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Riff Rundown: King Buffalo's "Silverfish"
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Riff Rundown: King Buffalo's "Silverfish"

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Riff Rundown: Black Pumas' "Fire"
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Riff Rundown: Black Pumas' "Fire"

Riff Rundown: Howling Giant's "Comet Rider"
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Riff Rundown: Howling Giant's "Comet Rider"

Guitarist Tom Polzine uses various BPMs to walk you through the major and minor tendencies that unravel during the lead single off The Space Between Worlds.

Riff Rundown: Sadler Vaden's "Anybody Out There?"
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Riff Rundown: Sadler Vaden's "Anybody Out There?"

Riff Rundown: Irist's "Creation"
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Riff Rundown: Irist's "Creation"

Crushing metalheads Pablo Davila and Adam Mitchell showcase the fingertapped melodies and chunky chords that are the bedrock for the Order of the Mind track.

Riff Rundown: Airbourne's "Burnout the Nitro"
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Riff Rundown: Airbourne's "Burnout the Nitro"

Riff Rundown: Laura Cox's "Bad Luck Blues"
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Riff Rundown: Laura Cox's "Bad Luck Blues"

The ripping, blues-rockin' French guitarist lays the groundwork for the song's heartbeat and 3-part solo featured in 2019's Burning Bright.

Riff Rundown: In Virtue's "Where the Edges Meet"
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Riff Rundown: In Virtue's "Where the Edges Meet"

Trey Xavier of Gear Gods lays out the groundwork for the main groove from his band's latest single from the forthcoming album Age of Legends.

Riff Rundown: Pete Yorn's "Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)"
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Riff Rundown: Pete Yorn's "Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)"

The roots-rockin' songwriter breaks down his poppy-drone single from 2019's Caretakers.

Riff Rundown: Half Hearted's "I'm in Danger"
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Riff Rundown: Half Hearted's "I'm in Danger"

Jason Grandell shows you the slick fretboard moves and precise hammer-ons needed to pull off the lead single from the band's eponymous debut.

Riff Rundown: August Burns Red's "Paramount"
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Riff Rundown: August Burns Red's "Paramount"

JB Brubaker provides the fretboard framework to master the metalcore giant's third single off the 2020 album Guardians.

Riff Rundown: Covet's "Nero"
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Riff Rundown: Covet's "Nero"

Guitar phenom and joyous human Yvette Young shows you all the complex parts and nimble fingertapping moves wrapped up in Covet's first single from their forthcoming album technicolor.