| Periodical Title | Guitar World |
| Editor in Chief | Brad Tolinski |
| Managing Editor | Jeff Kitts |
| Executive Editor | Christopher Scapelliti |
| Senior Editor/Director | Brad Angle, Richard Bienstock |
| Technical Editor | Paul Riario |
| Associate Editor | Andy Aledort, Nick Bowcott, Alan di Perna |
| Contributing Writer | Michael Angelo Batio, Tom Beaujour, Joe Bosso, Matt Bruck, Terry Buddingh, Dan Epstein, Ed Friedland, Paul Gilbert, Chris Gill, Kory Grow, Randy Harward, Philippe Herndon, Ihsahn, John Jorgenson, Vic Juris, Eric Kirkland, Richard Lloyd, Eric Peterson (2), Ben Shapiro, Jon Wiederhorn, Keith Wyatt |
| Digital Production | Peter Heatley |
| Art Director/Editor | Alexis Cook |
| Photo Editing | Jimmy Hubbard |
| Publisher | Greg Di Benedetto, Future US, Inc., Future Network USA, Future Network PLC |
| About/Subject | Metallica, Trivium, Skid Row, Underoath, Survivor, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, All That Remains, Bullet For My Valentine |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | USA |
| Cover Date | 2008-12 |
| Pages / Font | 202 pages |
| ISSN | 1045-6295 |
| Barcode | 0 70989 38752 2 |
| EAN 2 | 12> |
| Price | $7.99US |
| Volume Number | 29 |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Notes | Two different covers issued. This one with James Hetfield, the other one with Kirk Hammett |
