Forget broken guitars – what the TSA did to Vernon Reid’s pedalboard is something else
The Living Colour legend had his rig torn apart ahead of a recent flight, and touring guitarists can’t believe the state it’s in
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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Doesn't Have Any Plans To Retire: 'Not When I Feel Like This'
In a new interview with Graspop Metal Meeting, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, who turned 65 last December, was asked if he has ever contemplated retirement from touring. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Not when I feel like this. That’s the thing. If it was a struggle… It’s no…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Negative Energy – Vexed
After roaring out of the gates with debut album Culling Culture, alt metallers VEXED were tipped for big things; some of those did materialise after a time, with support slots…
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GEEZER BUTLER On DEADLAND RITUAL's Split: MATT SORUM And FRANKY PEREZ 'Fell Out'
During an appearance on the “Appetite For Distortion” podcast, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler, who is promoting his autobiography “Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath – And Beyond”, spoke about the status of DEADLAND RITUAL, the supergroup he started a few years ago with guitarist Steve…
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Watch: RICHIE FAULKNER's ELEGANT WEAPONS Makes First Two European Festival Appearances
ELEGANT WEAPONS, the new project featuring guitarist Richie Faulkner (JUDAS PRIEST) and singer Ronnie Romero (RAINBOW, MSG), made its first two festival appearances over the weekend: on Friday, June 16 at Hellfest in Clisson, France and on Sunday, June 18 at Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium….
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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'It Was Honorable That KIRK HAMMETT Took My Solos And Did His Best To Play Them As I Did'
In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine, who was a member of METALLICA for less than two years, from 1981 to 1983, before being dismissed and replaced by Kirk Hammett, was asked if he has heard METALLICA’s latest album, “72 Seasons”. He responded: “No, I have not…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bloodlines – Pyramaze
A change in line-up can often make or break a band. PYRAMAZE, despite a tumultuous early chapter, are a remarkable example of what can happen when fate swings the right…
Read more » Richie Sambora has a supersized blues soloing style – make your solos more melodic by learning his lead guitar tricks
The megastar guitarist behind Bon Jovi’s mega-selling hits, Sambora has an effervescent approach to blues. We unpack his melodic pentatonic approaches
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Watch 'Snakepit' Video Of METALLICA's Second Of Two Gothenburg Concerts
Fan-filmed video of METALLICA’s June 18 concert at Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below.
According to Aftonbladet, the show was attended by 57,430 fans — approximately 7,000 less people than were present during METALLICA’s appearance in Ullevi in July 2019.
METALLICA’s “M72” world…
His playing took Eric Clapton’s breath away and David Bowie called him the most exciting guitarist since Jeff Beck: how Stevie Ray Vaughan became a blues guitar hero
Inside the rise of the Jimi Hendrix-worshipping Stratocaster master, who delivered some of the greatest solos and tones in guitar history
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