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Victory Amps overhauls its Sheriff range – and seemingly signs Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher to its ranks
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The British rock-voiced series has been revamped with new Mastodon-endorsed heads and combos
Are Bill Kelliher’s new Mojotone Hellbender pickups the most versatile metal humbuckers ever made?
By Matt Parker published
The Mastodon rhythm king’s new signature set uses Alnico II and V ceramic magnets to deliver tones spanning brutal to beautiful
7 guitar-led covers of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill
By Jonathan Horsley published
Kate Bush’s irresistible 1985 hit is driven by synth but as these covers from Placebo, First Aid Kit, Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher and more prove, the song can be just as dramatic on guitar
Troy Sanders: “The Teardrinker bass solo turned from a silly joke to an interesting moment that I’d never done in Mastodon before”
By Joel McIver published
The Mastodon bassist and vocalist on why the Atlanta metal institution doubled up for their latest album, Hushed And Grim, and taking the opportunity for a bass solo
Watch Nili Brosh team up with members of Anthrax and Mastodon for a relentless cover of Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance
By Jackson Maxwell published
Two Minutes to Late Night's latest all-star cover is spearheaded by a three-guitar attack led by Brosh and Anthrax's Jonathan Donais
Mastodon: “We write our guitar parts separately then show them to each other. We’re not a jam band – we’re more like choreographed acrobatics”
By Jon Wiederhorn published
Stylistically divergent – yet undoubtedly compatible – Mastodon guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher unravel Hushed and Grim, the band’s first double album
The 20 best guitar albums of 2021
By Jonathan Horsley published
Records that stoked creative fires and set the guitar world alight this year, as voted for by you
Bill Kelliher reveals Ron Wood’s signature ESP as his secret studio weapon: “It’s the best-sounding Tele ever”
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Mastodon guitarist shared his love for the humbucker-equipped Rolling Stones model in a new interview on the making of Hushed and Grim
Kim Thayil channeled the loss of Chris Cornell in his solo on the new Mastodon album
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Bill Kelliher details how he and the Soundgarden guitarist approached the recording of Hushed and Grim’s Had It All
Mastodon bring metal to the masses with a performance of Teardrinker on Late Night With Seth Meyers
By Sam Roche published
The Atlanta stalwarts appeared on the late-night talkshow this week to deliver the dual guitar-heavy track – complete with a surprise new ESP double-cut in the hands of Brent Hinds
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