Posts in category Reviews

I first heard about RAN around 2003 I guess. Back then they were really popular for doing impeccable replicas of artist-owned custom builds of other …

Update: I added a playthrough-video above the Gallery. Tune in if you want to see the LTD AW-7 “in action”. The guitar-market (or, well … the exhibitions …

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 …

Seriously, when did this whole custom-guitar-craze start? Can we blame Misha? Probably. Anyhow – I, too, felt the need to own a prestigious custom-ordered guitar …

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

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 …

Welcome to the big Sludge Studios/ERGNerds.com 7-string pickup shootout! The idea is simple: We want to test as many 7-string pickups as we can get …

Cave Moth – The Black Lodge   I wasn’t familiar with this Florida outfit so far, but instantly fell in love with them from the …

Godflesh – A World Lit Only by Fire   It took Justin K. Broadrick 12 years to write another Godflesh album. But he wasn’t lazy …