Author: David Slavkovic

On March 26 this year, Foo Fighters have shared an official statement, revealing that the band’s longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins

Even after all these years, things are still pretty wild in metal music. And sometimes purposefully over-the-top. Some bands are

There’s this misconception that the rock star lifestyle is what all of us would be envious of. Although there certainly

It’s been over a month now since a few live fan-filmed videos of Bon Jovi went viral. Unfortunately, it’s not

After a lengthy break (because of the whole you-know-what), Pearl Jam are finally out on the road, supporting their 2020

Never meet your heroes – an old saying that seems to be truer than ever. You never know what’s going

Although initially signing a contract of sorts that they won’t ever tour again, Mötley Crüe announced a comeback tour in

On Tuesday, May 10, Whitesnake have kicked off their farewell tour, doing their first show of 2022. The concert took

Alexi Laiho’s tragic passing marked an end of an era in metal music. Nonetheless, his game-changing influence will still be

At this point, James Hetfield is not just a guitar player and a singer of Metallica, but a man who

Look, it’s no secret that all of us guitar players would enjoy having an elaborate professional studio or live rig

When a guitar player’s bored, they’ll likely go on Reverb and search for the most ridiculously weird or expensive stuff

It’s been about a month since fan-filmed videos of Bon Jovi’s live shows started circulating online. Some of the footage

Near the end of 2019, not long before you-know-what brought the entire music industry to a halt, Red Hot Chili

Almost three decades after his tragic passing, Kurt Cobain still continues to inspire new generations of musicians. And it goes

While we mostly remember him for The White Stripes and “Seven Nation Army,” Jack White has an incredibly rich career.

For quite a while now, Harley Benton have been delivering some pretty decent yet affordable electric guitars. However, they’ve been

It’s been well over a decade since Mike Portnoy left Dream Theater. And despite that fact, a huge portion of

Fans of guitar-oriented music are often gatekeepers. But we’d argue that new and unexpected combinations of musicians are always refreshing.

A few weeks ago, fan-filmed footage of Bon Jovi started circulating online, with countless rock fans addressing Jon Bon Jovi’s

Reading the title, you’re automatically thinking about all the classic Kirk Hammett wah pedal jokes. Say what you will, but

At this point, we could argue that metal music has somewhat of a classical music status. It’s absolutely not “dead”

We’re already aware of Joe Satriani’s incredible impact on the world of guitar. But aside from teaching some of the

We all know what it’s like when parents tell you that you can’t make a living from just being a

Although it didn’t feature all four original members, Black Sabbath’s “13” was a pretty decent record. In their final chapter,

In their recent social media posts, progressive death metal band Rivers of Nihil has revealed that they’re parting ways with

Now aged 80, John McLaughlin is as active and as prolific as any other of his younger musician colleagues. If

Universal Music Group is facing a lawsuit over Kanye West’s 2010 song “Power” and its use of King Crimson’s “21st

Initially known for their unique brass covers of some hard rock and metal classics, Brass Against got their five minutes

Gordon Sumner, who we all know as Sting, is one of the most successful solo artists in music history. But,

Various guitar masters have passed through Ozzy Osbourne’s lineup. But when you draw the line, Zakk Wylde has the longest

In 2012, Metallica’s 1991 self-titled album, better known as the “Black Album,” was certified 16x platinum in the US. Although

Metal being a controversial genre is old news. So at this point, people are generally used to obscene album, song,

In mid-April, various reports started circulating online, suggesting that DigiTech and DOD brands have been dropped by their parent company

Among all musicians, it seems that guitar players are the most open to experimentation. And among all guitar players, we

It’s been over six years since the world lost one of the greatest rock musicians of all time. However, Lemmy

Even though John Frusciante is one of the first (if not THE first) people that you think of at the

At this point, it’s been six years since the last Avenged Sevenfold album. It took some time for 2016’s “The

It was quite a surprise to find out that Kirk Hammett was going to release a solo EP, titled “Portals.”

Although somewhat of an archaic and outdated concept, Bigsby vibrato systems still remain popular to this day. A bit impractical

As revealed in the company’s press release, Gibson has teamed up with Kiss bassist Gene Simmons for a signature bass

In a recently published interview with The Palm Beach Post from earlier this year, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted dropped

It was both a shock and a pleasant surprise to find out that an active Metallica member is finally allowed

Recently, fan-filmed footage of Bon Jovi’s live performance at Raleigh, North Carolina on April 9. As Metal Sucks and various

A total of nine guitar players have passed through Ozzy Osbourne’s band. And, of course, Randy Rhoads is the one

Nu metal may be the most divisive subgenre of metal music. And while we usually don’t associate it with virtuosic

Catalinbread have released a brand new overdrive pedal, featuring a one-band parametric EQ, reports Premier Guitar. Although bearing a simple

In a recently shared report by Volusia Sheriff, a Florida man has spent a total of $17,000 from a 78-year-old

On February 11, 2022, Guns N’ Roses legend Slash released a new album with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. Simply

According to a new video published by Ryan Bruce (aka Fluff) of the Riffs, Beards & Gear YouTube channel, it

Gibson has teamed up with veteran guitarist Sergio Vallín of Mexican band Maná for a signature Custom Shop ’55 Les

During a recent interview on the Tales from the Road show, Joe Satriani remembered a song that he refuses to

In late October 2021, Joe Bonamassa released his fifteenth solo record. Titled “Time Clocks,” it comes with 10 new tracks

Legendary guitar master Eric Johnson shared a new video on social media, revealing that he’s working on a new instrument

Organizers of Welcome to Rockville have revealed that Nine Inch Nails will replace Foo Fighters as headliners on the festival’s

In an official statement shared through Metal Blade’s website, death metal band extraordinaire Rivers of Nihil are releasing a mini-documentary

Released on November 26, 2021, Black Label Society’s “Doom Crew Inc.” brought 12 new tracks. Nonetheless, there’s the classic old

A neural network project going by the name of Jukebox was used in an attempt to generate a song in