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Deathcore guitarist explains why Wes Borland is the “greatest nu metal player” and is “pushing a genre forward”
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (328+ words) Chris Garza also credits Borland for maintaining the heavy sounds of Limp Bizkit. Credit: James Klug / Getty Images Chris Garza, guitarist and founding member of Suicide Silence, believes Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland is a nu metal guitar genius, and is…...
“I’d listen to it in my bunk on my Walkman in private”: David Ellefson kept his love of Metallica’s Master of Puppets a secret from Dave Mustaine
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (503+ words) I studied that record and what they were doing" We were never going to sound like them, but it really upped the game for me when it came to songwriting." Credit: Mick Hutson [main], Tim Mosenfelder [inset] / Getty Images David…...
“Metallica were the best of all of us but not anymore”: Gary Holt says Exodus now “crushes” their thrash rivals
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (334+ words) That's my own humble opinion." Credit: Elsie Roymans / Steve Jennings/ Getty Images Master of Puppets may be the best metal album ever made" in the eyes of Gary Holt, but the band behind it is no longer the best" today,…...
Ross “The Boss” Friedman, pioneering Dictators and Manowar guitarist, dies aged 72
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (238+ words) The proto-punk pioneer passes just weeks after revealing his ALS diagnosis. Credit: Lorne Thomson / Getty Images Ross "The Boss" Friedman, guitarist and co-founder of The Dictators and Manowar has died at the age of 72. Friedman passed away on 26 March, weeks…...
Metallica gifted Wolfgang Van Halen a “perfect attendance during a world tour” certificate for not missing a support slot on his M72 tour run: “If that doesn’t show you how much they care…”
1+ week, 3+ day ago (254+ words) Wolfgang says touring with Metallica has been one of the craziest things his band Mammoth have ever been a part of" Images: Michael Buckner (main) and Kevin Winter (circular) / Getty Want more news stories from Guitar.com? Follow us on…...
“I didn't know if I wanted to be on that train”: Original Trivium frontman explains why Matt Heafy's “laser focus” on perfection made him leave the band
4+ week, 1+ day ago (458+ words) I see the updates, and that's not the kind of life I could sustain." While Matt Heafy has very much been the face of American metal heroes Trivium for the bulk of their career, the band's original frontman was Brad…...
“He says stuff off the top of his head, and I'm sure regrets it later”: Chris Poland says he “doesn't hold a grudge” against Dave Mustaine over the “terrible s**t” he said about him after he left Megadeth
4+ week, 2+ day ago (406+ words) The guitarist recounts his close " and often chaotic " bond with the Megadeth frontman, dubbing him the "riff master. Credit: Paul Natkin/ Getty Images Want more news stories from Guitar.com? Follow us on Google News. Former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland…...
Megadeth On Ice: Watch Teemu Mäntysaari play Let There be Shred while ice skating
4+ week, 2+ day ago (336+ words) You probably didn't have this on your 2026 bingo card" Image: Megadeth on YouTube Want more news stories from Guitar.com? Follow us on Google News. Megadeth guitarist Teemu M'ntysaari has just shared a rather cool video of him playing Let…...
“It took a while for James and I to open up”: Lars Ulrich admits not being receptive to Cliff Burton’s musical ideas when he first joined Metallica
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (379+ words) I remember writing the chorus to Master Of Puppets and thinking it was too commercial" "If it's too easy, something's wrong' was kind of the Metallica mantra," says James Hetfield. Image: Pete Cronin / Getty Want more news stories from Guitar....
“We fired you last night because you hate dogs”: CKY frontman makes bizarre claim over bassist’s exit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (345+ words) Mike Leon cites "toxicity" and "unprofessionalism" for his departure " though Chad I Ginsburg disagrees. Credit: Corey Perrine/ Getty Images Want more news stories from Guitar.com? Follow us on Google News. Things have taken a strange turn in the CKY…...