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“Steve Vai is the only guitarist who could play my parts. I’m totally psyched for this”: Robert Fripp gives his blessing for a new King Crimson supergroup, featuring Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Danny Carey
By Phil Weller published
The star-studded lineup will perform tracks from King Crimson's ’80s albums – and it was Fripp who suggested the group's name
“I’ve always had a knack for emulating sounds or creating new ones”: Adrian Belew on the weird, wonderful and utterly unique tones behind his new solo album, Elevator
By Ryan Reed published
The former Frank Zappa and King Crimson guitarist keeps putting his decades-old knack for sonic invention to good use
Robert Fripp in-depth: his quest to combine Hendrix and Bartók, what made King Crimson “problematic” and why he has “no interest in gear at all”
By David Mead last updated
In this exclusive interview, we sit down with the brilliant and divisive progressive guitar icon to discuss the art of Guitar Craft and the highs and lows of King Crimson – and get an intimate look at his guitar collection
From somber blues guitar duels to Shadows-esque guitar-pop: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Matt Owen, Jonathan Horsley, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published
The best in new guitar music – featuring fresh tracks from Hermanos Gutiérrez and Dan Auerbach, Buddy Guy and Jason Isbell, Fit For a King, Demi Lovato, the Wombats and more
Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren announce Celebrating David Bowie 2022 North American tribute tour
By Jackson Maxwell published
The fall trek is also set to feature Narada Michael Walden bassist Angeline Saris, Scrote, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, veteran session drummer Michael Urbano and more
Adrian Belew drops energetic new single, a13
By Matt Owen published
The track is lifted from the former King Crimson guitarist's 25th solo studio album, Elevator, which arrives later this year
Adrian Belew on how Eddie Van Halen advanced guitar playing "to the next level"
By Matt Owen published
Belew recalls seeing an unsigned Van Halen expertly tapping away on his fretboard during a time when he was trying to master the then-unnamed technique himself
Kirk Hammett's 8 favorite unsung guitar heroes
By Guitar World Staff published
We know about Randy Rhoads, Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Peter Green... but the Metallica lead guitar hero has also been inspired by the likes of Tuck Andress, Adrian Belew and George Helm
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