Swedish born Mattias Eklundh is not only a guitarist which was featured on four of Soilworks albums, but an innovator in a new style of guitar. Being a master of jazz guitar itself Eklundh decided to take it one step further and introduced, all guitarists desires, the comb. Although it may sound mad in the words of Aristotle “There is no great genius,without a mixture of madness”. It is a very interesting concept, many people find it odd to play instruments without using the proper equipment, but who is to say what proper equipment is, as long as it can make a sound surely its just a good as anything! Using the bristles from the comb as well as using it in a sort of style of violin you get lots of different sounds and textures which you can’t get with a plectrum.

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Not only releasing another instalment of education in how technical death metal should be done Origin have announced the Metalsucks sponsored North American tour with none other than aussie metalists King Parrot as well as Canadian stalwarts Beyond Creation and Abolishment of Flesh and the morbidly titled Your Chance to Die.

Guitar mastermind Marty Friedman has just released a video for the latest single off of his excellent new album “Inferno” entitled “Hyperdoom” the video itself features lots of cheesy looks at the camera with footage from Friedman’s latest European tour mixed in. The song itself is a short sharp shredfest from Friedman really is over before its even begun.

The black metal outfit from Montreal have made their entire sophomore album available for streaming.

German black metallers Dark Fortress have released a new song off their forthcoming album ‘Venereal Dawn’ scheduled for release on August 29th 2014 by Century Media Records.

Pirate premiers Alestorm have announced that they will be embarking on a tour of the UK and Ireland in support of their upcoming album ‘Sunset on the Golden Age‘