ALBUM REVIEW: Half Living Things – Alpha Wolf
Few bands in the ‘core world have seen their star rise as fast and as high as ALPHA WOLF. From their tumultuous beginnings, the band have never stopped the grind,…
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Cognitive announce new album ‘Abhorrence’
COGNITIVE have announced a new album! Titled Abhorrence, the upcoming album from the New Jersey-based technical death metal band is the follow-up to 2021’s Malevolent Thoughts Of A Hastened Extinction, and is scheduled…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Rankarumpu – Korpiklaani
KORPIKLAANI are one of those bands that seemed to arrive into the world fully formed. Yes, their progenitor SHAMAN was a bit less metal overall, but by the time Jonne…
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“I was ill and when I picked the guitar up again, I wasn’t playing Joe Satriani stuff – I was struggling to play Oasis!” Jack J. Hutchinson on how illness changed his playing style and his Black Crowes-inspired pedalboard
British blues guitarist and songwriter Jack J. Hutchinson on pedals, power trios, solos – and the illness that derailed his career
Read more » “Now you get to decide when it arrives”: Chibson created an actual pedal for April Fool’s Day – the Priority Delay, which has been 4 years in the making
Styled after a Klon Centaur and, erm, postal service packaging, the Priority Delay might look like a comedy bit, but it promises to provide a proper delay experience to go with its tongue-in-cheek theme
Read more » Fender Next 2024
Introducing the Fender Next Class of 2024: 25 global artists expanding the world of guitar. 🎸Check out the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6m7eOaDfXX5KGztZH5OYUD?si=7100512bf45e4357&pt=99e57d2e419759ceab20fcadf3df2f8c Congrats to: JAWNY PETEY Fin del Mundo Lava La…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Apotheosis – Temple Of The Fuzz Witch
Once the centre of the American automotive industry, the city of Detroit was a powerhouse of industry. While the automotive industry has declined, heavy music is still alive and in…
Read more » “We’re trying to avoid sounding like a conventional guitar band… Our goal has always been to expand what guitars can do”: Idles’ radical guitar duo dissect their “violent, dark tones” and explain why modeling is “wack”
Savage, socially charged and allergic to cliché, Idles are less categorisable than ever on fifth album, Tangk, and its dynamic guitar partnership Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan are holding nothing back
Read more » “A guitar we really can’t fault. Try one of these before someone realizes they’ve made a mistake with the price”: PRS SE CE 24 Standard Satin review
This new satin Standard version of the classic CE 24 ditches the bling and drops the price to just $499
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ALBUM REVIEW: Ignore This – Dead Pony
DEAD PONY’s debut album Ignore This is heavy, loud, and with the aim to be impossible to ignore, it’s a major success. The band were sick and tired of trying to…
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