Is Vince Neil Capable of Enduring Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard Tour? Guitarist Phil Collen Weighs In, Reveals They’re Taking a Trainer on Tour
Although initially signing a contract of sorts that they won’t ever tour again, Mötley Crüe announced a comeback tour in...
Some Fans Aren’t Happy About Whitesnake’s First 2022 Show and David Coverdale’s Singing, Here’s What He Sounds Like
On Tuesday, May 10, Whitesnake have kicked off their farewell tour, doing their first show of 2022. The concert took...
Children of Bodom Members Reveal How Alexi Laiho Behaved Before Band’s Split: ‘Fans Have a Right to Know What Happened’
Alexi Laiho’s tragic passing marked an end of an era in metal music. Nonetheless, his game-changing influence will still be...
Metallica’s James Hetfield Reveals Guitar Players Who Inspired Him the Most, Explains One Major Challenge He Had With Guitar Playing
At this point, James Hetfield is not just a guitar player and a singer of Metallica, but a man who...
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Explains Why You Don’t Need Expensive Gear to Sound Good, Shares Important Advice to Bedroom Musicians
Look, it’s no secret that all of us guitar players would enjoy having an elaborate professional studio or live rig...
John Frusciante Explains Decision to Come Back to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Details How He Got Distorted Tone on Latest Album
Near the end of 2019, not long before you-know-what brought the entire music industry to a halt, Red Hot Chili...
Engineer Remembers One Weird Thing Nirvana Did to Ramones, Remembers Kurt Cobain Trolling Journalists
Almost three decades after his tragic passing, Kurt Cobain still continues to inspire new generations of musicians. And it goes...
Jack White Explains Why He Uses EVH Guitars, Recalls Talking to Eddie Van Halen About It
While we mostly remember him for The White Stripes and “Seven Nation Army,” Jack White has an incredibly rich career....
Two New Budget-Friendly EMG-Equipped Guitars Launched by Harley Benton, These Are the Prices and Some Specs
For quite a while now, Harley Benton have been delivering some pretty decent yet affordable electric guitars. However, they’ve been...
Mike Portnoy Shares Honest Opinion on Dream Theaters’ Mike Mangini: ‘I Feel Bad for Him’
It’s been well over a decade since Mike Portnoy left Dream Theater. And despite that fact, a huge portion of...
Justin Bieber Recruited John Mayer for New Album, Praises Mayer’s ‘Wicked Guitar Solo’
Fans of guitar-oriented music are often gatekeepers. But we’d argue that new and unexpected combinations of musicians are always refreshing....
John 5 Reacts to Bon Jovi’s Recent Vocal Performances, Shares Opinion on Fan-Filmed Footage of Live Shows
A few weeks ago, fan-filmed footage of Bon Jovi started circulating online, with countless rock fans addressing Jon Bon Jovi’s...
Dunlop Releases New Kirk Hammett Signature Wah Pedal to Match His Ouija ESP Guitars, This Is the Price
Reading the title, you’re automatically thinking about all the classic Kirk Hammett wah pedal jokes. Say what you will, but...
Glenn Danzig Shares Honest Opinion on Grammy Awards and Metal Music Not Getting ‘Recognition That It Deserves’
At this point, we could argue that metal music has somewhat of a classical music status. It’s absolutely not “dead”...
Joe Satriani Remembers Robert Fripp’s Weird Request for G3 Tour, Explains What King Crimson Mastermind is Really Like
We’re already aware of Joe Satriani’s incredible impact on the world of guitar. But aside from teaching some of the...
Jackass’ Steve-O Recalls Prince Being a ‘Super Jerk,’ Says That Kid Rock Physically Assaulted Him
We all know what it’s like when parents tell you that you can’t make a living from just being a...
Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler Speaks on How Rick Rubin Behaved During ’13’ Sessions, Recalls ‘Ridiculous’ Thing Producer Told Them
Although it didn’t feature all four original members, Black Sabbath’s “13” was a pretty decent record. In their final chapter,...
Longtime Guitarist Jonathan Topore Leaves Rivers of Nihil, Band Announces Replacement for Upcoming Shows
In their recent social media posts, progressive death metal band Rivers of Nihil has revealed that they’re parting ways with...
John McLaughlin Explains Why He Gave Up on Session Work in the ’60s, Remembers Meeting Miles Davis for the First Time
Now aged 80, John McLaughlin is as active and as prolific as any other of his younger musician colleagues. If...
Kanye West’s Label Facing Legal Action Over King Crimson Sample, Robert Fripp: ‘Dispute Has Been Dragging on for Several Years’
Universal Music Group is facing a lawsuit over Kanye West’s 2010 song “Power” and its use of King Crimson’s “21st...
