Steve Vai: “Everything I play, in mind, I derive from the blues scale. It just might not sound that way when you hear it against all those weird chords”

Steve Vai tells the amazing story of his ‘lost’ album with Johnny ‘Gash’ Sombrotto – biker music where he “shut up and played rock guitar” on songs written to “make people put their fists in the air”

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QUEENSRŸCHE Cancels Third Concert In A Row After Singer TODD LA TORRE Reportedly 'Lost His Voice'

QUEENSRŸCHE was forced to cancel its concert Sunday night (March 12) at La Hacienda in Midland, Texas after singer Todd La Torre “lost his voice”, according to promoter DIN Productions and local radio station Rock 95.1. Midland marked the third show cancelation in a row for QUEENSRŸCHE, which scrapp…

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Andy Timmons – How to play “One Last Time,” part 2

For tabs and text of this video lesson, see the May 2023 issue of Guitar World – https://bit.ly/GW2020w MELODIC MUSE by Andy Timmons DYNAMIC EXPRESSIONS Last month, Andy Timmons demonstrated…

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MXR Super Badass Dynamic O.D. review

With the latest in MXR’s Super Badass series, you’re set for a dynamic and flexible drive

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Andy Aledort – Incorporating oblique bends into ascending and descending phrases

For tabs and text of this video lesson, see the May 2023 issue of Guitar World – https://bit.ly/GW2020w In Deep by Andy Aledort OBLIQUE WORKOUT, PART 3 In the previous…

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Track Premiere: Cathari – ‘Beautiful Boy’

It’s all doom and gloom for Cathari.
The post Track Premiere: Cathari – ‘Beautiful Boy’ appeared first on Decibel Magazine.

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ALBUM REVIEW: To Hell With Tomorrow The Lords Are Now! – The Lords Of Altamont

Emerging from the hazy depths of an early 1970s Los Angeles dive bar, with the rustic smell of 25-year-old whiskey, motorbike oil and burnt matches, THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT have…

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Ian Munsick | Fender Artist Check-In | Fender

This week, we’re checking in with Ian Munsick playing his song “Solo” from his debut album Coyote Cry. Listen to his new single: https://IanMunsick.lnk.to/dig Tour Dates Here: wmna.sh/im_tourdates #Fender #FenderArtistCheckIn…

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5 ways to play a blues turnaround on guitar

Give your solos a satisfying ending with these foolproof lead ideas

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RACHEL BOLAN Doesn't Believe SKID ROW Reunion With SEBASTIAN BACH Would Generate A Lot More Money

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan has shot down the rumor that he was the lone holdout on a proposed reunion with singer Sebastian Bach more than a decade ago. Speaking to Tulsa Music Stream, Bolan said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s not just me. The three of us [me and guitarists Dave ‘Sna…

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