He believes nu-metal players had limited abilities, but could the movement’s shred-friendly second coming change his mind?

When Opeth began as a death metal band in the early 1990s, no could have imagined their ascent to prog metal royalty – not ...

Ghost Reveries was a superb swan song for guitarist Peter Lindgren and drummer Martin López, too, as well as an excellent ...

Most Influential Work: Slayer’s album “Reign in Blood” is considered a seminal work in thrash metal, with King’s ferocious guitar riffs and solos evident in tracks like “Angel of Death ...

The song and album mark the Haunted’s first new material since 2017’s Strength in Numbers. With “Warhead,” the band tap into ...

In this Gear Factor compilation, watch death metal musicians play their favorite songs. While these musicians (all guitarists and one drummer) play brutal, aggressive and extreme music ...

For about a decade, the guitarist and vocalist Shelby Lermo has led the death/black metal trio Ulthar. When Nails returned with their ferocious comeback album Every Bridge Burning last year, frontman ...

"A decision not taken lightly, but for everyone to thrive and move forward with their own creative preferences as well as ...

Our guest this week is Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza. We discuss the band’s new ... his gratitude for being able to continue with Suicide Silence after the death of Mitch Lucker, and the ...

Trying to narrow down the 25 greatest heavy metal guitarists in the history of the genre wasn't easy. But, we gave it a try, and had fun doing it. Here we go.

The guitarist says the band received emails from drummers wanting to replace Peart just minutes after his passing.