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Shawn McNair

YouTuber attempts to write and record the first single from Megadeth's new album before it's released

By Sam Roche

Shawn McNair has pieced together The Sick, The Dying and the Dead track from various snippets revealed by Dave Mustaine – and the results are monstrously heavy

Shredding For Hope

This might be one of the most star-studded YouTube guitar collaborations you'll ever see

By Sam Roche, Richard Bienstock

Artists featured in the 10-minute speed-guitar fest include Jared Dines, Stevie T and Nik Nocturnal

Nik Nocturnal

Spotify's Global Top 10 gets a metal makeover at the hands of one intrepid YouTuber

By Sam Roche

Nik Nocturnal – dissatisfied with the list's pop leanings – injects distorted guitars and breakdown beats into mainstream hits

YouTuber Siam Chan plays the theme from Tenet on guitar

This mind-bendingly accurate guitar cover of the Tenet theme features full-on time inversion

By Richard Bienstock

“I am amazed that the composer put the Tenet idea in the soundtrack,” says YouTuber Siam Chan

Nik Nocturnal

Insane YouTuber names the 500 heaviest riffs ever written - and plays them all

By Sam Roche

Shredder Nik Nocturnal tears through the outrageous number of riffs over the course of almost 2 hours

Guitarist recreates the opening music to every Sony PlayStation console with air compressors, cello bows and more

By Richard Bienstock

YouTuber Davidlap clearly spends as much time gaming as he does guitar-ing

Ryan "Fluff" Bruce of Riffs, Beards & Gear

Ryan 'Fluff' Bruce talks Riffs, Beards & Gear's YouTube success, Dragged Under and the marginal difference between mid-level and boutique gear

By Amit Sharma

"Once you get past a certain threshold with anything - pedals, guitars or amps - the differences are small, despite what their marketing departments like to tell you"

Pete Thorn: "Holly Henderson uses the guitar as a writing vehicle, and her solos weave melodic stories within them"

By David Von Bader

The LA YouTuber and UK guitarist on how Instagram and an impressive Bowie cover forged their songwriter-producer partnership