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guitarworld.com > artists > bands > charlie-benantes-anthrax-riff-frustration

“I don’t want to say it was a dirty little secret. Insiders knew, but I wasn’t really allowed to talk about it”: Why Anthrax’s riff-writing isn’t like other bands’

23+ hour, 47+ min ago   (389+ words) Scott Ian might be their figurehead, but he’s not always the one driving the riffs With their 12th studio album, Cursum Perficio, arriving next week, thrash metal titans Anthrax are showing no signs of slowing down. Their Jackson V-touting guitarist, Scott…...


guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > periphery-a-pale-white-dot-interview

“We tell our guitar techs we’re sorry profusely. I feel horrible for making their lives miserable”: Mark Holcomb on how Periphery harnesses super-heavy guitars for a super-heavy album that takes djent to a dark place

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (876+ words) After burning the playbook and facing his demons on Periphery’s jet-black new concept album, A Pale White Dot, Holcomb tells us he owes a big apology to his guitar tech There comes a point in every long-running band’s career when…...


guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > steve-lukather-recalls-his-first-session-with-joni-mitchell

“I walked into the studio, and she was playing the song that we were going to cut that day. It’s hard when you’re in a room with greatness like that”: Steve Lukather recalls his first studio session with Joni Mitchell

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (428+ words) Mitchell is just one of the illustrious names the Toto guitarist and session legend has worked with – alongside Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Ringo Starr The treasure trove of artists that session legend – and Toto guitarist – Steve Lukather has worked…...


guitarworld.com > artists > bands > van-halen-glitter-demo-announced

Never-before-heard Van Halen demo from 1974 set for release: “Van Halen opens the family archive for the first time”

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (250+ words) Glitter predates the band’s debut album by four years, making it the earliest Van Halen track to be released A previously unheard gem from the Van Halen archive is to be released as part of the limited-edition version of Alex…...


guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > marty-friedmans-favorite-jam-partner

Marty Friedman names one of his favorite guitarists to jam with: “It reminded me of playing with Jason Becker. She does all the guitar things I don’t do – like tapping – but does them in a way that I like”

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (386+ words) He’s jammed with some esteemed talents, but this player is one of his favorites From setting fretboards alight with Jason Becker to being Megadeth’s talismanic virtuoso, Marty Friedman has shared stages with some incredible talents. And he’s given a shout-out to…...


guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > billy-duffy-the-cult-retrospective

“Bob Rock said, ‘I’ve got Metallica. That’s only gonna take a couple of months…’ 13 months later he finished their record and we had to find another producer”: Billy Duffy on staying true to the Cult’s manifesto and his vision for rock guitar

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1887+ words) The Cult’s long-time guitarist on channelling Hendrix through a Gretsch, nailing his sound on She Sells Sanctuary, and keeping the spirit of rock alive As a young player, the Manchester-born Billy Duffy dreamed relentlessly of being in a rock band....


guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > robyn-hitchcock-the-confuser

???Rock???n??? roll is an old person???s game now??? there???s still loads of people 10 years older than me who are doing it. I imagine they???ve got personal trainers and better health regimes than I do???: The inimitable Robyn Hitchcock on the enigma of songwriting

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1857+ words) The psych-folk pioneer tells us about the “sprawling mess” of his songwriting, the hell of forgotten tunings, and the Telecaster that almost broke his back Imagine a textbook Nashville gunslinger. Chances are, in your mind’s eye, you’re picturing a claw-handed…...


guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > the-descendents-stephen-egerton-milo

“You will not meet a punk-rock songwriter who doesn’t love the Descendants. They’re responsible for what’s so popular today”: The secret to Descendents’ seminal punk guitar sound and why Milo stood the test of time

2+ week, 47+ min ago   (815+ words) Downpicking like demons on all six strings, the Descendents tore through L.A.’s ’80s underground and launched a thousand punks-in-waiting In 1982, American punk rock was evolving at a pace matched only by the blistering bpms pounded out by defining East Coast hardcore…...


guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > graham-coxon-castle-park-interview

“I don’t think anyone is anywhere near Ray Davies as a songwriter. He’s the best we’ve ever had. Closely followed by Paul McCartney”: Graham Coxon on his unearthed solo adventures, the challenge of writing for Blur and Damon Albarn’s guitar skills

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (528+ words) The Blur guitarist takes us down to Castle Park – his lost solo album that was made 15 years ago but is just seeing the light of day Graham Coxon doesn’t usually like to be reminded of his younger self (“I wore…...