| If you are a fan of heavy metal music, you know | | | | should also be technically sound and should be able to |
| how largely it depends on guitar riffs and solos for its | | | | play at a great speed. |
| existence. Guitar remains the central instrument of | | | | Much of the appeal of the heavy metal music |
| heavy metal music and cool guitar riffs are probably | | | | depends upon the amplified distortion of the guitar |
| the most admired part of a performance. Here are | | | | licks. The very genre of the heavy metal music came |
| some interesting facts about heavy metal guitar riffs | | | | to be distinguished by its powerful solos and speedy |
| which might help you to appreciate them even more. | | | | and powerful guitar riffs. In the 1960s, when the |
| For many years now heavy metal music has been | | | | metal genre was coming slowly in to the forefront, it |
| critically vilified as an over simplistic and aggressive | | | | heavily depended upon the blues and the psychedelic |
| genre of music. The on stage violence and the | | | | versions of rock music. But what gradually |
| showiness of the metal bands have added to the | | | | distinguished it from the others, was the coming of |
| censure. However, there is no denying the fact that | | | | age of the powerful guitar licks. |
| the guttural and the primal sounds of the metal guitar | | | | Therefore, the importance of the heavy metal guitar |
| remain a popular form of protest against the | | | | riffs cannot be undermined in the general growth and |
| consumerism and conformity of pop music. The metal | | | | development of the metal music. If you really want |
| guitar riffs are not meant to please, they are meant | | | | to play them on your own, you should first work on |
| to express the anguish that results from our modern | | | | your basic guitar techniques. Learning to play guitar |
| life style. | | | | licks and riffs like a pro will also require the |
| Many critics, without knowing the true facts about | | | | knowledge of musical theory and guitar scales. There |
| metal bands, dismiss all metal guitarists as gimmicky. | | | | is quite a bit of hard work involved in attaining the |
| They think that it is all about riffing involving three | | | | status of a good metal guitar player. However, once |
| chords. However, it is a far cry from the truth. Metal | | | | you can manage to master them, there is nothing like |
| guitarists have been leading innovators of many | | | | the pleasure of playing a guitar like Kirk Hammett or |
| complicated guitar techniques. A good metal guitarist | | | | Randy Rhoads. |