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  • Master Metal Guitar from the Ground Up

    Master Metal Guitar from the Ground Up

      Metal guitar can sound intimidating from the outside. Fast hands. Loud amps. Walls of distortion. But at its core, metal guitar is built on the same fundamentals as any other style. What makes it different is how those basics are pushed, sharpened, and combined. This article walks through metal guitar from the ground up.…

  • Epic Guitar Cover Guide for Iron Maiden โ€“ The Ides of March (Tips

    Guitar Tutorial: โ€œThe Idfes of Marchโ€ by Iron Maiden โ€œThe Ides of Marchโ€ is another instrumental track from Iron Maidenโ€™s catalog. This particular track can be found on the Killers album; it is another heavy metal masterpiece, to say the least. In this tutorial, we will help you nail the riffs and solos that define…

  • Post-Industrial Heavy Metal: Nihilism, Marxism, & Sonic Rebellion

    Post-Industrial Heavy Metal: Nihilism, Marxism, & Sonic Rebellion

    By: Jack Shadows In the shadow of rusted factories and echoes of vanished labor, post-industrial heavy metal emergedโ€”not just as music, but as a howl of cultural revolt. Forged from the collapse of working-class industry and infused with existential rage, it became the distorted voice of alienated youth, Marxist critique, and sonic defiance. Its distorted…

  • Learn the Drop C# tuning used in Suicide Messiah by Zakk Wylde

    Learn the Drop C# tuning used in Suicide Messiah by Zakk Wylde

    Is Black Label Society’s song Suicideย  Messiah in Drop C# tuning? Yes. Suicide Messiah is built around a Drop C# tuning, and that choice plays a major role in the songโ€™s weight and attitude. Combined with blues-based scale work, it gives the track its gritty, heavy groove.   Drop C# tuning and the low-end punch…

  • Iron Maiden Transylvania guitar cover โ€“ Tab, Tone & Playing Tips

    Iron Maiden Transylvania guitar cover โ€“ Tab, Tone & Playing Tips

    Iron Maiden โ€“ Transylvania Guitar Cover & Lesson Transylvania is one of the most iconic instrumentals in heavy metal history. Released on Iron Maiden, the track showcases the bandโ€™s early twin-guitar precision, speed, and melodic control. In this Iron Maiden Transylvania guitar lesson, youโ€™ll learn how to play the key riffs and melodic passages that…

  • Danzig – Bringer of Death  | Jack Shadows Guitar Cover

    Danzig – Bringer of Death | Jack Shadows Guitar Cover

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  • Guitar Playthrough w/ Tab: The Ripper by metal gods Judas Priest

    Guitar Playthrough w/ Tab: The Ripper by metal gods Judas Priest

    The Ripper Returns โ€“ A Judas Priest Guitar Cover by Jack Shadows ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿฉธ Get your free tablature here —> ย Judas Priest – The Ripper Steel meets shadow in my latest cover โ€” โ€œThe Ripperโ€ by Judas Priest โ€” an unholy anthem sharpened by twin blades of vintage metal and darkness. This isn’t just a tribute.…

  • Six Feet Under – This Graveyard Earth- Metal Guitar Lesson (w/Tabs)

      Check out the guitar tablature for the song This Graveyard Earth by Six Feet Under Get it here:ย  ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰ย  ย S.F.U. – This Graveyard Earth

  • Arch Enemy – Bury Me An Angel – Guitar Playthrough (w/Tabs)

    Arch Enemy โ€“ Bury Me an Angel Melodic Death Metal Rhythm Precision Difficulty: Intermediate Tuning: Standard (B) Focus: Alternate picking โ€ข palm muting โ€ข melodic aggression This lesson breaks down the core rhythm guitar techniques behind ‘Bury Me an Angel’ โ€” focusing on tight alternate picking, controlled palm muting, and melodic phrasing that remains aggressive…

  • Obituary – Redneck Stomp – Guitar Playthrough (w/Tabs)

    Obituary – Redneck Stomp – Guitar Playthrough (w/Tabs)

    Obituary! Another death metal band that I absolutely love.ย  Their compositions always sound tight and heavy. Just by listening to any of their live performances, you can see and hear they all feed off each other’s energies, and that in turn syncs the timing of their playing.ย  It’s just awesome to see.   The down…

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