The Highest Level
The early days of death metal, we are talking about the mid to late eighties through the early nineties, were predominantly based in the West, obvious suspects like AUTOPSY, DEATH and OBITUARY in the US, and the likes of ENTOMBED, CARCASS and CADAVER in Europe. This isn’t to say that there weren’t i…
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VegaTrem VT2 ND Teletrem Demo | NAMM 2023
Get some wobble going on your hardtail. Now, with no drilling needed.
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NAMM 2023: the 11 biggest things we discovered at this year's show
The hits, the misses and the game-changing tech – 2023’s guitar gear extravaganza did not disappoint
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Pro Co Lil' RAT Distortion Demo | NAMM 2023
Pro Co’s classic RAT2 pedal has a new cousin—the Lil Rat, made to conserve pedalboard space.
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ALBUM REVIEW: A Kiss For The Whole World – Enter Shikari
ENTER SHIKARI have always found themselves in a genre of one, carving out their own niche from rock, dance, pop and whatever else they felt like including at the time….
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Interview: Hellripper’s James McBain Finds a Unique Voice on Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags
Hellripper multi-instrumentalist James McBain gives us a closer look at the project’s new album.
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Maybach Guitars Baron Demo | NAMM 2023
Simplicity and craftsmanship meet in this one-pickup rocker.
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LARS ULRICH Explains How His Child Custody Battle Changed The Way METALLICA Tours
During an appearance on comedian Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, Lars Ulrich opened up about how a child custody arrangement with one of his ex-wives led to METALLICA embracing a touring schedule that involved playing shows for no more than two weeks at a time. The METALLICA drummer said (as tra…
Read more » Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, Santana, ZZ Top… Crossroads 2023 might offer the greatest lineup of guitar talent ever assembled
From H.E.R. to John McLaughlin and Marcus King to Stephen Stills and Gary Clark Jr, the LA event takes place this September and features an eclectic, once–in-a-lifetime lineup
Read more » Nuno Bettencourt says Eddie Van Halen visited him while he was recording his Rise solo
Van Halen swung by the studio as the Extreme virtuoso was piecing together Rise’s mind-bending solo – but Nuno wouldn’t let him hear it
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