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Learning Guitar in the style of Threat Signal

With Travis Montgomery and Chris Feener
AdvancedMetalCool Riffs 7 steps17 lessons24m

Threat Signal is a Canadian metal band that crushes in the growing metal scene. And who better to learn from than Threat Signal's own Chris Feener and Travis Montgomery?

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  1. 1 Tutorial · 6 lessons · 6m Riff like Threat Signal Chris Feener Hey guys! This month, due to being heavily involved in the writing process of the new Threat Signal record, I decided to break down the mechanics of this interesting rhythm-style, in hopes that you can...
  2. 2 Lesson from Rhythm Techniques · 2m Rhythm Techniques - Percussive Muting Travis Montgomery This is a cool percussive riff that closes the song “Fallen Disciples” by Threat Signal. Unlike most riffs, this one focuses on the muting instead of putting the focus the notes. You’ll notice that the...
  3. 3 Tutorial · 2 lessons · 3m Threat Signal - "Fallen Disciples" Solo Travis Montgomery “Fallen Disciples” was one of the first songs written on the self-titled Threat Signal album. I was listening to a lot of Nevermore at the time, so the song and solo have quite a big Jeff Loomis sound to...
  4. 4 Lesson from Rhythm Techniques · 3m Rhythm Techniques - Polymeters Travis Montgomery This lesson is going to focus on the middle breakdown riff of the song “Comatose” by Threat Signal. This riff is also supposed to be played in a percussive manner, just like the “Fallen Disciples”...
  5. 5 Tutorial · 2 lessons · 3m Threat Signal - Uncensored Travis Montgomery I was listening to a lot of Born of Osiris at the time of writing the solo and ending lick to “Uncensored”. I went for a really Jason Richardson type sound, but still with my style of writing mixed in. ...
  6. 6 Tutorial · 3 lessons · 4m Threat Signal - "New World Order" Travis Montgomery Originally, the ending to this song was just the final riff, but our bassist Pat told me that it needed more shred! I thought it would be cool to do a Jeff Loomis/Jason Becker type arpeggio sequence. This lick...
  7. 7 Tutorial · 2 lessons · 3m "Trust In None" Outro Travis Montgomery Hey everyone! Today we're going to learn part of the outro to Threat Signal's song "Trust In None" from our self-titled album. It was aiming to create an almost whammy pedal effect, but without the use of a...

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