Exclusive: After the Burial Debut Play-Through Video for "Berzerker"

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The guys in After the Burial were nice enough to send over this play-through video for their track "Berzerker" off their 2008 effort, Rareform.

In the video, guitarists Trent Hafdahl and Justin Lowe break down how to play the intro to the song, featuring split-camera views of both guitarists' parts played to a click.

After the Burial released their latest album, In Dreams, last year via Sumerian Records. You can check out more from After the Burial at their official Facebook page.

Josh Hart
Josh Hart

Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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