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“Anyone who doesn’t talk to their pets is a psychopath!” We asked a bunch of metal stars to tell us about their pets on International Pet Day

Dogs, cats, ponies, goats, ducks – to mark International Pet Day, we asked members of Killswitch Engage, Amon Amarth, Green Lung and more to tell us about the animals they share their lives with

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"I wanted to write an album for my 15-year-old self, growing up kind of lost, but just knowing I loved music": Sophie Lloyd on the origins of her Imposter Syndrome album

Thanks to her debut LP Imposter Syndrome, British YouTube sensation Sophie Lloyd is becoming a star away from the internet

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Sophie Lloyd: 10 records that changed my life

From Van Halen and Iron Maiden to Disturbed and Bring Me The Horizon, these are the bands that helped Sophie Lloyd become a shred goddess

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The 50 best metal songs of 2023 (as voted by Metal Hammer readers)

From Sleep Token and Ghost, Babymetal to Metallica: 2023 has been a year of heavy metal bangers - these were the 50 best of them all, according to you

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Alien rhythms, god-level chops and samurai guitar duels: these are the best guitar albums of 2023

Guitar World staff and readers reflect on the finest fretwork captured on record this year

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"Collaborate with Amy Lee? That would be incredible!" Guitar hero Sophie Lloyd on why Evanescence mean so much to her - and to rock music in general

Sophie Lloyd explains how Evanescence's classic debut album Fallen impacted her as a young music fan

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The best debut albums of 2023

Stand aside Metallica and the Rolling Stones – these are some of the killer debut albums that dropped in 2023

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“Big Cliffs Of Dover vibes”: Sophie Lloyd’s shred version of The Office theme takes the classic intro song into Eric Johnson territory – and we’re blown away by it

The British guitarist manipulates the TV classic into a complex guitar instrumental, laced with soaring highs and lighting fast shred licks

Guitar World

Welcome to Sophie Lloyd's melodic rock soloing masterclass – essential techniques to take your lead playing to the next level

The British shredder shares an exclusive video lesson in her signature soloing style – and it'll take you from pentatonics to melodic tapping and beyond

Guitar World

The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Dimmu Borgir, Lord Of The Lost and a Spiritbox-assisted Megan Thee Stallion(!) are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

"A love letter to the bravado and larger-than-life swagger of 80s rock... with a bevy of 21st-century rock singers": Sophie Lloyd's Imposter Syndrome

Next-gen guitar hero Sophie Lloyd embraces the enormity of 80s rock on debut album Imposter Syndrome

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“There’s no replacement for picking up a guitar, feeling those strings under your fingers and building your calluses”: British shred hero Sophie Lloyd teaches you how to become a better player

As first-call player for Machine Gun Kelly, a YouTube six-string superstar and solo artist, Lloyd is one of the world's fastest-rising guitarists. She shares her tips for getting better faster

Guitar World

"Sophie Lloyd is now unleashing what so many of her peers are unable to: a well-produced full-length, taking her career to the next stage." Sophie Lloyd's Imposter Syndrome: the Metal Hammer review

Sophie Lloyd has pulled together a well-executed, star-studded album that should see her star ascend even further

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“It’s all about your vibrato and phrasing”: Sophie Lloyd's shred version of Stairway To Heaven adds some fiery fretwork to the Led Zeppelin classic

The UK shred whiz is back with another must-hear classic rock revamp

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Watch Sophie Lloyd's dazzling shred version of Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven

Look at those fingers fly!

Guitar World

10 diehard rock and blues guitarists who boarded the pop train

The megastar crossovers where guitar met box office pop and made magic happen

Guitar World

“It was the classic sob story in school – I was a bit of an outcast and didn’t make friends. The guitar was my release and my escape”: Sophie Lloyd went from filming YouTube covers to touring arenas with Machine Gun Kelly – she recounts her meteoric rise

This is the British shredder’s story so far, from YouTube guitar sensation to Kiesel signature artist, Machine Gun Kelly’s virtuoso-in-chief, and solo artist collaborating with some of rock and metal’s biggest names

Guitar World

Johnny Cash’s 1930s Martin makes a comeback – and so does Napster-era crunch: This week's essential guitar tracks

You just gotta hear these new songs from Sophie Lloyd, The String Revolution ft. Tommy Emmanuel, Crypta, Graveyard, The Linda Lindas, Wilco, Nervosa and so very many more

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“This is going to sound so embarrassing…”: Sophie Lloyd says this kids cartoon – no, millennial icon – was responsible for her picking up the guitar

We’ll give you a clue: he lives in a pineapple under the sea...

Guitar World

Sophie Lloyd on the pros and cons of being 2023's reigning shred queen – only in the new Guitar World

Also featuring new interviews with Vito Bratta, Warren Haynes and Jake Kiszka, plus Sevendust, Opeth, Dirty Honey, and a review of the new Boss SDE-3000 EVH Dual Digital Delay

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Classic Rock tracks of the week: eight new songs you need to hear right now

Extreme, Queens Of The Stone Age and David Lee Roth are among the best new rock songs this week. Vote for your favourite

Louder

Classic Rock tracks of the week: eight new songs you need to hear right now

Rival Sons, Cadillac Three and Sophie Lloyd are among the best new rock songs this week. Vote for your favourite

Metal Hammer

The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Halestorm, Sophie Lloyd and Immortal are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Guitar World

This week's essential guitar tracks: two of YouTube's biggest shred heroes team up and a slide titan pays tribute to a Southern rock guitar legend

This week has played host to some of 2023's most exciting tracks so far from Sophie Lloyd and Cole Rolland, Royal Blood, Starbenders, Evile, Mutoid Man, Duane Betts ft. Derek Trucks, Buck Meek and a whole lot more

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Sophie Lloyd becomes the first Kiesel Guitars female signature artist with the SL6

See it in action on Lost – her new collaborative track with Canadian guitarist Cole Rolland

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