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Dave Mustaine levels stunning new claim that Metallica pilfered his riffs from a tape recording after he was replaced by Kirk Hammett
By Phil Weller published
He says James Hetfield and co. scalped ideas from the tape, which he left behind after being fired from the band in 1983

“I had a gold Klon but I lost it in Hurricane Katrina...” Blues supremo Eric Johanson on being both a Metallica and Jack White fanboy and why he’s into tone as much as music
By Jim Beaugez published
With the help of "a really gritty velcro fuzz", blues guitarist Eric Johanson gets into the raw experience of the moment on his latest album, The Deep and the Dirty

The 50 Greatest Rhythm Guitar Players of All Time
By Guitar Player Staff published
The players who don't hog the limelight but do lay down the best chords and riffs in guitar history

“We’ve Been On a Very Long Encore”: Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs Testify to the Power of Electric Guitar
By Mark McStea published
The king of riffs is back in town! After a seven-year absence, Scorpions return to form with ‘Rock Believer.’
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