Named #8 in Ultimate-Guitar’s top 12 guitarists of 2015 and listed amongst "MusicRadar's #1 prog guitar player in the world right now" for 2017, Sydney’s independent instrumental progressive rising star, PLINI released his new EP, Sunhead on July 27. I caught up with him ahead of the Australian tour “SUNHEAD” AUSTRALIAN TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MES…

If you're of my generation, Jerry Cantrell is your guitar god. He shaped the way we think about guitar tone, what a riff could be and how it could sound. And he's still doing it, as iconic as ever. The new Alice In Chains album Rainier Fog is released on August 24 and I finally got to meet Jerry after all these years. Hope you enjoy our chat and th…

Fender has just announced an Australia-exclusive signature Stratocaster for Mark 'Diesel' Lizotte - one of my earliest guitar heroes, dontcha know - and I caught up with Diesel to talk about it. This episode also includes a chat with Justin Norvell, Fender Senior Vice President, where we talk about Jazzmasters, the new Player series, the glory of F…

Michael Ciravolo is the man who turned Schecter into the guitar powerhouse it is today, but he's also a great musician in his own right. His project Beauty In Chaos is all about ethereal, goth-influenced rock, and you can hear some teasers at www.beautyinchaosmusic.com. If you'd like to help support I Heart Guitar, visit patreon.com/iheartguitar to…

Ian Moss is one of those instantly-identifiable guitarists, whether it be in the context of Cold Chisel or his own brilliant solo work. Mossy has just released his long-awaited new, self-titled album. You can grab it now on CD, limited edition coloured vinyl or digitally at http://smarturl.it/IanMoss, and see all his tour dates at https://www.ianmo…

Black Label Society. Ozzy Osbourne. Pride & Glory. Zakk Sabbath. Zakk Wylde is the fricken' man. In this, our tenth interview over the years, we talk about the new Black Label Society album Grimmest Hits (no, it's not a Greatest Hits with a cheeky name), his Wylde Audio line of guitars, the upcoming Ozzy tour and plenty more. If you'd like to help …

My guest for this episode is the legendary Derek Smalls of Spinal Tap. Derek is about to release his new solo album, Smalls Change (Meditations On Aging) on April 13 and it's packed full of great guests like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Phil X and many more. I had the rare opportunity to speak with Derek himself about the album, his fav…

Mark Gemni Thwaite has an enviable career, having played with The Mission, Gary Neuman, Al Jourgensen, Tricky, Peter Murphy and many more while also making his own music. His solo project has morphed into MGT in partnership with vocalist Ashton Nyte of The Awakening. Their new album is Gemini Nyte and it’s out on February 23. It features Paul Fergu…

Roger Mayer is the Father of the Fuzz. Oracle of the Octavia. His early effects for the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page changed the way we listen to and play guitar, and he's still making great gear today. Join us for a chat about why analog is superior to digital, what it was like to work with Jimi Hendrix, and the emotion-heighten…

Ace Von Johnson plays guitar for Faster cat and he loves dogs. Proof that cats and dogs can live in harmony. Join us for a good old-fashioned guitar geek-out, and hear the story of how Ace ended up in the rafters at the legendary Rainbow Bar & Grill. https://twitter.com/acevonjohnson If you'd like to help support I Heart Guitar, visit patreon.com/i…

Joe Satriani is about to release the new album What Happens Next, with the rhythm section of Glenn Hughes and Chad Smith. It's almost like a spiritual successor to 1992's The Extremist, and another daring landmark in Joe's career. Join us as we geek out about the record and other stuff. Preorder What Happens Next from satriani.com If you'd like to …

Earl Skakel is a comedian from LA who loves his RATT. Join us as we nerd out about 80s rock, the Comedy Store, the Rainbow Bar & Grill and more. Follow him on Twitter and check out his podcast Inappropriate Earl! soundcloud.com/inappropriate-earl twitter.com/earlskakel If you'd like to help support I Heart Guitar, visit patreon.com/iheartguitar to …

Korn's James 'Munky' Shaffer is always a great interview, especially once he gets started on pedals! This interview was conducted for an upcoming edition of Australian Guitar magazine. Hope ya dig it! https://twitter.com/JC_SHAFFER https://www.facebook.com/munkyofficial/ If you'd like to help support I Heart Guitar, visit patreon.com/iheartguitar t…

The Church were one of the very first bands a young Mr. I Heart Guitar got into. A jillion years later, I finally got the chance to interview frontman Steve Kilbey. If you haven't heard The Church's new album Man Woman Life Death Infinity yet, go go go, buy buy buy. It's incredible. I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did. https://www.facebook.…

Luthier Jon Sullivan of Sully Guitars is one of the nicest and funniest dudes ever to turn a tree into a musical instrument. If you haven't seen his guitars yet, you soon will! A Sully Guitars '71 is about to be featured on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine. Here's an extended chat with Sully where we geek out about all manner of guitar and music…

Rita Haney - @dimebagzhag on Instagram - was Dimebag Darrell’s longtime girlfriend, and she’s spent the last few years putting together DimeVision 2: Roll With It Or Get Rolled Over, a new DVD of crazy stuff Dime got up to behind the scenes. It comes out on November 24. I met Rita at the Seymour Duncan NAMM party earlier this year, and we did this …

It’s the ‘Sorry About My Cold!’ Episode! Gilby Clarke is heading to Australia for some intimate shows in November and December, hitting Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra! Here are the dates: Thursday 30th November - Crowbar - Brisbane Friday 1st Dec - Cherry Bar - Melbourne Saturday 2nd Dec – The Basement - Canberra Sunday 3rd Dec – Frankie’…

I spoke to Corey Taylor about the new Stone Sour record Hydrograd a few weeks before it came out, and we had a lot of fun talking about inappropriate swearing, how to pronounce ‘Framus,’ and how to sing after your damn spine has been reconstructed. This interview with Buddy Guy was done just over two years ago as advance publicity for his appearanc…

This episode kicks off with a quick demo of my Seymour Duncan Magnetar humbuckers in my Kiesel Vader guitar. Then we've got Dweezil Zappa, Trivium's Matt Heafy and 10 Years' Brian Vodinh. Dweezil talks about his forthcoming Australian/New Zealand tour, that really cool clean sound on Frank Zappa's 'Any Kind Of Pain,' and more. Go to dweezilzappa.co…

Welcome to Episode 2 of the I Heart Guitar Podcast! This week I’m chatting with St. Vincent, Richie Kotzen, Dan Auerbach and Walter Trout. St Vincent’s new album Masseduction is out now. This interview was from NAMM in January this year and we were talking about her Ernie Ball guitar, which you can now also get in a Sterling By Music Man model. The…

Welcome to the very first I Heart Guitar podcast with your host, music journalist Peter Hodgson! This episode features new interviews with Fozzy’s Rich Ward, guitar legend Tony MacAlpine and an archival interview with Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi. You’ll also hear the new Fozzy single, ‘Painless.’ Order the new Fozzy album, Judas, here. Visit Tony Ma…