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Buddy Guy returns to the stage after officially retiring from touring last year to honor Jimi Hendrix
By Janelle Borg published
Guy joins the star-studded 2025 Experience Hendrix Tour lineup, which includes the likes of Zakk Wylde, Samantha Fish and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram

John Mayer acoustics, Brad Paisley amps, a signature Slash model: A fake Wylde Audio website has been taken over by AI – and it’s utterly bizarre
By Matt Owen published
An official-looking website claiming to belong to the Zakk Wylde-fronted brand has surfaced online – and you need to steer well clear

Wylde Audio unveils the Blood Skull Berzerker – and it’s got a “visually brutal” new body shape worthy of its name
By Phil Weller published
Zakk Wylde’s gear brand has rolled out yet another new body shape, and it’s quite a sight to behold

Alex Skolnick looks back on his brief tenure as Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist – and why it only lasted one show
By Phil Weller published
The Testament guitarist blames a “management decision” on his short-lived spell, but looks back at the experience positively

The jury's out on new Pantera material, but Dimebag Darrell-channeling shredder Kayla Kent is making the next-best thing – all she needs is a singer
By Phil Weller published
The YouTuber has earned a considerable following for her Dimebag-infused covers, now she wants to find an “aggressive” vocalist to ice her original music

Tributes pour in for Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist John Sykes
By Jackson Maxwell published
The hard rock guitar great passed away earlier this week after a battle with cancer

Zakk Wylde on Ozzy Osbourne's guitar pet peeves
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though not a guitarist himself, the Prince of Darkness had some very specific pet peeves that he related to Wylde when the guitarist was a newly-hired young gun

Zakk Wylde tells the story behind his infamous Guitar World cover with Dimebag Darrell
By Nick Bowcott published
It's one of the most legendary GW cover shoots of all time: two metal legends, one with a freshly dyed green beard, and lots of alcohol…

Zakk Wylde discusses Ozzy Osbourne's guitar rules, Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee, and Yngwie in his first Guitar World interview
By Joe Lalaina published
Not long into his dream gig, Wylde sat down with GW for a chat about his favorite guitarists of the era, and what Ozzy discouraged him from doing on the guitar
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