As a genre, heavy metal is often renowned for incredibly difficult riffs and solos, as well as intricate passages and song structures. "Breaking The Law" from Judas Priest's sixth studio album ...

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This is a simple lick, but it is worth taking a look at your technique to make sure you're playing it as well as you can. First of all, you'll need solid timing on the opening four notes (A-A-A-G) and ...

Continuing the heavy metal thread is "Electric Funeral" from Black Sabbath's stellar second album "Paranoid". The cheery subject matter of complete nuclear annihilation is matched quite well by the ...