TERRORIZER #208: GODS OF WAR!

  The new issue of Terrorizer is about to drop, and it might just be our mightiest yet. In this month's cover feature, AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg opens up on some of the things that frustate him as an artist and a person as we track the formidab… more »

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Sick Sounds 6 takes on Michael Amott and a brace of quirky reviews

Bands that focus entirely on dissonance can often begin to sound less brutal, as there are no contrasting sections to make the heavy riffs sound heavier. more »

WATCH TEXTURES GUITARIST'S SECOND GUITAR LESSON LECTURE

Returning with another 'school of rock-esque' instruction video to chew on is Textures own 7-string guitarist Bart Hennephof. Bart has up uploaded his second instructional video offering which in itself features as he explains “some of the coolest riffs… more »

All worship the power of the riff!

  What are your favourite riffs? What are the coolest riffs of all time? If you go to the Sick Sounds forum you can have your say: Baroness? Black Sabbath? Burzum? We want to know what you think are the sickest riffs ever, why not give us your top… more »

Boss sell 10 million pedals

  Boss, home of the famous guitar effects pedals, have now sold over 10 million pedals worldwide to date. To celebrate this they have produced a free downloadable Boss screensaver. There are two versions available, the full version complete with cor… more »

Sick Sounds presents Jon ‘Junky Jon’ Rushforth's Death Metal Drumming Masterclass

BLAST TYRANT Jon ‘Junky Jon’ Rushforth is a bit of a tearaway but don’t let that distract from his hyper-kinetic adroitness behind a drumkit. Once of Gorerotted, back when they were straight-up death, he’s now concentrating on a number of death metal p… more »