Welcome to my complete guide on how to install VST (Virtual Studio Technology) plugins. This is specifically for guitar players looking to use virtual amps and effects for tones. If you’re like me, you’ve found yourself frustrated more than once trying to install and use plugins. Let’s face it. Technology isn’t always perfect. But don’t […]
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Are you a passionate metal guitarist but seem to be stuck at a certain point? Whether you’re an intermediate or advanced guitar player, it happens to all of us. In fact, I’ve gone through this several times throughout my music career. But the good news is I’ve found some things that will really help you […]
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In this post, you’re going to get absolutely everything you need to record death metal vocals! We’ll go over both hardware and software. And you’ll also get recommendations on the specific products you can use to enhance your growls and screams. Here are the contents below if you want to skip around: Hardware for Recording […]
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If you’ve been following me for a while (thank you, I appreciate you!), you know that I’ve been using Positive Grid’s plugins for a while. In fact, I’ve recorded 3 albums with their virtual amps and effects. So it’s no surprise that I jumped on the latest BIAS FX 2. And as you would expect, […]
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The Delain and Amorphis concert was the coolest show I went to in 2019! After seeing Delain twice (opening for Nightwish in prior shows), I was extremely excited to see them again. And this time they were co-headling with the band Amorphis. My close friend Eddie and I snagged our tickets early for the VIP […]
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Virtual amp sims seem to keep getting better and better. In fact, there are almost too many choices now! That said, whenever you hear about a new virtual amp sim coming out, you’re like, ‘Bleh, okay, another virtual amp…yippie! So what!’ That’s kind of how I felt when I heard about the new Archetype Nolly […]
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We all know how to change strings for the most part. But whenever you throw in something new, like Gotoh locking tuners, it kind of throws you back. That’s okay because you and I are going to learn how to change strings with Gotoh locking tuners. But it doesn’t stop there. We’re going to change […]
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Are you a beginner guitar player and want to learn how to play heavy metal guitar? Or have you already learned the guitar basics and now you want to learn a style that’s more complex? In this post, I’m going to show you the 6 core metal guitar techniques that you need to learn for playing […]
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“A metal album that doesn’t sound like every other metal album.” – says SEVERAL fans! Masterpeace takes you to another world with heavy 7 string riffs, with Cameron Fleury’s double bass madness, and an array of metal vocal styles. Lyrically, every song tells an insightful story. One that will captivate you and make you really think about the […]
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Is it possible to get a brutal metal tone with amp sims? Technology has indeed come a long way but most amp sims fall short when it comes to metal (what I really mean is most of them completely suck!). There are only a small handful of amp sims that truly work for metal. And there’s […]
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