BIZARRE: 13 - You Need To See This

“I did say to him, ‘Do you want to play on something else?’ He said, ‘No. Your solos are good. I don’t need to play’”: Tony Iommi reveals Brian May’s role on his upcoming solo record

The Black Sabbath riffsmith recently announced the release date of his new album, From the Dark

Guitar World · Jul 31

“It’s the actual composer, the actual score – the riffs played properly loud in a room that can withstand all the ripping and tearing”: Mick Gordon to perform Doom score live for the very first time next year

The Australian composer will bring the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter vibes – and his infamous Doom Machine – when he headlines the UK's RADAR Festival 2027

Guitar World · Jul 31

“A celebration of legendary bass tone”: Geezer Butler gets a limited-edition combo and Dingwall honors a modern metal great in July’s biggest bass releases

From classic heavy-metal thunder to the soulful tones of reggae, these are the bass releases putting some serious weight behind July’s gear calendar

Guitar World · Jul 31

“He would text me, ‘I'm in pain. This thing, it's getting me down.’ I would just say, ‘You're the strongest man I know’”: Ozzy Osbourne's best friend on the legend's final days

Billy Idol's rhythm guitarist, Billy Morrison, was the Prince of Darkness' best friend for three decades

Guitar World · Jul 29

“Alex Lifeson went off on loose-limbed benders, taking madcap detours and stretching out phrases just to see where they’d land”: Rush deliver the thrill of mastery at Madison Square Garden – live review

At the first show of their four-night stand in NYC, the new trinity of Lifeson, Lee, and Nilles delivered a tour de force of classics, deep cuts, and fearless musicianship

Guitar World · Jul 29

"Any aspiring dirt purveyor worth their salt will naturally gravitate toward the HalfLife’s crushing wall of sound" EarthQuaker Devices Sunn O))) HalfLife Octave Distortion & Booster review

EQD’s HalfLife pedal delivers the droned, bottom-heavy fury inspired by Sunn O))) with uncompromising force

Guitar World · Jul 29

“Unrecognizable. Make it right”: Guitarist calls out American Airlines after his acoustic was returned to him in pieces

Titus Tucker is the latest player to have his gear destroyed by an airline

Guitar World · Jul 29

“Cover music has been analog AI for a long time”: Fender CEO Bud Cole under fire from online guitar community for AI comments

Cole's comments on AI's place in the guitar world from earlier this year have resurfaced – and not been well-received

Guitar World · Jul 29

“There was really no plan, but festivals started making offers. Our manager got us on a call, and I was basically crying – it's what I’d been waiting for”: Chris Caffery on the return of Savatage, and his guitar partnership with the late Criss Oliva

Ahead of the release of a new classic lineup era live album, he looks back on working with the queen of rock and the king of polka, and admits to pride over a unique Trans-Siberian Orchestra stat

Guitar World · Jul 29

“We’re not trying to prove anything – it rocks”: Tony Iommi announces first solo album in 21 years – hear the new single, World Alone

Iommi has shared the record's lead single ahead of its release later this year

Guitar World · Jul 29