Latest about Phil Demmel
Phil Demmel’s new Jackson Polka Dot signature King V pays homage to his first Randy Rhoads Jackson model – and the guitar god himself
The Rhoads-honoring model serves as a full-circle moment for Demmel, who acquired his first Jackson – also a Randy Rhoads V – under some sketchy circumstances
How Phil Demmel nailed one of the biggest gigs in metal – and became Kerry King’s six-string wingman
The former Machine Head guitarist on landing a gig with his hero, grappling with 6/8 and super-fast triplets as Kerry King picks up where Slayer left off in fire-breathing new solo project
Alex Skolnick says Phil Demmel is the Winston Wolf of metal guitarists, as the ex-Machine Head man joins Testament’s EU tour
Metal’s own super-sub has been drafted in to cover while Skolnick takes time out due to a family emergency
Lamb of God perform with three guitarists for the first time ever: “We're going full Lynyrd Skynyrd!”
Vio-lence and former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel joined the Virginia metal titans at last weekend's Aftershock Festival for a brutal rendition of Redneck to close their set
Phil Demmel: “I wanted to do five really good songs that were like rapid punches to the face and then get out ”
On their blazing new EP, Let the World Burn, Phil Demmel and co. capture the aggression of the thrash stalwarts’ early work
Phil Demmel to fill in for Willie Adler on Lamb of God’s European dates
The Vio-lence and ex-Machine Head guitarist will serve once more as six-string stand-in for the Richmond, VA metal stalwarts
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Phil Demmel to join Overkill on their March US tour after guitarist Dave Linsk pulls out due to “personal reasons”
The former Machine Head guitarist also assumed guitar duties for the thrash metal juggernaut last year, during their first Covid-era show in New Jersey
Watch Phil Demmel shred a wah-heavy rendition of the national anthem at a high school basketball game
Ever felt the US national anthem needed more pinch harmonics and divebombs? Phil Demmel’s got you…
