Latest articles by Jamie Hunt
Want to play Master of Puppets the right way? Here's how to get faster at downpicking so you can chug like James Hetfield
Downpicking is a fundamental and powerful pick stroke, and one of the mainstay techniques in metal and punk
How Queensrÿche's Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo became two of metal's most cerebral riff-masters
Queensrÿche's high-concept metal still feels cult even though the Washington band are bona-fide platinum-selling stars. DeGarmo and Wilton's approach can be applied across all metal subgenres, too
Weaponize your picking hand with this lesson in the bruising riffing style of Anthrax rhythm kingpin Scott Ian
If you've got the time, this lesson'll whip your metal rhythm chops into shape. You might even call it a mosh pit-starter
Learn how Adam Jones forged his rhythmically audacious Tool riffing style
We unpack the rhythmically complex metal style of Tool’s polymath guitarist, improving your timing and legato in the process
Everybody knows John Petrucci for his God-like shredding abilities, but the Dream Theater virtuoso’s next-level rhythm playing deserves more attention
We examine the different approaches Petrucci takes for world-building with metal riffs – playing in different time signatures and executing them with on-point precision
Learn the brutal, evil-sounding rhythm style of Slayer's Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King
Hell awaits in this lesson in the era-defining riffing style of thrash metal's most dynamic duo
Dimebag Darrell wrote the book on the art of shredding – but his rhythm style took metal riffing to a new level
It's time to toss some melodic motifs into the meat grinder for a high-gain rhythm assault in the style of the late Pantera firebrand and Guitar World Columnist, Dimebag Darrell
‘Hammer-ons from nowhere’ can blow your guitar playing wide open
This Greg Howe and Joe Satriani-favored technique will whip your hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping, and muting into shape
K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton brought British steel to the world with Judas Priest – learn the secrets behind the metal gods’ seminal rhythm style
Fall to your knees and repent if you please, it’s time to dial it back to Priest’s glory days with a lesson that’ll whip your eighth and 16th-note rhythm playing into shape
Tony Iommi gave birth to heavy metal – and learning his techniques will make you a better riff writer
In this metal rhythm lesson, we take the art form back to the source, the Black Sabbath guitarist who launched a thousand riffs
Red Hot Chili Peppers survived 5 guitarist swaps, and each one shook up their sound. Here’s how the band’s guitar style evolved with each personnel shift – and what you can learn from them, too
From Hillel Slovak to the second coming of John Frusciante, we trace the RHCP funk-rock sound through five guitarists
How to play Master of Puppets on guitar
Learn the legendary Metallica riff that found a new lease of life on Stranger Things
