Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza cast his vote for Korn’s Blind, a track that single-handedly launched nu-metal as a pop-cultural force, and reanimating interest in Steve Vai’s signature Universe ...

Most Influential Work: His work on Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut album, especially the iconic riff of “Black Sabbath,” ...

Best of 2022: Metal guitar is a broad church in 2022, an art form pulled in all different directions. Some resort to primitivism, the power of the riff compels them as they place faith in the power of ...

Metal: Hellsinger PC review — A short but addictive rhythm shooter with killer riffs Shredding demons to the sound of guitar never gets old.

The riff, that’s 99% of the songs; I’m gonna play the hell out of that [rather than] save it for the solo. But you know, it’s a test of strength.” Though he doesn’t mention them by name, some of his ...

Are you a beginner guitarist who wants to impress your friends? These iconic riffs will do the trick and they're easy to learn.

For Brents and so many others, nu metal's angst-ridden viscera was the draw — primal screams, chugging riffs, maybe a funky rhythm section masquerading as metal.

And in conversation, while revisiting the guitar riffs that made him the guitarist he is today, it comes as no shock that he name-checks them all – plus a few surprises. Good Times – Chic ...