“Guitars adapt to whoever is playing them. I can play somebody else’s guitar for two weeks and it will change according to how I play it”: Ralph Towner on the sensitivity of the six-string – and why he doesn’t use an amp on stage
The latest album from jazz guitarist and composer Ralph Towner is a typically enchanting work, complete with beautiful playing on new pieces and jazz standards
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Is ‘Pretty Much Ready To Record’ Next Studio Album
In an interview with Ore Bihovsky of TotalRock’s “Louder” radio show, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2019’s “Atonement” album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We’ve been demoing, writing. We’…
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Source announce new album ‘Emergence’
SOURCE have announced a new album! Titled Emergence, the upcoming album from the American progressive rock trio is the follow-up to 2021’s Ethereal Self, and is scheduled to be released in October this…
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As Friends Rust release new song ‘No Gods, Some Masters’
AS FRIENDS RUST have released a new song! Titled No Gods, Some Masters, it is the third single to be taken from the melodic hardcore band’s upcoming new album Any Joy, which…
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Track Premiere: Caged – ‘The Messiah Draws Near’
“The Messiah Draws Near,” as does a new album from Philadelphia sludge purveyors Caged.
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“Guys like Andy Timmons told me my playing is a part of his musical DNA. Marty Friedman and Paul Gilbert told me the same thing”: Angel’s Punky Meadows on the return of a cult guitar hero
With the classic rock institution’s second act revival shows no sign of slowing, guitarist Punky Meadows checks in to talk soloing, the blues, and the physical need to play the guitar
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IN FLAMES Releases ‘The Journey Home’ Documentary About Last European Tour And Making Of ‘Foregone’ Album
Swedish/American metallers IN FLAMES have released “The Journey Home”, a 34-minute documentary chronicling the band’s last European tour and the making of their fourteenth studio album, “Foregone”, which arrived in February via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below.
When “Foregone” was first announced l…
Gibson’s Mat Koehler says he rates this guitar among the most “beautiful designs ever to come out of Kalamazoo” – and it’s an Epiphone
“Clearly positioned as the pinnacle flat-top that Gibson made” – the acoustic guitar now has a modern equivalent that Koehler reckons punches well above its weight
Read more » Dean Zelinsky has issued another Dimebag Guitarz tease – and it looks like the Stealth is returning
It’s long been believed that a Razorback reboot was in the works, but now it seems the new Dimebag Darrell guitar brand has more models planned – surely an official announcement is imminent?
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CANDLEBOX Shares Official ‘Punks’ Performance Video From The Troubadour
CANDLEBOX has shared an official performance video for the song “Punks” from the band’s July 14 concert at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Check out the clip, which was filmed and edited by Matt Akana, below.
“Punks” is the first single from CANDLEBOX’s final studio album, “The Long Go…