Drew Goddard And Mark Hosking Of Karnivool

Jan 1 2011 1:00AM
“I think about guitar sounds like a soft rubbery ball covered in glass, frilly bits hanging off of it and all,” says Karnivool’s Andrew “Drew” Goddard—and who’s going to argue? More...

Rob Arnold and Matt Devries Of Chimaira

Dec 1 2010 1:00AM
ANY METAL BAND WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GRIT, GROWL, AND GRIND SPENDS a lot of time on the road, and Cleveland, Ohio’s Chimaira is certainly no exception. More...

Zakk Wylde

Dec 1 2010 1:00AM
IT’S INTERESTING TO LOOK AT ZAKK WYLDE AS ONE OF THE ELDER statesmen of metal, but think about it: He got his gig with Ozzy over 20 years ago. More...

Iron Maiden

Nov 1 2010 1:00AM
After building a following through constant touring, including opening for bands such as Kiss and Judas Priest, Iron Maiden changed the face of rock by unleashing a fusillade of platinum albums in the ’80s, featuring heavy More...

Gus G

Nov 1 2010 1:00AM
When historians look back on the impact that Ozzy Osbourne has had on the world of guitar, it’s going to be pretty damn impressive for a guy who doesn’t even play. More...

The Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival

Nov 1 2010 1:00AM
While the tallest letters on the marquee for this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival might have been reserved for big-name acts like Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold, somebody had to whip the crowd into a raging More...

The Scorpions

Nov 1 2010 1:00AM
In America, we take this German phrase to mean “goodbye,” although a more apt translation might be “until we meet again.” More...

Audio Porcupine Tree39s Steven Wilson on His Live Tone

Aug 14 2010 1:55PM
Porcupine Tree kicked of the band's late summer 2010 U.S. tour with an incredible two hour show at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco on Thursday August 12. More...

Michael Paget

Aug 11 2010 10:45AM
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE MAY SEEM like a new band to many, but in fact coguitarists Michael “Padge” Paget and Matthew Tuck are old friends who began releasing hard rock albums as Jeff Killed John in 1998. More...

Military Metal Five Finger Death Punch Rock the Troops

Nov 1 2010 1:00AM
Five Finger Death Punch was founded by Hungarian-born guitarist Zoltan Bathory in 2005, and the band’s kick-ass-and-take-names approach has endeared it to not only fans of heavy music across the globe, but also to More...

Jeff Loomis

Nov 1 2010 1:00AM
Nevermore’s Jeff Loomis is shaping up to be one of the leading lights of a new generation of metal shredders. More...

Coheed and Cambria

Sep 21 2010 5:55PM
CHILDHOOD FRIENDS CLAUDIO SANCHEZ AND TRAVIS Stever formed Coheed and Cambria in 2001. More...

Under the Radar Bobby Smith

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
Smith wrote in to blast GP for its Orianthi cover (yeah, join the club, boyo), and when we checked him out on MySpace, his “This Is Real” knocked us on our butts. More...

Matt Pike

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
SOMETIMES IT’S NICE—COMFORTING EVEN—WHEN METAL is just metal. No dilly dallying with sub genres or crossover hybrids—just riff after punishing riff delivered with a hell spawn fury. More...

GP Flashback Tony Iommi October 1974

Jun 7 2010 9:30AM
Black Sabbath lead guitarist Tony Iommi stands well over six-feet tall and plays like he has six fingers. Not bad, since several years ago Tony hacked off the ends of his middle and ring fingers on his right hand (he plays More...

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