From Hendrix’s feedback to Tom Verlaine’s angular lines, these 15 iconic guitarists crafted unique tones, phrasing, and ...

Alternative rock guitarists aren’t often associated with heavy metal shredders. You might connect the dots between certain bands and Black Sabbath. But the pointy axes and two-handed tapping of many ...

November 27 would’ve been Jimi Hendrix’s 80th birthday if the legendary guitarist had lived to see the day rather than tragically becoming a member of the mythical 27 Club. He passed far before his ...

Ariel Bellvalaire, the Connecticut guitarist who has performed on Broadway as part of the "Dearly Beloved" Prince tribute, landed a spot in Nick West's "I Am The King — The Michael Jackson Experience, ...

Lars Ulrich has his fair share of guitar heroes in Metallica, but there's one musician who's fretboard skills can't be ...

The ’80s were rock’s ultimate guitar decade. The shredding, fingerboard-tapping, dive-bombs and epic power-ballad solos. And most importantly, gargantuan riffs fans could air-guitar to. Many top ’80s ...

Progressive rock/metal, characterized by advanced musicianship, lengthy songs, and the blending of different musical styles, certainly seeks to innovate heavy music in new ways. As countless ...

Glam rock guitarists combined early rock and roll, blues, makeup, and science fiction to reimagine the rock star.

They sound exactly like their band name. Living Colour’s music is as prismatic and vibrant as heavy-rock gets. The band’s sound drew from guitar greats like Jimi Hendrix, but also punk underdogs like ...