HIM's VILLE VALO Announces Release Date For 'Neon Noir' Debut Solo Album
HIM mastermind Ville Valo (VV) will release his debut solo album, “Neon Noir”, on January 13 via Heartagram Records, distributed by UMG/Spinefarm.
“‘Neon Noir’ is a sonic step-by-step guide on how to survive, and perhaps even enjoy, the realm of VV with its abundance of things that go bump in the ni…
EP REVIEW: Desiphon – Choke
Desiphon‘s central argument is simple enough. The latest EP from Green Bay death metallers CHOKE contends that we as humans have had a catastrophic effect on our planet through our…
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ALBUM REVIEW: King Of The North – Wolfheart
Finnish melodic death metal powerhouse WOLFHEART don’t like to sit still for too long. Since 2017 they have released three albums, an EP and are poised to add to their impressive…
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First Look: Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram's Head Big Muff Pi
An affordable signature Muff built for the “Wizard of Wail.”The J Mascis Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi produces the indulgent fuzz tone of equal parts thickness and clarity that J has utilized as his sonic center for decades. “That’s my sound. The Muff is always on,” J says. “All distorted sounds begin with the Muff. That’s what I grew up playing so it’s kind of amazing to have my own signature one.”The special edition pedal is housed in a die-cast chassis with a white and violet finish and includes true bypass switching, a 9V battery and the option of being powered by a 9V AC adapter.Pays homage to the sonic center of the alt-rock legend’s iconic tone of equal parts thickness and clarity in a special edition white and violet finish.Street price: $131.50
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How an unreleased Dimebag Darrell guitar solo ended up on Nickelback’s best-selling album
The fiery lead featured outtakes recorded for Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven – and it wasn’t the first time the Pantera legend collaborated with the Canadian rockers
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The Devil Wears Prada release new music video for ‘Broken’
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Broken, is taken from the American metalcore band’s upcoming album Color Decay, which is out…
Read more » British blues rock ace Laurence Jones breaks down his rig, and explains why he's switched to the PRS SE Silver Sky
Jones gives Guitar World a guided tour of the compact pedalboard responsible for the blues-y, classic rock-esque tones on his new album, Destination Unknown
Read more » D'Angelico taps Josh Turner for its first-ever signature Excel Tammany acoustic model
The ultra-limited guitar has been dubbed the brand’s “most lightweight and resonant acoustic guitar yet”
Read more » Lonely Robot: “I was listening to a lot of David Gilmour and Joe Bonamassa. I got really into that big vibrato – vibrato that you can drive a bus through”
After seriously reining things in on the latest offering by his main band, Frost*, prog-rock stalwart John Mitchell brings his axe to the fore on the new Lonely Robot album, A Model Life
Read more » Interloper release new song ‘Bear The Weight’
INTERLOPER have released a brand new song! The new song, titled Bear The Weight, is the brand new single from the American progressive metal band and follows on from their previous single, My…
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