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As was the case on his  Kingdom of the Sun debut album which was released last year, Boller demonstrates his remarkable two-hand tapping abilities, which are the crux of his songwriting and provide a hypnotic foundation for his explosive, emotive soloing. "Ritual Lights" is a warm, melodic track that was written during the Hindu religious festival Diwali, also referred to as the Festival of Lights, and in the video below, Boller is seen seated in a dim room alongside his amp, pulling whimsical...

Marty Friedman understands the guitars popularity has been on the decline amid rocks fade from the mainstream and credited YouTubers and their ingenuity for serving as the new playground for inspiration as the guitar has begun to rise back to prominence. The former Megadeth axeman and all-around virtuoso spoke with Ultimate-Guitar about the guitars resurgence and how internet-based creatives are currently inspiring him and countless others. He even counted the more comedic approaches some gu...

With a new record en route, we checked in with ERRAs Jesse Cash to get a little background on the evolution of his playing for this edition of Gear Factor. Cash, who formerly played bass with the band and is their clean vocalist, says that like many, he started by learning Deep Purples "Smoke on the Water" before picking up on some heavier rock classics. Blue Oyster Cults "Dont Fear the Reaper" was actually his first riff learned and from there he gravitated to metal. “I just seemed to have ...

A famous children's song started him on his journey.

Get a closer look at the origins of two newer tracks.

From Nirvana to present day.

Raised on AC/DC and Sabbath, and still rocking hard on 'Running Games.'

The simple play of a record can change your life forever. Thats what happened with Melvins Buzz Osborne, who tells Loudwires Gear Factor that it was a Johnny Winter song that made him want to pick up a guitar. “‘I Guess I’ll Go Away.’ That riff right there, that did it," the singer-guitarist recalls. "I was in this guy named John Murphy’s bedroom and it was his sister’s record. I was like, ‘Oh my God, what is that?’ I still love that record and love his playing. When I heard t...

Toward the end of 2020, TikTok star Zaria saw her fame skyrocket after an absolute takedown of online trolls who called her out for wearing a Metallica shirt. Though shes gotten plenty of attention as a singer online, those questioning her metal cred got a lesson they wont soon forget, and now, Zaria joins us fpr this edition of Gear Factor. In this episode, were digging a little deeper with this emerging talent to learn a bit of her musical background. Zaria tells us that her first recogn...

In this edition of Gear Factor, self-taught guitarist of Nervosa, Prika Amaral, discusses how learning to play on her own gave her a more unique sound. The guitarist says she never had a teacher and while she attempted over time to play to a specific technique, Prika always preferred her own style. “I tried to change the way that I played but I think this technically makes me different and I like it,” says Amaral, who shows off her picking. Prika also takes us back in time to reveal how t...