What rappers are now, rock guitarists were in the ‘80s. They ruled the planet. Here’s a personal example of just how amazing that decade was if you loved rock guitar: In 1989 a hot teenage ...

Cutting his teeth in the 70s and 80s with jazz-fusioneers LA Express and Yellowjackets, Robben Ford would go on to become a prolific solo guitarist, releasing numerous albums. Having also played ...

In truth, it's Guitar Hero II, but stuck in the '80s, and the only truly new content that we've seen so far are the songs. ... There are no new hooks, tricks or so forth here.

Though Eric made a brief foray into pop-rock on 1985’s Behind The Sun, blues has always been at the heart of his guitar playing - so the good old minor pentatonic and blues scales are at the heart of ...

We're still enjoying Guitar Hero 2 on the 360, but of course no one is happy with the state of downloadable songs for that console. For people who need more spandex in their lives however, we've ...

Below are 20 essential ’80s hard-rock/heavy-metal guitar duos, listed in alphabetical order by band. Some of these bands released their first album that decade, others got started earlier.

Behold, the paradigm of '80s heavy metal masculinity! Just under two weeks ago, Activision officially confirmed that it was prepping a special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title. Titled Guitar Hero ...

80s Guitar Hero golden, setlist finalized. Original recordings from Anthrax, X, Dead Kennedys, Winger, and more round out list of 30 new songs in Activision's upcoming PS2-exclusive game.