From galloping rhythms to intricate harmonics, mastering metal guitar riffs is about more than speed — it’s about precision, tone, and creativity. Experienced players and educators share their proven ...

Employed To Serve guitarist Sammy Urwin picks out his five favourite metal riffs ever. Filmed at Raven Records in Camden, London. #employedtoserve #metalriffs Trump’s $10 billion IRS lawsuit hits ...

Heavy metal is no stranger to songs about evil, the devil, the occult, and so on. These topics caused such a fuss for years that censoring or outright banning of albums became a regular topic of ...

As we hurtle into yet another new year, I’m still catching up on great records from the end of the last one – or great tapes, to be precise, with a couple of essential releases landing on cassette ...

Let’s just get it out of the way right now. All metalheads are nerds. You might want to pretend you’re not, but you’re nerdy about something; whether it’s Warhammer 40K, cars, guitars, woodworking, ...

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 ...

A thrash metal band is set to release its first new album in 10 years. Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante revealed on Facebook that the group has completed mixing the record, which will be their first ...

After releasing tracks “Necrotic Usurper” and “Breathe the Night” as a sampler from their upcoming full-length on Bandcamp, the Fort Worth four-piece Nocturnal Spawn takes fans on a journey through ...

There’s very little debate about what I’m about to say and if you have problems with the statement, you’re just wrong. Okay, here goes: one of the great riff lords of our time is the great Pepper J.

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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 ...

Muse love doing everything all at once, and on “Unravelling,” their first new music since 2022’s Will of the People album, they combine EDM synths, melodramatic rock opera vocals, and shit-kicking ...