And for the #1 heaviest guitar riff of all time? That honor was given to "Black Sabbath" by, of course, Black Sabbath, from their eponymous 1970 debut album. UG referred to Tony Iommi 's iconic guitar ...

With Dan Auerbach at the helm once more, the Velveteers' A Million Knives holds the brute force of low-end guitar and melody ...

A new poll for the oft-debated topic of Greatest Guitar Riffs has some stupefying results. The U.K. study done in March 2022 by music content and software provider Muse (also owner of Ultimate Guitar) ...

Here are four fabulous guitar riffs by The Doors’ Robby Krieger that don’t get enough credit, in honor of his 80th birthday.

Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi keeps a stockpile of guitar riffs on hand. It's something the guitarist reaffirmed in a recent radio interview with Planet Rock when he mentioned he now has "four or five ...

David Bowie was known for a lot of things while he was alive and dishing out amazing tunes. He was a pop and rock star rolled into one, a man with great artistic integrity, and one of the most unique ...

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Explore 10 classic guitar riffs paired with 10 iconic guitar tones that shaped rock, blues, and modern music. This video ...

What’s that old saying? “What goes around comes around?” All we’re saying is that plenty of new things grow out of old soil. We saw how the ’90s grunge scene killed the hair-farming aspects of ’80s ...

Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t noise pollution. In fact, what makes so many legendary rock songs memorable is the guitar riff, whether it’s layered with heavy reverb or ear-crunching distortion. The first patent ...

When it comes to guitar in modern music, Dweezil Zappa says the guitar riff has lost its place as the hook of the song, or ...

When everyone from Russell Dickerson to Kristin Chenoweth complimented the riff, the singer-songwriter knew he had to finish it — and the tune became 'Stomp' It all started with a guitar lick, ...