How to Play Thrash Metal Rhythm Guitar | Heavy Metal Guitar

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I want to talk to you a bit about thrash metal rhythm guitar. You know when metal started it wasn't all fast, some of it was very slow and driving. Groups like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest who were pioneers for this style really laid the groundwork, but it was later on in the 80's groups like Motor Head, early Metallica, Megadeath, Slayer, and many more.
They doubled the tempos, they doubled the picking speed, so whereas a standard heavy metal rhythm in the 70's might have been something like. When that became thrash it became more like. All right. But a thrash rhythm is not just about picking a low E string as fast as you can. It's a matter of alternating it with certain chords. For example you can alternate it with power cords.
Alright, so there I'm just throwing in simple power chords sometimes I'm sliding from one power chord to another. You can also alternate between single note patterns. Here's a rhythm incorporating the low E string with single note patterns.
So, there's really a combination of low chugging, power chords, and single notes. Learn as many rhythms as you can and try to do your own variations. Hope you've enjoyed this lesson on thrash metal rhythm guitar.

[@loobachimp]

This guy is a monster.

[@PanteraGs1]

MACHINE HEAD... SLAYER... What are you guys talking about?! This is fucking Alex Skolnick from TESTAMENT!!!

[@gligorvlad7321]

and by early Metallica and Megadeath you mean Dave Mustaine? :D

[@johnnyblade99]

Yes

[@ahjteam]

Even tho Alex Scolnick (Testament) is one of the best guitarists in the history of metal, this is possibly the most terrible tone I've ever heard.

[@jamesbrabham953]

same thoughts

[@Leonkstheassassin]

Slayer!!!! \m/

[@bigfnrab]

You make this look too easy.

[@Danlikescheesteaks]

Machine Head!!

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3rd :(

[@FirstStopVideos]

FIRST!!! HAHAHA!!! LOL

[@michaeldurham8683]

terrible, grating midrange tone.
Hint: SCOOP it, and bail on the cheesy Boss MetalZone pedal sound.

[@backstab86]

or its trash so it should sound like this.... this is one of the best trash guitarists..

[@rileywallace1132]

ive got one of those pedals and i got a wicked sound out of it compared to this. damn this is horrible