So many bands use seven and eight string guitars to achieve maximum brutality ... expanded that observation and put a theory to the test: will metal still sound heavy if played on a tuning that’s ...

That riff in itself shifted heavy metal and I have to give ... more inventive ideas – different tunings, changing the amps, just fiddling about with the guitars really," Iommi said.

Reid might not fit the mold of the traditional heavy metal guitarist, but he's certainly worthy of a spot on this list. An eclectic performer on the guitar, Reid gained mainstream notoriety during ...

And of course, Hammett says Black Sabbath’s first three albums “are like gospel” to metalheads. Specifically, the Exodus co-founder lists the 1975 song “Symptom of the Universe” as one that changed ...