When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Paul Natkin/Getty Images Yngwie Malmsteen will be the first to tell you that 1984’s ...

Let’s be real. This wouldn’t be a list of incredible instrumental rock music moments without mentioning the 1976 song “Eruption” by Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen was the OG guitar hero in many respects, ...

What rappers are now, rock guitarists were in the ‘80s. They ruled the planet. Here’s a personal example of just how amazing that decade was if you loved rock guitar: In 1989 a hot teenage girl picked ...

Woodenhead's Jimmy Robinson, left, Fran Comiskey, Mark Whitaker and Paul Clement. The band celebrates its 40th anniversary at Tipitina's on April 2, 2015. After 40 years as a band, onstage ...

Instrumental rock guitar maestro (and Chickenfoot guitarist) Joe Satriani is releasing a new album titled 'Unstoppable Momentum' on May 7, and from the sound of its first single, 'A Door Into Summer,' ...

You really can't say that instrumental rock-guitar music is in fashion right now, but that doesn't make one bit of difference to Joe Satriani. The guitar maestro's new album, 'Unstoppable Momentum,' ...

When the mayor of the Texan capital, Austin, recently proclaimed three days in July to be "Zoe McCulloch Days", one might have imagined that the McCulloch in question was a local girl who had ...

Today’s pop music is so dependent on the human voice—whether singing or rapping—that it’s hard to imagine a time when instrumentals could be mainstream hits. In fact, no instrumental has topped the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Few things defined the genre of rock and roll more than the guitar solo. Sometimes powerful and loud, at other times gentle and orchestrated, the ...