Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Taking Licks You’ve Learned from Others and Making Them Your Own By Marty Friedman Marty Friedman dishes on how to carve out your own niche when you're creating improvised solos.
How to Turn a Stock Chord Progression Into a Unique Guitar Part By Joe Don Rooney How to sculpt a stock chord progression into a melodically interesting rhythm guitar part.
Dimebag Darrell Talks 'Far Beyond Driven,' Amps and More: Previously Unreleased 1994 Interview By Chris Gill Guitar World presents a previously unpublished interview with Dimebag Darrell, conducted at his home in Arlington, Texas, on February 11, 1994, two months before the release of Far Beyond Driven.
Nikki Sixx Discusses Mötley Crüe's Future and Past, When "Debauchery was King — and We Embraced It" By Richard Bienstock
'Inferno': Marty Friedman Talks New Album, American Fans and Working with Jason Becker By Richard Bienstock Most fans of heavy music and hot-shit guitar playing are well aware that virtuoso shredder Marty Friedman has been for many years living—and for the most part, working exclusively—in Japan.
June 2014 Guitar World: Motley Crue's Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx, Pantera, Santana, 40 Years of MXR Pedals, Behemoth and More By Guitar World Staff
Thrash Course with Revocation's Dave Davidson: The Advantages of Alternate Picking, and How I Play “The Hive,” Part 2 By Dave Davidson
'Far Beyond Driven': Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul Discuss Pantera's Over-the-Top Metal Opus By Chris Gill Metal was in a strange transitional state in 1994 when Pantera released their third major-label album, Far Beyond Driven.
Mick Mars Discusses Mötley Crüe’s New Song, Final Tour and Playing "Memorable" Guitar Parts By Richard Bienstock