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“There are people out there with extraordinary technical ability, but you listen to their tone and you’re like, ‘Have you got ears or not?’”: Steven Wilson explains why he’s “constantly disappointed” by modern guitarists’ tones
The Porcupine Tree maestro says “a lot of the modern generation of guitar players” aren’t paying attention to tone – and the results are “boring”
’90s alt-rock giants unite and blink-182 make a surprisingly heavy return: this week’s essential guitar tracks
Tasty new guitar tracks that need to be on your radar from Johnny Marr, Yasmin Williams, Art of Anarchy, The Vaccines, Bleachers, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Chelsea Wolfe and more
Steven Wilson on Porcupine Tree's triumphant return and his love of “guitar players that can play one note and break your heart”
Porcupine Tree’s comeback album, Closure/Continuation, is a prog masterclass, but Wilson insists he is no virtuoso. He does, however, know how to to take happy chords over to the dark side...
Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson says high-gain metal guitars don't sound heavy anymore
“It’s almost like the equivalent of using a string pad. That guitar sound has just become part of the texture of the music,” he says, arguing that cleans can sound heavier in the right context
Steven Wilson takes aim at shredders: “That’s not music. That’s sport”
The prog mastermind doubled down on his criticisms of shredding, saying while it's impressive it doesn't “communicate anything to me that I would really feel”
Steven Wilson names the only guitar he's “ever truly loved”
“I always thought of guitars as tools... until I got this one,” the Porcupine Tree leader says of the “Rolls-Royce” of his collection
Porcupine Tree announce first tour in 12 years, share deceptively complex new single, Of The New Day
Listen to the second single from the Steven Wilson-fronted prog trio's forthcoming album, Closure/Continuation
Porcupine Tree return with first new single in 12 years, Harridan
The Steven Wilson-fronted outfit’s new eight-minute track is lifted from their upcoming studio album, Closure/Continuation, due June 24
