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Dave Mustaine (L) and James Hetfield of Metallica perform at Day Four of the bands' 30th Anniversary shows at The Fillmore on December 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California.

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

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Guitarist Eric Johanson with an electric guitar

“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

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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

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Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs onstage at FivePoint Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, September 2, 2018

“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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James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett perform live with Metallica.

James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett: “The Most Surprising Thing About Our Guitar Rigs”

By Jude Gold published

Metallica's co-guitarists go deep on gear in this classic GP interview.

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Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Talk Axe-Fx Rigs, Censored Songs and Making Hardwired...

By Guitar Player Staff published

The Metallica axemen take you behind the scenes of Hardwired … to Self-Destruct.

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