for those who shred, i want your opinion

[zim18]

for those of you that play guitar and know what your talking about, i need some help! whenever i listen to death metal around my friends they always say that 'these guys arnt even that good', they make up bullshit like they use drumming machines and dont actually play which is complete bullshit....but then my one bud who plays guitar said they dont use many 'cords' i think? anyways what should i say in response to this so i dont look like a doosh?

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

fuck chords.

 

[zim18]

i cant just say 'fuck chords'

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

what the hell do your friends listen to?

 

[Narg n Lamb]

fuck chords.

chords arnt too special indeed, power chords are better, but alternate picking is defintely the best

 

[CF87]

I guess it depends on what death metal you're listening too. You could name some bands or something. Maybe then I can comment more about this.

 

[zim18]

we were listening to bolt thrower's those once loyal, they listen to zeppelin and shit and i cant say there better than page because thatd be plain ignorant

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Page is overrated as hell.
bolt thrower are alright at best

 

[Nico]

Gnuh???

 

[zim18]

i put in unquestionable presence after and didnt hear much complaining amazing bass player and guitarist

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

 

[zim18]

but yeah i just need to be able to say, *id like to see any other pussy ass band play ____________________.*

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

any crazy ass tech death band. Spawn of Possession maybe

 

[CF87]

we were listening to bolt thrower's those once loyal, they listen to zeppelin and shit and i cant say there better than page because thatd be plain ignorant

Bolt Thrower is a great band, but yeah their music is relatively simple.
simple. If you listen to say for victory,etc.. it's obvious the band has style and are not just some dipshits who can't play to some extent. If you want to show them that a death metal band can play very very well bolt thrower is not a good start. This does not take away from the band or anything because that's not what they are about.

Chords can be effective when done right(not like bands on the radio). Majority of the time I prefere patterns formed by single notes. I like nice thick sounding power chords and musical themes formed by well placed notes forming a pattern or riff. Someone does not need to always play chords to prove they are a good musician.

 

[Ender Rises]

Arpeggios are much better than chords, IMO.

 

[King Richard]

This message is hidden because ender7227 won't shut the fuck up.

 

[unknown]

play them necrophagist. Just because "they don't use chords" (which isn't necessarily true...they may be arpeggiated) doesn't mean it's technical as hell.

show them some really fast death metal tabs and ask them to play it

and yeah. Jimmy Page is extremely overrated. his live soloing was terrible.

 

[Nico]

play them necrophagist. Just because "they don't use chords" (which isn't necessarily true...they may be arpeggiated) doesn't mean it's technical as hell.

Which, in turn, doesn't mean it's any good.

 

[Cythraul]

these guys don't use chords therefore they suck. What a brilliant insight.

 

[Shiny McShining Rodriguez]

Stupid men... when you can't agree on a topic, just change it to something much simpler like hair care or winter fashions.