Bored with the Olympics? Here's how to tune into the 2021 US Air Guitar Championships By Jackson Maxwell Contestants will be judged on stage presence, technical merit and "airness"
Chris Cornell’s final photoshoot images to be sold as NFTs for charity By Matt Owen The pictures were originally taken in 2017 by Cornell's close friend and longtime collaborator Randall Slavin
Rudy Sarzo announces his return to Quiet Riot: “It's time for me to come home” By Sam Roche The move marks the end of the bassist's 18 years away from the band
Mooer launches upgraded X2 Series with supercharged D7 X2 Delay and R7 X2 Reverb pedals By Matt Owen The new-and-improved stompboxes feature an additional footswitch for infinite/tap functions and preset scrolling, plus 14 LED-distinguishable effects
Watch Sophie Lloyd turn Britney Spears' Toxic into a certified shred-a-thon By Sam Roche The Kiesel-wielding social media shredder trades Spears' iconic vocal melodies for an array of two-hand tapping lines and alternate picking runs
Gretsch G2655 Streamliner Center Block Jr Double-Cut P90 review By Jonathan Horsley Switching up the recipe with some P90 mischief, Gretsch hits another home run for affordable American cool
Underoath announce self-produced ninth album, share anthemic new single, Hallelujah By Matt Owen Voyeurist is set to be released on January 14, 2022 via Fearless Records
Marty Friedman enlists Mateus Asato for a soaring instrumental cover of Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over By Sam Roche The performance was recorded at Friedman's April show in Osaka for his Tokyo Jukebox Tour 2021
ESP adds electrifying Rainbow Crackle finish to its shred-ready LTD '87 Series models By Jackson Maxwell The Eclipse ’87, Eclipse ’87 NT, Mirage Deluxe ‘87, M-1 Custom ‘87 and Surveyor ’87 bass have all been graced with the head-turning paint job
The first-ever band-sanctioned Led Zeppelin documentary is in production By Jackson Maxwell Becoming Led Zeppelin will feature interviews with all three of the band's surviving members, and will be directed by Bernard MacMahon
Dusty Hill recorded bass and vocal parts for a new ZZ Top album, Billy Gibbons reveals By Matt Owen The late bass guitar great will feature on the yet-to-be-announced record, though his parts are still in need of some "completion work"
Vertex Effects promises Dumble-style 'drive tones in a pedalboard-friendly package with its updated Ultraphonix pedal By Jackson Maxwell A slimmed-down version of its predecessor, the MKII Ultraphonix pedal also features a new Level control
Joanne Shaw Taylor announces sixth studio record The Blues Album, shares soulful new single, Let Me Down Easy By Matt Owen The 11-track Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith-produced effort is set to arrive September 17
Best ukuleles 2021: acoustic and electric ukuleles for all budgets and playing styles By Chris Corfield, Daryl Robertson Get started with our pick of 8 of the best ukes from Mahalo, Martin and Cordoba, plus a cool Fender Jazzmaster ukulele
Ibanez debuts duo of sleek semi-hollow AR Standard models, the AR520H and AR520HFM By Matt Owen The stylish, single f-hole-equipped semi-hollow models feature a throwback jazz-inspired aesthetic and a pair of Ibanez's versatile Tri-Sound switches
Black Sabbath announce extensive Technical Ecstasy reissue, including full-album remix by Steven Wilson By Jackson Maxwell The penultimate album by the band's original lineup will be available in Super Deluxe, 4-CD and 5-LP versions on October 1
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
Tom Morello announces star-studded new solo album, debuts "shredding" Highway to Hell cover with Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder By Sam Roche Other guests set to appear on The Atlas Underground Fire include Bring Me the Horizon, Damian Marley and Chris Stapleton
James Hetfield's isolated guitar tracks from ...And Justice For All and Master of Puppets prove his picking precision is unrivaled By Sam Roche Bow before Papa Het's isolated playing from Metallica classics Battery, Master of Puppets, Disposable Heroes, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Blackened, One and Dyers Eve
Jack Gardiner and guitar guru Owane recruit bass virtuoso Henrik Linder for dizzying fusion masterclass, U.T.F.F By Matt Owen The track serves as the lead single for Gardiner and Owane’s upcoming collaborative effort Chapter One: Shredemption, which can be preordered along with tabs and Neural DSP presets
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