Metal guitar virtuoso Xander Demos (James Rivera, Sabbath Judas Sabbath) has announced he will be contributing a periodic lesson column to “The Sound Guitar Magazine.” Xander joins a stellar roster of guest columnists including Stephen Ross, Russ Hewitt, Ryan Fisher and other guitar greats. The free online magazine features reviews, transcriptions, top interviews and lessons with some of today’s best guitarists. The current issue includes features on Chris Duarte, Eric Gales and Felix Martin. It is available for download at http://www.thesoundguitarmagazine.com.
“Honored and excited to be a lesson columnist for this guitar magazine,” said Xander. “Please check out the link and you’ll see a nice little melodic lesson from yours truly. I will also be putting all of the lessons I do here into a nice video presentation, to eventually be sold as a DVD, exclusive upload to YouTube, etc. Anyway, please check it out – it’s full of great information!”
According to their website:”The Sound’ should contain a plethora of tips and learning strategies; a guitarists’ toolbox, with transcriptions, interviews, honest gear reviews, and lessons from the best guitar players out there, and opportunities for up and coming artists to showcase themselves to a cohesive market.”
Xander Demos is a rock and metal guitarist, based in Pittsburgh, PA. He has performed and recorded with James Rivera (Helstar, Malice), Sabbath Judas Sabbath, Liberty N’ Justice, Ged Rylands’ Rage Of Angels, Modern Superstar, and others. His debut album, Guitarcadia was mixed by CJ Snare of Firehouse, and it received mass critical praise. Xander will release his follow up, Runways and Waterways in late 2014/early 2015. He will appear in the 2015 metal movie release, “Hair I Go Again,” featuring members of Motley Crue, RATT, Quiet Riot, Anthrax, Warrant, Stryper and many others. Xander recently opened for Guitar Gods, Tony MacAlpine and Richie Kotzen, and performed at Skull Fest. He is endorsed with Suhr, McNaught (makers of the XD Signature Guitar Models), Conklin and Brian Moore Guitars, among others. For more information, visit http://www.xanderdemos.com.
