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The Beatles' 50 greatest guitar songs
Charting George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney's very best six-string moments from the Fab Four's sprawling catalog
How Chuck Schuldiner pioneered the sound of death metal and became its spiritual guide
The life and times of the visionary Death guitarist who set the blueprint for an entire genre
Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic
The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo
Jerry Cantrell dissects Alice In Chains' self-titled album in this classic 1996 Guitar World interview: "I've never been a big soloist – I just do what fits the part"
One of Seattle's greatest guitar heroes reflects on recording with Layne Staley, why channeling his influences freaks him out, and the guitar solo he once considered "a piece of shit"
Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett reveal The Black Album's deepest, darkest secrets in this classic 1991 Guitar World interview
Shortly before their seminal self-titled LP went stratospheric, the metal titans tell all: arguing over guitar solos, shaking up their gear, fighting with Bob Rock, and the mystery behind ...And Justice For All's missing bass
Tony Iommi and James Hetfield discuss their guitar journeys with Black Sabbath and Metallica in this classic 1992 Guitar World interview
The titanic pair on gear, influences, being heavy metal pioneers, setting bandmates on fire and everything in between
Tony Iommi names the best (and worst) Black Sabbath albums
The heart and soul of Black Sabbath offers his own thoughts on the highs and lows of the band's vast discography
Leslie West talks jamming with Jimi Hendrix and seeing Eddie Van Halen for the first time in this classic 1987 Guitar World interview
The trailblazing Mountain guitarist discusses life on the road in one of the heaviest hard-rock outfits of the time
Keith Richards reveals his 10 all-time favorite Rolling Stones riffs and the stories behind them
How the guitar used to record Gimme Shelter disintegrated immediately after the song's completion, and other incredible stories
Eddie Van Halen discusses his early influences and groundbreaking technique in his first Guitar World interview from 1981
For his very first cover, the late guitar god sat down with Guitar World to detail his fresh approach to the instrument – and what he made of being called "the world's greatest guitarist"
