Total Guitar
Ihsahn – "Extreme music lends itself well to experimental arrangements"
In an extraordinary double album, former Emperor guitarist Ihsahn delivers new material in two contrasting versions: metal and orchestral. "It was a perfect match," he says, “because my guitar had the same tuning as the cellos!"
8 min |
March 2024
Rolling Stone UK
Declan McKenna Breaks Free
The singer-songwriter discusses the more chilled vibe that defines his third album, the pressure on artists to engage with social media, and how he's becoming the artist he always wanted to be
9 min |
February/March 2024
Guitar Techniques
Judas Priest
This month Jamie Hunt examines the riffs and rhythms of Glen Tipton and KK Downing, from one of Birmingham’s greatest ever metal bands.
1 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
HOWIE LITTLE
A minute's all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the airport, we grabbed a quick chat with the guitarist from north England's classic to modern rock band, ATLAS.
5 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
MITCH DALTON
The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace. This month: It’s Grim Up West.
3 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
MARCIO PHILOMENA Six Jazz Licks
This month the Brazilian jazz master, Berklee graduate and Master in Music at Hague Conservatoire shares six of his favourite jazz licks, with Jon Bishop as your guide.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
PHI YAAN-ZEK
Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music's most evocative moments. Jason Sidwell asks top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: the multi-cultural prog-rock and fusion titan talks to GT.
7 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
PLAY BETTER SOLOS!
This month Jon Bishop is looking to supercharge your soloing and add interest to your lead work. If you feel it's time to explore some new ideas then look no further.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
WOLFGANG A. MOZART Marriage Of Figaro: Duettino
Dust off your cravat as Declan Zapala has prepared a charming arrangement of the classic scene from Mozart’s opera masterpiece, as heard in The Shawshank Redemption.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
KINGS OF LEON
Kings Of Leon formed almost 25 years ago in Nashville, Tennessee and consist of the Followill brothers Caleb, who plays rhythm guitar and sings lead vocals, drummer Nathan, and bassist Jared, along with their lead guitar-playing cousin Nathan Followill.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
MATTEO MANCUSO
Charlie Griffiths takes a journey through the style of an Italian virtuoso who chooses classical guitar fingerstyle over other picking approaches.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
ALBERT COLLINS
Put a cold shot into your playing this month as David Gerrish explores the ultra-cool licks of the Master Of The Telecaster, aka The Iceman.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
ERIC JOHNSON
This month Andy G Jones focuses on the legendary Texan guitarist whose fast flowing lines and Pentatonic flurries continue to amaze.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
BLUES SCALE LICKS
This month Simon Barnard shows how adding one chromatic note to the scale can dramatically spice up your standard Minor Pentatonic licks.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
During the filming of his video licks for GT, Jason Sidwell spoke to Marcio about his jazz influences, his musical equipment and composing.
What were your first jazz inspirations?
3 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
THE CROSSROADS Django Reinhardt Blues
For this month's feature, John Wheatcroft shows us what the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist has to offer the blues player of today- and a lot more besides.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
VIDEO MASTERCLASS THE EAGLES
Blending country and rock with perfectly orchestrated harmony lead lines, The Eagles are responsible for some of the most iconic recordings. With Jamie Humphries.
4 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
GEORGE KARAYIANNIS
In this month's JTC Guitar lesson we meet a brilliant Greek guitarist, teacher and performing musician who mixes rock and metal with jazz and prog influences.
1 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
LARRY CARLTON
This month Stuart Ryan has five intro licks from his latest Fundamental Changes book, based on the sophisticated style of a guitar icon.
1 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
JUSTIN SANDERCOE
The founder of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This Month: The Journey Together.
3 min |
April 2024
Guitar Techniques
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
Stuart Ryan presents another hero of the \"outlaw country' movement alongside Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.
2 min |
April 2024
Guitarist
DENNY LAINE 1944-2023
Multi-instrumetlist, singer-songwriter Denny Laine died at the end of last year after a career that saw him top the charts in both The Moody Blues and Wings
3 min |
March 2024
Prog
Set The Controls...
Producer Youth talks to Prog about his new reboot of The Orb David Gilmour's 2010 collaboration album Metallic Spheres into Metallic Spheres In Colour and the mouthwatering prospect of the project being performed live, super-hi-tech, which would be the most amazing gig I could ever witness\".
5 min |
Issue 147
Guitarist
TELL ME STRAIGHT
Keith Richards, the legendary master of the ageless riff, talks about the magic and loss of Hackney Diamonds, the sparkling new Rolling Stones album
10+ min |
March 2024
Prog
DEREK FORBES
Forever associated with new wave, ex-Simple Minds bassist Derek Forbes reveals the influence of ELP, Steve Hillage and Genesis on their music.
2 min |
Issue 147
Prog
PETRA HERMANOVA
Transplanted to Berlin, the Czech musician rediscovered her mojo after an injury forced her to change instrument.
1 min |
Issue 147
Prog
TEMIC
Prog-metal alumni band's pulse-driven project forms with a little help from Mike Portnoy.
2 min |
Issue 147
Prog
The PROG READERS' POLL 2023
Prog magazine is 15 years old next issue. And, when I look back to our original readers' poll and then at this year's results, I can really see how far things have moved on from those heady, innocent days of 2009! True, some older evergreens are still there, but it really is like looking at a different landscape sometimes.
5 min |
Issue 147
Prog
Art School Dancing
One day in 1987, Porcupine Tree founder Steven Wilson met singer-songwriter Tim Bowness. Whether or not the planets were aligned that day, you can determine for yourself, but their subsequent collaborations as No-Man would result in some extraordinary and innovative music - as you can find out on their new box set Housekeeping: The OLI Years 1990-1994.
7 min |
Issue 147
Prog
Q&A STEVE BABB
Glass Hammer's main maestro discusses the creation of ARISE, satisfying personal expectations and what it's like to steer the ship after three decades.
4 min |