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The 10 best metal guitarists in the world today
Total Guitar 2015 readers' poll results: the players who put the heavy to the metal.10. Kerry King/Gary Holt (Slayer)After receiving over 50,000 votes across 11 categories, this year's Total Guitar readers' polls were fiercely competitive. Now, the results have been tallied, and we're ready to announce what you voted the...
The 20 Best Rock Guitar Intros of All Time — Watch
Let’s face it: one of the most important parts of a song is its intro. A memorable intro can bring lighters out of pockets, prompt roars of recognition from a crowd and cause freeway drivers to reach for the volume knob. A great intro is also the first thing guitarists...
Metallica pay tribute to record label employee killed in Paris attacks
Metallica have paid tribute to Thomas Ayad, the Universal Music France employee killed at the Eagles of Death Metal gig in Paris last week. Ayad was an international project manager working for Mercury as part of Universal Music France. He was killed at music venue Le Bataclan, which was among...
Inside Metallica’s Struggle to Move On With Jason Newsted
With their career at a crucial stage, Metallica weren’t able to wait very long before replacing original bassist Cliff Burton. On Nov. 8, 1986, roughly six weeks after the horrific bus crash that took Burton’s life, the soon-to-be metal giants played their first gig with Jason Newsted at the Country...
Watch James Hetfield Record New Metallica Music
The members of Metallica are celebrating a completely renovated website — and overhauled fan club — with an introductory video that offers a tantalizingly brief glimpse of guitarist James Hetfield working on some new music.The video, which you can watch at the new Metallica site, begins with a few moments...