The guitarists of the year

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

THE HAMMER INTERVIEW

Finally, somebody caught up with Andy LaRocque [June 2025]. As a lifelong guitar player, when somebody asks me who’s missing and underrated, Andy is always in my top five. Part of King Diamond’s long

This month…

THOUGH HE’S RIGHTFULLY earned his place on electric guitar’s version of Mount Rushmore, Martin Barre has never been remotely interested in hero worship — especially when it comes to guitar heroes. “I

As Alex Lifeson ’ s second album from latest prog project, Envy Of None, hits the stores, we delve deep into the mists of its sonic landscape