And of course, Hammett says Black Sabbath’s first three albums “are like gospel” to metalheads. Specifically, the Exodus co-founder lists the 1975 song “Symptom of the Universe” as one that changed ...

Metallica 's Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes "shifted heavy metal." ...

Some of the Best Guitar Riffs of the 21st Century (so far) have been written by The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age, ...

He pioneered heavy metal guitar with his dark, heavy riffs and detuned sound. Iconic for the fact that he lost the tips of his fingers, and often played with miniature thimbles - using a coin in ...