When it comes to pushing the boundaries of technique, Tosin Abasi is constantly raising the bar for the current generation of metal guitar players. By drawing inspiration from many styles, consciously ...

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Everyone on the Internet loves a good, spirited argument, and in the metal musician community nothing seems to get feathers ruffled these days like the very mention of 8- and 9-string guitars. Gear ...

When Swedish metal icons Meshuggah unleashed their mighty, low down, single-string riffs on Nothing in 2002, the meaning of the word heavy was henceforth redefined. From then, the 8-string guitar has ...