Carmine Appice Ultimate Realistic Rock download. Drumming legend Carmine Appice has once again updated the best-selling drumset book in the history of rock drumming. In addition to the classic information on basic rock rhythms and polyrhythms, linear rudiments and groupings, hi-hat and double bass drum exercises, and shuffle rhythms and syncopation exercises, Carmine has included over 20 new pages and a second CD of fresh material. The recordings have been re-mastered, with updates including three new play-along tracks and audio examples that correspond with the new sections on odd-time signatures, hands and feet combinations, and rave/dance drumming.   Language:...

In this book, shredder extraordinaire Tobias Hurwitz gives advanced lessons on chord progressions, covering concepts like root-4 voicings, altered dominant chords, extended intervals beyond the octave, altered chords, and more. Hurwitz will take your technique and soloing chops to new altitudes with his crystal-clear demonstrations of these advanced concepts. The included DVD features awe-inspiring demonstrations by Hurwitz himself. If you want to learn right-hand technique, phrase construction, rhythms, improvising – Jared Meeker Serious Shred Essential Concepts is your next lesson. Language: English Year: 2012 Country: USA Running time: 1 hour Quality: DVD5 Video: MPEG2 720×480 (4:3) 29,970 fps 7299...

Master the essential metal techniques used by artists like Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden and many others. In the feature-filled 20 Essential Metal Licks Lick Pack DVD, you’ll learn the essentials of metal guitar playing, such as two-note harmonies and power chords, alternate-picking and hammer-on accents, pentatonic wide-stretch leads, string-skipping arpeggios, fast alternate picking, legato arpeggios and more! You’ll also be treated to artist-specific licks, including melodies a la Metallica and Testament, Dimebag Darrell-style picking techniques and Slayer-inspired thrash! With more than 60 minutes of instruction, you’ll learn to play in the styles of: Dimebag Darrell John...

Learn seven Dream Theater tracks with Andy James. This superb DVD will teach you to play seven tracks from this award winning progressive rock band highlighting the technical proficiency of guitar virtuoso John Petrucci. Includes guitar jam tracks. Double DVD set shows you how to play seven tracks that span more that a decade (1992 TO 2009) of Dream Theater music. Andy James, a well respected guitarist and teacher is well placed to take you through these challenging guitar parts, as he explores the demanding rhythms and solos of John Petrucci. Techniques that are explored include alternate picking, sweeping...

Dan Mumm Sweep Pick Mechanics. For advanced players, this course will greatly increase your vocabulary of patterns. Sweep Pick Mechanics allows you to find the right sweep pattern for every situation. This course also goes into non-arpeggio sweep patterns that can be used to build sequences that suit any guitar playing style. This isn’t just for neoclassical shred masters. You’ll find that this wealth of arpeggio shapes is an invaluable tool. It will increase your understanding of the relationship of notes across the fretboard. Adding these patterns to your playing style will greatly increase your ability to write and...

John Myung Progressive Bass Concepts free download. John Myung, the bassist for the progressive heavy metal band Dream Theater, discusses and demonstrates the techniques that put him in the forefront of progressive bass playing. Topics include: opening bass solo, chord tone lesson, pattern and chord applications, scale lesson, harmonics lesson (“Lifting Shadows Off A Dream”), left hand technique (“A Change of Seasons”), right hand technique, tapping technique (“Metropolis” and “Scarred”) and a jam with Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian. Booklet included. The video was first released in Japan in 1996 and was released world-wide in 1997. Instructor: John Myung...

Produced and directed by legendary metal drummer Derek Roddy, Blast Beats Evolved explores the development and mechanics of modern extreme drumming. The DVD features examples and exercises for Blast Beats, Skank Beats, Bomb Blasts, Hammer Blasts and Freehand Blasts, plus a comprehensive conditioning program for hands and feet, balance and endurance, and also includes five solo jams and performances of seven Serpents Rise songs—complete with minus-drums play-along tracks. Blast Beats Evolved is recommended for drummers who want to gain the mental discipline and technical facility required to master this demanding yet relevant drumming style. In addition, the instructional material...

Rusty Cooley’s first instructional release at Chops From Hell. The “Rusty Cooley – Shred Guitar Manifesto” digital video features 82 examples (32 examples from the “Legato Workout” section, and 50 examples from “The Licks” section); plus two compositions featuring Rusty’s Fretboard-Charring Chops: “The Butcher” and “Hillbilly Militia”. Included is the 17 page booklet file containing the “Rusty Cooley – Shred Guitar Manifesto” lesson tab/chart examples. Rusty Cooley, is an American guitarist from Houston, Texas, United States, known for his highly refined guitar technique. He is regarded as one of the fastest guitarists in the United States and a master...

Recording artist, stunt guitarist and top educator Chris Buono presents his handpicked collection of 50 Metal Licks You MUST Know. Buono’s handpicked range of phrases, riffs, concepts and techniques takes you across a wide variety of contemporary and classic metal styles to help guide your development of the tools, techniques and vocabulary that you’ll need to unleash powerful solos and take your metal chops to the next level. From the rumbling of low E-string chugs to the study of military grade precise jackhammer downstrokes to screaming bends enriched with colossal vibrato-it’s all here! Topics under fire are the cornerstone...

Dave Celentano Power Rhythm Guitar PDF. Power Rhythm Guitar is an awesome resource for guitarists. It contains thirty-one lessons for rhythm guitar that you can play by yourself, in a band, or as a back-up musician. With first chords, basic strumming and exercises in many musical styles, including: basic rock, country, hard rock, heavy metal, reggae, blues, funk and more. Ron Middlebrook with Dave Celentano’s book with be valuable and useful as you progress. A CD is included with full band examples of all lessons.  There are a lot of rhythm patterns in the book and each of them...