Devin is the man, and he teaches you how to play the main riffs from Awake, although you have to be a bit observant. The other problem is he uses open tuning which is B f# B F# B F# D….what the!!!!??? But anyway, check it out because it’s interesting to watch, especially as he starts to pull faces halfway through! Cool sound too. Comment below, I’d like to hear form you!
Ibanez have just brought out 20th addition Joe Satriani and Steve Vai models, I love the Sliver Surfer which is the JS20S, also check out the Black Dog and the M/C Universe,
While trawling youtube, I found thiese great ozzy covers, and she’s done many others, check the comments too, there seems to be a mass-debate about whether she is a girl or not!
A quick cover I did of an old Kiss Song – Love Her All I can. I dig this song because it shows that you can create a cool solo around a fairly basic pentatonic scale.
Have you heard of Devin Townsend? If not, then you should really check him out. Most people who HAVE heard of him only know him as the singer on Steve Vai’s Sex and Religion album, but he then went on to create some of the best metal on the planet.
If you are into the heavier stuff then you should really check out his side project band call Strapping Young Lad! Yes, you read that right, f**king awful name but I think that was the point! The best album without a doubt from SYL is Alien.
For a taster, check this video.
However, he has also created X solo albums to date, which you can find at Amazon, but this week he released his latest of a 4 part series, called Addicted.
The sound of the guitars are amazing and a good mixture of clean and angst vocals. By the way, he used to use ESP but now he has got a deal with Peavey who have been making some very cool guitars for him, including a 7-string flying V. Check him out, he kicks ass!
Well, I guess the title already says it all – This has to be one of his best solos, and when you listen to it on the album, it sounds impossible, but when it’s broken down, it’s actually not that bad. Check it out!
Guys, don’t get me wrong, I loved Nirvana, but to me Alice in Chains were more interesting and..well, better in general. Check these two cool clips from a performance they did here in the UK. These songs rule.
Well, every good Blog has to start with a first post, and this is it. My aim with this Blog is simple, to provide really good information about how to play heavy metal guitar, and about heavy metal in general.
I will be adding lots of ne sections as time goes on, like how to make your existing guitar sound better, how to build your own guitar, reviews on albums and DVDs and much more.
If you have any suggestions as to what you would like to see featured on the site, or if you would like to submit something yourself, just post a comment below.
Ok, take it easy and hope to see you around the site.
