
Suicide Silence announce Graceless and release its title track
The deathcore veterans will issue Graceless on November 20 via Century Media, previewing it with a sub-two-minute title track and video.
Sep 12, 2026

Kings of Leon announce 10th album O My Beloved and first self-produced full-length
The November 6 album arrives with lead single My Whole World and a more intimate, acoustic-leaning direction shaped by the band's own production.
Sep 12, 2026

Guitar Center opens prototype testing for its new in-house guitar brand
Players near Los Angeles can apply to test early Guitar Labs prototypes under NDA as the retailer moves its house-brand project into hands-on R&D.
Sep 12, 2026

SolidGoldFX launches FUZZBOX, a modern-board take on Tone Bender Mk II fuzz
The Montreal-built silicon fuzz adds bias, sag and a Vintage/Modern input mode to a compact Tone Bender-inspired circuit.
Sep 12, 2026

Valletta Guitar Festival opens its first edition with Yamandu Costa
Malta's new September festival runs three nights of tango, Brazilian choro, jazz, and orchestral guitar repertoire.
Sep 11, 2026

Axion update adds isolated VST plugins, seven effects and a desktop app
Severed’s forthcoming guitar modeler now runs uploaded plugins in isolation and adds new circuit-modeled effects as the self-funded hardware moves toward Q4 shipping.
Sep 11, 2026

TONE3000 brings its NAM A2 plugin directly to the Octave HS-1
The portable Windows-based HS-1 will ship with TONE3000 preinstalled, putting NAM A2 captures, VST hosting and recording tools into one touchscreen guitar rig.
Sep 11, 2026

Premier Guitar’s new Muse Rig Rundown opens up Bellamy and Wolstenholme’s live systems
The new walkthrough focuses on custom instruments, Sustainiac-equipped Manson guitars, MIDI control and the parts stockpiles behind Muse’s engineered stage rigs.
Sep 10, 2026

Aethis 1.1.0 turns a neural guitar amp sim into a paid all-in-one plugin
The first paid Aethis release combines three neural amp models, cabinet tools, effects and a polyphonic harmonizer that can process chords.
Sep 10, 2026

Brian May joins William Shatner’s forthcoming heavy-metal album
Queen’s guitarist is confirmed as a special guest on Shatner’s unexpected metal project, adding the Red Special to an already unusual crossover.
Sep 10, 2026

John Sykes’ final recordings will be collected on the posthumous EP ‘One Way’
Golden Robot Records has announced a November EP built from some of the late Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist’s final recordings.
Sep 10, 2026

Van Halen’s unreleased 1974 demo ‘Glitter’ is getting its first official release
The picture-disc single accompanying Alex Van Halen’s signed book will make the earliest Van Halen recording ever officially available.
Sep 10, 2026

Seymour Duncan recreates Joe Bonamassa’s pawn-shop 1961 SG P-90 set
The Custom Shop’s first P-90 collaboration with Bonamassa is modeled on the pickups that sparked his long-running interest in the design.
Sep 10, 2026

Gibson Custom adds Elegant Koa versions of the SJ-200 and Hummingbird
The Artisan Series pair combines figured koa backs and sides with AAA Sitka spruce tops as Gibson continues its flat-top centennial releases.
Sep 10, 2026

Positive Grid brings Spark amp modeling, effects and a looper to the Spark PEDAL
The compact floor unit turns the Spark ecosystem into a pedalboard-ready rig for electric, acoustic and bass players.
Sep 10, 2026

Jerry Garcia Band's final Shoreline show becomes GarciaLive Volume 23
The complete August 14, 1993 concert will arrive October 30 as a two-disc archival release sourced from a soundboard DAT.
Sep 9, 2026

Vulfpeck preview new album 'Decay Of The Aura' with Cory Wong-led instrumental
'The Beachcomber' is the funk band's first new music since Theo Katzman stepped away from touring, with Cory Wong carrying the melody on guitar.
Sep 9, 2026

Eric Clapton revives 'Give Me Strength' for the first time since 1975
Clapton opened the acoustic portion of his Detroit tour opener with a 461 Ocean Boulevard song absent from his setlists for 51 years.
Sep 9, 2026

Spiritbox return with atmospheric new single 'Mourning'
Mike Stringer co-produced the band's first new music since Tsunami Sea and co-directed its official video ahead of Spiritbox's European tour.
Sep 9, 2026

Trey Anastasio and Billy Strings announce two Divided Sky benefit concerts
The two guitarists will perform together with Trey Anastasio Band for two Worcester shows supporting addiction-recovery care.
Sep 9, 2026

Avantone Pro launches GTR-100 power amp for guitar modelers
The 1U Class A/B stereo amp is built to take modelers onstage with up to 140 watts per channel and an analog cab-sim XLR output.
Sep 9, 2026

Squier gives Troy Van Leeuwen a Paranormal 12-string Telecaster signature model
The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist's new $599.99 Telecaster XII brings his Custom Shop 12-string concept into Squier's Paranormal line.
Sep 9, 2026

Saxon announce 25th album Gods Of Thunder, release the title track
The British metal veterans' Celtic-mythology-themed single arrives now, with the full Silver Lining Music album due January 22, 2027.
Sep 8, 2026

Shakra release Just Live Loud!, their first album for Frontiers Music
The Swiss hard-rock bands 14th studio album arrived September 4 with a 12-song set built around twin guitars, big melodic hooks and a heavier modern edge.
Sep 8, 2026