One of the most authoritative and forward-thinking metal bands of the ’80s, Metallica helped make thrash a worldwide phenomenon. By blending the fast tempos and socially attuned lyrics of punk, the ...

What do you get when you combine incredibly unique guitar work, biting songwriting, and groundbreaking production? You get Dire Straits. The British rock band, formed in 1977, has been breaking ...

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 ...

The electric guitar is inarguably the defining instrument of classic rock (other than perhaps voice). In the mid-20th century, its malleable sound allowed countless bands to alter the course of music.

Integrity bring the shred just as hard as they bring the mosh, so it’s no surprise that guitarist Domenic Romeo’s knowledge of ’80s guitar players runs deep. We asked Dom to put together a list of his ...

It's debatable whether the bounty of cheap, legal weed or the endlessly dreary weather is to blame, but it seems hazy psych is now the de facto style of Portland's upstart rock bands. Her ability to ...