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Doom Metal Band, King Woman, Talks about Guitar and Bass Pedals

If the ground were to one day crack open, and the sounds of Tartarus began to seep out of the earth, I'd like to imagine the hellish cacophony would sound a bit like King Woman. The San Francisco-based four-piece crafts the sort of doom metal that seems to herald the…Click on the title for more

Doom Metal Band, King Woman, Talks about Guitar and Bass Pedals

SNAMM 2016 Stompbox Exhibit: Amptweaker introduces the FatMetal Pro

Amptweaker’s James Brown - whose self-described specialty is not necessarily in the wild ideas but rather in the tweaking of ideas - is becoming one of the most nuanced pedal manufacturers for high gain distortion and we are proud to have him at our Summer NAMM booth next week. Built on…Click on the title for more

SNAMM 2016 Stompbox Exhibit: Amptweaker introduces the FatMetal Pro

Metal Pedals unveils the Johnny Hiland Signature Stompbox JH-3

New Jersey based pedal manufacturer Metal Pedals does more than pedals for Metal, as their new signature stompbox named after blues and country legend Johnny Hiland testifies. This is a distortion pedal that delivers flexible amp tone complete with deep EQ tone shaping features, thanks to Bass, Mid, and Treble Knobs. But…Click on the title for more

Metal Pedals unveils the Johnny Hiland Signature Stompbox JH-3

Pedal Review: Rocktron’s Metal Embrace

Looks like we've got another entry from Rocktron's Boutique line of stompboxes. I reviewed the Sweet Spot fixed wah in an earlier review and was very impressed with the build quality and solid sonics. This time it's the Metal Embrace. The first thing I noticed about the Metal Embrace was…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: Rocktron’s Metal Embrace