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121. On The Radar: Wampire (5/3/2013)
Read more about On The Radar: Wampire at MusicRadar.com Target: WampireSurveillance: Location: Portland, OregonIntelligence: If the characters of The Lost Boys formed a band back in their heyday, it might have sounded like Wampire. The brain-chi...
 
122. Dear Guitar Hero: Slayer's Jeff Hanneman on Songwriting, Pre-Show Warmups, Hendrix and More (5/3/2013)
This 2010 story is from the Guitar World archives. Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died of liver failure on May 2, 2013, at age 49. He’s a founding member of Slayer and one of the fastest players in thrash. But what Guitar World readers really wa...
 
123. Rock World Reacts to Death of Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman (5/2/2013)
An untold number of heavy metal artists and fans, many of whom are at Club Nokia in Los Angeles for tonight's 5th Annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, instantly expressed their grief over Hanneman's death via Twitter. As a tribute to the late gui...
 
124. Slayer Guitarist and Co-Founder Jeff Hanneman Dead at 49 (5/2/2013)
Only two years after contracting a rare skin tissue disease, Slayer guitarist and co-founder Jeff Hanneman died today, Thursday, May 2, of liver failure at a Southern California hospital. Slayer announced the news this afternoon, with the follo...
 
125. Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dies aged 49 (5/2/2013)
Read more about Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dies aged 49 at MusicRadar.com Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of the legendary thrash metal band Slayer, died earlier today of liver failure. He was 49 years old.Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald, the gro...
 
126. Audio Interview: Catching Up with White Wizzard's Jake Dreyer, Will Wallner and Jon Leon (5/2/2013)
Los Angeles-based classic metal outfit White Wizzard formed in 2007. After enduring several lineup changes, the band finally seems to have settled on solid ground. Their early albums — High Speed GTO and Over The Top — treated fans to some soli...
 
127. Song and Video Premiere: New Day Dawn — "Whatever It Takes" (5/2/2013)
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the premiere of "Whatever It Takes," a new song by New Day Dawn. The song is from the band's new EP, Rise Above This. The music video for “Whatever It Takes,” which you can check out below, features footage of the...
 
128. Review: Randall Amplifiers RG13 Three-Channel, 1-Watt Amp (5/2/2013)
The dreadful “must use provided backline” or “just use the mysterious amp at the drummer’s house” are circumstances where we hope for the best, yet fear the worst. I mean, drummers somehow acquire freakishly weird amps; like, who ever heard of ...
 
129. Beatallica's Jaymz Lennfield talks Beatles/Metallica mash-ups on Abbey Load (5/2/2013)
Read more about Beatallica's Jaymz Lennfield talks Beatles/Metallica mash-ups on Abbey Load at MusicRadar.com
 
130. Firewind Announce New Live Album, 'Apotheosis — Live 2012' (5/2/2013)
Firewind, featuring Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G., will release a new live album, Apotheosis — Live 2012," June 24 via Century Media Records in Europe. The cover artwork for Apotheosis — Live 2012, which will be released as a Digipak in its fir...
 
131. Monster Energy's Rock Allegiance Tour, with Volbeat, HIM,
 All That Remains and Airbourne, Set for Summer (5/2/2013)
If there was ever any question about rock 'n' roll being alive and well, the answer has arrived in the form of Monster Energy's Rock Allegiance Tour.

 The late summer trek will feature four game-changing rock bands from four different countries...
 
132. Video: Black Sabbath Perform New Song, "Loner," in Australia (5/2/2013)
Black Sabbath whipped out another new song during a recent show in Australia. The song, "Loner," can be heard — and seen (sort of) — below, courtesy of some fan-filled video. "Methademic" is track 3 on the band's upcoming new album, 13, which wi...
 
