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Sludge titans Thou have never been afraid to tear up the rulebook – but they do need a spreadsheet for their tunings

By Dan Bradley published

Andy Gibbs and Matthew Thudium reflect on abyssal drop tunings, their DIY ethic, silly song nicknames and the value of having a tuning spreadsheet

Guitarists
St. Vincent playing live, with the Guitar World Editors' Picks logo on top

April 2024 Guitar World editors' picks

By Michael Astley-Brown published

From fast-rising indie rock acts and heavy playing pioneers to Beyoncé and beyond – here are our standout guitar tracks from the past 30 days

Music Releases
[L-R] Emma Ruth Rundle and Andy Gibbs of Thou

Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou detail the "arduous and long process" that led to their dark collaborative masterpieces

By Chris Schwarten published

How the ethereal singer-songwriter and NOLA sludge merchants found space for four guitar players on May Our Chambers Be Full and The Helm of Sorrow

Artists
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

Music Releases
Andy Gibbs of Thou

Sick Riffs: Andy Gibbs teaches you the sludgy, chromatic wrecking ball of Thou's Ancestral Recall

By Sam Roche published

The track is taken from the band's 2020 collaboration with Emma Ruth Rundle, May Our Chambers Be Full

Artist Lessons
Deftones' Stephen Carpenter performs live.

From eagerly awaited metalgaze to searing blues-rock: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche published

The hottest cuts from Deftones, Tyler Bryant, Steve Lukather, Emma Ruth Rundle/Thou and more

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