Latest articles by Sam Roche
Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka cut off the tip of his brother Sam's thumb when they were kids – now it's perfect for bass playing
Jake lopped off the end of one of Sam's digits with a jack-knife while they played in the backyard, but as it turns out, he did him an unlikely favor
SolidGoldFX buys fellow Canadian pedal brand Diamond following its closure last year
Both the SolidGoldFX and Diamond brands will continue to operate independently, but all products will now be built at SGFX's Montreal shop
Pioneering rock 'n' roll guitarist Charlie Gracie dies aged 86
The Philadelphia-born guitarist landed hits with Butterfly and Fabulous, and toured with the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and The Everly Brothers
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Watch St. Vincent perform Nothing Else Matters onstage with Metallica
The band's third annual Helping Hands benefit concert also played host to the first-ever performance of new single Lux Æterna
Watch Dave Grohl and Phoebe Bridgers join Billie Eilish for a pair of covers at a recent LA show
The pop megastar performed My Hero with the Foo Fighters frontman and Motion Sickness with Bridgers
Troy Van Leeuwen, Josh Klinghoffer and Daniel Ash could feature on new Jane's Addiction music in 2023
The guitarists all filled in on the band's recent Spirits on Fire US tour, as Dave Navarro continues to battle long Covid
Fortnite players can now play Metallica's Master of Puppets in-game
Get your James Hetfield/Eddie Munson on for just 500 V-Bucks (about $4)
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Watch Steve Vai perform Jimi Hendrix's Midnight in honor of the late guitar icon's 80th birthday – with a professional Hendrix tribute artist
The surprise duo put their fingers – and teeth – to work in a blistering lead guitar performance at Seattle's Moore Theater
Watch Bernth Brodträger put fireworks in his guitar and set them off – while playing it
In this high-risk sonic experiment, the Austrian YouTube extraordinaire has placed sparklers in the soundhole and at both ends of his guitar, making for spectacular viewing
Meet Candy, the Pittsburgh metal band even heavier than Code Orange
Fueled by the guitar tag team of Michael Quick and Steve Di Genco, Candy's uncompromising sound is a vulgar display of modern metal power
KHDK and Nergal launch LCFR: The Second Coming, a "more brutal" take on the Behemoth man's signature overdrive/boost pedal
The demonic new stompbox features an updated white-and-bronze aesthetic, and a new mid-frequency pot for greater versatility and tonal control
Rex Brown to miss remainder of Pantera's South American shows after contracting COVID-19
Bass duties look like they'll be shared by Cattle Decapitation's Derek Engemann and former Down bassist Bobby Landgraf for the band's two remaining shows in São Paulo, Brazil
Rex Brown misses Pantera show in Santiago, Chile after reported “health issues”
Former Cattle Decapitation bassist and Phil Anselmo collaborator Derek Engemann assumed low-end duties for the event
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Steve Lukather talks jamming with Eddie Van Halen, and the time Prince gave him the silent treatment
The Toto guitarist waxed lyrical on his illustrious career in a new conversation recorded at Hollywood's Sunset Sound
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Robert Fripp and Toyah get in the festive spirit with this oh-so-ridiculous cover of Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
The King Crimson man injects some powerchords into the Christmas classic, while Toyah pours shaving cream on his head
From six-string chess matches to Christmas shred, Blues Lawyer and beyond: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
Beat the cold with searing, guitar-driven songs from White Reaper, George Lynch & Jeff Pilson, Paramore, Steel Panther, Zeal & Ardor, Day Wave, Obvurt, NOFX and more
Dunable launches the Minotaur, an all-new guitar model built for “maximum ergonomic comfort”
Boasting a double-cut body shape with horns like its namesake mythical beast, the Minotaur comes in a host of different configurations, with Grover hardware as standard
Watch Zakk Wylde play a Jimi Hendrix tribute show just two days after his first concert with Pantera
Armed with a Wylde Audio Warhammer guitar – the same he used for Pantera's December 2 show in Mexico – Wylde channeled the guitar icon with renditions of Manic Depression, Little Wing and Purple Haze
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Watch Pantera play their first show in 21 years with Zakk Wylde on guitar
The band's reformed lineup – Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Wylde and Charlie Benante – looked in fine form as they played a set of classics at Mexico's Hell & Heaven Metal Fest
From cosmic collaborations to blistering, chug-powered breakdowns: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
Kick off December with a bang with invigorating new songs from Metallica, Donovan & David Gilmour, Band-Maid, Leap, Jack Gardiner, Bury Tomorrow, Subsonic Eye, Miniature Tigers, and more
Plini announces North American tour with Jakub Zytecki and Sungazer
The Aussie virtuoso has celebrated the announcement with a new live video of Pan, shot in Sydney and Melbourne
Watch 9-year-old guitarist Maya Neelakantan play an awe-inspiring medley of 15 clean Tool riffs – on a guitar given to her by Adam Jones
The young musician puts the Gibson Adam Jones Les Paul Standard to good use, stitching together the likes of Lateralus, Descending and 7empest
Robert Fripp and Toyah tackle Megadeth's Holy Wars in latest Sunday Lunch installment
Watch the mystifying duo take on the opener from the thrash metallers' classic 1990 album, Rust in Peace
