While death metal’s reign was firmly observed in the ‘90s, Morbid Angel were among the handful to get a jump on the budding genre and coincidentally jumpstart it altogether. Trey Azagthoth’s tectonic, jagged riffing was Iommi-esque in nature, setting a precedent for death metal guitar play...
opening with delicate acoustic strumming on “Battery,” which quickly erases all doubts with one of James Hetfield’s finest riffs. The title track, of course, is the gold standard in thrash across the board from riffing to construction, pulling off daring time changes, exchanging guitar hooks...
“I try and have two very similar setups now for left and right, when I’m doing two guitar tracks, but not exactly the same, because that makes the sound a bit smaller if you’re not careful. If there are any faults within the tone, it just exaggerates it. For the rest, I kee...
Working again with producer Andy Sneap, the band's touring guitarist since 2018, Judas Priest roars through 11 songs that deliver on the ferocity of their metal-stamped titles: "The Serpent and the King," "Gates of Hell," "Sons of Thunder," "Giants in the Sky." That there's a samene...
A year after their first public appearance without makeup, Kiss was back with a new guitar player (Mark St. John in his only recording with the band), the return of "I Was Made for Lovin' You" songwriter Desmond Child as a collaborator and their 12th album, the group's highest-chartin...
A year after their first public appearance without makeup, Kiss was back with a new guitar player (Mark St. John in his only recording with the band), the return of "I Was Made for Lovin' You" songwriter Desmond Child as a collaborator and their 12th album, the group's highest-chartin...
The tone of the instruments sounds synthy, similar to the sound the band used on their Turbo album, but soon transforms into their trademark metal guitar sound. Since it’s only 30 seconds, it fades away before the tune (maybe “Panic Attack”) really sets in; there’s just a flaming ...
Locked In Judas Priest "Locked In" album :turbo Transcripted by p.a.l.s e-mail: paulis_ls.5@hotmail.com ___ Guitar Rithm1 E||---|---|---5---5---5--|---3---0---| B||---|---|---5---5---5--|---3---...
“War Pigs” and the quick strike of “Paranoid.” The minimalist efforts buttressed against sudden heaviness in “Hand of Doom,” the eerie guitar work on “Electric Funeral,” the cosmic “Planet Caravan,” the subtle humor of “Fairies Wear Boots”... Do you really need convincing with...
A lurching guitar lick helps set the tension for singer Johnny Stevens’ tale of a tortured love story. His angst drips off the vocals as he sings, “I’ve seen better days / So unafraid in my youth / I can’t breathe / Much less believe the truth. The powerhouse performance certainly...