Yesterday I attempted to clarify the meaning of the phrase “elephants marching riff” by pointing out some reader suggestions that, even if they were cool riffs, did not meet the definition for this ...

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In this edition of Loudwire's Gear Factor, the dynamic guitar duo of Avatar's Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Ohrstrom step in to chat about some of the guitar riffs that have helped shape their playing over ...

It’s no secret that the guitar is the backbone of pretty much every song. Whether it’s a railing, electric solo that makes listeners want to break out their best air guitar, a stripped-down acoustic ...

Getting through life without hearing the riff to Metallica's "Enter Sandman" seems almost impossible. The song is a household hit and has dominated airwaves, sports stadiums and has been featured ...

There's a reason certain guitar riffs stop you cold the moment they hit. They don't just open songs - they carry whole worlds inside them. A real riff is a story compressed into a few seconds of sound ...

From accidental late-night recordings to fiery real-life events, the origins of rock’s most iconic guitar riffs are as legendary as the songs themselves. These short, powerful sequences have defined ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- For more than 30 years, Metallica has been arguably the biggest band in the world. And there's no more famous Metallica song than "Enter Sandman." Guitarist Kirk Hammett, who wrote the ...

When you first download and log into Riff — Facebook’s brand new collaborative video app for iOS and Android — the first thing you see are featured Riffs from Facebook’s tiny collection. These are ...