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I mean, I can't be the only one making bad Tolkien puns

It's better to be denied "Wings" than "No Stairway." And you're probably more into Page than McCartney anyhow.

If you don't know Carvin, I feel bad for you son.

I'm sure they'll let you jam on their gear whenever you want. After all, what's Thine is yours.

So just be zen about it.

Watch in wonder as drummer Peter Costa will "Bring Down the Stars."

Guitarist Jason Volpe and his GoPro take you for a headstock ride into the ear canals of madness.

*Not to be confused with "Bjorn Strong," the Swedish bodybuilder.

The technical death metal band brings the futurism without getting too technical about it.

I've also said that if you're going to mimic something, do it how Bates would do it. Words to live

The band has recently moved to Kemper Profiling amps.

The engineer/musicians talk shop about mastering, recording, and performing.

A drummer that brings his own mics to the gig is a drummer I can get behind.

A spin on the usual Rigged format. Today, we enter the studio to see how the guitar tone on The

A better look at the vocal tracking process this time, for the band's new record Phenomena

Some fans like gear rundowns with actual amps. Others like seeing amp modellers applied in new contexts. And for once,