A genre of rock music that usually can be recognized from a thick, massive sound, highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos and emphatic beat with deliberate stresses.
Questions tagged [metal]
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How to do "metal" harmonics (pinch etc)
I've always struggled with this, tried watching Youtube tutorials, but can't get it to work.
Should you hold the pick in any particular way? I've always held my picks with three fingers, for stability, but have a feeling that won't work here.
Does…
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What type of strings to use for easier bending in fast solos?
I'm getting better at playing that legendary Enter Sandman solo by Kirk Hammett, and I'm getting the speed part almost covered. What I'm struggling with is hitting the target note when bending that last high D note all the way up to E. My fingers…
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History of screaming in music throughout the world
Screaming is a common technique in metal and other music genres but according to Wikipedia it has also been used in blues music and very few times in more classical Western works.
Are there other early examples of music (Western or not) that make…
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What does it take to make metal music?
I happen to have my father's old guitar laying around in storage. While I was listening to metal music on youtube, I had a thought: I wonder if I could play metal on the thing?
Problem is, I have really bad dexterity, and the only instrument I have…
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What to expect in a jazz audition
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In my city, the government is going to open a music school for free. In two weeks they going to make auditions for the jazz class for beginners, intermediate and advanced players. I play the bass guitar. I have some experience playing for…
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How can I learn to growl?
How can I learn how to growl? (Think the heavy bear growls vocals used in plays and metal music.)
I'm looking for free resources and/or exercises I can do myself; in either case I want to be able to learn the technique for doing this. Please…
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Why Move to a 7-String Guitar?
So, I play a lot of death/heavy metal(core) and I've finally gotten to a place where people tell me they enjoy listening to me play.
I've been getting suggestions from other musicians (maybe musical enthusiast is a better term for me) about what…
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Proper technique for screaming vocal style
I just started screaming properly (i think i have no idea) a bit ago like a couple months and i just need to know if I'm doing it right
I will try my best to explain how I scream.
When I scream I tighten my throat (depending on how much I loosen or…
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Why do metal guitarists boost crunch channels on high gain amps?
It seems to me to be the most often recommended method to get a "proper metal tone". Why is that? Why pay so much for a monster and then use the crunch channel and a tubescreamer?
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Does technicality detract from feeling?
Sorry in advance if you're not a metal fan--I don't mean to limit the scope of this question. Feeling has its place in a lot of different music. For a concrete example for this question, I am considering the different levels of aggression in a few…
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What are the distinguishing features of metalcore?
I'd like to know if there is a common metalcore approach (like the rules between drum kick and bass, bass and guitar, breakdown) in details.
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Controlling high frequency of heavily distorted guitar tone (metal)
I'm constantly experiment with metal guitar tone for years. If I get the amount of distortion/clarity from the ampsimulator, the next stage is much harder: controlling the high frequencies; handling low frequencies seemed easy to me.
Problems are…
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Why don't bands try to fade out songs live like they do in the studio?
I am no music expert, but I am a huge sucker for fade out songs (songs which end in a fade out) and I love a lot of them!
I just want to ask: why don't bands try this in live performances?
I am sure with advances in computers and sound engineering,…
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What makes this song sound so medieval?
This is a song I've been listening for about a year:
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A year ago, I didn't really know any music theory. I was baffled by it: why does it sound medieval? As I knew nothing, I didn't take it too far anyways. Fast forward a year, now I know a lot…
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Types of synths used in modern guitar-based music
I have a solo project where I write rock/metal, and I am interested in adding synths to my music in order to expand the sonic possibilities, add more interesting textures, make the tracks sound bigger and so on.
I used to play keyboards some 20…
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