How To: Make a Metalcore Song in 6 Min or Less (+ Full Song at the End) || Shady Cicada
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
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Blam. video explains it all. How to make a Metalcore song in.....6 minutes or less. Doesn't have the same ring to it as 5.
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For those who have requested for years: My song "Karma" is FINALLY on streaming platforms (Spotify, RUclips Music, Apple Music, etc). Thank you for getting this video to 1 million views! There may be a possible remake/remaster and vocal version one day in the future (: open.spotify.com/track/6GdKtqA3XhlIZ7xWAUHJvh?si=5b14a3bbc27d4431
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aahahaha here i am
And the next: how to get a friend ho plays guitar
In 6 minutes
Or more likely: How to get a guitar-playing friend
My problem is that my friends are morons who either don’t play guitar or suck at it. Cheers to the loser team
error 404 : friend not found
LukeV Three Cheers for Multitracking.
same problem here. any idea how to solve it? :v
@@prabowonegoro3693 Pacman is an stupid emoticon.
Teaching a friend currently but gonna take a long time just wish I knew somebody who already knew how to play
GET the comment for Luke to 669 lol
Haha I like it. I felt like I was listening to a Killswitch Engage song 😂
fuck yes!!! I love that group!!! \\m//
Ironman52398 or even older All That Remains
ikr @shinnsplints
Ironman52398 same😂
Waking The Fallen era A7X?
Metalcore is by far my favourite genre literally because of how it's structured. The controlled chaos is amazing! You showed this perfectly in this!
Dan Hinchliffe agree on this. only some people will understand
I'm Totally Agree
I am a junky for octive changes, palm mutes and slow stretched out breakdowns with that funky junk layered on top. The structure that Metalcore follows is by far my favorite. Also one of the funnest forms of metal to jam and write. 100% agree
Your like controlled chaos? You might like Opeth and Obscura
@@nythrumkthunis8291 some people think the vocals are wack and maybe they don't like satan stuff. I love both
"Abuse that open-string like you abuse your body after eating MCDonald's" AHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I don't think you're the only one... xD
Cow bell is to drums as open string is to guitar. Never enough, need more!!
But I like McDonalds😆
Leave this at 666 likes
🙃A man of wise words😌
ps: I had to giggle since everyone else is sleeping, 4 am 🤭
Just giving you them CORE essentials. Full song at 2:17! I hope you guys enjoy :) P.S New cover coming this week as well!
Ahhaha, yes.
im headbanging
Awesome bro!
Shady Cicada I love this like holy shit
Should teach us how to play some of these CORE songs you write
I've never understood the hate metal core got its melodic, big, heavy, nice cleans, and fun what's not to enjoy?
@@kashrutharam5411 pop is burning 4 chord progressions metal core goes from highs to lows with melodic change ups its fun
@@kashrutharam5411 at least it's got some feel to it and isnt made by someone else and autotuned in the studio
Because people have a close-mind when it comes to music, the same thing that happens for Nu-Metal.
The end of the day listen to whatever you like, it’s metal. Now back to some Parkway Drive
It’s just fucking music. Like what you like and leave it alone, it’s art.
@@kashrutharam5411 A lot of great music has 4 chords in the chorus lol, that's not just pop
I heard the main riff and was like "damn this is why I love metalcore" it sounded straight out of a bfmv track. Metalcore has a basic formula and that means you'll always get what you love.
Sounds like I'm listening to an As I Lay Dying/Killswitch Engage mash up
@Uncouth Rapscallion Trivium is literally the best 'modern' metal band out there. No one shreds like them.
@@COYM_1908 hahaaa....you gen X millenials. Even dudes like Matt Heafy (or whatever, if I got his name crossed w/the Bullet 4 Valentine dude, im sry) owe credit in the bushel to *folks like Bjorn Golette/Jesper Stromblad of IN FLAMES, then next weener all the gen X kids need to nibble before nodding to B4MV or Trivium or Killswitch is then to give a handy J (over the pants is ok) to the ATG/The Haunted members (all Swedish bands in* your guys' idealized metalcore). Basically the "best modern" metal band to me would be a tie between Darkest Hour, Black Dahlia (if we're still ripping off the Swedes as ur millenial "pioneers" of metal do) & even then, their not innovatingly UTTERLY unique like bands similar to Every Time I Die, Dillinger, Johnny Booth, or even I'd take All That Remains if we're mixing the Swede core w/legit hardcore (all you guys missed the early Jane Doe era, so you don't know, but taking Converge & Botch or Neurosis to genre crossovers? That's what was modern & shredding hardest)... no one's heard this ETID style of doing it b4 or since
@@COYDOGSBAND bro, are you mad ?
