The opening bars of this late-1960s masterpiece captivated a generation and introduced an entirely new way of playing the ...

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Tyrel Choat’s fingertips surged with power when he first pulled a riff out of an electric guitar. His older brother taught him the monstrous riff from Black Sabbath’s “Sweet Leaf,” and when he figured ...

In the newest episode of Gear Factor, Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity, Down) plays his favorite riffs. CoC were one of so many incredible bands who hit the stage at the 2025 edition on Sonic ...

Some guitar riffs are so legendary and so iconic that even the mildest fans will recognize them from a distance. These guitar riffs from the 1990s are some of the very best to come out of that decade, ...

There's a reason certain guitar riffs stop you cold the moment they hit. They don't just open songs - they carry whole worlds inside them. A real riff is a story compressed into a few seconds of sound ...

They may have titled their most recent LP The Sciences, but stoner rock legends Sleep proved themselves to be alchemists, turning lead-heavy riffs into gold Friday night at the Paper Tiger. The ...

Barn Burner have been called everything from stoner rock worshippers to trad-metal flag bearers. However, one thing everyone agrees on is that the band deals out some of the tastiest amplifier abuse ...