Brian May has contributed his guitar skills to some of the most iconic rock songs of all time. His riffs on “Bohemian Rhapsody” alone put him in the running for one of rock’s most beloved guitarists.

Forty-eight years ago today, a legendary rock band released an album that would reinvigorate the genre for decades to come.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If there's one topic classic rock fans love to debate, it would probably be which guitarist is the "best" ever, and which licks ...

Here’s nine of the best and most memorable nu-metal guitar solos and leads, chosen by Tetrarch‘s Diamond Rowe. Now, nu-metal may not be regarded as the subgenre with the flashiest, most nimble and ...

Every generation argues about the greatest guitar solo ever played, but only a few truly stand above the rest. It’s not just about speed or technical skill — it’s about emotion, timing, and the moment ...

There aren’t enough guitar solos anymore. I mean, there are guitar solos still happening—in the metalspheres of the world, most explicitly—but rock and roll’s got a serious solo deficiency going on.