The Sword to Begin Recording New Album, 'Apocryphon,' Later This Month
exas-based hard rockers the Sword will be hitting the studio later this month to start work on their fourth studio album, which has been dubbed Apocryphon. The recording process will kick off after the...
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MOD Kits DIY Introudces Tea Philter Pedal Kit
The Tea Philter pedal, the newest do-it-yourself pedal kit from MOD Kits DIY, produces a fixed wah tone allowing you to lock it in without rocking the pedal back and forth. Every guitar/wah combination...
View ArticleZZ Top Streaming Another New Song, "Chartreuse"
With their new EP, Texicali, out today, the boys in ZZ Top are now streaming yet another new song. Check out "Chartreuse" below. The four-song EP features all new tunes, and was produced by Rick Rubin,...
View ArticleDream Theater Post Winning Entry from "Lost Not Forgotten" Video Contest
Progressive metal icons Dream Theater recently put out the call for fans to send in their videos for the band's song "Lost Not Forgotten," off their latest album, A Dramatic Turn of Events. Yesterday,...
View ArticlePoll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 1 — Doc Watson Vs. Chet Atkins
Welcome to our first-ever Greatest Guitarist poll, where 128 guitarists go head to head, round by round, in a bracketed format, all to crown your choice for the Greatest Guitarist of All Time. We...
View ArticlePaul McCartney Performs for the Queen's Jubilee, Announces He'll Close London...
Paul McCartney has announced he'll be the closing act at the London London Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 27. Earlier this year, the former Beatle let it leak that he was in negotiations to...
View ArticleKorpiklaani Post Lyric Video for New Song, "Kunnia"
In case you haven't had enough pagan metal in your life today, check out the new lyric video from Finland's Korpiklaani for their track "Kunnia" (English title "Honor"). The track is taken from the...
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Guitar 101: Learning Harmony Through Six-Note Hexatonic Scales, Part 4
Over the past three columns we’ve looked at several cool-sounding hexatonic (six-note) scales and learned how to create new ones by combining two triads (three-note chords) that don’t duplicate any...
View ArticleDef Leppard Guitarist Phil Collen on 'Rock of Ages': "I’d Be Up for Actually...
Even before Tom Cruise was set to star in the motion picture adaption of Rock of Ages, the Broadway musical has been generating serious buzz for its fun and often hilarious take on the rock music of...
View ArticleAlex Skolnick to Appear at June 21 Mass Appeal: Guitars Event In New York City
In association with Make Music NY, New York's largest free outdoor music festival, Guitar World and NYC Guitar School are hosting Mass Appeal: Guitars on June 21. Players of all ages, styles and skill...
View ArticleThe Trials and Tribulations of the Dual Destruction Tour, Part 3
Albuquerque, NM - Tuesday, May 29 Today we woke up at 6 a.m. in order to make it into Albuquerque at a reasonable time. We weren't sure what time load-in was and we wanted to be there in time in case...
View ArticleThe Right Approach: To Become a Better Player, Write Down Your Goals
In my last series of columns, "The Art of the Practice," we discussed ways to make practicing more stimulating. I hope it also spurned you to take your playing in some different directions. This time...
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Jazz Guitar Corner: How to Apply Chromatic Passing Arpeggios Into Major-Key...
Learning to improvise over jazz tunes in a convincing fashion means learning how to move between creating tension and resolving this tension in your lines and phrases. Though there are a ton of...
View ArticleInterview: Guitarist Paul Gilbert Discusses His New Online Rock Guitar School
On May 23, Paul Gilbert and ArtistWorks launched Rock Guitar School With Paul Gilbert, an online school that enables students of all ages and ability levels to learn directly from -- and interact with...
View ArticleGlenn Hughes: Black Country Communion to Start Recording Third Album This...
According to a recent update on bassist Glenn Hughes' Twitter page, Black Country Communion are entering the studio this weekend to start working on their third studio album. "BCC will gather this...
View ArticleInterview: Kirk Hammett Talks Orion Festival, His New Book and the New...
When the book is closed on Metallica and the final history written, you won't find the word "unambitious" anywhere. In fact, with a busy European festival season nearly behind them, their own Orion...
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Interview: Tesla Guitarist Dave Rude Talks Gibson Guitars, Marshall Amps and...
When Tesla first set the rock world on fire with their debut album, 1986's Mechanical Resonance, Dave Rude was 8 years old. As fate would have it, in 2006, founding Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon came...
View ArticleDethklok Recording New Album
When we reported earlier this year that Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small would be recording Dethalbum III this year, little did we know how soon that would happen. Dethklok drummer Gene Hoglan (the...
View ArticleAxl Rose Thanks Fan for Returning Stolen Jewelry
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose seems to be in a forgiving mood after a fan came forward and returned $200,000 worth of jewelry she had "inadvertently" taken from the backstage area after a recent...
View ArticleReview: Blackstar HT-Metal Pedal
The following content is related to the July 2012 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store. In...
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