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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the world’s leading guitar brands has produced a documentary series on legendary guitarist Tony Iommi. The first episode of ...

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes “shifted heavy metal.” In anew feature with Consequence, the Metallica guitarist chose 11 albums that he thinks every ...

Heavy metal had been slowly growing in popularity for decades by the time it hit its commercial peak. The ’80s are considered mainly the heyday of heavy metal in its official definition. That being ...

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 ...

What band wrote the first-ever heavy metal riff? According to Zakk Wylde, that honor goes to the legendary English power trio Cream. In addition to Cream, Benante points to Queen for their influence ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. While there’s not much debate regarding which lineup of Black ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. As it relates to who should be considered heavy metal’s ...