The 10 best guitar solos of 2022 By Jonathan Horsley published 14 December 22 As voted for by you, and featuring the lead guitar skills of Nita Strauss, Sophie Lloyd, John Frusciante, Polyphia, Steve Vai and more, here are the solos that lit up your year
Sophie Lloyd announces first-ever studio album, shares fiery lead single, Do or Die By Matt Owen published 18 November 22 The track, which features Inglorious frontman Nathan James, previews Imposter Syndrome, which is expected to arrive next year
Sophie Lloyd on learning Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb: “It’s the precision of those bends that always blows me away” By Total Guitar editors published 1 August 22 Lloyd on Floyd! The shred whizz discusses the nuances of David Gilmour’s masterful performance
YouTube guitar phenom Sophie Lloyd joins Machine Gun Kelly's live band By Sam Roche published 25 May 22 The British shred sensation will join MGK for his upcoming Mainstream Sellout tour
Sophie Lloyd and Matt Heafy tease collaborative track By Matt Owen published 8 February 22 The Instagram shred sensation and heavy metal maestro have been hard at work in the studio
Sophie Lloyd and Cole Rolland join forces for monstrous, shred-heavy reinvention of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony By Matt Owen published 13 August 21 The two Kiesel-endorsed social media shred sensations serve up Beethoven like you’ve never heard it before
Watch Sophie Lloyd turn Britney Spears' Toxic into a certified shred-a-thon By Sam Roche published 5 August 21 The Kiesel-wielding social media shredder trades Spears' iconic vocal melodies for an array of two-hand tapping lines and alternate picking runs
Sophie Lloyd received a guitar from Matt Bellamy – so she used it to record a shred cover of Muse's Plug In Baby By Sam Roche published 5 March 21 The social media sensation puts her new Manson axe to good use with a reimagining of the Origin of Symmetry classic
Sophie Lloyd: “Trolls got me down, so I made a ‘shredding to Justin Bieber‘ video as a retort. You can shred over anything you want!” By Jonathan Horsley published 1 March 21 The six-string social media phenom talks online shredding, her love of high-gain guitar tones and her approach to breaking down the classics
Watch Sophie Lloyd sleigh a shred guitar version of festive classic All I Want for Christmas is You By Matt Owen published 23 December 20 Shred sensation Sophie Lloyd serves up a Christmas cover cracker
Kiesel teams up with Sophie Lloyd for Limited Artist Edition A6H Aries model By Sam Roche published 25 November 20 The social media guitar sensation's new axe boasts Lithium pickups, glow-in-the-dark side fret markers and a striking Purple Burst finish
This shred take on Bohemian Rhapsody is insanely over the top – even for a Queen song By Richard Bienstock published 10 April 20 Tapping, sweep arpeggios and lots and lots of harmony guitars