REVEALED: Mike stringer - The Real Truth

The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

unpeople, Bring Me The Horizon and Ho99o9 are just some of the bands who are vying for your vote in this week's new song round-up

Metal Hammer · Jun 12

“My main issue with this riff rock world is that it’s derivative and boring. Let’s be honest – at this point, most riffs have been written”: How the hunt for clicks has made the lone guitar intro obsolete

Contemporary counterparts to Smoke on the Water and Whole Lotta Love are increasingly rare. Are we about to see the tables turned?

Guitar World · May 13

“It will take time to build up the accuracy that the riff demands”: Welcome to Mike Stringer’s downpicking bootcamp

In his debut GW column, the prog-metal master teaches you the punishing seven-string string-skipping techniques behind Spiritbox’s Jaded

Guitar World · Apr 2

"I hate so many people!" Spiritbox give us a track-by-track guide to Tsunami Sea

Spiritbox's immense new album Tsunami Sea is finally here - so we got Mike Stringer and Courtney LaPlante to talk us through every track on the record

Metal Hammer · Mar 7, 2025

"I was emotionally moved watching Megan Thee Stallion interact with her fans." From surprise collabs with rap superstars to playing with Bring Me The Horizon and explosive new album Tsunami Sea, inside Spiritbox's incredible year

How Spiritbox have taken steps to world domination

Metal Hammer · Mar 5, 2025

George Harrison's amazing career as a guitarist, during and after the Beatles – only in the new Guitar World

Also starring Dhani Harrison, Dream Theater's John Petrucci, Spiritbox's Mike Stringer, Warren Haynes, Buck Dharma, X's Billy Zoom, Jinjer, Paul Gilbert, Cobra Kai's guitar guys, 60 years of Peavey and more

Guitar World · Feb 25, 2025

“He fell about laughing with glee as he tried them”: Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer has been honored with signature Bare Knuckles – the same pickups from his new Aristides offset

The high-output Halcyon humbuckers promise the power of active pickups with the benefits of passive designs

Guitar World · Feb 21, 2025

“I cannot think of another guy that has been so tuned in with his instrument. I’m like, ‘How the hell is that even possible?’” Mike Stringer is one of the hottest metal guitar talents right now – and he has an unlikely hero

The celebrated Spiritbox riffer has singled out one of his biggest non-metal inspirations, and he’s dished out some serious praise

Guitar World · Feb 19, 2025

“A modernized take on an iconic shape”: Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer wowed metalheads with a custom offset Jackson. Now he’s turned to Aristides for his first signature guitar – a brutal, space-age take on the Jazzmaster

Soon to be available in six-, seven-, and eight-string formats, the STX brings the offset hype to Aristides’ range of custom builds for the first time

Guitar World · Feb 3, 2025

“Watching the destruction and its impact has been heartbreaking – I want to raise as much as possible”: Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer to raffle off his gear in support of L.A. wildfires relief

Stringer reveals that the wildfires have affected the band on a personal level, as bassist Josh Gilbert lost his home to the fires

Guitar World · Jan 21, 2025