The 1980s: the glory days of metal. What can we say about a decade of heavy music that hasn't already been said? We've all spent time arguing about the best metal bands, songs, guitarists, and just ...

Rob Arnold's YouTube channel is a great source of knowledge and experience from an underrated metal guitarist. The Chimaira member is getting ready for a reunion show with the Cleveland band at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photos of Sylosis, Metallica, Slayer and Machine Head Metal is a genre that prides itself on its technicality – but sometimes a ...

Spiritbox guitarist Mike Stringer has demonstrated how syncopated string bends can add rhythmic complexity and character to metal riffs, using the band's track "Holy Roller" as a case study. His ...

Speaking of the devil, the “devil horns,” or “horns,” remains the universal symbol of rock and heavy metal. It’s like saying something you like is “sick,” or, speaking of the 80s, “bad.” So here are ...

Tony Iommi is the undisputed champion of the heavy metal riff. He earned that title in the early ’70s, as his memorable guitar riffs — short, repeated chord progressions that help form the rhythmic ...

From the crushing downpicking of Metallica to the chaotic groove of System of a Down, mastering heavy metal riffs in Drop C tuning opens a world of darker tones and tighter chugs. With the right gear, ...

The first decade of the 2000s is still pretty fresh in everyone's minds as we were bombarded by a wealth of different stylings in heavy metal. Nu-metal and alternative metal dominated the earlier part ...