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Everybody needs to start somewhere, and the basic triad is a cornerstone of nearly every guitar style. In this video, Michael Palmisano breaks down how triads are constructed, the most common shapes, and how to play them in any key. Click Here to Get Your Free Guitar Handbook from Berklee Online!More Lessons from Michael

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have shared a video message thanking their fans for coming out to see them on the band’s just-completed “Legacy Of The Beast” tour.
The fall 2022 North American leg of “Legacy Of The Beast” ended last Thursday night (October 27) at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, F…

Reformed Danish metal legends MERCYFUL FATE played the third show of their first North American headlining tour in over two decades this past Saturday night (October 29) at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. Fan-filmed video of the entire concert can be seen below (courtesy of the Live Rock M…

A guitar designed to intuitively transition from acoustic to electric voices with the 3-way switch, or from clean to driven with a turn of the Blend Knob.Fender continues to explore the sonic possibilities of an acoustic-electric guitar with the Acoustasonic Player Jazzmaster. Purposefully streamlined and equally versatile, this guitar intuitively transitions from acoustic to electric voices with the 3-way switch, or from clean to driven with a turn of the Blend Knob.Features3-way switch, or from clean to driven with a turn of the Blend KnobModified Jazzmaster body2-pickup configuration: Under-Saddle Piezo, Acoustasonic Shawbucker MagneticFinishes include: 2-Color Sunburst, Shell Pink, Antique Olive and Ice Blue Exploring the Acoustasonic Player Jazzmaster | FenderFender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster Acoustic-electric Guitar – Bourbon Burst

Hybrid Jazzmaster with 10 blendable acoustic and electric voicingsPiezo and magnetic pickups supply an impressive range of rock, blues, country, folk, and pop tonesBody sensor pickup (P3) is perfect for loop building and percussive playingMore info: fender.com.

Hear all of Andrew Lee’s (Ripped to Shreds) second LP from his blasting Houkago Grind Time project.
The post Album Premiere: Houkago Grind Time – “Houkago Grind Time 2” appeared first on Decibel Magazine.

During a question-and-answer session at this year’s “For The Love Of Horror”, a horror fan convention which took place October 22-23 in Manchester, United Kingdom, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor spoke about his upcoming novel. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I actually started [work o…

DIEHUMANE, the new “avant garde alt-metal” band featuring Rick Hunolt (EXODUS) on guitar, Garret West on lead vocals, Sal Abruscato (TYPE O NEGATIVE, LIFE OF AGONY) on drums, Joshua Vargas on rhythm guitar, bass, piano, programming and Greg Hilligiest Jr. on keyboards, samples, additional guitar, wi…

TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu spoke to Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program “Wired In The Empire”, about his band’s recent U.S. arena shows as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “When any of your favorite bands wanna call you up for suppo…

Joey Jordison and Oscar Martinez, owner of merchandise company Rebellion Republic, developed a friendship in the summer of 2004 while Joey was headlining the second stage at Ozzfest with SLIPKNOT. Oscar was at the time working for Century Media Records. The two of them ran into each other at various…