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How an 18-year-old shredder supersized Frozen Crown’s triple-guitar power metal assault
Backing tracks? GTFO. Frozen Crown is going for triple-guitar shred maximalism – and don't try holding them back
Meet Lizzard’s Mathieu Ricou, the delay-keen guitarist whose giant tone defies the power trio format
Five albums in, the European art-rock trio are still searching for new ways to expand their sound
Jimmie Vaughan on the only album he and Stevie Ray Vaughan ever made together
In 1990, the Vaughan brothers linked up in the studio to record Family Style, which was released weeks after SRV died
Gene Simmons says Kiss was one of the first bands to take downtuning into the mainstream
Dropped and downtunings became a defining characteristic of many ’90s guitar bands, but Simmons explains how and why downtuning became an integral part of Kiss' live act
Rosanne Cash on learning the ‘Carter scratch’ technique, her mushroom guitar – and recreating Johnny Cash’s iconic SJ-200
As the country icon is celebrated with a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame – she discusses her playing lineage, the two new Gibson signatures and sewing Johnny's Air Force patch to her strap
“This is like Santana’s Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock or Hendrix’s Machine Gun”: The best guitar solos of 2024
From a supernova of tapping and pitch-shifted metal guitar anarchy to all-star team-ups, here is your year in lead guitar – featuring Mdou Moctar, Diamond Rowe and some dudes named Satriani and Vai…
From Eddie Van Halen's amps to boosts, Mike Exeter reveals the secrets behind Tony Iommi's tone
Producer Mike Exeter has worked with Iommi for over three decades, and knows exactly what the Godfather of Heavy Metal wants from his sound – and just how to get it
Torsten Kinsella on his favorite fuzz flavors, tube amp disasters and pedalboard dance steps
The post-rock savant joins us to talk first guitars, his debut songs and why his father’s vintage P-Bass is more than just another instrument
