Watch Empty Trail spark a fuzz-heavy ’90s riff-rock revival with this guitar/bass playthrough of Transcend

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Austin rockers Empty Trail channel the dark grind of Soundgarden and Alice in Chains and fuse it with the arena-ready rock of modern juggernauts like Alter Bridge and Royal Blood. It’s a potent combination, and one that’s very much in evidence on new EP, Introspect, written and recorded in lockdown and released in April.

Now, guitarist Rick Lambert and bassist Shane Wallin have shared an insight into their hard-riffing approach with this exclusive playthrough of EP highlight Transcend.

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Michael Astley-Brown
Editor-in-Chief, GuitarWorld.com

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.