Interviews

Frankie Whyte of The Dead Idols

Frankie Whyte and The Dead Idols hail from Canada. But that’s OK; we like ’em anyway.

HeadCat Interview with Danny B. Harvey

What do you get when you mix Motörhead with Stray Cats? The HeadCat!

Meshuggah Share the Secrets of Their Sound

Fredrik Thordendal and Marten Hagstrom remind you where djent came from.

Taking Back Sunday

Eddie Reyes and John Nolan discuss gear, influences and a new album coming June 28.

Frankie Whyte of The Dead Idols

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Title: Guitar Girl’d: Interview with Frankie Whyte of The Dead Idols

HeadCat Interview with Danny B. Harvey

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Meshuggah Share the Secrets of Their Sound

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Taking Back Sunday

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Title: Interview: Taking Back Sunday guitarists Eddie Reyes and John Nolan

Latest Interviews

Guitar Girl’d: Interview with Frankie Whyte of The Dead Idols

Posted 05/26/2011 at 1:46pm | by Laura B. Whitmore

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Frankie Whyte and The Dead Idols hail from Canada. But that’s OK; we like ’em anyway. Self-described as a “rock ‘n’ roll misfit explosion band,” the group’s raw, energetic, nothings-gonna-stop-us-from-having-a-good-time vibe feels just about right.

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HeadCat Interview with Danny B. Harvey

Posted 05/26/2011 at 10:32am | by Matthew Pavlichko

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Lemmy conjures thoughts of Motörhead. Slim Jim Phantom is pure Stray Cats. Throw in Danny B. Harvey, the Texas-born, Chet Atkins-loving guitarist/pianist from the Lonesome Spurs, and you've got a unique — but rocking — mix of musical styles and backgrounds.

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Meshuggah Share the Secrets of Their Sound

Posted 05/26/2011 at 9:41am | by Nick Bowcott

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Meshuggah Share the Secrets of Their Sound

The Swedish seven-stringers discuss the equipment they abuse to create their brutal tones.

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Interview: Taking Back Sunday guitarists Eddie Reyes and John Nolan

Posted 05/25/2011 at 3:40am | by Scott Iwasaki

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Taking Back Sunday's Eddie Reyes and John Nolan tried their hands at drumming before the six-string seduced their adolescent phalanges. Once the two struck their first chords, there was no looking back, although Reyes confesses he still picks up the sticks every now and then to teach his son to play.

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Interview: Munaf Rayani of Explosions in the Sky

Posted 05/25/2011 at 1:35am | by Josh Hart

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When we last spoke with Explosions in the Sky, fresh from their headlining show at New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall, the Austin-based instrumental quartet were at the high point of their careers — that is until a few weeks later, when the news came in that their sixth studio album, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, had landed at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 Chart. Guitar World caught up with Explosions in the Sky guitarist Munaf Rayani to talk about the new album and the band’s surprising success.

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Interview: Stryper's Michael Sweet

Posted 05/13/2011 at 12:07pm | by Josh Hart

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The Stryper frontman talks gear, The Covering and the possibility of a new Stryper album.

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My Chemical Romance Discuss 'Danger Days'

Posted 05/04/2011 at 11:58am | by Joe Bosso, Photo By Kevin Scanlon

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The Black Parade nearly killed them with its success. But My Chemical Romance found changing directions almost as fatal when it came to making their latest, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.

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Tom Morello Talks '90s Alternative and Nu-Metal

Posted 04/13/2011 at 3:03pm | by Mikael Wood, Photo By Ross Halfin

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When it comes to the electric guitar, Tom Morello has been breaking the rules since his early days with Rage Against the Machine. The axman talks about the Nineties alt-rock revolution and his latest iconoclastic musical projects.

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