@@COYDOGSBAND Gen X and Millennials are two different generations. And kids? Gen X are like 41-55 years old and Millennials are like 25-40 give or take. Neither are kids. But yes you're right, this style of metalcore does owe a lot to the Gothenburg melodic death metal scene, but I don't think anyone is trying to hide or dispute that? I think most are aware where these influences came from.
I need to learn how to play that chorus riff holy fuck. Incredible job guys.
SkylitHorizon the lead or the rhythm, either way, it's still awesome.
The breakdown was too fast. Needed more disonants. Solo was metalcore spot on.
8/10 - IGN
"It has a little something for everyone" lol
It makes you feel like Killswitch Engage
Special thanks to my buddy Damir B for helping me out once again!
Shady Cicada sounds awesome man!
This was actually extremely informative for someone coming from a completely different genre. Thanks!
I dont even need the full song, its already sounds good.
Song starts: HOOOOOOOOOOOLYYYYYYYYY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT
I was having trouble coming up with new riffs for my solo project and I came across this video and used the techniques shown and it really helped...I also used drop B instead of drop C because why not😂
this is better than a lot of metalcore songs these days
Kyle Anthony depends on what you listen
LOL
Kyle Anthony sounds like what I listen to you must not find good material
Kyle Anthony ever heard of as I lay dying? Trivium? Killswitch engage?
ouch, then
How to make a deathcore song in 6 min or less next? :D
I like the idea of that one! I will see what I can do :D
Shady Cicada Yes plz
Shady Cicada Yes please!!
how to make deathcore... drop tune to nothing and chug chug chug chug
Stefan Grujic Drop d wtf... no... no.... NO!!!
i always come back to this channel, been watching for years now and dude never disappoints. one of the biggest reasons why im so into writing music today is these videos
Watching this made me love metalcore even more 😍
the break down for me was the best part, the bends on the 1st fret are just pure sex
OOOOH! Can someone PLEASE make a vocal cover on this song? That'd be amazing, since the song itself was awesome!
Vocal version is coming eventually, actually!
@@Shadycicada Oh, wow, sweet! :D Looking forward to it! ^__^
literally watched the song and i know exactly how it would sound i just can't write lyrics (or do proper screamo).
Even after years this song is song is still an amazing blueprint of my own guitar sessions. I still love it 👍
Well, that sounded epic.
0:22 Sounds like As I Lay Dying
Minnesota Guy to me it sounded like not the American average , AA
That's mostly the most used generic metalcore riff (still sounds great tho) a lot of metalcore bands used this riff. It all started with metal bands like Ceremonial Oath, At the Gates, and Death.
Sounded more like Ax7 or BVB but I'm not sure who ripoff who...
Northern Ninety7 i was thinking all that remains
Cuz it is
I love it. Very reminiscent of "Holding It Down For The Underground" with maybe some early Killswitch Engage influences. Totally awesome
Very As I Lay Dying, imo. (^_^)
Basically Flying Productions i thought a Mix of kse and aild
Love that riff starting at 0:23!
6 years later and it still slaps
1:53 this sounds like a periphery lick! love the vids man
Way better than most Metalcore songs these days
How does this not have a million views?? This is amazing!! I love the breakdown
its metalcore😅😅😅😅😅
Closer
Just give it time hoss lol
This is the most underrated channel I've ever come across.
you boys got it dialed. futures lookin pretty sunny huh?
Harold and Kumar- core
RainyDayBlue8 lol. Bruh.....
gold
OMG I NEVER EVEN REALIZED 😂😂😂
Kumar. What is that? Five os? Two us? It's actually just one u.
Lmao, the first movie was better than the second, just saying.....
Brings back the old days, when bands like killswitch engage and bullet for my valentine were killing it in the metal core genre
I really liked the melody line in the chorus, sounds like it belongs in an anime. Really enjoyed this.
