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Roar Like Thunder EARACHE

With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, “hopefully there will be some surprises”.

With their 2022 debut album, Cardinal Black showed the world how the budding guitar hero in their ranks could thrive in a band environment. Here, Chris Buck explains how its follow-up has taken his playing and songwriting to the next level

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

The Back To The Beginning show features the greatest metal bill ever assembled. Over the next 12 pages, some of the musicians appearing share just what Ozzy and Black Sabbath mean to them

A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most