Forty-four years ago today, one of the greatest heavy metal guitarists in history died when a prank turned fatal.

Pallbearer have been around long enough now that they're not just mentioned among doom metal's brightest modern bands, but truly one of the genre's all-time best. Their debut album, Sorrow and ...

Being recognized for your prowess at a given instrument is honor enough, but it appears all the more impressive when you're tossed into an all-time list that encompasses all of music. Rolling Stone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are two distinct halves in the history of music: before 2000 and after 2000. In a few days Paste will stake its claim on who ...

As a metal guitarist, it pains me to say that on some days, I don’t even want to look at my guitar, let alone play it. There are moments when I feel so devoid of inspiration that I question why I ever ...