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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 notes out of his guitar with ease. Boller, who was selected by Joe Satriani as the winner of Guitar...

Marty Friedman understands the guitar's popularity has been on the decline amid rock's 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 guitar's resurgence and how internet-based creatives are currently inspiring him and countless others. He even counted the more comedic approaches some guitarists have taken as being among the best examples of what is making the instrument so exciting...

With a new record en route, we checked in with ERRA's 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 Purple's "Smoke on the Water" before picking up on some heavier rock classics. Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" was actually his first riff learned and from there he gravitated to metal. “I just seemed to have more fun and wanted to stick with guitar more and my fingers were moving more, so Metallica," sa...

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

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