Tool Surprise Opening Band Brass Against With ‘No Pee Zone’ Sign, Reminding Them of Last Year’s Incident
Initially known for their unique brass covers of some hard rock and metal classics, Brass Against got their five minutes...
Sting Says There’s No ‘Growth’ in AC/DC and The Rolling Stones, Claims That Being in a Band Is for Teenagers
Gordon Sumner, who we all know as Sting, is one of the most successful solo artists in music history. But,...
Ex-Metallica’s Jason Newsted Thought ‘Enter Sandman’ Is ‘Corny,’ Reveals Favorite Song from ‘Black Album’
In 2012, Metallica’s 1991 self-titled album, better known as the “Black Album,” was certified 16x platinum in the US. Although...
Reddit Permanently Banned a User for ‘Threatening Violence’ After Mentioning the Name of Metallica’s Debut Album
Metal being a controversial genre is old news. So at this point, people are generally used to obscene album, song,...
DigiTech and DOD Brands Acquired by Cort Guitars and They Have Big Plans in the Pipeline
In mid-April, various reports started circulating online, suggesting that DigiTech and DOD brands have been dropped by their parent company...
Here’s What Fender’s Ukulele Sounds Like Through High-Gain Marshall, Whammy Pedal, and Playing Slayer’s ‘Raining Blood’ (Sort Of)
Among all musicians, it seems that guitar players are the most open to experimentation. And among all guitar players, we...
Ozzy Osbourne Remembers What Lemmy Was Like on the Morning He Died: ‘I Couldn’t Understand What He Was Talking About’
It’s been over six years since the world lost one of the greatest rock musicians of all time. However, Lemmy...
John Frusciante Explains How Original Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Hillel Slovak Influenced Him, Says First Year With Band Was ‘a Struggle’
Even though John Frusciante is one of the first (if not THE first) people that you think of at the...
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Felt ‘Insecure’ About His Solo EP, James Hetfield Then Gave Him This Piece of Advice
It was quite a surprise to find out that Kirk Hammett was going to release a solo EP, titled “Portals.”...
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Says He Was Allowed to Be Himself on Solo EP Without Lars Ulrich Micromanaging Everything
It was both a shock and a pleasant surprise to find out that an active Metallica member is finally allowed...
Fans Aren’t Happy About Jon Bon Jovi’s Recent Live Vocal Performances, Here’s What He Sounds Like
Recently, fan-filmed footage of Bon Jovi’s live performance at Raleigh, North Carolina on April 9. As Metal Sucks and various...
Zakk Wylde Recalls ‘Bizarro Land’ First Gig With Ozzy Osbourne, Remembers Jamming With Geezer, Ozzy & Bill Ward
A total of nine guitar players have passed through Ozzy Osbourne’s band. And, of course, Randy Rhoads is the one...
Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland Has a New 4-String Guitar-Bass Hybrid Built by PRS, Here Are a Few Details
Nu metal may be the most divisive subgenre of metal music. And while we usually don’t associate it with virtuosic...
New Overdrive by Catalinbread Allows Versatile Tone-Shaping Through Its One-Band Parametric EQ, Here’s What It Sounds Like
Catalinbread have released a brand new overdrive pedal, featuring a one-band parametric EQ, reports Premier Guitar. Although bearing a simple...
Slash Answers Whether He Sees Guns N’ Roses as Side Project at This Point, Talks What Myles Kennedy Is Like to Work With
On February 11, 2022, Guns N’ Roses legend Slash released a new album with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. Simply...
It Seems That DigiTech and DOD Have Been Dropped By Parent Company Harman, Many Are Speculating Surge in Used Pedal Prices
According to a new video published by Ryan Bruce (aka Fluff) of the Riffs, Beards & Gear YouTube channel, it...
One Song That Joe Satriani Doesn’t Want to Perform Live: ‘There Was Silence When We Ended the Song, You Could Hear a Pin Drop’
During a recent interview on the Tales from the Road show, Joe Satriani remembered a song that he refuses to...
Joe Bonamassa Takes Aim at ‘Overprocessed’ Music Today, Explains Why He ‘Always Really Liked the Rival Sons’
In late October 2021, Joe Bonamassa released his fifteenth solo record. Titled “Time Clocks,” it comes with 10 new tracks...
Eric Johnson Working With Fender on New Stratocaster With Built-in Overdrive, This Is What It Sounds Like
Legendary guitar master Eric Johnson shared a new video on social media, revealing that he’s working on a new instrument...
Zakk Wylde Explains Unusual Bending Technique and Specific Pentatonic Licks He Used on Last BLS Album
Released on November 26, 2021, Black Label Society’s “Doom Crew Inc.” brought 12 new tracks. Nonetheless, there’s the classic old...
Here’s AI Attempting to Write a Blues Rock Song in the Style of Joe Bonamassa
A neural network project going by the name of Jukebox was used in an attempt to generate a song in...