Holding down lead guitar duties for horror-metal kings Ice Nine Kills, Miles brings an elite level of control and musicality to the band’s cinematic blend of metalcore and macabre. The one-hour and sixteen minute conversation includes 56 musical examples with tablature, and an additional 35-minute, six chapter lesson sequence from Cracking The Code outlining on Miles' technique.

A multi-interview retrospective with a shred pioneer, painstakingly remastered with hours of new footage and 190+ musical examples

Obsidian is the gateway to the dark art of extreme metal rhythm guitar. Abandon all hope ye who enter!

Dive into harmony and technique with a boundary-pushing metal stylist

In this two-part, three-hour interview set with metal multihyphenate Brendon Small, we examine the rhythm and lead techniques behind Brendon’s Dethklok and subsequent Galaktikon solo projects, as well as take a look behind the scenes at how Metalocalypse came to be.

A look at alternate picking with a pioneer of virtuoso guitar, and owner of one of the most mechanically efficient alternate picking techniques on the planet.

Our second meeting with Michael Angelo Batio, a live interview ranging from technique to Mike's musical career.

In this interview with Berklee professor Joe Stump we cover a range of topics from the harmonic to the mechanical — from “evil chords” and metal-friendly voicings, to Joe’s famously fluid command of economy picking and awesome pedal-tone mastery.

An unguarded conversation with one of metal's most inimitable lead guitar voices.

Teemu's blazing playing and deep technical understanding are both on display — who else do you know who can play the "Winter Madness" solo, then turn around and share strategies for teaching pickslanting?

The ultimate investigation of the Yngwie Malmsteen picking technique.