Nobody plays ‘Unit Structure’ in a jam session! That album took us four months of rehearsal.” Tyshawn Sorey is absolutely a composer, one who seems to enjoy working on a grand scale. His 2016 album ...

One of the most influential guitar players of his generation, Thordendal’s low-end, rhythmically complex assaults have ...

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The Alice In Chains man says his explosively expletive approach is a necessary weapon in the “battle” of tracking his lead ...

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On their excellent 2022 debut God’s Country, Oklahoma City sludge-metal quartet Chat Pile rejected that bird’s-eye indifference. They clocked their subjects at an uncomfortably close range, observing ...

It was raging and uncompromising metal, right there on the bank of the Seine river, where the whole world could watch. Back ...

While Kerry King's searing solo is the star of the show, Rubin sets the tone with his rhythm guitar work on the iconic rap ...

Guitar Player will halt publication after almost 58 years, putting out one last issue on Oct. 15, with an interview with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page as the final cover story to hit newsstands.

Metallica can certainly remain a highly successful touring act if they never release another album, but frontman James Hetfield doesn’t want the band to rely solely on its past hits. That’s why it’s ...

In the latest edition of The Metallica Report podcast, the band’s lead guitarist Kirk Hammett talks about the inspirational qualities of the famous guitar that came into his possession 10 years ago - ...