Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain: “When I was 17 or 18, I transcribed Jason Becker's entire Perpetual Burn album. I still have the manuscript – it’s about a hundred pages!”
The Voivod metaller discusses his biggest influences, the impact of Denis “Piggy” D’Amour, and how he approached his instrument on the band’s new LP, Synchro Anarchy
Read more » Slash – The Return Of The Guitar Hero: inside the new issue of Total Guitar
Also in issue 355! Interviews: alt-J, Yard Act, Zakk Wylde, Cory Wong, Black Country New Road, Robben Ford and more! Gear Reviews: PRS, Epiphone, Fender and Funny Little Boxes. Learn songs by Santana, Taylor Swift, Bill Withers and Jack White.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Never Better – Weatherstate
WEATHERSTATE’s signature band of grunge-infused pessimism strikes again on sophomore release Never Better. Rough vocals and charging drumbeats serve as a satisfying dose of 90s punk nostalgia; frazzled basslines immediately…
Read more » How to solo over a two-chord vamp in the style of the Allman Brothers
Inspired by the Allman Brothers classic Dreams, this lesson teaches you how to tell a story through lead guitar
Read more » Tal Wilkenfeld: “Take improvising one step at a time. Don’t think too far ahead, otherwise it’s not genuinely reacting to the moment”
The Australian bass sensation on how stand-up comedy can inform your playing and approach to songwriting
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Izthmi announce new album ‘Leaving This World, Leaving It All Behind’
IZTHMI have announced a new album! Titled Leaving This World, Leaving It All Behind, the upcoming album from the Seattle, Washington-based progressive black metal is the follow-up to 2020’s debut, The Arrows of…
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Playgrounded release new song ‘The Swan’
PLAYGROUNDED have released a brand new song! The new song, titled The Swan, is taken from the Greek post-metal/progressive band’s upcoming new album, The death of Death, which is scheduled to be released…
Read more » Hear Gary Clark Jr.'s atmospheric, guitar-driven soundtrack to Budweiser's 2022 Super Bowl ad
One of the beer giant’s famous Clydesdale ads, the 60-second spot is set to a tapestry of Clark’s guitar work
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ALBUM REVIEW: Scar Weaver – Once Human
The last we heard from Los Angeles’ resident groovesters ONCE HUMAN was 2017’s Evolution. The follow-up to 2015’s breakout debut, The Life I Remember, it looked at the time that…
Read more » Toundra: Music For The Masses
As COVID-19 continues to cause chaos in our daily lives, we fight tooth and nail to survive. But somewhere along the way, we’ve grown selfish. As a global community, we’ve…
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