Led Zeppelin‘s 1969 song Whole Lotta Love got the Greatest Riff Of All Time title after votes from Total Guitar and Guitar World magazines. Led Zepellin competed with many other great riffs in this voting. After getting more votes than Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Crazy Train”, AC/DC‘s “Back In Black” and DEEP PURPLE‘s “Smoke On The Water”, Jimmy Page‘s riff in Whole Lotta Love by Led…
The best Latin American metal singers often represent the best that side of the world has to offer. It’s through their voices that several bands have become iconic and influential. Furthermore, they are the ones who have managed to make the genre transcend in those countries. Therefore, it makes sense that there are a lot…
When we talk about the legends of metal music, we often think about the shredding guitarists and powerful vocalists who command the stage. But behind these frontmen (and women), there’s a force that drives the music forward with thunderous beats and jaw-dropping speed – the drummers. Metal wouldn’t be the same without these masters of…
While the rock and roll bands in the ‘60s laid the foundations for rock and roll to take over the world, the top 12 rock bands from the ‘70s took everything to the next level. Yes, ready or not, in this decade, the world experienced some of the biggest, most ambitious, and most grandiloquent rock…
Deep Purple is a deeply conflicting band for most rock music fans. On one hand, you have to say that their music is inescapable, and captures something exquisite about the spirit of the 1960s and 1970s, the idea of peaceful protest through music, and wondering if you could have a band where all five members…
Between the civil rights movement, the assassination of JFK, the Cuban missile crisis, MLK’s march on Washington, the Beatles invasion, and Woodstock. A lot of things were changing very rapidly for a lot of different types of people, and there was not a global monoculture. I’m only listing the events that were important for the…
Rock music history is riddled with iconic guitars, signature sounds, and legendary partnerships between artists and world-class guitar brands. Slash’s enduring status as a Les Paul player is nearly 40 years in the making. The handcrafted tone of Brian May’s DIY build, the Red Lady, made him one of the top rock guitarists of all…
Drums are the heartbeat of music; they drive the rhythm section and ignite the energy of so many genres. Over the years, legendary brands have risen to the top of the drum set world, each with its own rich history and unique contributions to music history. Get ready to dive into the best drum set…
Choosing the greatest rock bands is always challenging because of how many great bands exist. Rock music has described culture and the music business for decades, with some bands being absolute icons. There are always great bands to choose from. In that regard, the greatest rock bands are defined by what they have done, what…