Arch Enemy – Vultures Songwriting

https://youtu.be/UJVU_FHMY-k How do bands get such clean and cohesive sounding tapping licks? Learn how today on the Spikes Signal

https://youtu.be/mClene7GblY You might know of the aeolian mode as the minor scale. But there are different variants of that mode today we’re gonna be talking but the Aeolian b5 mode. …

https://youtu.be/kNnX7OP2va0 What is super locrian bb7? We’re gonna be talking about that right now on the Spikes Signal. Please note that the super locrian bb7 (7th mode harmonic minor) is different than the altered scale (or super locrian). Sorry I didn’t make that more clear in the video! …

Today we’re talking about the second solo from Arch Enemy’s Vultures. https://youtu.be/mCYFCuONFzE

https://youtu.be/UKK9DgfLM_A You have a lot of options when soloing over harmonic and melodic minor rhythms. Here are a few.

https://youtu.be/e7C3573Z3y0 Rock and metal in the 2000s was very different than what came before it and became very iconic for those who grew up listening to it. Many bands such as Breaking Benjamin, Rise Against, Papa Roach, Skillet, Sum 41, Paramore, Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, Killswitch Engage, All That Remains and many more all began gainin …

https://youtu.be/8ubdmKn8Qmg Going through the interlude of Arch Enemy’s Vultures and discussing how they use the blues scale (or major and minor together) to get a brutal sound. …

https://youtu.be/X5W5YTDLCBw Arch enemy uses the melodic minor scale heavily in the chorus of Vultures. Basically, it gives the chorus a little burst of tension and breaks up some of the pure melody that would be heard otherwise. That being said, despite the melodic minor being non-diatonic, there is still a sense of melody and empowerment to the ch …

https://youtu.be/djeNKWR1wBA Today we’re back on with Arch Enemy’s song Vultures from their album Rise of the Tyrant. This time we’re going to be discussing how Arch Enemy uses the harmonic minor as well as various key changes in order to get a very dark, brutal, and intense sound. The Main riff of this song has a very cool harmonized pu …

Today we’ll be covering Arch Enemy’s powerful song vultures off of their album Rise of the Tyrant. This episode of How to Write Melodic Death Metal will focus entirely on the intro for the song and give us the opportunity to discuss tapping and the harmonic minor scale. The tapping technique used here allows Arch Enemy to play through the chord ton …