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The Sound of “Two Giants”
This past Halloween I released my latest record, an EP called Two Giants! This EP was a big step for me since I’ve long wanted to incorporate vocals into my music. On these songs, some close friends came together and helped with lyrics and vocals, and the result is my best-sounding work to-date! Read on…
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The Sound of “Crash”
2024 is off to a fast start with my newest song! “Crash” was written and recorded in the back quarter of 2023, and it’s crammed full of chaotic riffs, high-gain leads, and layered synthesizers. This song is a lot of fun to hear and play, so it only makes sense that it was a lot…
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The Sound of “The Jump To Nowhere”
My largest undertaking to come to light in 2023 was my collaborative album, “The Jump To Nowhere”. Written in parallel to “Art Imitates Life Imitates” and recorded and produced shortly after, “The Jump To Nowhere” is a progressive metal album that pulls from djent, progressive metalcore, and electronic music from video games. If any of…
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The Sound of “Burnout”
Aggressive rhythm guitars, distorted bass, and aggressive drumming are all staples of a modern metal song, but the use of delayed clean guitars, reverb-soaked lead guitars, string arrangements, and 8-bit synthesizers are all a part of what gives this song its own touch. A lot of gear is also needed to make a song like…
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The Sound of “Herald”
My most recent song, “Herald”, was released on all digital platforms this past Friday, and it goes without saying I’m very proud of it. This song marks the start of a solidified musical direction for me, as I chase a perfected sound that incorporates groovier elements of modern metal (djent, if you will), the percussive,…
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Modifying My Peavey 6505+112
The Peavey 5150/6505 product line is a legendary series of products that have shaped the sound of heavy metal ever since Andy Sneap used the original 5150 on Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes in 1994. The amplifiers’ circuit topology has influenced a multitude of high-gain successors, and it’s still considered to be imperative to the…
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