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Guitar World is the world’s leading guitar magazine. Professionals and beginners alike turn to Guitar World for top-flight coverage of their favorite artists, from rock titans like Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Metallica's Kirk Hammett to contemporary stars like the White Stripes' Jack White and Tool's Adam Jones. Every issue of Guitar World magazine offers broad-ranging interviews that cover technique, instruments and lifestyles as well as Guitar World’s famously thorough lessons and transcriptions.

AEROSMITH BY NUMBERS

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DEFENDERS of the Faith

One for the History Books • THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM’S BRIAN FALLON & CO. BRING THE NOISE ON THEIR FIRST ALBUM SINCE REFORMING

BRIAN FALLON RECALLS HOW HIS AMP MODS INSPIRED THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM’S FIRST HIT RECORD

INQUIRER JAMES “J.Y.” YOUNG • THE STYX LEGEND CHOOSES THE ONE GUITAR HE’D SAVE IF THE BUILDING WERE BURNING DOWN

JOSH WEAVER OF ROYAL THUNDER

Maebe • WHY AN ALBUM CALLED REBIRTH. RELIVE. REPEAT. IS ACTUALLY A CALL FOR GUITAR PLAYING TO CHANGE, GROW AND DEVELOP

INTRODUCING

Skindred • GUITARIST MIKEY DEMUS ON SPLICING REGGAE WITH METAL AND CREATING SOUNDS THAT CROSS BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES

MY PEDALBOARD JENNIFER BATTEN • WHAT THE FORMER MICHAEL JACKSON AND JEFF BECK AX-SLINGER SEES WHEN SHE LOOKS DOWN

Bad Case of the Hives? • THE HIVES’ NICHOLAUS ARSON AND VIGILANTE CARLSTROEM THEORIZE ON THE DEATH OF RANDY FITZSIMMONS

Annie Shred • HOW THE IRRESISTIBLE WORLD OF SHRED GUITAR CLAIMED YET ANOTHER FORMER PIANO PLAYER

Merciless Self-Evaluation • A 1.5-PAGE CHAT WITH JOEY WALKER, KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD’S RESIDENT SHRED LORD. OR DO WE ALL JUST THINK HE’S A SHRED LORD?

Danni Stefanetti • THE AUSSIE-TURNED-LA SONGSTRESS PROMISES A ROCKING, RIFF-PACKED ABOUT-FACE ON HER UPCOMING STUDIO OUTING

K.K. DOWNING • The original “Sinner” takes you behind the scenes of his recent one-off reunion with Judas Priest — and the turbo-charged new album by KK’s Priest

ROBBIE ROBERTSON • GW, with a little help from WARREN HAYNES, selects the late Band legend’s 10 essential tracks

MARS BACK IN ATTACKS • In 2006, Guitar World called the MARS VOLTA’s OMAR RODRÍGUEZ-LÓPEZ one of “the new guitar gods” — not that he sought out, understood (or even agreed with) the accolades. Now that we’ve had 17 years to think about it, we can safely present 10 blazing Mars Volta moments that prove our point. (And Omar, you’ll just have to sit there and take it!)

AEROSMITH THE FIRST 50 YEARS PART 1 • On the eve of what might be Aerosmith’s actual permanent vacation, JOE PERRY walks us through his five decades (give or take a few years in the early ’80s) as a member of “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” — the ruts, the riffs, the solos, the gear, the tones, the breakup, the reunion and so much more.

I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING • SELECTED HIGHS, LOWS AND IN-BETWEENS OF AEROSMITH’S STORIED CAREER

AEROSMITH THE FIRST 50 YEARS PART 2 • BRAD WHITFORD — a Berklee-trained musician who’s still often referred to as “Aerosmith’s other guitarist” — reflects on the lessons learned from “Train Kept A-Rollin’,” working with Joe Perry’s temporary replacement and the miracle of the band’s second act (which is still in progress, by the way).

AERODYNAMICS • GRADE-A PLAYERS — SUCH AS BRIAN MAY, ZAKK WYLDE AND A FEW SURPRISES — CHOOSE THEIR FAVORITE AEROSMITH GUITAR MOMENTS

SHOW ME THE WAY • After five years working with Peter Frampton, DARREN HURST became Joe Perry’s tech and quickly helped the Aerosmith guitarist unlock his signature tones.

Rising Star • BLACKSTAR...