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Watch Nili Brosh team up with members of Anthrax and Mastodon for a relentless cover of Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance
By Jackson Maxwell published
Two Minutes to Late Night's latest all-star cover is spearheaded by a three-guitar attack led by Brosh and Anthrax's Jonathan Donais
![[L-R] Bill Kelliher and Brent Hinds of Mastodon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KSVipMxw77RvrNWQWWgk4e-320-80.jpg)
Mastodon: “We write our guitar parts separately then show them to each other. We’re not a jam band – we’re more like choreographed acrobatics”
By Jon Wiederhorn published
Stylistically divergent – yet undoubtedly compatible – Mastodon guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher unravel Hushed and Grim, the band’s first double album
![[L-R] John Mayer, Samantha Fish, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Joe Duplantier](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z6JbuZLSmXtCPwf3tin5xb-320-80.jpg)
The 20 best guitar albums of 2021
By Jonathan Horsley published
Records that stoked creative fires and set the guitar world alight this year, as voted for by you

Bill Kelliher reveals Ron Wood’s signature ESP as his secret studio weapon: “It’s the best-sounding Tele ever”
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Mastodon guitarist shared his love for the humbucker-equipped Rolling Stones model in a new interview on the making of Hushed and Grim

Kim Thayil channeled the loss of Chris Cornell in his solo on the new Mastodon album
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Bill Kelliher details how he and the Soundgarden guitarist approached the recording of Hushed and Grim’s Had It All

Mastodon bring metal to the masses with a performance of Teardrinker on Late Night With Seth Meyers
By Sam Roche published
The Atlanta stalwarts appeared on the late-night talkshow this week to deliver the dual guitar-heavy track – complete with a surprise new ESP double-cut in the hands of Brent Hinds

Foo Fighters, Mammoth WVH, AC/DC, Black Pumas, St. Vincent, H.E.R., Dream Theater nominated for Grammys
By Jackson Maxwell published
Chris Cornell, Deftones, Arlo Parks, Gojira, Mastodon, Weezer, Paul McCartney, Joe Bonamassa, Japanese Breakfast and Cedric Burnside were also among the nominees

Bill Kelliher shares first glimpse of new double-cut ESP signature model in promo for STL ToneHub Pack
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Kelliher has crammed his sounds from the new Mastodon album into a plugin – but a mystery Silverburst is stealing the limelight

From high-octane blues duels to lush baroque-pop: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Matt Owen, Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published
Craving new guitar music? Satiate your appetite with new songs from Eric Gales & Joe Bonamassa, Jack White, Big Wreck, Anjimile, Vended and more
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