There is one sure way to start an argument and that’s to ask the most contentious questions in metal guitar: what is the heaviest riff of all time? The question invites generational dispute; between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What makes one guitar riff heavier than another? It's a question hard rock fans have debated for decades, and people have some ...

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 ...

It’s rare when a song can define an entire genre through just three notes, but Black Sabbath managed to do exactly that at the dawn of the 1970s. While modern bands often rely on digital precision and ...

These iconic rock 'n' roll guitar riffs defined the genre as we know it today, starting in the late 1950s all the way to the early 1990s.

The thunderous track became one of hard rock’s most influential songs despite never topping the charts.

What makes one guitar riff heavier than another? It's a question hard rock fans have debated for decades, and people have some pretty passionate opinions on the topic. Pantera (and the late Dimebag ...