Buckcherry

Roar Like Thunder EARACHE

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

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

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

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

Close harmonies, smooth grooves, infighting and ‘the bag’: making an album on stage