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Everyone's Personality Is in Their Phrasing

He plays heavy with Black Label Society and Ozzy, but Zakk Wylde is inspired by the emotion in blues and "pentatonic insanity" of jazz fusion

Writing a Guitar Solo Is Like Writing Another Song

Joe Newman has led alt-J to worldwide success, but has always focused on songwriting first-guitar playing second. Until now...

Writing a Guitar Part that Ends at an Irrational Point Is Quite a Challenge!

Yard Act are the most talked about new band in the UK. Guitarist Sam Shjipstone and singer James Smith reveal the origins of their unconventional post-punk sound

NEVER SETTLE

IN A YEAR WHERE SO MANY BANDS SEEM TO BE STEPPING THINGS UP ANOTCH, VENOM PRISON HAVE STEPPED UP SEVERAL ALL AT ONCE. HERE, LARISSA STUPAR EXPLAINS HOW THEY CAME TO MAKE THEIR BLISTERING NEW RECORD.

MATTHEW CARLSON A WILL AWAY

MATTHEW GUIDES US THROUGH HIS MUSICAL AND PERSONAL HOPES FOR THE FUTURE.

BEN KOWALEWICZ BILLY TALENT

BEN CHARTS A FASCINATING LIFE AND CAREER THAT'S AS INSPIRING AS IT IS ENDURING.

Closer

Armed with an exceptional new album, Rolo Tomassi find themselves roaring back into focus yet again. James Spence and Chris Cayford take us under the hood as they progress further than ever.

Back Home

Patty Walters and Ronnie Ish chart how they and their band got lost, then found themselves again on new album 'I Went to Hell and Back'.

Graphic Nature

Noise, noise and more noise from southern england.

New Perspective

Knuckle Puck stand at the beginning of a brand new era, armed with a stunning new ep. Joe Taylor details their next steps ...

PERFECT TEN

10 NEW RELEASES YOU NEED TO HEAR

ZOOM OUT

VOYEURIST' IS ONE OF UNDEROATH'S MOST VITAL ALBUMS YET. HERE, SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN AND TIM MCTAGUE OFFER A PEEK INTO THE THINKING BEHIND OF SOME OF THEIR MOST FRENZIED WORK YET.

HEADS UP

IT'S BEEN A WEIRD COUPLE OF YEARS, HUH? SAM MCTRUSTY EXPLAINS HOW IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL, HE AND HIS BAND TOOK THINGS BACK TO THE VERY BASICS, AND CAME OUT THE OTHER SIDE WITH A BRAND NEW RECORD.

Through Hell and High Water

At the beginning of 2020, it looked like Lorna Shore were dead in the water. Now, they are one of the most exciting metal bands on the planet. In their debut cover feature, they chart their incredible journey, and look towards a year like no other...

ANY QUESTION ANSWERED WILLIAM RYAN KEY

WRK TALKS THROUGH HIS EARLY YEARS IN MUSIC, ALL THE WAY THROUGH YELLOWCARD TO HIS NEW SOLO OFFERING.

BUCKET LIST FFIN COLLEY DELAIRE THE LIAR

FFIN CHARTS THE MILESTONES HE'D LIKE TO REACH ACROSS HIS CAREER.

Sharpen Your Teeth

In their new member, ex-pagan vocalist Nikki Brumen, Blood Command look set to reach another level. Here, Nikki and guitarist Yngve Andersen walk us through it all, and look towards the future.

Nightlife

A brilliant new band taking control of their own future.

CLOSER TO THE EDGE

WITH THEIR FULL-LENGTH DEBUT, MODERN ERROR HAVE BOTTLED A FEELING AND MINDSET THAT IS CURRENTLY SHARED THE WORLD OVER. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW THEY FINALLY DELIVERED ON THEIR PROMISE.

THE FIRST.. .MIKAILA DELGADO YOURS TRULY

MIKAILA LOOKS BACK ACROSS HER LIFE IN MUSIC SO FAR.

WATERPARKS CLASS OF 2021 ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Another album, another lap around the world... another year that very much felt like it belonged to Waterparks. Their exponential growth continued this year with a new A label deal and their latest and absolutely greatest record.

THE MAINE CLASS OF 2021 ARTIST OF THE YEAR

It looks different, but it still feels like The Maine," frontman John LL O'Callaghan told us back in the summer. He was talking about his band's outstanding new album, 'XOXO: From Love And Anxiety In Real Time', but to be honest, he could've been talking about their entire year.

SPIRIT BOX CLASS OF 2021 ARTIST OF THE YEAR

This year, in the shape of 'Eternal Blue', Spiritbox released a debut album that dyed heavy music in their very own shade.

Andy Summers

From Jazz roots to worldwide fame with The Police, he developed a signature style that defined the post-punk era. “being a guitar player,” says Andy Summers, “is who I am.”

“I've Never Been Interested in Being Technically Good!”

Tom Dowse of art rockers Dry Cleaning plays by his own rules. His specialities: improvisation and guitar abuse

'95 Per Cent of Tone Is in the Player'

How Eric Gales is taking one of electric guitar’s oldest art forms and reimagining it for a new generation

'A Legato Workout Changed My Life'

Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge on the secret to fast picking, and the best fretting-hand exercise he ever learned

“Some people might see my Hydra guitar and think, ‘Vai, what a joke!'”

Steve Vai reveals all about his three-necked Hydra, how he invented a new technique he calls “joint-shifting”, and how he made a track from his new album using only one hand...

Framus Diablo Supreme

German efficiency meets affordability with this no-fuss six-string

'The Thought of Playing on Stage Can Intimidate Me...

When Biffy Clyro made a triumphant return to the stage, frontman Simon Neil felt that he had rediscovered the meaning of life. Now, as part of TG’s 2022 Guitar Workout, he presents his guide to the art of rock guitar. How to make a Strat sound heavy. How to write in odd time signatures. How to prepare for playing live. And why there is still one pedal he can’t live without...