One of my favorite bands, Trivium, does at the end of their song "In Waves" to bring the whole song together. To do that they take a really cool approach that brings the...

This week, I want to show you the secret sauce to making sure your practice sessions for your instrument are working for you, and is efficient – so you can make sure...

Today, in this quick video, I'll show you how Synyster Gates is giving us a solo writing masterclass in Bat Country by Avenged Sevenfold.

Here's what you learn:

• Why the...

Today I'll help you appease the gods of rock by showing you 3 kinds of power chords and how you can use them in a song. These are fundamental to playing rock, punk, and...

Today, I'm going to show you how I stole the theme from Lord of the Rings. We dive into what makes this melody tick, get some objects to work with, and apply some...

Remastering is KILLING the sound of metal. And music, in general. A remaster is when engineers go back go through the mastering process over again. Now that's fine if the...

Let's unbox the A7X World Exclusive Edition vinyl of the new Avenged Sevenfold album Life is But a Dream. I've never done anything like this before, but come on a...

Let's use Enter Sandman by Metallica to learn how a song chart is a huge help in organizing and keeping track of song sections. Not only will this help you learn and...

At first, I kinda hated this album. Especially after hearing the singles; a lot of the hate it seems to be getting, I agreed and resonated with. By the time I...

I was just reading this fantastic book by Schoenberg and came across something hysterical that proves beyond the shadow of a doubt how backwards music education is in...

What if I told you there was a way to use music theory when you're writing that will supercharge the results you get with it?

The answer is this: Think about music theory...

Hey I need your help with something – I was just sitting writing this here piece of music and my ear just totally lost the thread and I can’t figure out what I...