Already evolved from its origins yet not as crystalized as the 2000s wave in its sound, post-hardcore in the ’90s was a special kind of life form. These guitar intros will help you find your way into ...

A Ramones’ classic makes it onto the list – but which is it? - Roberta Bayley/Redferns We’re going to fall out about this, obviously. But here we go. Let’s just start with the idea that a riff is a ...

With this being Halloween week, IGN Music decided to compile a list of ten of the creepiest guitar riffs in rock and metal. There's everything from death-metal to college-rock on this countdown so it ...

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Evile's Ol Drake is our guest on this week's edition of Gear Factor, and like many musicians, his introduction to heavy music was a game changer. Drake grew up a fan of Metallica's early works and ...

One of the great things with Loudwire's Gear Factor is when artists go a little deeper in showing you how a song was constructed. Korpiklaani's Jonne Jarvela does exactly that, showcasing two songs ...

It’s safe to say that the next generation of metal and rock is alive and well. 11-year-old Cole Parsons went viral thanks to his crazy shredding skills on the guitar. While it’s unknown if he won his ...

As you probably guessed by now, we’re talking about legendary songs in this issue. From a guitar player’s perspective, I’d like to select a few well-known songs in which the guitar playing is ...

Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains and Gojira were among the acts who took part in Black Sabbath’s final ever show in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Aptly dubbed ...