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We asked Turbowolf guitarist Andy Ghosh to kill some tour van hours and pick his top 10 riffs. We reckon you might be surprised by his choices…

Three of the UK's most exciting new guitar bands, Turbowolf, Hawk Eyes and The James Cleaver Quintet are currently tearing the country a new excretion pipe on their November tour.

As we're all fans of ma-hoosive riffs, TG thought we'd ask Turbowolf guitarist Andy Ghosh for a guitarist's-eye view of his top 10, and he was kind enough to oblige.

Check out the video for Turbowolf's latest single 'Read & Write' above. Meanwhile, co-headliners Hawk Eyes are streaming their new track 'Dead Man's Hand' from their EP, 'Mindhammers'.

10. Focus 'Hocus Pocus'

Andy says:
I f***ing hate this song. Every time I hear it start I'm always blown away by the opening riff, then I feel that same wave of guttedness when I remember that after about 50 seconds it's going to turn into a bag of yodelling nonsense. Utter crap. And that stupid pixie bit in the middle... Such a shame, as the riff is one of the all time greats. They could have played it with power chords and it would have sounded rad, but all the major 7ths just send it into another dimension of awesome. Amazing. And rubbish.

9. Misfits 'London Dungeon'

Andy says:
I had a year or two in my youth when I refused to listen to anything other than the Misfits (Danzig-era only. Anything after '83 is NOT the Misfits). The 'London Dungeon' riff is so massive and ominous, and the guitar has that gnarly cello sound. Their recordings were super ghetto so I assume that must have been a total accident. The record has this held-back, brooding feel, but I've seen footage of the band playing the song in '82 and it's FULL ON.

8. Neil Young & Crazy Horse 'Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)'

Andy says:
I only discovered this one recently. I saw the 'Rust Never Sleeps' film on TV a little while back and I couldn't believe this tune. The riff is exactly the sort of thing I tend to write, using the same sort of sound. Neil just does it way better and his sound is way cooler. This riff is in my head all day, everyday, and I love it. I actually went out and bought a clone of the pedal he uses, just so I can play this riff.

7. The Rolling Stones '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'

Andy says:
Bit of an obvious choice, but it seemed wrong not to include it. It still sounds heavy as hell today, I have no idea how it must have hit people when they dropped it in '65! I heard Keef dreamt the riff up in his sleep and intended it as a horn line. He used the fuzz to get an idea of how it would sound on brass. The recording's just perfect, everything about it. That incredible fuzz grit, the driving drums, the tambourine. Just try listening to it without thinking "YES".

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