The 1970s are known as the golden era of music, producing millions of iconic hits that showcased innovative techniques and styles. The powerful guitar riffs became this decade's defining sound, ...

Relive the golden age of music with 10 iconic albums from the 60s and 70s that defined a generation. From rock legends to ...

Tony Iommi is the undisputed champion of the heavy metal riff. He earned that title in the early ’70s, as his memorable guitar riffs — short, repeated chord progressions that help form the rhythmic ...

As a teen growing up in the 1980s, one way I broadened my musical horizons was reading interviews with musicians. So when I recently learned that Guitar Player editor-in-chief Michael Molenda had dug ...

The 1970s. What a decade for music! It was a wild, experimental, and incredibly fertile period that saw genres explode, artists push boundaries, and hit after hit cascade from radios across the globe.

It would be easy to declare Black Mountain a 21st-century version of Black Sabbath. The bombastic heavy riffs, bluesy sludge and folky aesthetic of the pioneering '70s heavy metal band's sound are all ...

The '80s were a golden age for guitar-driven rock and roll. Coming strong off the hard rock scene of the '70s and bolstered by the emergence of MTV, riff rock has never been as popular as it was ...