Though he may not play with the fury of his bandmates (more to come about one of them), Murray is one of the best melodic guitar players in the metal genre. Murray and bassist/band founder Steve ...

Huntington Beach resident Scott Friedland and former Guitar Center CEO Ron Japinga teamed up to launch Rocket Guitar Emporium, featuring boutique, hand-built guitars.

Replacing Dave Mustaine as Metallica’s lead guitarist in 1983, Kirk Hammett cut his teeth on Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. So it’s unsurprising that he lists Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and Zeppelin’s ...

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 ...

Randy Rhoads helped make Quiet Riot and much of Ozzy Osbourne’s early solo ventures as legendary as they are today. We lost him far too young at just 25 years old in 1982 in a tragic plane accident, ...

Ragne Wahlquist's memorial service in Stockholm last month had all the solemnity (and the stacked guest list) of a state funeral. Wahlquist, who for nearly 50 years led the heavy metal institution ...