Total Guitar - February 2022

"Guitar is really emotional for me"

Indigo De Souza is Gen-Z alt-pop’s rising star – aided by guitar-playing best friend Dexter Webb

"Prog is perfect for Eurovision!"

Can Aussie rockers Voyager win Europe's favourite song contest like Lordi and Måneskin before them? "It's a dream," says guitarist Simone Dow

"I got used to playing one riff and then nothing for two minutes!"

The genresmashing sound of Enter Shikari requires a guitarist who always thinks outside the box

"When James puts that guitar in his hands he immediately wants to play fast riffs!”

Metallica's co-producer Greg Fidelman reveals how the new album was made - with Hetfield and Hammett using battle-hardened gear, and the whole band focused on capturing a 'live' feel

Rodrigo y Gabriela – "Our music can be experimental”

Rodrigo y Gabriela are breaking new ground - but for one half of the duo, going electric means less shredding...

A CERTAIN SHADE OF GREENY

The most iconic Les Paul of all time? Gibson drops a long-awaited USA production version of Greeny

\"IT'S A GIRL AND A GUY BOTH RIPPING ON GUITARS!\"

How Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton got together to create a new blues explosion

\"We use the guitar like a sound generator\"

With a bizarre new concept album, HMLTD are defying the expectations of guitar‑based music. “We get excited by very stupid ideas!” says guitarist Duc Peterman

\"IT'S JUST THE GUITAR AND THE AMP\"

FOR A CLASSIC HEAVY METAL SOUND, JUDAS PRIEST’S RICHIE FAULKNER KEEPS IT SIMPLE

SCOTT REYNOLDS (CLT DRP)

CLT DRP – pronounced ‘Clit Drip’ for anyone too abashed to ask – are a trio of electro-punk feminists from Brighton.