Classic heavy metal bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden found success with a combination of heavy guitar riffs and pop hooks.

Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins knows his way around a classic alt-rock guitar riff, and these songs prove it.

He says James Hetfield and co. scalped ideas from the tape, which he left behind after being fired from the band in 1983 ...

Hair metal wasn’t always all lipstick and leather. Sometimes, it had something to say — something actually progressive.

At any rate, Florida four-piece Heaven’s Gate would certainly qualify for ‘supergroup’ status, featuring Municipal Waste’s Tony Foresta on vocals, Warthog’s Mike Goo on guitar ... soaring heavy metal ...

Like a phoenix rising from the heavy metal ashes, the Australian quintet ... matching shorts and gold ball cap, the 70-year-old guitar hero bobbed and weaved in a familiar cadence, leading an ...

Forget that she was riffing heavy on gnarly guitars in front of ... “One of my main goals in starting my TikTok account playing Daily Metal Guitar Riffs was to inspire young people to pick ...

Jinks was first a member of a heavy metal band called Unchecked Aggression. Jinks first picked up a guitar when he was 15, with his dad showing him a few chords on an acoustic guitar. By the time he ...

While there are many sub-genres in the world of heavy metal music ... decided to pick up a guitar. After learning a few back rock and roll riffs, he and his brother Vinnie started their first band in ...

Blending blistering riffs, hardcore chaos, and unfiltered intensity, it’s a savage leap forward in modern heavy ... guitar work, this posthumous release showcases the depth of Marsden’s admiration and ...

As for the debate about the stereotypical sound, can you imagine many people in your church ecstatic to hear the band starting a heavy guitar riff? I work at a Christian radio station and I cannot ...