10. Does It Doom?'s Steve Reis on Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath"
Premier GuitarThe envoy of evil honors Tony Iommi's ominous opening odyssey that is a foreboding fight between light and dark that ultimately sparked several subgenres of metal.
9. Joey Landreth on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Texas Flood"
Premier GuitarThe Canadian guitar slinger recalls the moment that cemented his passion for playing thanks to SRV's evocative delivery and compelling chord voicings.
8. Jason Richardson on Lamb of God and Dream Theater
Premier GuitarThe All That Remains shredster details two technically challenging riffs that leveled-up his playing and he shouts out the latter for springboarding him into 7-strings.
7. Daniela Villarreal on Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole"
Premier GuitarThe Warning's guitarist remembers first being mesmerized by Matt Bellamy's captivating performances and then empowered to front her own power trio.
6. Trivium's Matt Heafy on In Flames' “Artifacts of the Black Rain"
Premier GuitarThe heavy metal maven details how music made more sense to him after digesting the swift Swedes coupling of "raw, intense screaming vocals with such beautiful guitar melodies."
5. Andy Timmons on the Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There"
Premier GuitarThanks to an older brother, the instrumental star became fascinated with the Fab Four who's early B-side introduced him to the guitar solo.
4. Melissa Dougherty on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"
Premier GuitarThe 6-string foil for Grace VanderWaal and Mayer Hawthorne was mesmerized by the guitar god's dexterous orchestration and explains why the song is great for teaching solo-guitar compositions.
3. Eva Gardner on Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On"
Premier GuitarThe bassist for Pink and Cher explains how John Paul Jones' rhythmic tightrope of whimsical melody and driving might still hits her today.
2. Devin Townsend on Judas Priest's "The Sentinel"
Premier GuitarThe once Strapping Young Lad chronicles the "pinnacle moment" with the Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing riff that helped him earn "social collateral" and he became "moderately accepted" with schoolmates.
1. Doug Aldrich on Free's "All Right Now"
Premier GuitarThe Dead Daisies' sharpshooter guitarist runs through his favorite A-chord riffs before zeroing in on Paul Kossoff's magic.
Jason Richardson and Luke Holland today announced they will debut their newest album release, II, on October 1 at 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) via an international, live streaming performance exclusively on HITKOR. This will be the duo’s first online streaming event that will feature tracks from both their debut and most recent release. The broadcast will be available to the public in more than 30 countries. Virtual tickets are $17.99, while All Access passes that include behind-the-scenes content and interviews are $19.99. Included with every ticket purchase are five free issues of Premier Guitar magazine.
Richardson and Holland have amassed millions of social media followers and hundreds of millions of video views of their online performances. Richardson, 31, a Virginia native who lives in Los Angeles, is a progressive metal guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and instructor who has also designed signature guitars with Ernie Ball Music Man. Guitar World recently proclaimed him one of the 20 best guitarists on the planet. Holland, 29, hails from Arizona and also lives in Los Angeles. Currently, on the road with Falling in Reverse (which earned its third number one on Billboard‘s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart earlier this year), Holland won ModernDrummer Magazine’s 2022 Reader’s Poll for the streaming and social media category and has played with acts including RÜFÜS DU SOL, Playboi Carti and more.
“HITKOR offers digital eventgoers an entirely new way to enjoy their favorite acts,” says RussMiller, CEO of HITKOR. “Fans are given access to premium live entertainment and can watch it for 12+ months, all while tailoring their viewing experience via our multicam KORplayer.”
Viewers can expect premium video while immersed in HEAR360 Spatial Audio and become“directors” of the show by choosing different camera angles and customizing what they want to see when viewing an Encore performance. Using their mobile device, they can explore the stage in dynamic 180-degree virtual reality.
Sparrow (feat. Tina Guo) - Jason Richardson & Luke Holland
Partners include Premier Guitar, Ernie Ball/Music Man, and Liquid Death. Follow @officialHITKOR and visit hitkor.com for more information including the upcoming show schedule.