CEO Gabe Dalporto drills down on his customers' go-tos, from Metallica's monolithic "Master of Puppets" to Deep Purple's ...

Ritchie Blackmore himself said that the legendary riff of “Smoke On The Water” from 1973 was simply Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5” played in reverse. So, there’s no “allegedly” here. Blackmore himself ...

“For me it’s the best of the Police,” guitarist Andy Summers says. “There are a lot of other great tracks, but I’ve always particularly liked that one.” That one is “Message in a Bottle,” the lead ...

This three-part documentary series unpicks the workings of some of the most famous riffs in musical history, taking audiences on an exhilarating journey which tracks the personal impact of the guitar ...

BEST OF 2025: Join us for our traditional look back at the news and features that topped MusicRadar's charts in 2025. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes is that rarest of songs – one whose riff is ...

Rock music continued to evolve in 1967, and with it, so did guitar riffs. As fuzz guitar pedals became more ubiquitous, the volume intensified to blistering levels. Guitar effects have as much to do ...