Eric Peterson of Testament: The Forgotten Hand of Metal Mar 01, 2010 MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT learning scales, sweeping arpeggios, and shredding speed runs. These are important, but while working on a new Rock House program with Eric Peterson of Testament, I realized that there is an More... Shredding Up on the Dark Side with Jeff Loomis of Nevermore Dec 01, 2009 JEFF LOOMIS IS THE GUITARIST FOR THE band Nevermore. He recently released a highly acclaimed instrumental CD Zero Order Phase that has put him in the elite shredder club. Jeff’s songwriting has a very dark side to it and he More... Mastering 7-String Minor 7th Arpeggios with Buz McGrath of Unearth Nov 01, 2009 AS METAL HAS EVOLVED, THERE HAS BEEN a trend toward lowered tunings. In an effort to make their music sound deeper and darker, many guitarists have turned to alternate and dropped tunings, as well as 7-string guitars. Buz More... Shred Secrets from Kiko Loureiro Aug 01, 2009 IF YOU DON’T ALREADY RECOGNIZE the name Kiko Loureiro, you will soon. I’ve never heard, seen, or had the pleasure of working with any guitarist with as much technique, creativity, and versatility. To have the ability to play More... 10 Things You Gotta Do To Play Like Eddie Van Halen Feb 01, 2009 MANY GUITARISTS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN the late ’70s remember exactly where they were standing when they first heard Van Halen. Like film footage of an erupting volcano, the band’s eponymous 1978 debut captured in real time a More...