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Crown Lands' Kevin Comeau: "We were playing 20-minute instrumental songs about space whales at hardcore punk shows!"
By Brad Angle published
Massive guitars, slide for days, Led Zep swagger and Sabbath riffs. Join Kevin Comeau on a trip into Crown Lands' sound...

Konvent's Sara Nørregaard: "I like to keep everything raw; having too many effects detracts from the power"
By Mark McStea published
From doom metal to Squier Jagmasters to realizing dreams, the guitarist unpacks the Konvent story so far...

Phil Demmel on the joys of "four dudes jamming covers" in BPMD
By Gregory Adams published
“I was a '70s kid, so these are all bands I loved and [that] really got me into heavy music," the former Machine Head guitarist says

Joe Goldman: “I use this piece-of-crap $25 guitar pedal that sounds like a rusted chisel for all the Code Orange stuff”
By Hywel Davies published
The hardcore metal bassist reveals the origins of one of the most intimidating tones ever conceived

Lamb of God's Mark Morton and Willie Adler on creative kinship, staying power, and trading heavyweight riffs
By Jeff Kitts published
One of the most formidable guitar tandems in metal unpack the story of their explosive new album, Lamb of God

This Black Dahlia Murder guitar playthrough showcases the very best of modern extreme metal
By Sam Roche published
Guitarist Brandon Ellis shreds his way through the band's latest single, Verminous

How to tap like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Reb Beach
By Martin Goulding published
Learn some tapping licks in the styles of three of the technique’s most celebrated practitioners

Randy Rhoads-Style Melodic Tapping Exercise Using Common Tones
By Richard Rossicone published
Not only will this exercise get your fingers moving, but it will get your brain moving too.
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