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You’ll never guess what guitar thrash metal pioneer Kerry King learned to play on
By Janelle Borg published
Kerry King’s first guitar is as far away from his hellishly barbed electric guitars as you can get

Darkthrone's Nocturno Culto: "I would like Metallica to record on our equipment. What would they do to express themselves through that gear?"
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
In this rare interview with the Darkthrone guitarist, Ted Skjellum muses on the Fender combo’s black-metal magic and why he doesn’t miss playing live…

Best beginner guitars for metal 2025: 10 top axes to cover all your metal needs
By James Farmer last updated
Explore the very best in beginner metal guitars from the likes of Squier, Epiphone and PRS, including a selection of great options under $500/£500

Gargoyl's Dave Davidson: "I like to have some technicality to my solos, but for me it’s more of a storytelling element now"
By Gregory Adams published
This multifaceted new band’s brooding songcraft has Revocation axeman Dave Davidson re-evaluating shred

That viral TikTok sea shanty has been transformed into a massive metal anthem
By Matt Owen published
Social media shredder Andre Antune offers up an altogether heavier take on the viral tune

Kirk Hammett reveals his 3 favorite Metallica guitar solos
By Matt Owen published
Find out which his solos make Kirk's cut

Guitar tutorial + Q&A: Grenade Jumper amp up the adrenaline with new punk gem "The Power You Flaunted"
By Ellie Robinson published
We learn how some unexpectedly heavy influences led to this all-out banger.

Guitar playthrough + Q&A: Make Way For Man go balls-to-the-wall with the ripping "Rites"
By Ellie Robinson published
See how guitarist Drew Shepherd tears through the Perth band's cataclysmic new single.
![Intronaut's Sacha Dunable [left] and Dave Timnick; Dunable sports a Dunable Asteroid and Timnick holds a Dunable Yeti.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CVjJEomLstPpDCcJSNWJwV.jpg)
Sacha Dunable: “I don’t want to just be making clones – I want to be making guitars that are our own design”
By Adam Kovac published
Sacha Dunable on balancing building guitars and building prog-metal worlds with Intronaut

Dave Mustaine, Matt Heafy, Mark Morton and Bjorn Gelotte on metal's ultimate tour
By Richard Bienstock published
In this GW exclusive, the Megadeth, Trivium, Lamb of God and In Flames guitarists reveal their guitar rig secrets, key influences, and how they keep their playing on the cutting-edge of metal
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