Obsessed with the British bands of the mid ‘60s, McCurdy started playing to impress his older friends, and was delighted to wind up in a band that used trumpet while grunge was exploding ...
Resident riffmaster Stephen Carpenter minced no words in this 2000 interview, rolling his eyes at “our friends” Korn, and even – before walking it back – calling his bandmate's guitar-work “awful.” ...
Having authored some of the finest and sleaziest riffs in rock history, Joe Perry knows a thing or two about what it takes to ...
Creeper frontman William Von Ghould guides us through the making of new album 'Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death’, out1.
If you're the sort of person to get lost in an album, The Last Dinner Party have a treat for you. On their second record, From The Pyre, the last note of the last song segues perfectly into the ...
Metal had to set its “Days Without a Nazi Festival” counter back to zero after the ignominious Metal Threat Fest brought ...
“Nobody go kill your ex-girlfriend, please! But it’s the song that at least connects to that instinct.” ...
Since her first open mic performance, Hammond, from Stewartville, Minnesota, played her first gig when she was 17 at Pasquale ...
After years of silence, the Ninja Gaiden series finally makes its return, and this time, it’s under new leadership. Ninja ...
Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica, and Jane's Addiction each had great album-opening rock songs in the 1990s with iconic riffs.
These one-hit wonders from the 1970s have some of the best guitar riffs of all time, proving that you can still make just one ...
From Hendrix’s feedback to Tom Verlaine’s angular lines, these 15 iconic guitarists crafted unique tones, phrasing, and ...