Powerful guitar riffs were the defining sound of the 1970s. From rock and roll to blues, shredding guitar tracks were such an important element in hits from that era. Many of those iconic solos are ...

The guitarist says his iconic riff transformed a song the band nearly abandoned, but more than 40 years later, his ...

Country music in the 1950s enjoyed widespread appeal and featured diverse styles from honky-tonk to the pristine Nashville sound. With the rise of rockabilly and early rock and roll, both influenced ...

This little essay used to be called “most iconic opening guitar riffs,” but that title would have been a lie. I try not to lie, unless it is absolutely convenient. So I took out the "most." You see, ...

You know the riffs, but you may not associate these guitarists with them. But there's no doubt these iconic riffs inspired a whole new generation of guitarists who are tearing it up today. While at ...

The perfect guitar riff is unique, recognizable, iconic — in other words, a snippet of scratchy guitar work that instantly identifies the song it comes from. It's a blend of technical skill and ...

Rock music reached maturity in the 1970s, and with astounding regularity, the bands and solo artists of the day released one head-banging anthem after another — so much so that every year of the ...

In 1970, New York rock band Mountain released a memorable track that would help define a genre and go on to inspire one iconic hard rock legend decades later. The track is known for its powerful ...

The articles explore iconic guitar riffs and their cultural impact, from Ted Nugent’s Cat Scratch Fever riff, which the artist linked to a real but rare medical disease, to Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze, ...

Alex Chadwick works in a guitar store, which means when you ask him to try out an instrument he’ll get it for you but not before belting out a section of “Eruption”, showing how much harder they shred ...

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 ...