T he release of any new Biffy Clyro album is a cause for celebration – 23 years on from their debut, Blackened Sky, they ...

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Sure, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax have given metalheads enough riffs to last a lifetime. But the genre is rife ...

Ron Sexsmith’s latest is listener-friendly and filled with catchy riffs, but the ear candy is just a feint from the lyrical lovers populating these songs who drive a “hard bargain” and the “imaginary ...

A catchy guitar riff can make a good song a great song. Some hits are written around a catchy guitar figure, while other songs rely on a riff for only the intro. Riffs can be a repetitive sequence of ...

You know the riffs, but for this edition of Loudwire's Gear Factor we have some of your favorite guitarists playing the metal riffs that inspired them. "I didn't realize how big of a signature vibrato ...

Etaf discusses the power of vulnerability in music and the courage it takes to claim their identity in a world that demands ...

Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter gave fans an intimate look into his world during a newly released rig rundown with Premier Guitar.