133. AXL Guitars Introduces AXL USA Hand-Aged Bulldog (5/2/2013)
AXL Guitars has introduces the AXL USA Hand-Aged Bulldog. Each AXL USA Hand-Aged Bulldog has been aged to perfection by AXL's craftsmen to produce a one-of-a-kind instrument. Limited to a first run of 50 pieces, the Hand-Aged Bulldog has the loo...
 
134. Exclusive Song Premiere: Walter Trout — "Bad Love" (5/2/2013)
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "Bad Love" by Walter Trout. The track is from Trout's new album, Luther’s Blues: A Tribute to Luther Allison, which will be released June 11 by Mascot Label Group's Provogue Records. The ...
 
135. The 100 Greatest Metallica Songs of All Time (5/2/2013)
Metallica are undeniably the most influential rock band of the past 30 years. That fact can be perceived simply by looking at the numbers. They are on the exclusive list of music artists who have sold more than 100 million records, and each of ...
 
136. Win A Martin D-35 Seth Avett Custom Acoustic-Electric Guitar (5/2/2013)
There’s been a huge resurgence of rootsy music over the past few years, and the Avett Brothers have been leading that charge. You might not think of Seth Avett as a guitar hero, but the guy is an ultra-talented musician who is influencing a lot ...
 
137. $35,000 Mic Locker Giveaway! (5/1/2013)
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138. The Oil Slick: Rock Greats Who Briefly Sold Out (5/1/2013)
Musicians and capitalism have a very unique relationship. Obviously, everybody needs money to live, but when an artist does anything besides play music for money, they're seen as "selling out" or suddenly losing all built-up credibility. As odd...
 
139. Small's: Reverend Guitars' Favorite Detroit Bar (5/1/2013)
Running a guitar company sounds like a whole lotta fun, doesn’t it? I mean, you get to be around guitars all day! What could be cooler than that?! Granted, there are a number of things that go into keeping your guitar company going that have ne...
 
140. Required Reading: '365 Guitars, Amps & Effects You Must Play' (5/1/2013)
Many guitarists may never know the crunchy overdrive and sweet compression of a vintage 1968 Marshall JMP50 “Plexi” amplifier driven through a 4x12 Marshall cabinet loaded with Celestion Greenback speakers, much less the grinding, high-gain dist...
 
141. Win an Orange Dark Terror (5/1/2013)
Read more about Win an Orange Dark Terror at MusicRadar.com Orange has announced a pair of competitions giving you lucky people two chances to win an Orange Dark Terror amp. The first - and less demanding - competition simply asks you to like or...
 
142. Win tickets to Download 2013 (5/1/2013)
Read more about Win tickets to Download 2013 at MusicRadar.com Festival season is nearly upon, and for those of our parish who prefer their music heavy and their festivals heavier, there's only one place to be seen this June: Download.Taking pla...
 
143. The 10 Best Covers of Jimi Hendrix Songs (5/1/2013)
When someone is widely hailed as the greatest guitar player ever, how do you step up and cover one of his songs? Have you ever noticed that the ratio of Metallica tribute albums to Hendrix tribute albums is something like 20 to 1? When's the las...
 
144. Essential Listening: 10 Great Fuzz Guitar Songs (5/1/2013)
Musicians can still be a little fuzzy when it comes to describing the sound of fuzz. Some guitarists will tell you it sounds like a 2,000-pound bee trapped in a sturdy metal box — perhaps with a potentiometer installed somewhere behind the wing...
 
145. How to Buy a Fuzz Box: A Guide for the First-Time Buyer (5/1/2013)
Is there anything more luscious than a Big Muff? Who can resist those hairy, in-your-face mouthfuls of fuzz? It’s the box guitarists dream about plugging into all day and night. No wonder Electro-Harmonix named the Big Muff Pi distortion pedal ...
 
