“Updated and more authentic than ever”: Epiphone rolls out the Gibson headstock for its latest high-end Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop drop, including a new 1959 Les Paul Standard – and a pink J-180
Epiphone has lifted the curtain on its “new crown jewels”, all featuring the iconic open book headstock
Read more » “John was constantly seeking better solutions, which manifested as astonishing woodwork and innovative electronics”: Remembering John Diggins – the luthier who built guitars for Tony Iommi and the first Red Special replica
Diggins was the mastermind behind Jaydee Custom Guitars and had over five decades of experience in making top-quality instruments
Read more » “I felt Jimmy’s excitement for music… He played with absolute conviction and passion and power at all times”: Rich Robinson reflects on the time Jimmy Page performed with The Black Crowes
The band has unreleased recordings of Page playing on Black Crowes songs in 1999 – and plan to release them next year
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ALBUM REVIEW: Supersonic Megafauna Collision – Acid Mammoth
Spanning over 3,400 years of recorded history, the city of Athens has had its fair share of seminal and monumental moments. The Greek capital has seen it all, with the…
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Imaginary Enemy – The Used
Released back in 2014, Imaginary Enemy is THE USED’s most politically-charged piece, and the first album that saw the band’s iconic post-hardcore sound deviate into something with much more pop-sounding…
Read more » “The quality of bands is much higher than it used to be… There’s something going on here that we cannot describe”: Why is Australia turning out some of the most amazing prog metal guitarists on the planet?
From Karnivool, Plini and Caligula’s Horse to Voyager, Dead Letter Circus and Reliqa, Aussie acts that make it overseas are often at the forefront of next-level guitar playing. How come?
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Beyond Extinction release new music video for ‘Posthuman’
BEYOND EXTINCTION have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Posthuman, is taken from the Essex-based death metal band’s deluxe edition of their, Nothing More Wretched, which was…
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Greenleaf announce new album ‘The Head & The Habit’
GREENLEAF have announced a new album! Titled The Head & The Habit, the upcoming album from the Swedish stoner rock band is the follow-up to 2021’s Echoes From A Mass, and is scheduled…
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Benighted and Baest announce co-headline European tour
BENIGHTED and BAEST have announced a co-headlining European tour! Set for November this year, the tour will see the French death metal band teaming up with the Danish death metal band for a…
Read more » “Fingers are crossed that once I start playing Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Love, it’ll be like, ‘I’m here, I’m in the zone’”: Joe Satriani is working with 3rd Power on the ultimate ’86 era Van Halen amp
As Satriani prepares for this summer’s Best of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, the guitarist has opened up on his preparation, which includes the building of a brand new amp and a deep dive into the technicalities of EVH’s playing
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