Members of Deftones, Killswitch Engage, In Flames transform Björk’s Hyperballad into a high-gain chug-fest By Sam Roche The supergroup appeared on a new installment of heavy metal-themed talk show, Two Minutes to Late Night
Gretsch launches $499 and $599 P-90-loaded Center Block Streamliner models By Matt Owen Updated offerings boast chambered spruce center blocks, newly designed FideliSonic P90 pickups and arrive in an array of flashy finishes
Wolfgang Van Halen used his father’s original Frankenstein guitar on the upcoming Mammoth WVH album By Michael Astley-Brown Eddie Van Halen’s iconic electric appears on two tracks from the hotly anticipated effort – and you’ve probably already heard them
Suspect208 – the band featuring the sons of Slash and Robert Trujillo – announce breakup By Sam Roche Guitarist Niko Tsangaris and drummer London Hudson have started a new band, S8nt Elektric
Gibson unveils freshly finished catalog of electric guitars in all-new Exclusives Collection By Matt Owen New-look SG, ES-335, Flying V and Les Paul models are treated to Ebony and Olive Drab colorways
Watch Mdou Moctar’s intimately epic Tiny Desk concert By Matt Owen The Tuareg guitarist pulled out all the stops during the three-song set, serving up a series of intricately crafted melodies and exquisite fingerpicking passages
Jason Becker says he thought he was on his “way out” following recent health issues By Sam Roche “I'm finally starting to feel like myself again, after many months of scary health issues,” the guitarist writes
Misha Mansoor on why he “hates” writing guitar solos: “It's more of a chore than anything” By Sam Roche The Periphery djent master reveals why he'd rather delegate lead lines
Scale the Summit’s Chris Letchford unveils guitar with jaw-dropping programmable LED fingerboard in video for new single Jackhammer Ballet By Michael Astley-Brown The signature Kiesel seven-string's patent-pending fretboard boasts 168 LEDs and can be synced to music
Alpha Wolf deliver a mind-bending, Whammy-heavy playthrough of Akudama By Sam Roche Guitarists Scottie Simpson and Sabian Lynch wield seven-strings for this pounding metalcore showcase
SolidGold FX unveils modulation and octave-equipped tape-style delay pedal, the EM-III Multi-Head Octave Echo By Matt Owen Feature-packed offering seeks to serve up dancing delays, enveloping soundscapes and futuristic chorus-based creations
5 Eddie Van Halen signed and stage-played Charvel Art Series guitars hit the auction block By Matt Owen The instantly recognizable axes, wielded at a number of shows between 2004 and 2012, come with photographic evidence and letters of authenticity
Night Ranger announce first album in four years, ATBPO, launch searing first single, Breakout By Sam Roche Brad Gillis employs a '57 Strat and '52 Goldtop on the San Fransisco hard-rockers' upcoming 12th studio album
Slash drooled while recording his Appetite for Destruction guitar solos, apparently By Guitar World Staff “He's so focused when he plays, he doesn't realize he's drooling – or doesn't care,” says engineer Micajah Ryan, who worked on the landmark Guns N' Roses album
Megadeth officially part ways with David Ellefson By Sam Roche “With an already strained relationship, what has already been revealed now is enough to make working together impossible moving forward,” reads a statement from Dave Mustaine
Here they are: Robert Fripp and Toyah Wilcox tackle the Scorpions’ Rock You Like a Hurricane for their Sunday Lunch series By Richard Bienstock The King Crimson legend gets German metal crazy
David Crosby teams up with Michael McDonald for new track, River Rise By Richard Bienstock Croz will release his new solo album, For Free, in July
Deftones' Stephen Carpenter showcases his 5-string bass chops in new Needles and Pins playthrough By Michael Astley-Brown The 2003 cut, taken from alt-metal titans' self-titled album, features two bass guitars
Paul Gilbert unleashes howling slide guitar on funky, fusion-y new song Werewolves of Portland By Richard Bienstock The six-string virtuoso gets wild with “fast guitar riffs, percussive picking and modulating dominant sus4 arpeggios”
An Orange OR50 head signed by Biffy Clyro and gigged by touring guitarist Mike Vennart is up for auction By Sam Roche Proceeds from the sale will go towards Cancer Research UK
