"The riff that made me want to pick up the guitar? 'Electric Funeral' from Black Sabbath," says Nichols, breaking off a piece of the riff for viewers. "When I heard that, and I think I was like ...

There's no doubt Metallica have inspired countless musicians to pick up a guitar and start a band. Through many, many episodes of Gear Factor, we've heard shredder after shredder say the same thing.

A solid guitar riff makes songs memorable, and Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, and these others delivered some of ...

The man behind the mind-blowing medley is Andrea Boccarusso, known for recreating famous guitar riffs on his YouTube channel. The next instalment in his online series sees him run through an array of ...

When grunge broke in 1991, the new iteration of rock had eschewed many of the genre’s cliches. The anthemic choruses and pop hooks were still present, along with heavy guitar riffs. But instead of ...

It’s safe to say that the next generation of metal and rock is alive and well. 11-year-old Cole Parsons went viral thanks to his crazy shredding skills on the guitar. While it’s unknown if he won his ...

As a metal guitarist, it pains me to say that on some days, I don’t even want to look at my guitar, let alone play it. There are moments when I feel so devoid of inspiration that I question why I ever ...

The absolute hero in this recently uploaded YouTube video ticks all the boxes [and licks all the licks] as he doles out free metal to passing traffic and pedestrians like some philanthropic suburban ...

The lords of thrash are back with another single for their upcoming final studio album and it’s far better than either of the previous singles. “Let There Be Shred” puts the pedal to metal right from ...