Burgerkill founding guitarist Aries Tanto – aka Eben – dies aged 46 By Sam Roche The guitarist played with the Indonesian metal outfit since their inception in 1995
Johnny Marr shares a closer look at his bonkers 9-pickup Fender Stratocaster By Matt Owen The mind-bending Spirit Strat recently made its debut in the music video of Marr's new single, Spirit Power and Soul
Watch the moment a festival pulls the plug on Guns N’ Roses and Dave Grohl – and they carry on regardless By Matt Parker BottleRock Music Festival muted the PA before the band's set had finished, not that anyone onstage seemed to mind…
Death By Audio post Hurricane Ida update, announce latest addition to lineup is a kitten named Toots By Matt Parker DBA’s Oliver Ackermann and Heather Bickford rescued the cat from a car engine, where it had taken refuge in the storm
Black Oak Arkansas guitarist Rickie Lee Reynolds dies aged 72 By Sam Roche The Southern rock guitarist suffered a cardiac arrest, according to his daughter
Hear Ariel Posen’s new swampy instrumental slide guitar masterclass, Clawhammer By Matt Owen The track is taken from Posen's forthcoming fourth studio outing, Mile End, due October 1
Kiko Loureiro has switched to the Neural DSP Quad Cortex for Megadeth’s current tour By Matt Owen The Megadeth guitarist revealed he made the jump from Fractal’s Axe-Fx II XL+ during a behind-the-scenes rehearsal video
Judas Priest have “at least an album or two of new material”, according to bassist Ian Hill By Sam Roche “We're in our 70s and still relevant, which is reason to be cheerful if nothing else!” Hill says
First-ever band-sanctioned Led Zeppelin documentary shares first official clip By Matt Owen The minute-long teaser from the hugely anticipated Becoming Led Zeppelin offers a peek at stellar archival live footage
Fender partners with Mattel for new Barbie Collection song lessons on Fender Play By Jackson Maxwell Created with the aim of inspiring potential future musicians, the lessons show aspiring young guitarists how to play songs from the new Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams movie
ESP pays tribute to the late Alexi Laiho with two new signature models By Jackson Maxwell The Hexed guitar will be available in Custom Shop and LTD versions, while the Ripped guitar will be available in Custom Shop, LTD and E-II versions
Best Squier guitars 2021: Stratocasters, Telecasters, Jaguars and more for the budget-conscious player By Rob Laing Learn why Squier guitars have never been better and find the right one for you
Lollar’s Regal for Jazzmaster pickup set makes it easy to swap in Wide Range-style humbucker tones on your offset By Matt Parker New set is designed to be a ‘drop-in’ replacement for Jazzmaster pickups, meaning there’s no need to re-rout the instrument
Myles Kennedy confirms work on a new Slash album has been completed By Matt Owen The upcoming offering, which is said to have a “live vibe”, will be released via Gibson’s newly formed record label
Scottish alt-rock heroes Biffy Clyro announce surprise new album The Myth of the Happily Ever After By Matt Parker Hear the first taste from the album, the alternately bracing and bruising new single Unknown Male 01
Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock tells the story of the band with input from Black Sabbath, Pantera and Alice in Chains By Matt Parker “Exhaustively researched” new book from Michael Christopher includes interviews with rock royalty and Van Halen insiders
Tom DeLonge and Jason Mraz creations head up ArtReach’s 32-model art auction of one-off custom guitars By Matt Owen Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting ArtReach’s mission to provide young people with free and low-cost art programs
Walrus Audio seeks to usher in whole new Eras of high gain with versatile new distortion pedal By Michael Astley-Brown Equipped with a blend knob and five-position rotary switch, the Eras promises a smorgasbord of hard-clipping options
Watch the first footage of Lars Ulrich’s sons’ biting new blues-rock band, Taipei Houston By Matt Parker Metallica offspring Layne and Myles debut clips from their heavy-riffing bass and drums duo on Instagram
Friedman BE-Mini Head review By Nick Guppy How does a head this small – and affordable – sound so huge?
