DAMIAN FANELLI Editor-in-Chief
IT’S SAFE TO say our Eighties Issue [August 2022] was popular — at the newsstand and when some of its features hit GuitarWorld.com once the issue was off newsstands. Apparently (and as we’ve long suspected), an impressive number of “guitar people” love reading about Warren DeMartini, Vito Bratta and Rudolph Schenker’s takes on the Eighties. So let me ask you: Who — from that era — would you like to see covered next in GW? Simple question. Let us know! And don’t worry — we already have some ideas in the works…
TWO DIFFERENT COVERS THIS MONTH: Like the subhead says, there are two different covers this month — Slipknot and Lamb of God. Collect all two!
SPEAKING OF LAMB OF GOD: Late in the production cycle for this issue, Phil Demmel announced he’ll be filling in for Lamb of God’s Willie Adler on the band’s string of European shows that kicked off in early August (I’m literally writing these words in early August, BTW). Demmel also replaced Adler for LOG’s performances on the ShipRocked cruise back in January. Demmel — who just put out a crushing five-song EP with Vio-lence [with coverage in our August issue] — is something of an in-demand “bullpen guy” for veteran metal bands. Last fall, he was enlisted by Overkill for their first live gig in two y
