Stuart Williams
Stuart has been working for guitar publications since 2008, beginning his career as Reviews Editor for Total Guitar before becoming Editor for six years. During this time, he and the team brought the magazine into the modern age with digital editions, a Youtube channel and the Apple chart-bothering Total Guitar Podcast. Stuart has also served as a freelance writer for Guitar World, Guitarist and MusicRadar reviewing hundreds of products spanning everything from acoustic guitars to valve amps, modelers and plugins. When not spouting his opinions on the best new gear, Stuart has been reminded on many occasions that the 'never meet your heroes' rule is entirely wrong, clocking-up interviews with the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Foo Fighters, Green Day and many, many more.
Latest articles by Stuart Williams

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This compact and affordable kit proves that ‘budget’ doesn’t exclude you from the big-name brands

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“We did not mean to upset anyone and we apologise”

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The Michael Foo-blé collaboration came about via Josh Freese’s drumming contribution to the singer's hit song

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As Mammoth WVH II drops, Wolfgang tells us about taking his one and only drum lesson from Eddie, and why Travis Barker and Danny Carey shaped his playing

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“I’m not there yet, but by the grace of God I’m getting better and stronger as the weeks go by.”

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The young drummer delivered a solo on Moby Dick, and the band were joined by Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach

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The Brujeria drummer has previously played with Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir and many others

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The band were earlier joined by Alanis Morissette for a cover of Sinéad O’Connor’s Mandinka

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Jay Postones breaks down his bass drum approach

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Perforations make the Mellow Series “30 percent quieter” than regular cymbals

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The famous double bass drum part on Metallica's YouTube channel sounds quite different to fan-captured live footage

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The Beatles' first single had a winding road to its release…

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The Fab Four drummer weighs in on the AI confusion surrounding The Beatles’ un-named, forthcoming new song

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Brandi Booth, partner of late Q Drum Co. founder, Jeremy Berman, has accused Rubin of “litigious actions that put the security and well-being of my family at risk.”

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The announcement comes just days before the band’s planned return at Wembley Stadium

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He’s also been dropping one of Grohl’s trickiest drum grooves into his live solos

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Joshua Johnson puts an intermediate staple through its paces

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However the former bandmates disagree on whether or not Rauch featured on Megadeth’s Last Rites demo

By Stuart Williams Published
Clarkson's Farm just got a bit louder

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The dads who raised successful sticksmen

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The producer and drummer recently spoke to Sweetwater about why a fully-electronic VAD drum kit is his go-to setup

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The floor-amp revolution continues, with one of Blackstar’s “highest-gain circuits ever”, but there’s more to this than metal

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As Queens Of The Stone Age return to the fray, we take a look at the making of a stone-cold drum classic
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