“Not many bands of Tetrarch’s nature play guitar solos – I’ve had to learn how to fit our style and not just play some dad-rock solo”: Diamond Rowe is bringing lead guitar to nu-metal – complete with a history-making signature model from Jackson

Tetrarch riffsmith Diamond Rowe is a hellishly inventive player whose merging of thick modern metal riffs with stark leads and nu metal nostalgia make you think, “I wish I’d written that!”

She and her band have shared stages with Guns N’ Roses, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold and others. Moreover, she has a personality to match the planet-smashing riffs she creates – and she made history this month with Jackson as she became the first black female metal player to be honored with a signature guitar.

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