwell published 7 February 23 Armed with one of his trademark hot-rodded Teles, the new Mötley Crüe guitarist premieres a solo tune highlighted by some incredibly tasty unison guitar and bass two-hand tapping
Mick Mars is in the studio working on his long-awaited debut solo album By Matt Owen published 7 February 23 While Mötley Crüe prepare to head out on tour with new live guitarist John 5, Mars has continued putting together his premiere solo record with the help of Cory Marks
John 5 reveals his guitar rig for Mötley Crüe’s upcoming world tour By Matt Owen published 31 January 23 From his supply of Floyd Rose-equipped Telecasters to a modest Boss-loaded pedalboard, here's everything John 5 will be taking on the road for his first-ever Crüe tour later this year
Nikki Sixx says first Mötley Crüe rehearsal with John 5 was “f***ing epic” By Matt Parker published 25 January 23 Sixx reports the guitarist “seamlessly” played a 90-minute set, start-to-finish
Mötley Crüe begin rehearsals with new guitarist John 5 ahead of world tour By Matt Owen published 24 January 23 The Rob Zombie guitarist had been busy practicing his chops ahead of official rehearsals through his Mötley Monday series of Crüe covers
Jared Dines' 5th “biggest shred collab song in the world” will have the most star-studded lineup of any guitar video ever By Sam Roche published 17 November 22 John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, Synyster Gates, Nita Strauss, Steve Vai, Tim Henson, Ichika Nito and John 5 are all in the running to appear – and only the first wave of guitarists has been announced
Watch John 5 cover Mötley Crüe’s Too Fast For Love to celebrate the album’s 41st anniversary By Matt Owen published 14 November 22 The band's new live guitarist – seen wielding a Floyd Rose-equipped Goldie Telecaster – continues to test out Mötley Crüe material ahead of their upcoming tour next year
Chad Kroeger says he’s heard John 5 play “every single Mötley Crüe riff” flawlessly By Matt Parker published 11 November 22 The Nickelback man caught an impromptu performance from the guitarist at Tommy Lee’s birthday celebration
Nikki Sixx on why Mötley Crüe picked John 5 as Mick Mars' replacement: “He checks all the boxes. He's an insane player” By Matt Owen published 31 October 22 The Rob Zombie guitarist will take Mars' place on the road when the band embark on their The World co-headline tour with Def Leppard next year
John 5 confirmed as new Mötley Crüe touring guitarist By Matt Owen published 28 October 22 The virtuoso will step in for co-founding Mötley Crüe member Mick Mars, who retired from touring earlier this week
Is John 5 about to be announced as Mick Mars’ replacement in Mötley Crüe? By Matt Owen published 21 October 22 With news of an upcoming Mötley Crüe tour with Def Leppard emerging, rumors of John 5’s recruitment are heating up
John 5 says his signature Fender Telecaster is coming soon and it is called The Ghost By Matt Owen published 19 July 22 The heavy metal maestro’s next signature Tele has been in the works since 2019 and has a white painted fretboard design inspired by the Supreme x Fender Stratocaster
Joe Satriani recruits Peter Frampton, Steve Lukather, Mateus Asato, Cory Wong, Nili Brosh and more for G4 V6.0 Experience 2023 By Matt Owen published 19 July 22 Steve Morse, Alex Skolnick, Eric Gales, Andy James, and John 5 are also among the chosen players for four days of workshops, mentor sessions, exclusive live performances and other six-string activities
David Lee Roth shares reflective new single, Pointing at the Moon – but who’s the guitarist? By Matt Parker published 11 July 22 Is this soulful slice of Americana another track taken from of his unreleased collaboration with John 5?
John 5 shares his love of instrumental guitar music and names his favorites By Jason Sidwell published 23 May 22 Lyrics? Where John 5 is taking the electric guitar, we don’t need any lyrics. Besides, as the Rob Zombie guitarist admits, oftentimes he can’t remember them anyway
John 5 announces mammoth US tour in support of his latest solo album, Sinner By Sam Roche published 25 February 22 The guitarist will be supported on select dates by horror rock outfit The Haxans, and will support Fozzy at two shows in Texas
John 5: “It doesn’t matter if I’m in front of 500 people or 50,000. As long as I have a guitar in my hand, I’m super-psyched and it’s a good day” By Adam Kovac published 10 January 22 The Tele-wielding virtuoso unpacks the story behind his new solo album, Sinner, and explains what everyone should do if they can't sample James Brown – get Dave Mustaine instead
Watch John 5 deliver the two-handed tapping goods in the music video for his new single, Land of the Misfit Toys By Sam Roche published 2 November 21 The track is taken from the guitarist's recently released 10th studio album, Sinner
John 5 on David Lee Roth's retirement: “Instead of us being upset and mad about it, I say, 'Thank you for the music and the memories'” By Sam Roche published 6 October 21 The former Van Halen frontman recently announced that he'd “throw in the shoes” following his January Las Vegas residency