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![Cradle of Filth’s Marek “Ashok” Šmerda [left], looking a little like Pinhead from Hellraiser, and Donny Burbage, resplendent in corpsepaint.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z9d7Mw4qyjZNCd5YcTScBL-840-80.jpg.webp)
Cradle Of Filth’s Donny Burbage and Marek ‘Ashok’ Šmerda on landing their theatrical metal roles
The hands that rock the Cradle reveal the guitar tones behind their theatrical metal mayhem and find modern guitars are weak and false
Scott Ian is in his “Bruce Lee era” and giving his signature King V a solid makeover – complete with the classic Jackson logo
The thrash metal legend has given his signature axe a major overhaul, and owning one won’t break the bank either
Jason Richardson gives his take on the timeless ‘music theory versus ear training’ debate
Is music theory necessary to write guitar solos that stand the test of time? All That Remains' lead guitarist weighs in...
Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass
The acoustic virtuoso has already tackled Foo Fighters, Van Halen, and Jimi Hendrix – now he's taking on the hottest act in metal
20 metal bassists who took heavy bass playing in new directions
Featuring metal’s leading low-enders – from old-school thrash to modern metal
Kirk Hammett owns over 100 guitars but none of them are PRS. He explains why
The Metallica guitarist has an enviously extensive guitar collection, but it doesn’t feature any of Paul Reed Smith’s builds
Want to play Master of Puppets the right way? Here's how to get faster at downpicking so you can chug like James Hetfield
Downpicking is a fundamental and powerful pick stroke, and one of the mainstay techniques in metal and punk
Brent Hinds plays first show since leaving Mastodon – and he has plenty more lined up
Since departing the metal giants after 25 years, Hinds has already taken to the stage with his “psychobilly surf” outfit – and three of his bands will play the same show in April
