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In the early ’90s, Sepultura, fronted by the vocals and guitar of Max Cavalera (with his brother, Iggor, on drums), was one of the only bands to pull off the concept of “tribal metal.” Combining a barrage of distorted chords, guttural ...

“Man, I grabbed one of those garden gnomes from the castle, and I put it on the dash of our tour bus,” exclaimed Steve Lukather, entertaining some Swedish fans who happened to be seated at our table at Benihana in Anaheim, California, ...

“When you re-read guitar magazine articles about me from the ’70s, you see they had a hard time pinning down where I was coming from,” says Jan Akkerman. “I played loud and fast rock, but it wasn’t from the blues. My influences were Wes ...

When Adam Levy was an editor at Guitar Player, “sensitive” was perhaps the word to describe his demeanor and approach to the guitar. The guy knew a bazillion chords, never grandstanded, and seemed to possess a psychic ability ...

Much of legendary guitarist and composer John McLaughlin’s prolific output has been inextricably tied to an interest in Indian music spanning more than 40 years. It first came to the fore on his second solo album, 1971’s My ...