Venom Prison’s Ash Gray and Ben Thomas talk Jackson guitars

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The Welsh metallers on the six-strings that fuel their extreme sound

Venom Prison dropped their latest album, Erebos at the start of February. Powered by melodic phrasing, wrist-bothering palm-muting and more than a healthy flex of some shred muscles, there’s plenty for guitarists to get excited about.

Here, guitarists Ash Gray and Ben Thomas give us some insight into the tools of their trade, and it’s clear that ‘V’ (either King or Rhoads) is for Venom. In Ash’s arsenal are a Jackson Pro Series King V KVT, finished in Three-Tone Sunburst plus a Pro Series Demmelition (Phil Demmel signature model). 

Ben, meanwhile is using his latest acquisition - a Pro Series Rhoads RR24Q in Transparent Purple alongside his road-tested Snow White Pro Series RR 22, as well as his prized studio guitar - a US-made Charvel San Dimas Style 1.

You can watch Ash and Ben put their guitars through their paces in the play-through of Judges of the Underworld above.

Erebos by Venom Prison is out now via Century Media.

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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.