Kingsmen release new song ‘Diamondize’

KINGSMEN have released a brand new song! The new song, titled Diamondize, is taken from the Providence, Rhode Island-based metalcore band’s upcoming new album, Bones Don’t Lie, which is scheduled to be released…

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Chuck Berry’s stage-played Gibson Firebird – which features on the cover of a 2017 triple-album reissue – is up for auction

The refinished Firebird was used by Berry during a headline slot at The Rock and Roll Show in 1972 after his main guitar snapped a string

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ESP launches long-awaited Kirk Hammett LTD KH-V signature models

Available in a trio of eye-catching colorways, the Metallica maestro’s newest signatures are so striking they gave him goosebumps the first time he saw them

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JHS pays tribute to three foundational fuzz pedals with new Mary-K, Berkeley and Plugin stompboxes

The three simple fuzz units are true to their late-’60s/early-’70s-era ancestors, with a touch of added 21st century functionality in each case

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Joe Bonamassa introduces you to the playing of Pee Wee Crayton, one of the most underrated blues guitarists of the 20th century

Armed with a Fiesta Red Strat and a dynamic style, Crayton was a powerhouse of ’50s blues guitar. This lesson takes you inside Bonamassa’s interpretation of the Crayton classic Win-O

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Bad//Dreems announce new album ‘Hoo Ha!’

BAD//DREEMS have announced a new album! Titled Hoo Ha!, the fourth album from the Australian post-punk band follows 2019’s Doomsday Ballet and is scheduled to be released in May this year…

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“I don’t buy the idea that the bass player is the quiet one”: The 5 most notorious bass guitarists in rock

From Mötley Crüe hellraiser Nikki Sixx to GN‘R’s Duff McKagan

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The Unit Ama announce new album ‘Toward’

THE UNIT AMA have announced a new album! Titled Toward, the sophomore album from the Newcastle-Upon-Tyne post-hardcore trio is their first studio album since 2005’s self-titled effort, and is scheduled to…

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The Boneshakers’ Randy Jacobs: “Playing in the studio is cool, but playing in front of people is the magic… To me, that is everything”

The acclaimed soul/funk/rock/blues guitarist joins forces with powerhouse blues singer Jenny Langer on One Foot in the Groove

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Watch Steve Vai shred on command for Jacob Collier as the pair work on Whammy-laden collaborative track

Vai is set to bring his six-string wizardry to Collier’s upcoming album, Djesse Vol. 4, which will also feature Willow

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