BIZARRE: 3 - What They Never Told You

Guitar Hero’s spiritual successor is stacked with iconic tracks – but some big hitters are missing

Stage Tour comes from the makers of the cultural smash and is set to release on December 10

Guitar World · Aug 28

“It sounded too clean to me, honestly, but when I heard itwith everything else, it was amazing”: How a little songcraft and a lot less gain brought chart success for emo-punk vets Joyce Manor

Killing the gain made the emo-punks’ new album kick harder than ever; now they’re hijacking the Billboard charts on their own terms

Guitar World · Aug 28

That time Yngwie Malmsteen shredded his way through The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon: “That’s a guitar legend right there”

The Swedish virtuoso played an insane number of notes as he sat in with the Roots on Jimmy Fallon

Guitar World · Aug 28

“I walked out to my car, thinking I’m never going to hear from those guys again. They called me the next day and I tracked two new songs”: How bassist Zach Cooper earned a permanent place in Coheed and Cambria

Cooper has since become an integral part of the Coheed machine, bringing an aggressive but articulate approach to the band’s low-end

Guitar World · Aug 27

Sleep Token love them. Progressive guitar heroes worship them. But they imploded spectacularly. This is the story of unsung prog icons Oceansize: “We put ourselves through hell because we knew we were better than everybody else in the music industry”

Major players including Misha Mansoor and Yvette Young have cited Oceansize as an influence, yet the combustible UK outfit remain under the radar – in part because they simply cannot be imitated

Guitar World · Aug 27

Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to Tim Curry as he shares their unlikely connection: “It changed my career trajectory forever”

Tim Curry, best known for his role in the 1975 film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Show, launched his debut album in 1978, which included Sloe Gin, later covered by Bonamassa

Guitar World · Aug 27

Guitar Center unveils Crossroads 2026 collection with limited-edition Eric Clapton and John Mayer models: “These guitars are sacred things to me”

An exclusive PRS Silver Sky that will see action at the festival and a recreation of Clapton's Blind Faith Telecaster headline the drop

Guitar World · Aug 27

“It’s been a privilege to have him elevating my songs because he’s a musical genius”: Steve Louw on making his folk-country rock mashup – with a little help from Joe Bonamassa once again

Traces of the Flood is produced by Kevin Shirley, features Louw making the most of a third guitarist, and channeling his Dylan influences for one of the most breathtaking records of 2026

Guitar World · Aug 27

"You’ll be making your first songs in no time": 7 steps to record your guitar in GarageBand

From project setup to bouncing tracks, a 20-year recording pro shows beginners how to record electric guitar in GarageBand and get studio-quality tones

Guitar World · Aug 27

"An unusual pedal that's trying to do something new": DOD Drag Analog Delay Pedal review

The spiritual successor to the DOD Rubberneck is just as weird

Guitar World · Aug 27