Revisit four songs from the late '70s, which all have iconic guitar riffs that more or less helped define heavy metal as we know it.

One of the world’s leading guitar brands has produced a documentary series on legendary guitarist Tony Iommi. The first ...

Though he may not play with the fury of his bandmates (more to come about one of them), Murray is one of the best melodic guitar players in the metal genre. Murray and bassist/band founder Steve ...

Replacing Dave Mustaine as Metallica’s lead guitarist in 1983, Kirk Hammett cut his teeth on Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. So it’s unsurprising that he lists Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and Zeppelin’s ...

Metallica's Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes "shifted heavy metal." "The first three Black Sabbath albums are like gospel. Everyone kind of universally agrees. They ...

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As a metal guitarist, it pains me to say that on some days, I don’t even want to look at my guitar, let alone play it. There are moments when I feel so devoid of inspiration that I question why I ever ...