ANTHRAX’s SCOTT IAN Is Okay With Use Of Backing Tracks During Live Shows: ‘Whatever It Takes To Get A Show On’
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances.
In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic…
“A great testament to the passion, brilliance, talent and ingenuity of the Master Builders”: Fender’s latest Custom Shop Prestige Collection features some of the wildest guitars you’ll see in 2023
Feast your eyes on the Big F’s new collection of one-a-kind Masterbuilt Custom Shop creations
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The Wacken Open Air festival played host to the legendary shredder’s second 2023 reunion with the metal icons
Read more » “I think it’s fairly impossible to be a guitarist without loving Steve Vai”: Nili Brosh names 10 guitarists who shaped her sound
The Ibanez-toting instrumental virtuoso shares her thoughts on “one of the best improvisers in the history of the instrument”, why Eddie Van Halen’s rhythm playing is underrated and the shredder who “brought a new sound to the Shrapnel era”
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ALBUM REVIEW: All Of This For Nothing – The Crawling
Beginning life in the small Irish city of Lisburn in 2014, THE CRAWLING have quickly become one of the best underground death-doom acts out there today. Although much of the…
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Why Paul Reed Smith Started Building Guitars
John Bohlinger discusses what sent the influential luthier down the path of designing and building instruments.
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Watch: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Plays First Show As Support Act For METALLICA On ‘M72’ Tour
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH played its first show as the support act for METALLICA on the “M72” tour Sunday night (August 6) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Fan-filmed video of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’s performance can be seen below. Additional support at the gig came from ICE NINE KI…
Read more » Epiphone Dave Mustaine Flying V Custom review – a metal-tailored V that virtually plays itself
MegaDave’s signature 24-fret V reveals itself as a serious metal guitar at any price
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ALBUM REVIEW: Goliath – Kataklysm
It’s remarkable what KATAKLYSM have achieved. Over the last three decades, the Canadians have released a staggering 14 albums and toured the world multiple times over, but while the volume…
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SKINNY PUPPY’s CEVIN KEY Announces new album, ‘bRap And fOrth Vol. 9’
SKINNY PUPPY co-founder Kevin Crompton, better known by his stage name cEvin Key, has shared a brand new track in tandem with the announcement of his upcoming album, “bRap And fOrth Vol. 9” — a continuation of the famous “Back And Forth” series through Artoffact Records.
With this news coming not lo…