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The band Northlane has become a staple of the progressive metal community in recent years. Guitarist Jon Deiley has definitely done his part in bringing the band to level that they’re at today. His low tuned...

Guitars Nick’s sound is dominated by his use of Stratocaster-style guitars. He grew up using them and as a result, he has built his style and tone around the idiosyncrasies of the...

There are only a handful of bands that can be considered pioneers of modern progressive metal (or “djent”, as many controversially call it), but a key component of that musical evolution comes in the form...

If you’ve ever wondered whether progressive metal and pop could ever be used to describe the same artist, you don’t need to look any further than Polyphia. After crafting a signature melodic style that...

Welcome to another exciting edition of Geared! We had the opportunity to sit down with metal masters, Keith Merrow and Wes Hauch, to discuss some of the gear used on Alluvial's debut album, The Deep Longing...

The Great White North has given us plenty of fine gifts… poutine… hockey… maple syrup… but the pinnacle of Canadian offerings comes in a bald, bespeckled, genre-bending package… today on Geared:...

If there’s one artist that put 8 string guitars on the map for metalheads around the world, it’s the incomparable act of guitarists Marten Hagstrom and Fredrik Thordendal: the one and only, say it with me...

Meshuggah introduced 8 strings to metalheads around the world, but Animals as Leaders transformed the way we look at them entirely. AAL frontman Tosin Abasi has combined a jazz theory background and a love for...

Between The Buried and Me is a band that I had heard about long before I was even into metal music. "Alaska" was actually one of my first metal albums that I ever bought! They are a band that will always be a...

Periphery is a band that most of the progressive metal community has grown to love. With each release, they have aided in the shaping and reshaping of what progressive metal is. One of the defining features of...