Van Halen stars Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar were on the cover of the magazine that month. And inside that October 1987 issue of Guitar Player, a 19-year-old bassist named John Onder was featured ...

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 ...

It struck an emotional chord. A head-banging bride and groom found a way to amp up their “most heavy metal wedding ever” — by exchanging electric guitars instead of “crappy” rings. Unblushing bride ...

Celebrated heavy metal guitarist John Sykes, best known for his work in iconic 80’s acts Thin Lizzy Whitesnake, has died at age 65. The sad news was shared on the axeman’s official social pages, ...

While Aria Guitars might not enjoy the same lofty status as Gibson or Fender in the echelon of guitar makers, its outsider status and unique craftsmanship have certainly made it a worthy contender ...

Without electric guitars and their iconic designs and trademark distorted riffage, there would be no such thing as heavy metal. Since its inception in the 1960s, heavy metal has steadily gained ...

Brad Paisley is hands-down one of the best guitarists in country music, but he pushed himself well outside his comfort zone for a recent collaboration. The country superstar joined a group of heavy ...

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 ...

NEW HAVEN — Two rock bands were victims of a theft that left them without gear, including guitars, during a tour. Someone broke into a U-Haul truck used by two heavy metal bands around 3 a.m. April 10 ...

Demi Lovato rocked a heavy metal-looking guitar on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week. The pop star who turns to rock on HOLY FVCK — the album's out Friday (Aug. 19) — acts as Tonight ...