The riff. It's everything to metal. You can strip away pretty much any other element that has come to define the genre over the years - haunting atmospherics, scorching wails and guttural screams, ...

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 ...

The year 2003 might not come up during the conversation when discussing heavy metal's landmark periods, but that doesn't mean it didn't leave behind some stellar releases. Whether it was veteran acts ...

Blending music styles has become so common that partitioning songs into specific genres almost seems pointless. But the pop artists below released iconic hits by radically altering their usual sound ...

Gordon Ramsay is known for his rants and this particular one has been turned into a heavy metal song. YouTuber Andre Antunes has matched up one of the famous chef's rants perfectly to his guitar riffs ...

Has the heavy metal era passed? Many fans of the genre would laugh in your face if you ask them this question about a rock music genre that probably has the most sub-genres around and has, since its ...

Straight out of Chicago comes Henry Metal with his latest release, called War in Heaven. Henry Metal made his first appearance in 2017, with two singles, "Butthead Maven" and "Boss of Me," followed by ...

Where does Eddie Van Halen, seen here playing a signature EVH Wolfgang guitar, rank among the all-time greats? (Matt Bruck) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's the instrument most associated with rock and roll.

There are many ways to play the guitar, and certainly many Legendary Guitarists, such as Chet Atkins, Joni Mitchell, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, among countless others. While these are all stylistically ...

Celebrated heavy metal guitarist John Sykes, best known for his work in iconic 80’s acts Thin Lizzy Whitesnake, has died at age 65. The sad news was shared on the axeman’s official social pages, ...