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From swirling Hendrixian arpeggios to fresh solos from one of John Frusciante's favorite modern-day players: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Parker published
Celebrate spring's arrival with life-giving guitar goodness from Wolfgang Van Halen, Nita Strauss, Sylosis, Ayron Jones, Ida Mae and Marcus King, Hannah Jadagu, Body Type, Cory Hanson and more
Watch Marcus King play a 1955 Gibson Les Paul Custom once owned by Paul Kossoff and Eric Clapton
By Jonathan Horsley published
King was on tour in France when super-collector Matthieu Lucas of Matt’s Guitar Shop dropped by with a very special single-cut in tow
Marcus King: “I wanted to take it back to Cream at Madison Square Garden, just really crank the amps and do a rock ’n’ roll record”
By Jim Beaugez published
Casting his bid for arena-rock glory on new album Young Blood, Marcus King cranked up the volume and stepped on the fuzz for a live and dangerous sound
Marcus King on raiding Dan Auerbach’s fuzz museum, soul singer solos, and chicken pickin’ hoedowns with Brent Hinds and Matt Pike
By Amit Sharma published
The South Carolinian phenom's new album Young Blood is a tour-de-force of blues-rock and soul, and vintage gear to make it all “sound like a tattoo gun”
Marcus King drops slow-burning new single, Blues Worse Than I Ever Had
By Sam Roche published
The Grammy-nominated South Carolina guitar hero says the track is about a difficult time when he was processing grief and “coasting through life like a zombie”
Hear Marcus King's hard-riffing new song, Lie Lie Lie
By Jackson Maxwell published
The third single from the South Carolina native's forthcoming solo effort, Young Blood, boasts an earworm of a riff and an explosive solo
Marcus King searches for salvation in swampy new single, Rescue Me
By Matt Owen published
The track is lifted from the blues maestro’s upcoming album, Young Blood, due August 26
From snappy Southern rock to high-octane metalcore: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Jackson Maxwell published
Give your weekend playlist an extra kick with these fresh new tunes from Marcus King, Architects, Georgia Harmer, Drive-By Truckers, Natty Reeves, Northlane and more
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