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Metal For Life: Using Two-Note Power Chords Built From Fourths to Create Heavy Riffs

Posted 07/17/2012 at 1:48pm | by Metal Mike

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Most power chord forms in rock and metal and comprised of either two or three notes, usually with the root note placed as the lowest note in the chord, joined with a note a fifth higher to create the two-note form, or with an additional root note on top to create a three-note-form. Equally effective are power chord forms built from fourths.

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Metal Mike: Simple Truths Regarding Focus for Musicians

Posted 05/15/2012 at 11:39am | by Metal Mike

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In photography, the term depth of field is often used to describe what object retains the focus and what is blurred out. In a long depth of field, everything is sharp and ready for examination while in short dept of field you will see the sharpness emphasizing the main subject, while the remainder of the picture is blurred out.

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Listen: Metal Mike Streams New Single, "Hell No!”

Posted 05/14/2012 at 4:54pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Halford guitarist and Guitar World columnist Metal Mike Chlasciak will release his new single — "Hell No! — next Tuesday, May 22. However, he's streaming the song on his website and is sharing it with GuitarWorld.com readers. You can check it out below.

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School of Rock Opens First Overnight Metal Camp, Featuring Metal Mike

Posted 05/10/2012 at 1:46pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Who needs pottery wheels and lanyards when you can have electric guitars and head banging? From August 19 to 25, young metal heads ages 12 to 18 can get their fix with School of Rock’s first ever Metal Camp at Camp Lakota in the Catskill Mountains of New York.

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Shut Your Hole: The Truth — and Only the Truth — About Guitar Cables

Posted 03/14/2012 at 11:07am | by Metal Mike

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For guitar players, quality cables are sometimes an overlooked item. We are always looking to buy the best guitar, the best amp and the best-sounding pedals we can afford. Then, once we got $3K invested in our gear, we go out and connect everything with cheap guitar cables. The truth is, guitar and speaker cables matter -- a lot.

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Metal For Life: Crafting a Rhythmically and Harmonically Challenging Single-Note Riff

Posted 03/05/2012 at 1:06pm | by Metal Mike

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In this month's "Metal For Life," Metal Mike dissects the challenge of crafting a rhythmically and harmonically challenging, heavy single-note riff.

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Metal For Life: A Look at Whammy-Bar Acrobatics

Posted 01/02/2012 at 9:55am | by Metal Mike

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In this month's "Metal For Life," Metal Mike Chlasciak takes a look at one of the all-time great inventions for the electric guitar: the whammy bar!

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Metal For Life: Utilizing Consecutive Downstrokes for Maximum Heaviness

Posted 11/18/2011 at 1:46pm | by Metal Mike

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In this month's "Metal For Life," Metal Mike Chlasciak talks about how you can utilize consecutive downstrokes to create the heaviest metal riffs.

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Metal For Life: Utilizing Consecutive Downstrokes for Maximum Heaviness

Posted 11/14/2011 at 1:25pm | by Metal Mike

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In this month's "Metal For Life," Metal Mike Chlasciak talks about how you can utilize consecutive downstrokes to create the heaviest metal riffs.

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Metal Mike: Metal for Life (November 2011) Video

Posted 09/14/2011 at 12:21pm | by Metal Mike

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In the November edition of Metal For Life, "Metal" Mike Chlasciak shows you the finer points of incorporating minor scales into riffs and rhythm parts.

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