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juleslacrapule31st January 2013that riff at 1:22 is just sick!
Piotr Kaczor17th December 2012Heavy stuff, Ben! Like it very much!
mroberts7017th December 2012Very nice lesson done in all Pentagramatonic scales. Definately captured the essence in that one for sure. All that was missing was a massive goatee and shaven head... well and maybe a pentagram or two.
St Anger14th December 2012Ben. The Slayer.
Patrik Berg13th December 2012SLAYER!!!!!!!!!
Bossie13th December 2012excellent stuff !! i'm not gonna follow the advice about the amp on 11...all my windows are cracking when it's on 6 ...great lesson !!
VilleFIN13th December 2012Nice intro and very familiar Slayerish part in the end.
Mike RR2413th December 2012That was awesome Ben.
- Qenzoz13th December 2012
Great lesson as always Ben!
Fayeed Tan13th December 2012Great tune!
nice is really nice Ben!
Christophe13th December 2012Yeah, a slayer style lesson which is not a half-tone down tuned
Loved the part a 1:23-1:33
But... I miss the ducks so badly, where are they ?
Ben Higgins13th December 2012Great comments, haha.. thanks guys !!
borewik50513th December 2012It makes so angry that i would like to burn a cat. Nice sound Ben
- Slavenko Erazer13th December 2012
YEAAAH, BEST GMC SPEED METAL LESSON EVER
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zoom13th December 2012Wow Ben! Cool tune like it. Love those big power chords in the beginning tone is awesome! Then your right hand goes mental!
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Welcome to Slayer Style Riffing!
"Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax." - Wikipedia
Slayer are well known for their aggressive thrash music, with fast 16th note picked riffs allied to rapid double bass drumming and demonic sounding harmonies.
They make use of harmonising in 4ths and 5ths for a more atonal and 'evil' sound, as opposed to the more conventional and popular way of harmonising in 3rds like many other metal bands.
The lesson opens with a lone guitar picking a clean arpeggio sequence before diving into distorted guitar territory.
The fast section requires a lot of stamina so take your time with learning it and build up to the speed slowly.
Don't be tempted to scoop out the mids like most other thrash bands do. Slayer are known for their mid heavy guitar sound which retains thickness and doesn't get lost in the mix.
Turn your amp up to 11 and thrash like it's 1986!
Tempo: 130-190bpm
Gear: Marshall JVM 410H Clean Channel, Green setting and OD2 Channel, Orange setting.
Key: Em
Scales: E Phrygian Dominant
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
