You're probably reading this list of the Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos for one of two reasons. You might be an '80s hard rock aficionado and guitar fanatic eager to see which of the era's solos we ...

The 1980s didn’t just sound different; it looked different, felt bigger, and pushed rock in multiple directions at once.

What were the best rock and metal collaborations of the 1990s? There may have been no more significant shift between decades than what happened when the new wave and hair metal-dominated '80s gave way ...

If he wasn't playing metal, Dimebag probably would have excelled as a straight-up rock guitarist, perhaps even a classically-trained virtuoso. However, thankfully for metal fans, Dimebag made his ...

Revisit four songs from the late '70s, which all have iconic guitar riffs that more or less helped define heavy metal as we know it.

Robb Weir, clad in tight jeans and covered in sweat, leads a double life. On a recent night at a London club, he launched into a guitar solo like a 1980s British rock hero, aiming the neck of his ...

The '80s were a time of musical decadence, delivering some of the most timeless stars in rock history. And no sound was louder, both literally and figuratively, than hair metal. Characterized by pop ...

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 ...

As with any other hobby or skill, every guitarist has to start somewhere. For most of us, it all started by playing air guitar along with some of our favorite songs and wishing we could play like our ...

From Eddie Van Halen to Brian May to Prince, these are just some of the names that come to mind when talking about some of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. These are gifted musicians who not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...