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“String skipping can mimic sweep picking and cover a lot of ground”: Learn how to make your shred solos sound a whole lot more evil with this exclusive Josh Middleton video lesson

By Josh Middleton published

The Sylosis virtuoso teaches you five approaches to improve your metal guitar solos – and make them that bit more sinister

Josh Middleton performs onstage

“If you want to be a well-rounded metal player, alternate picking is something you cannot skip out on”: Josh Middleton on the essential techniques and discipline of metal guitar

By Amit Sharma published

The Sylosis riff master unpacks some of his metal approaches and explains why practice makes perfect, even if it makes you the last person in the world anyone would want to watch TV with

Josh Middleton playing guitar live

Architects announce departure of guitarist Josh Middleton

By Matt Owen published

The ESP signature artist leaves the band after six years and three studio albums, and turns his attention to his other metal group, Sylosis

Hannah Jadagu performs at The Pershing in Austin, Texas on March 15, 2022

From swirling Hendrixian arpeggios to fresh solos from one of John Frusciante's favorite modern-day players: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Parker published

Celebrate spring's arrival with life-giving guitar goodness from Wolfgang Van Halen, Nita Strauss, Sylosis, Ayron Jones, Ida Mae and Marcus King, Hannah Jadagu, Body Type, Cory Hanson and more

Karen O (left) and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform at ACL Live on May 7, 2019 in Austin, Texas

From Viking metal to indie disco: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Jonathan Horsley, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published

Close out the week in style with exciting guitar-led tracks from Sylosis, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Amon Amarth, Revocation, Walter Trout, Pale Waves, The Black Angels and more

Josh Middleton of Sylosis

Josh Middleton puts his new ESP LTD JM-II signature model through its paces in this searing playthrough of Worship Decay

By Sam Roche published

Watch the brutal guitar lines of Sylosis's latest single in action, and marvel at Middleton's gorgeously spec'd new axe

Taylor Swift performs live at the Tokyo Dome in 2018

From Taylor Swift's alt-rock awakening to a curveball-laced crusher: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published

For the last time in 2020, we present this week's hottest tracks, from Sylosis to Chris Cornell, Hällas to Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou

STL Tones Josh Middleton Preset Pack for ToneHub

STL Tones releases Josh Middleton Preset Pack for ToneHub

By Sam Roche published

Channel the Sylosis/Architects man's sound with the latest addition to the expansive tonal snapshot suite

Sylosis's Josh Middleton: "I always try and balance out the shreddy stuff with feel and melody"

By Amit Sharma published

The Architects guitarist explains why he felt the time was right to resume his frontman duties in the revered British metal outfit

From thrash metal to nylon-string mastery from an unexpected source: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche published

These are the fresh tracks guitarists need to hear right now