We catch up with Claudio Sanchez and Travis Stever to find out all about their latest album, writing timeless riffs in your mum’s kitchen, and being reunited with stolen guitars over a decade later.
When Fredrik Thordendal announced his leave of absence from Meshuggah mid-tour, his guitar partner Mårten Hagström was lost. We talk to him about finding his way back and becoming Immutable.
With Covid-19 keeping the band off stage and in the writing room, Halestorm came up with a stripped-back album of good old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll that’s also their heaviest to date.
We sit down with the guitarist to talk his brand-new Charvel signature model, the “futuristic simplicity” at the heart of his design ethos, and why he doesn’t waste his time comparing his playing style to anyone else – even the greats.
As arena-rock ghouls Ghost deliver their latest studio sermon, we talk guitar specifics and long-term goals with frontman Tobias Forge and guest guitarist Fredrik Åkesson.
The thrash pioneer on why he wanted Exodus’ new album to explode in your face, the trusty Yamaha that powered the record, and why he will never give up searching for the tone in his head.
The melodic death metal masters discuss the raging riffs that built Slaughter Of The Soul, and how they’re subverting expectations with their dense new album.
