Watch Metallica Play "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a San Francisco Giants Game
Last night, Metallica teamed up with the San Francisco Giants for the fifth annual “Metallica Night” at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Lars Ulrich tossed out the first pitch, while…
Read more »Watch Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge Play "In My Time of Dying"
In 2009, Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White teamed up for It Might Get Loud, a fascinating documentary that explores the musical roots and playing styles of all three…
Read more »Roger Waters Rails Against the Powers That Be and Asks, ‘Is This the Life We Really Want?’
In 1979, the British songwriter wrote The Wall, a nightmarish rock opera he recorded with his former band, Pink Floyd. For over 40 years the album’s themes of isolation, tyranny…
Read more »Review: Martin Guitar D-15M Streetmaster and 000-15M Streetmaster
Made for working musicians, Martin Guitar introduces two new models in their solid mahogany 15 Series line with the D-15M StreetMaster and 000-15M StreetMaster. The StreetMaster models are built to…
Read more »Review: Line 6 Variax Shuriken Guitar
GOLD AWARD I probably didn’t have my morning cup of coffee when I first received news about the Line 6 Variax Shuriken. “How cool!” I thought to myself. “Looks like…
Read more »Review: KHDK Electronics Abyss Pedal
The KHDK Electronics Abyss is a brand-new bass overdrive that provides warm, tube-like boost and a subtle crunchy overdrive. The Abyss uses bi-amp technology with two discrete circuits, dividing the…
Read more »311’s Tim Mahoney Demos the Ernie Ball Ambient Delay and Expression Overdrive Pedals
Ernie Ball recently invited 311 guitarist Tim Mahoney to demo the company’s Ambient Delay and Expression Overdrive pedals, and you can watch him test them out in the clip below….
Read more »Review: Fractal Audio AX8 Multieffects Unit
PLATINUM AWARD Considering that the Fractal Audio AX8 is packed with enough amp and speaker cabinet models and multieffects capability to last a lifetime, is packaged in a powerful, industrial-strength…
Read more »Venom Inc.’s Mantas Explains the Toxicity Surrounding the Venom Name
There’s a reason why guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray—two-thirds of the members that created Venom’s classic lineup—can’t call themselves Venom anymore, while bassist and vocalist Conrad…
Read more »The Five Weirdest Guitar Pedals
Steve “Samurai Guitarist” Onotera has posted another great video, this time relating to gear. In it, Steve takes a look at the five strangest guitar pedals on the market today….
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