Have you ever been awestruck when seeing one of your guitar heroes just shredding away? 

I’m not talking about a recorded, composed solo on a song that's played live every night. I'm talking about those next-level shredders that seem to have amazing leads pouring out of their fingertips on th...

On the list of Heaviest Riffs Ever, “Servitude” by Sylosis has got to be there somewhere. When you consider the fact that the song is in E standard tuning of all things, well that just takes its ranking up a few notches. 

Over the years, I’ve noticed that a lot of people have different ideas ...

A single note can be played in many different ways if you're playing it on the guitar. You can pick a note, hammer-on or pull-off to it from a different note, tap it, bend up to it, or slide into it. Each note has an opportunity to be played with flare by using a variety of tasteful tricks. We ca...

Sometimes, when writing a solo, it can feel like you're missing something that's got some dazzle to it. Something weird, ya know? A mind-bending sequence that'll either piece two other parts of the solo together or wrap it up with something unique. You may also be searching for a musical practice...

For Slipknot and their fans, 2024 is the year their debut self-titled album's 25th anniversary is celebrated. With all the albums the sonic giant has released since then, this is an opportune time to reflect on how far the unit has come. With the growth of each new release testing half of Slipkno...

It's officially ROCKTOBER, so that means I've got to give you something spooky. I figured what better song to teach than “Sweet Dreams” by Marilyn Manson? Years ago, before I even knew who Manson was, I first heard this song in the movie House On Haunted Hill. I was mesmerized by the harrowing so...

One of the most fun and expressive rhythm techniques is the gallop. While it knows no bounds regarding what genre you'll find the gallop in, it's pretty essential if you're gonna play metal--especially thrash. In this lesson, I'm gonna break down how to master this technique once and for all. You...

All guitars are built with the ability to be incredibly expressive instruments. I believe the reason why guitars are so popular is because they can imitate the human voice better than pretty much any other instrument. However, there is one feature not shared by all guitars that makes the instrume...

If you’re a metal guitarist, consider yourself lucky. You were born with an attraction to the most powerful, fun, and diverse style of music out there. Metal, more than any other style I know, has the most subgenres and draws influence from most genres outside of its own. It’s a style rich with b...

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My entry for the EART Guitars Jam Contest. This original piece was initially written for my review and demo of the Ignite Emissary and NadIR plugins. Enjoy!

Ignite Emissary and NadIR plugin review/demo: https://www.youtube.co...

What separates a professional finished product from a rough, amateur one has a lot to do with the little things. Whether it’s mixing a song in your home studio or playing guitar with solid, precise technique, this phenomenon rarely has much to do with a drastic change. Instead, getting a professi...

That main riff in “Unholy Confessions” by Avenged Sevenfold changed the game for modern metal music. The use of dual guitar harmonies, pedal point, and exotic scales in that brilliant arrangement has inspired, and has even been ripped off by, many artists since the banger came out in the golden y...