North West has officially launched her music career with the release of her debut EP. After months of anticipation, her EP ...

PITTSBURGH ― Metal god Kenneth (K.K.) Downing returns to the U.S. this March, ready to enthrall those who worship the sounds of exceptionally played, hard-rocking guitar. The tour finds Downing's band ...

Van Halen stars Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar were on the cover of the magazine that month. And inside that October 1987 issue of Guitar Player, a 19-year-old bassist named John Onder was featured ...

Welding student Kayla McKenzie’s 7-foot, 150 pound guitar sculpture gives new meaning to the term heavy metal. (Photo courtesy of Amy Matisek) A larger-than-life guitar sculpture is being praised for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the world’s leading guitar brands has produced a documentary series on legendary guitarist Tony Iommi. The first episode of ...

It struck an emotional chord. A head-banging bride and groom found a way to amp up their “most heavy metal wedding ever” — by exchanging electric guitars instead of “crappy” rings. Unblushing bride ...

Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe has shared her picks for the most memorable nu-metal guitar solos and leads, celebrating moments that defined the genre’s emotional and sonic punch. From Korn’s haunting intros ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. As it relates to who should be considered heavy metal’s ...

Replacing Dave Mustaine as Metallica’s lead guitarist in 1983, Kirk Hammett cut his teeth on Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. So it’s unsurprising that he lists Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and Zeppelin’s ...

Who says headbanging can’t pay the bills? Over the decades, some heavy metal bands have gone far beyond filling sweaty clubs and instead turned their riffs into serious empires. These acts have proven ...