Modern Metal Academy

Feeling like you’ve plateaued?
Try changing one thing...learn a new technique, change tuning, or even play in a different room. New input creates new results.|

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I wrote this a day after seeing Architects live and the inspiration just poured out
Spider chords, long slides, big runs...and muting is everything.
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One of the hardest Monuments riffs
The intro to Horcrux, rolling fingers, perfect muting, and seriously fast downpicking.

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Ever get imposter syndrome with your riffs? 👀
Thinking they’re bad, standard, or you could’ve done better?

We all do.
If you loved it on first listen… it’s probably good.

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Struggle with weird rhythms or odd note groupings?
This Pathway lesson helps you feel subdivisions, lock into the groove, and make awkward rhythms feel natural.

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Vaughn Trabouley’s Battle of the Riffs thrash entry 🔥
Solos, riffs, downpicking, everything a thrash track needs.
Win prizes from Schecter, DR Strings, Two Notes & more.
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Stuck writing in the same scales and modes?
Exploring unfamiliar modes can unlock new moods, chord ideas, and riffs fast.
Do you struggle creating different emotions in your music?
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Makeshift Harmony is one of the hardest Monuments songs to learn
Open strings, huge chords, and massive string jumps,
bad muting turns it into mess fast.
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Memoirs might be the easiest Monuments song to learn

Have you learnt it yet?
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Another week of hacks!
String skipping on/off the beat.

Control the skip. Own the groove.

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