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 ...
A 1992 heavy metal hit was named among the greatest guitar riffs of all time and the man who created the sound was murdered.
A 1970 hit was named among the greatest guitar riffs of all time and it remains a classic for rock and metal fans.
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 ...
Heavy metal did not emerge from a single song or artist, but from decades of musical experimentation that gradually pushed ...
Roger Daltrey claims the Who invented metal before Black Sabbath ...
Metallica's Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes "shifted heavy metal." "The first three Black Sabbath albums are like gospel. Everyone kind of universally agrees. They ...
He has a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Ohio University been an intern for PEOPLE, and JustNLife Beastie Boys’ two ...