Using Fast Down-Picking to Execute Powerful Riffs and Signature Parts By Dave Davidson An essential technique aspiring thrash metal guitarists must master is the ability to perform fast single-note riffs and power-chord figures using only downstrokes.
How to Play Revocation's “Theater of Horror,” Part 2 By Dave Davidson Last month, I introduced the intro and primary riffs to the song “Theater of Horror,” featured the latest Revocation album, Great Is Our Sin.
Odd Couplings:More Approaches to Soloing in Odd Meters By Dave Davidson Last month, I talked about the concept of incorporating odd and shifting meters, or time signatures, in the music of Revocation.
Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Exploiting Odd-Time Meters, and How I Play “Madness Opus” and “Witch Trials” By Dave Davidson
Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Using Mixed Meters, and How to Play “Labyrinth of Eyes,” Part 2 — Video By Dave Davidson
Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: How I Employ Dissonance in "Labyrinth of Eyes" — Video By Dave Davidson This month, I’d like to demonstrate the primary riffs in the Revocation song “Labyrinth of Eyes,” from our 2014 album, Deathless.
Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: More Melodic Options for Combining Sweeping and Tapping Techniques — Video By Dave Davidson
Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Applying the Diminished Scale to the Pre-Chorus and Chorus of “Deathless” By Dave Davidson
Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Varying and Applying a Common Guitar Scale in Interesting, Unusual Ways —Video By Dave Davidson
Thrash Course with Revocation's Dave Davidson: The Advantages of Alternate Picking, and How I Play “The Hive,” Part 2 By Dave Davidson
Thrash Course with Revocation's Dave Davidson: Building Heavy Riffs and Unusual Chords from the Modes By Dave Davidson
Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Utilizing Different Picking Techniques, and How to Play "Invidious" By Dave Davidson
