Guitar Riff Methods for Different Metal Subgenres (Metal Songwriting)

There are many subgenres of metal music and that continues to expand. Part of what makes a subgenre is the metal guitar techniques used and the overall approach to the songwriting.

In this video, we will go through the guitar methods primarily used for 9 different metal subgenres.

The intent is to help you expand your creativity in your metal songwriting. This is perfect if you're writing riffs for a specific genre.

It's also a great way to get new ideas if you like all of your guitar riffs are sounding the same. This will help you explore the techniques used in other subgenres.

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Here are the timestamps of the different subgenres covered in this video:

00:59 - Classic heavy metal
02:26 - Thrash metal
03:58 - Death metal
05:37 - Melodic death metal
08:00 - Power metal
10:19 - Black metal
13:12 - Symphonic metal
17:27 - Doom metal
19:37 - 80s metal

It's important to note that each subgenre covered is not limited to the metal guitar methods discussed. These are the prominent methods and techniques that are common in these subgenres.

Here are some of Metal Mastermind's additional songwriting resources for you to study:

Metal Songwriting Process Guide:
   • Complete Metal Songwriting Process Gu...  

Turn 1 Riff into 7:
   • How to Turn 1 Simple Metal Riff into ...  

5 Principles of Songwriting:
   • 5 Principles for Songwriting (How to ...  

Weird Secret for Writing Lyrics:
   • Weird Secret for Writing Metal Lyrics...  

Online Songwriting Course - Metal Songwriter's Forge:
https://metalmastermind.com/metal-son...

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