James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett have been kicking heavy metal ass for 40 years. In 1983, it was the band’s mission statement, with their debut album originally planned to be titled Metal Up Your Ass ...

You cannot help but notice. His Mid-Carolina High coach first saw it. So, too, did the Spartanburg Methodist assistant coach who later hooked on with the Texas Rangers and scouted him in bush league ...

As the six-string slinger for Georgia raunch ‘n’ roll band Nashville Pussy, Ruyter Suys has all the finger-chops and flash of her idol, AC/DC’s Angus Young, plus big boobs that never manage to stay ...

Vibrato systems like those from Floyd Rose and Bigsby are designed to temporarily change the tension of guitar strings, usually at the bridge, to create subtle pitch variations or monster dives and ...

Check this Crescent City six-string slinger’s CV and you’ll find him backing some of the most iconic performers of the past 30 years: the Neville Brothers, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, the Funky Meters, and ...

A boss six-string slinger with all the chops brings his great band back to Roanoke. Joe Bonamassa returns to Berglund Performing Arts Theatre for the third time, in a May 2 concert. Tickets are $151, ...

Last week six-string slinger Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Coldplay, claiming the Brit rockers lifted “substantial original portions” of his 2004 song “If I Could Fly” ...