Sick Riffs: Dave Pirner and Ryan Smith teach you the opening lead lick of Soul Asylum hit Somebody to Shove By Sam Roche last updated 10 November 22 For those of you without an electric, the guitarists even show you how to play the lick on an acoustic
Sick Riffs: Liam Beeson teaches you the technical onslaught of Brand of Sacrifice's Casca By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 Behold: a masterclass in irregular time signatures and pinpoint accuracy
Sick Riffs: Cody Quistad teaches you the earth-shattering main riff of Wage War's Who I Am By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 The track is taken from the band's latest album, Pressure
Sick Riffs: Josh Baines teaches you the crushing, time signature-fluid riffs of Malevolence's Remain Unbeaten By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 The track is taken from the band's recently released EP, The Other Side
Sick Riffs: Dave Rude teaches you the ultra-melodic, bend-driven solo from Tesla's The Mission By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 Try your hand at this quintessential hard-rocker
Sick Riffs: Arran Day teaches you the classic-rock lead lines of These Wicked Rivers' Floyd By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 The track is taken from the band's recently released debut album, Eden
Sick Riffs: Learn the savage death-metal dissonance of Ingested's Invidious By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 Guitarist Sean Hynes takes you through the track's heavy hooks
Sick Riffs: Learn the monster 12/8 groove from All Hail The Yeti's Cold Dead Leaves By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 Dave Vanderlinde teaches the yet-to-be-released track, which will feature on the band's upcoming EP
Sick Riffs: Learn to play the fuzz-laden main hook of Fast Romantics' Julia By Sam Roche published 6 August 21 Guitarist Kevin Black wields a 1960 Gibson ES-330 and a hand-made Big Cheese clone to teach you this infectious indie rocker
Sick Riffs: Conor Kelly teaches you the soaring guitar solo of Waker's Many Days Ahead By Sam Roche published 15 June 21 The endlessly catchy track is taken from the band's 2021 debut, Fresh Out
Sick Riffs: Violet Mayugba teaches you the punky powerchords of Destroy Boys' Muzzle By Sam Roche published 21 May 21 Learn the San Francisco outfit's raucous new single
Sick Riffs: Christian Neonakis teaches you the clean alt-rock lines of My Kid Brother's Good News By Sam Roche published 10 May 21 The feel-good cut is taken from the Virginia quintet's 2020 self-titled EP
Sick Riffs: Paul Marc Rousseau teaches you the destructive breakdown bends of Silverstein's new single, Bankrupt By Sam Roche published 28 April 21 “Step 1: Get mad. Step 2: Get a guitar, Step 3. Queue up a dirty tone”
Sick Riffs: Alex Dezen teaches you the catchy punk-rock guitar lines of Broken Baby's Royal Pigs By Sam Roche published 24 February 21 Learn the LA duo's raucous 2019 standalone single
Sick Riffs: Lydia Loveless teaches you the chorus-bathed clean lines of When You're Gone By Sam Roche published 15 February 21 Learn some dreamy arpeggiated chords from the Ohio singer-songwriter's latest album, Daughter
Sick Riffs: Chad Peck teaches you the shoegazey, whammy bar-heavy lines of Kestrels' It's a Secret By Sam Roche published 10 February 21 Learn this standout alternate-tuned cut from the Nova Scotia trio's latest album, Dream or Don't Dream
Sick Riffs: Sadler Vaden teaches you the glorious bend-driven chorus lick of Great Peacock's Rock of Ages By Sam Roche published 8 February 21 An excellent opportunity to practice your feel
Sick Riffs: John Notto teaches you the high-octane, no-frills lead lines of Dirty Honey's Gypsy By Sam Roche published 2 February 21 Learn a track from the Billboard chart-topping band's forthcoming debut album
Sick Riffs: Jesse Cash walks you through the immensely technical, multi-string tapping verse riff of ERRA's Snowblood By Sam Roche published 29 January 21 Try your hand at one of the most challenging Sick Riffs yet
Sick Riffs: Christian Lee Hutson teaches you the sumptuous acoustic fingerstyle lines of Talk By Sam Roche published 17 December 20 All you need's an acoustic guitar and a capo. A piece of foam is optional
