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 ...

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 ...

How would you like to win a Wolfgang Van Halen -signed Mammoth guitar? Luckily the Mammoth frontman was willing to drop his ...

As alternative rock began dominating culture in the 1990s, most hair metal bands lost their record deals. The new guard wasn’t interested in “nothing but a good time.” They tried their best to avoid ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. As it relates to who should be considered heavy metal’s ...

F ew bands have influenced the modern metal landscape quite like Meshuggah, both in terms of sound and gear. Now, guitarist ...

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 ...

Hair metal — that dreaded colloquialism for the commercial, party-hearty hard rock that dominated the airwaves in the '80s — is known for its hotshot guitar players and over-the-top showmanship. But ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Vox Realis/Instagram A 12-year-old heavy metal prodigy named Vox Realis is making waves ...

Contrary to popular opinion, glam metal didn't immediately disappear once grunge hit the scene — but for all intents and purposes, the subgenre took its last breath on Sept. 24, 1991, the day Nirvana ...

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, ...