Sammy Hagar praises Red Hot Chili Peppers' “soulful” Eddie Van Halen tribute song
Eddie, the latest single from the band’s forthcoming album, Return of the Dream Canteen, was also commented on positively by Wolfgang Van Halen
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Dead Cross are auctioning two custom Fender Player Series Lead III guitars to raise money for suicide prevention
The move comes as the hardcore supergroup mourn the loss of former vocalist Gabe Serbian
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Watch GEEZER BUTLER, LARS ULRICH, SEBASTIAN BACH And DAVE GROHL Cover BLACK SABBATH At TAYLOR HAWKINS Tribute Concert In L.A.
BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach joined Dave Grohl and some of his FOO FIGHTERS bandmates on stage at last night’s (Tuesday, September 27) Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California to perfo…
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Dave Davidson on the “sexiness” of the Jackson Warrior, and why he doesn't know which amp sounds were used on Revocation's new album, Netherheaven
The trio’s latest LP is a blistering offering of death metal mayhem driven by a desire to push the creative boundaries. It even features guest spots from two members of the genre’s royalty – and both in the same song
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Walrus Audio Announces the Eons Five-State Fuzz
The third edition to Walrus’ multi-state drive pedal series, Eons, is a five-state fuzz designed to offer massively thick sounds with 5 selectable fuzz textures.Eons is designed to offer massively thick fuzz sounds. Use the Voltage (lightning bolt) knob to crank up to 18 volts into the pedal’s circuit for massive, open fuzz sounds, or choose to starve it down to 3 volts for spatty, gated fuzz. Experiment with the Voltage and Mode knobs for nearly endless styles of fuzz tones. Find vintage-inspired sounds emanating from the stages of Woodstock to flannel-clad grunge to chaotic three-chord punk rock. FeaturesI. Silicon soft clipping traditional fuzz that’s well rounded with a huge sound; compressed and smooth.II. Silicon clipping with an added bass boost that boosts the low end at the beginning of the circuit; compressed and crunchy.III. Germanium soft clipping with a feel of “what if a distortion and fuzz had a kid?”; crunchy and dynamic.IV. LED clipping diodes with a slight high-end cut; dynamically dark.V. Hard clipping silicon transistors combined with LED and Silicon soft clipping diodes. The rowdiest of the modes with tons of gain: compressed, loud, and angry.Walrus Audio Pedal Play: Eons Five-State FuzzThe Eons comes in a sandy tan enclosure color with red, cream, and black ink. Artwork features a stoic four-horned, Markhor goat illustrated by Adam Forster. 9V DC, center negative, 100mA min – 2.62 x 4.77 x 2.25 inches including knobs. Walrus Audio is offering the Eons for a retail price of $229 and is available now at walrusaudio.com and with their authorized dealers all over the galaxy and Virgo Supercluster.For more information, please visit walrusaudio.com.
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Polyphia and Steve Vai deliver a guitar collab for the ages in mesmerizing new single, Ego Death
It’s the fourth single from the pioneering prog outfit’s highly anticipated new album, Remember That You Will Die, due October 28
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Dead Cross release new music video for ‘Christian Missile Crisis’
DEAD CROSS have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Christian Missile Crisis, is the third single to be taken from the American hardcore supergroup’s upcoming…
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The greatest guitar albums of the 2010s
A new generation of guitar heroes greets the stalwarts as we look at the decade’s best albums from Slash, Ghost, The Black Keys and more – as voted by you
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Joela Bassista: “The best advice I’ve ever gotten about bass was to stay in the pocket. Groove and feel are so important to every song”
In her own words, session bass ace Joela Bassista reveals the tools of her trade, and the inspirations who guided her on her bass journey
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GODSMACK Releases First New Song In Four Years, 'Surrender'
GODSMACK has released a brand new single, “Surrender”, via BMG. The track marks the first release from the band in four years, following their globally acclaimed and gold-certified 2018 album “When Legends Rise”, which earned the Sully Erna-fronted outfit a No. 1 spot across U.S. Hard Rock, Rock, an…
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