Australian Guitar

With a strong focus on the Australian music scene, Australian Guitar is a rich source of information on playing techniques, styles, the wide range of instruments available and all the technology that guitarists have to consider in the 21st Century.

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Australian Guitar

INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH STRINGS • AUSSIE HARD ROCK STALWARTS THE MARK OF CAIN RECENTLY FINISHED A NATIONAL TOUR IN SUPPORT OF THEIR GROUNDBREAKING 1995 ALBUM, ILL AT EASE. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR CHECKED IN WITH THEIR FOUNDING MEMBER, JOHN SCOTT.

PROBIOTIC ROCK • GUT HEALTH’S SINGLES ‘23 IS A RIOTOUS DEMONSTRATION OF ORIGINAL, INNOVATIVE PUNK. WITH THE YOUNG MELBOURNE SIX-PIECE RAPIDLY RISING FROM PUB GIGS TO STADIUM TOURS, AUSTRALIAN GUITAR THOUGHT IT WAS TIME FOR A CHECKUP.

TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM • FOUR YEARS AFTER BEING BILLED NEAR THE TOP OF GOOD THINGS’ 2019 FESTIVAL LINEUP, QUEBEC’S POP-PUNK LEGENDS SIMPLE PLAN ARE RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR BRUSHED OFF OUR BASEBALL CAPS AND GOT HYPED.

THEY’VE FINALLY GOTTEN BETTER LIVE • AFTER FOUR BUSY DECADES CHEATING DEATH IN THE NAME OF PUNK ROCK, AMERICAN ICONS NOFX ARE PLAYING THEIR FINAL SHOW ON OCTOBER 5 IN THEIR BIRTHPLACE OF LOS ANGELES. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR CAUGHT UP WITH CO-FOUNDING MEMBER ERIC MELVIN TO GET THE LOW-DOWN.

A METRO RODEO • BACK ON THE DRINK, THE NEW EP FROM AUSSIE ALT-COUNTRY ACT DAVE FAVOURS & THE ROADSIDE ASHES HAS MAINTAINED THE SAME POSITIVE RECEPTION EARNED BY ITS PRECURSOR, CHEAP MOTELS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOADED WITH GRIT, POP HOOKS AND PEDAL STEEL, IT’S THE SHORTEST ALBUM IN FAVOURS’ CATALOGUE, AND ONE OF THE SNAPPIEST. HE SPOKE TO AUSTRALIAN GUITAR ABOUT HIS BAND’S HONKYTONKIN’ ORIGINS, AND MUCH MORE.

REVERSE LIGHTYEARS IN SPACE • MELBOURNE-BORN GUITARIST, SINGER AND SONGWRITER ASHLEY NAYLOR HAS STEADILY GROWN HIS PROLIFIC CAREER IN A DOZEN DIFFERENT BANDS SINCE THE LATE 1980S. BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK IN THE POP-ROCK GROUP EVEN, HE NOW TOURS AND RECORDS WITH PAUL KELLY AND THE CHURCH, WHILE RECORDING INCREASINGLY EXPERIMENTAL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC UNDER HIS OWN NAME. HE RECENTLY TALKED TOURING, GEAR AND GROOVE WITH AUSTRALIAN GUITAR.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG • LAURA JANE GRACE OF AGAINST ME! FAME RELEASES HER FOURTH SOLO ALBUM, HOLE IN MY HEAD, THIS MONTH. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR CHECKED IN TO CHAT RECORDING, HER NEW BAND WITH DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS’ MATT PATTON, AND HER LOVE FOR ROWLAND S. HOWARD.

WESTERN DECIMATION • RECOMMENDED FOR FANS OF AT THE GATES, LAMB OF GOD AND PARKWAY DRIVE, BLUE MOUNTAINS/LITHGOW METALCORE GROUP NAUGRIM (‘GNAW-GRIM’) HAS GOTTEN HEADBANGERS TALKING WITH THE RELEASE OF ADVERSITY, THEIR DEBUT EP. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR ENTERED THE PIT.

PANTERA GOES WYLDE • Celebrated Texas metallers PANTERA are back for a gangbuster world tour - with Black Label Society's ZAKK WYLDE filling in for the late 'n' legendary Dimebag Darrell Is it a reunion or a tribute? Who cares! If you ask Zakk, it's simply a celebration of the music, spirit and legacy of his fallen brother. Behold the fiery return of the Cowboys from Hell!

FAR BEYOND DRIVEN • The inimitable Zakk Wylde discusses his thoughts, his approach and his gear as he honors his much-missed friend with reverence and respect

buddy, can you spare a dime solo? • WHEN ZAKK WYLDE NEEDED A HAND WITH SOME OF DIMEBAG’S GUITAR PARTS, WHERE DID HE TURN? TO OLA ENGLUND’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, OF COURSE

PETE TOWNSHEND • In an all-new interview, The Who's chief architect recalls the band's high-water mark, the album that never was, the album that almost wasn't but remains the band's calling card - and his...