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Last year, Storm Babet tore through Chesterfield in Derbyshire, an at-risk town that had been hit before. Could the devastation have been avoided?

The Greek guitar phenom goes over the top on Firewind's new album, Stand Up, proving that all those hours locked away with Paul Gilbert instructional DVDs did not go to waste

A ballad written by teenager Eric Martin to impress a girl he'd fallen for gave his band their biggest hit, topped charts around the world, and became their calling-card

We count down moments of bass guitar genius from Tal Wilkenfeld, Flea, Victor Wooten, John Myung and many more

Including the guitar solo of the year

The shred icon salutes his greatest influence – with the insight of a fellow guitar obsessive

The $85 kit can come ready for assembly or readymade for your pedalboard, and harks back to an early overdrive circuit that has been tweaked by EHX, Way Huge and many more

From shred titans to riff-masters to an obscure, blazing country picker he thinks every guitarist should listen to, the Mötley Crüe man names the players who forged his virtuosic, hard-charging sound

Inspired by Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Radiohead, the debut album from the Music is Win mastermind brings his formidable demo chops to full-blown compositions. He explains why anyone can make it as a YouTuber, the elusive formula that makes certain gear so sought-after and whether the Klon Centaur is…