Kemper Amps just officially announced the Kemper Remote – a floorboard controller for the Kemper Profiling Amp. Here’s what they have to say about it: …

Back in the late 90s, Fear Factory were one of my earliest Metal discoveries. Their records ‘Demanufacture’ and ‘Obsolete’ were on constant rotation and Dino’s …

Ibanez have never been shy when it comes to innovations. In 1990, they introduced Steve Vai’s ‘Universe’ – the first mass-produced 7-string guitar ever. New …

Along the release of the Ibanez DCM100 Dino Cazares signature guitar, Seymour Duncan also release the Retribution active pickup. The Retribution pickups were designed with …

Decapitated – Blood Mantra   ‘Organic Hallucinosis’ was one of my favourite modern extreme Metal releases at the time it came out. ‘Day 69’ is …

There is a cool new string tension calculator browser app from D’Addario Strings and Planet Waves. To get started, just answer the question if you …

Instrumental/shred guitarist Angel Vivaldi is giving away an Ibanez 7-string guitar with a set of DiMarzio pickups of your choice. All you have to do …

ESP Guitars Japan recently posted their up and coming Exhibition Limited 40th Anniversary Series. It feautres a small number of ERG models: Horizon FR-7B Scab …

Artificial Brain – Labyrinth Constellation   New York is a hotbed for creative extreme Metal and one name keeps popping up: Colin Marston. The guy …

Welcome to the big Sludge Studios/ERGNerds.com 8-string pickup shootout! The idea is simple: We want to test as many 8-string pickups as we can get …