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Steve “Lips” Kudlow, Bill Hale and John Taylor To Appear On The First Issue Of METAL SHOCK TIMES

Posted by Mohsen Fayyazi on July 29, 2012
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METAL SHOCK FINLAND is honored to announce that legendary guitarist and ANVIL‘s front man Steve Lips Kudlow, 80′s Rock and Metal photo journalist Bill Hale and amazing guitarist John Taylor, will appear as guest writers in the first issue of Metal Shock Times online magazine.

Steve talks about the gear he has used since his early days as a guitarist, he commented: “This article is where I once was, to where I am now!!!   Hope you found this interesting!!! I had fun remembering all the details!!!.”

Bill Hale is an 80′s Rock and Metal photo journalist who produced ‘Metallica: Club Dayz 1982-1984′ and  ‘Megadeth: Another Time, A Different Place’ books. Bill has stated: “Thanks to Metal Shock Times for letting me ramble on =) And to you all Metal fans…. Keep it Heavy ~ Make it Metal!!!“

John Taylor is an amazing guitarist, two-time Guinness World Records™ holder for the Fastest Guitar Player, and founder of the Dr. Hot Licks’ School of Rock and Metal. John talks about his new book, ““Be the Fastest Guitar Player in the World”  and explains his journey to becoming the  fastest guitar player in the world.

Metal Shock Times CEO and Founder Mohsen Fayyazi states the following:

“Metal Shock Times is another attempt in the Rock and Metal music industry to make it even better and to bring more attention to Metal music, as a wonderful phenomenon that we experience in our life. “

The first issue of Metal Shock Times will include many interesting articles, reviews and interviews and it will be released on August 1st, 2012 via Metal Shock Finland.

 

JOHN TAYLOR: New E-Book “Be The Fastest Guitar Player In The World” Released

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 4, 2012
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John Taylor, aka Dr. Hot Licks, a two-time Guinness World Records™ holder for the Fastest Guitar Player, and founder of the Dr. Hot Licks’ School of Rock and Metal, has released a new e-book entitled, “Be the Fastest Guitar Player in the World.”

This is an instructional book that covers techniques and principles to help bring out your full potential as a guitar player, help you reach your maximum speeds, and maybe even get you to be the fastest in the world. Also included is the most important music John Taylor learned, practiced, wrote, and recorded to become the guitarist he is today. This e-book uses guitar tablature to teach you the music, and has fingerings for everything, as well as audio for all of the examples, practice routines, riffs, and songs.

You can see a free preview and purchase the e-book at DrHotLicks.com/OnlineLessons.html

For more information, please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/DoctorHotLicksSchoolOfGuitar

To read MSFinland’s interview with JOHN TAYLOR, please go HERE.

Interview with JOHN TAYLOR, the world’s fastest guitarist: “It’s really otherworldly the hold, music can have on me.”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 21, 2011
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May I present you JOHN TAYOR, Fastest Guitar Player in the world (current Guinness World Records holder)…

Hi John, and welcome to Metal Shock Finland! What was the first song you played today?

Great question, and I wish I could remember!  The first thing I played on my guitar today was a student’s lesson, and the first song I played in my car’s CD player was off of Helloween’s album “Gambling With the Devil”.

You’ve stated that you’ve a serious passion for music… would you like to tell me how and when you got into it?

My mom, Jane, is really the person responsible for planting the seed, and my dad, Mark, is the first person to help make it grow.  My mom suggested I ask my dad to teach me how to play guitar after he had just placed his first electric in my closet for storage.  It was pretty much a, “sure, why not?” kind of feeling at first.  After he started showing me a few things to play I decided that I really wanted to learn the main riff to the song “Machinehead” by Bush.  Not too long after that it was Iron Maiden that really made my new love of music take off.  Music moves me in a way that nothing else can.  It’s really otherworldly the hold music can have on me.

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