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Gary Holt: “Making this album, we were under no time constraints. It was a perfect breeding ground for creativity”
By Greg Prato published
Holt talks why if there was a “Big Five” of thrash metal, the final spot would belong to Exodus, and the making of the band's 11th album, Persona Non Grata, during the pandemic
Kerry King admits Slayer “quit too early”
By Matt Parker published
The guitarist reckons 2019 was too soon for a farewell and he has more left in the tank
Scott Ian and Corey Taylor team up with Dave Lombardo and Lzzy Hale for new Netflix movie theme song, Thunder Force
By Richard Bienstock published
The raging track from the Slipknot-Anthrax-Slayer-Halestorm supergroup is the first single from the forthcoming Netflix action-comedy film of the same name
Kerry King: Alexi Laiho was a “guitar god”
By Richard Bienstock published
The Slayer guitarist also recalls touring with Children of Bodom in a new tribute
My Chemical Romance’s Frank Iero gave Gary Holt a signed Ampeg Dan Armstrong electric guitar
By Richard Bienstock published
The Exodus/Slayer guitarist has called My Chem’s The Black Parade album “a masterpiece”
Dean shreds the price tag, but not the feature set, with affordable new Kerry King Signature V
By Richard Bienstock published
Cut-price version of the company's limited-edition Kerry King model offers maple top and EMG pickups
Kerry King has “more than two records’ worth of music” for new project
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Slayer legend also looks back on his solos: “I’ve had some historically good ones, and I’ve had some historically shitty ones!”
Dave Mustaine, Matt Heafy, Mark Morton and Bjorn Gelotte on metal's ultimate tour
By Richard Bienstock published
In this GW exclusive, the Megadeth, Trivium, Lamb of God and In Flames guitarists reveal their guitar rig secrets, key influences, and how they keep their playing on the cutting-edge of metal
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