146. Neil Giraldo picks 10 essential guitar albums (5/1/2013)
Read more about Neil Giraldo picks 10 essential guitar albums at MusicRadar.com Although
 
147. New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (May 2013) (5/1/2013)
Read more about New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (May 2013) at MusicRadar.com Ever
 
148. Win an Epiphone Wilshire Phant-o-Matic Guitar! (5/1/2013)
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149. Fleetwood Mac release first new music in a decade (5/1/2013)
Read more about Fleetwood Mac release first new music in a decade at MusicRadar.com Fleetwood Mac have released their first new music in ten years, the four-track iTunes exclusive Extended Play. Featuring three new tracks by Lindsey Buckhingham ...
 
150. Heaven's Basement to Headline at "Aftermath," the After-Party of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards Show (4/30/2013)
UK hard rockers Heaven’s Basement have been tapped as headliners for the “Aftermath,” the official after-party of the Fifth Annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards Show Presented By Epiphone. The quartet will perform at The Viper Room in Los Angeles...
 
151. Monitors vs headphones: which is best for mixing? (4/30/2013)
Read more about Monitors vs headphones: which is best for mixing? at MusicRadar.com There are many differences between experiencing a track on speakers and on headphones, and these are mostly to do with how the human auditory system perceives s...
 
152. Listen: Deep Purple Streaming New Song, "Vincent Price" (4/30/2013)
Deep Purple's 19th studio album — Now What?! — came out today, April 30, in North America. Three songs from the new album, which is available on iTunes, are being streamed on YouTube. They are "Hell to Pay," "All the Time in the World" and the n...
 
153. Video: Black Sabbath Perform New Song, "Methademic," in Australia (4/30/2013)
Black Sabbath unveiled another new track last night during a show in Australia. The song, "Methademic," can be heard — and seen (sort of) — below, courtesy of some fan-filled video. "Methademic" will be included as a bonus track (one of three) o...
 
154. Exclusive Album Premiere: Tauk — 'Homunculus' (4/30/2013)
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of Homunculus, the new album by Tauk, a New York City-based instrumental rock/fusion quartet. The album, which was produced by Robert Carranza (Mars Volta, Jack Johnson), was released today...
 
155. New Book/CD: Learn the Licks that Made B.B. King the King of the Blues (4/30/2013)
B.B. King, Blues Legend: A Step-by-Step Breakdown of His Guitar Styles and Techniques is available now at the Guitar World Online Store for $22.99. This Signature Licks Book/CD Pack will help you learn the guitar licks that made B.B. the undispu...
 
156. Steven Wilson talks The Raven That Refused To Sing tour (4/30/2013)
Read more about Steven Wilson talks The Raven That Refused To Sing tour at MusicRadar.com
 
157. Win A Stone Deaf FX PDF-1 Parametric Distortion Pedal (4/29/2013)
Hank at EffectsBay has just launched yet another boutique guitar pedal giveaway. In this giveaway, you have a chance to win a Stone Deaf FX PDF-1. The Stone Deaf FX PDF-1 is a Parametric Distortion Filter and is based on the Maestro Parametric F...
 
158. Senior Citizens Charged with Harassment After Blasting Iron Maiden to Torment Neighbors (4/29/2013)
Over the weekend, a couple in Stockholm, Sweden, were making what is being called a “whistling sound” in their apartment. This was enough to send the couple's neighbors — an 81-year-old man and his 71-year-old wife — into a rage. How did they re...
 
159. Art & Soul: Adam Jones Discusses Tool's Limited-Edition 'Opiate' EP Reissue (4/29/2013)
This is an excerpt from the June 2013 issue of Guitar World magazine. For the rest of this story, and more, check out the issue at the Guitar World Online Store. For Tool, music and imagery are inextricably united—which is why the group is reiss...
 
160. Schecter issues counterfeit warning (4/29/2013)
Read more about Schecter issues counterfeit warning at MusicRadar.com Schecter has issued a counterfeit warning to players looking to purchase their guitars in the wake of copies appearing on auction sites and shipping to the UK. The Synyster Ga...