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From Nirvana to present day.

Raised on AC/DC and Sabbath, and still rocking hard on 'Running Games.'

The simple play of a record can change your life forever. That's what happened with Melvins' Buzz Osborne, who tells Loudwire's Gear Factor that it was a Johnny Winter song that made him want to pick up a guitar. “‘I Guess I’ll Go Away.’ That riff right there, that did it," the singer-guitarist recalls. "I was in this guy named John Murphy’s bedroom and it was his sister’s record. I was like, ‘Oh my God, what is that?’ I still love that record and love his playing. When I heard that riff it was like something went through my backbone.”

Toward the end of 2020, TikTok star Zaria saw her fame skyrocket after an absolute takedown of online trolls who called her out for wearing a Metallica shirt. Though she's gotten plenty of attention as a singer online, those questioning her metal cred got a lesson they won't soon forget, and now, Zaria joins us fpr this edition of Gear Factor. In this episode, we're digging a little deeper with this emerging talent to learn a bit of her musical background. Zaria tells us that her first recognition of Metallica came in fifth grade when a teacher showed her a version of "Enter Sandman" pu...

In this edition of Gear Factor, self-taught guitarist of Nervosa, Prika Amaral, discusses how learning to play on her own gave her a more unique sound. The guitarist says she never had a teacher and while she attempted over time to play to a specific technique, Prika always preferred her own style. “I tried to change the way that I played but I think this technically makes me different and I like it,” says Amaral, who shows off her picking. Prika also takes us back in time to reveal how thrash took hold at a young age. “The first riff that made me want to play guitar was just a little...