Without electric guitars and their iconic designs and trademark distorted riffage, there would be no such thing as heavy metal. Since its inception in the 1960s, heavy metal has steadily gained ...

Celebrated heavy metal guitarist John Sykes, best known for his work in iconic 80’s acts Thin Lizzy Whitesnake, has died at ...

Rage Against the Machine founder Tom Morello is a god of heavy metal, but his favourite album by the heavyweights Tool was ...

Has your guitar playing evolved ... And then, of course, followed hard rock and heavy rock into heavy metal so metal fans inevitably got on there at the time and traveled that journey with ...

Reid might not fit the mold of the traditional heavy metal guitarist, but he's certainly worthy of a spot on this list. An eclectic performer on the guitar, Reid gained mainstream notoriety during ...

Friedman has called the late guitarist a “game changer” when it came to solos, while Vai says he could never play guitar like ...

The model comes shortly after Carlisle debunked rumors about his signature guitar, clarifying that it is Made in Indonesia ...

Summa College in Eindhoven, Netherlands, is now offering a degree in heavy metal through their program, The Metal Factory.