Discovering New Ways to Use the Minor Pentatonic Scale By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 3 April 19 How to break away from the “bluesy” sound with which the scale is so often associated.
How Guitarists Can Build Super-Human Legato Chops By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 23 January 19 Get your fret-hand chops in shape and develop excellent fretboard “traction” with this lesson.
Build Up Your Chops with These Challenging, Molten-Hot Metal Riffs By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 28 November 18 Mastering these riffs will get your chops razor sharp and stronger than ever.
Exploring Drop-D Tuning’s Unique Melodic Possibilities By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 16 November 18 Some cool things you can do with drop-D (with an emphasis on unusual melodic intervals).
Killer Runs to Sharpen Your Pick-Hand and Fret-Hand Skills By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 7 November 18 Fortify your fret-hand/pick-hand coordination while strengthening your overall chops and ability to play fast and clean.
Mastering the Fundamental Modes Across the Entire Fretboard By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 26 September 18 Get a more complete understanding of the seven fundamental modes.
Exploring the Phrygian Mode’s Evil Sister Scale, Phrygian Dominant By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 13 June 18
If You're Not Getting Better, You're Getting Worse By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 13 April 17 I want to briefly touch upon a subject many guitar players (and musicians in general) seem to have a difficult time understanding.
One-Way Ticket to a Sick Guitar Tone By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 28 September 16 Guitar players are usually on a mission to improve theirguitar tone. For many, this journey never ends. I dare say we're obsessed with it.
How to Create Crushing Thrash Metal Rhythm Guitar Parts — Video By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 28 October 15
Guitar World DVD: Master Heavy Metal Guitar with Metal Mike By Guitar World Staff published 12 May 14
Metal Mike Brings the Heat with First-Ever Metal Heroes Summer Camp By Guitar World Staff published 26 March 14
Metal for Life: Unlocking the Seven Fundamental Modes Favored by Randy Rhoads, Part 2 By Metal Mike published 4 April 13 The following content is related to the May 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.
Metal Mike: The Jedi Trick of Using a Camera or iPhone in the Studio By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 29 January 13
Metal For Life: How to Use an Open-String Pedal Tone to Build Heavy Single-Note Riffs By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 13 December 12
Metal for Life: Incorporating Different Picking Techniques for Specific Metal Riffs By Metal Mike published 20 November 12