Our guest on this episode of Gear Factor is Three Days Grace guitarist Barry Stock, who plays his favorite riffs from when he ...

Now comes album three and it seems Blackbraid have struck black gold once again, because this isn't just another knockout LP; ...

We've got some Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Pantera and Megadeth riffs on tap, but if you want to see who is playing what, check out the Gear Factor compilation below.

Black metal has cursed the music world with some of the most bone-chilling, brutal, and even beautiful guitar work. Today, we undertake the perilous task of honoring the genre’s greatest axemen ...

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 ...

New Jersey native and pinch harmonic aficionado Zakk Wylde and his band Black Label Society are back on their bullshit after three years away with the release of their newest single “The Gallows.” ...

It expresses the cold, strange feeling that defines black metal. The song features chilling guitar riffs and powerful lyrics that describe death, darkness, and the night.

After all, it was Iommi, the band’s lead guitarist, who often developed the riffs and other guitar parts that served as the main foundational aspect of their music—and of heavy metal music itself.

Reviews Zeal & Ardor Sound Burdened By Black-Metal Roots on ‘GREIF’ On the project's fourth LP, bandleader Manuel Gagneux is still tethered to a style he's long since transcended ...