One of the best surprises came in 2023 when Ville Valo released Neon Noir, his premier solo album containing the tracks from the EP Gothica Fennica Vol. 1 (2020) and more. Valo may stand as an icon of ...

We've all been there. Or worse still, you're playing, all is well, and then the mind goes blank. Here, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, ...

Will fretless guitar pioneer Ned Evett’s new record, “Strange Kind of Freedom,” released Nov. 8 on all major platforms, ...

Despite the prevalence of these ghost players, uncredited guitar solos remain a dirty little (open) secret in the rock world. It's easy to see why: Rock guitarists are judged with scrutiny ...

Any great rock song tends to be built off of the guitar ... arrangements. While Can’t Buy a Thrill is the closest thing they have to a patchy record in their discography, ‘Do It Again’ introduced them ...

Much of the work to cultivate a unique sound was done with his guitar, and below, he’s picked out his favourite guitar solos for the band. Though Roger Waters and Gilmour’s songwriting should be ...

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Skynyrd's "Free ... solos on "I'll Wait" and "Little Dreamer" any day. Brian Robertson's solo on Thin Lizzy's "Don't Believe a Word" is killer, but there's twice as many wicked guitar wipeouts ...