Pretty sure a good three quarters of these riffs are As I Lay Dying riffs, with the last quarter made up of Killswitch. Haha.
AILD ftw 🤘🤘
I guess AILD and Killswitch own the fretboard lmao
Tabs please !!!
3 years later and this is still my favorite of your songs 🤘
Been a minute, glad I found you again!
Can't help it, after all these years these riffs and melodies still give me the chills.
I’m getting Of Mice & Men and Killswitch Engage vibes from this! 🤘🏻
YOU WILL KNOW OUR NAMES
I AM SO GLAD SOMEBODY ELSE CAUGHT THAT
desipenguin I KNEW IT SOUNDED FAMILIAR
desipenguin IT MADE ME NUT
desipenguin oh. somebody did mention it.
Arch Enemy?
That Melody In Middle Of the Song Blowed Me Away...I Love Metalcore!🤘
I've been a fan of the genre for about fifteen yrs, it's my fav genre within metal...and my humble opinion is that this is absolutely class! That melody deserves special mention, it's sick.
Fantastic stuff! It turned into a very nice song. This actually requires way more skill than your average metalcore musician is ready to demonstrate. What's more, it seems that the bands that "made it" never really went that far. If As I Lay Dying played stuff that required this much moving around the fret, they would never have become one of the cornerstones of metalcore. More like, garnered a certain following like Sacred Mother Tongue and faded into obscurity. They even proved the point when they started to play way more technical stuff and it just became a bit overdone. Your song is a lot better balanced I'd say.
This is actually a really good, genuinely helpful video!
I cant get over how this song is here iam 2 years later still listening
those harmonies are sick. this song rules.
0:23 TROUGH STRUGGLE AS I LAY DYING WOOOO
Hoho, i caught that Xenoblade reference, you cant hide from me
I was searching for the song for at least 5 years, hows it called?
@@moistness482 You will know our names
@@misfit7448 thanks
Didn't get it :(
I wish I had a friend who can jam with me XD. Also thank you so much. I just ordered some Drop C timing strings and all I ever do is make covers and I would love to start making my own music and soon make an awesome band.
The spaced harmonic chords are what keep me coming back!!
0:34 ONE PU... oh wait it's not one punch man
2:16 - The Song
this and the 80's metal one got me man.
both of you guys rock.
that breakdown was actually sick!
10/10 would buy this song
Hey Shady Cicada, do you have any materials to recommend for my guitar playing growth. I have a grasp of scales, but you were playing them different then iv'e seen. Like palm muting the lower string and playing the notes of the minor scale in sync. You sound great and you have good skills, keep up the great work. Any tips or videos or books your recommend would be great.
THIS WAS SO EPIC I AM BLOWN AWAY
Thanks man I really love this. I want to start a metalcore band and be apart of rise records and bring back the early 2000's
First verse: AttackAttack!
Second verse: Killswitch Engage
Rest of the song: Ofmiceandmen
Bullet for my Valentine, before Gravity.
That harmony reeled me in..
Just stopped by to say I love the humor. Keep it up guys.
0:23 - 0:32 i swear that is a bullet for my valentine song
strangestdreamm it sounded more like As I Lay Dying to me
I thought it was just me lol
I'm thinking the intro to "end of days"
It sounded very like Electric Eye's riff from Judas Priest
"How to play a killswitch engage song in 6 minutes or less"
"ridiculous" song names
I love how you incorporated all different types of metalcore. Nice man! Your channel is great.
Lol, love the xenoblade at the start
I felt like you just rename this "how to make a Killswitch song" lol
The analysis of the parts together in action were surprisingly insightful. As an avid novice of noise making, it REALLY helps to see how the parts in a song line up, visually. I has musics dyslexia, so I can’t read them musics, but I...don’t want to discuss it.
Woahhhhh IM SUPER BLOWN AWAY!!! You made it really fun to watch and made an incredible song!!! Keep at it man you and your friend are both soooo good!
How to make a thrash metal song
Knightgalia gallops
Knightgalia palm muted open e , minor scales, 16th notes, obligatory Kirk Hammett wah pedal joke, gallops, lyrics about death, more palm muted notes, obligatory Lars Ulrich joke, kick ass harmonies, tapping solo, over 5 minute song.
Don't forget 0-0-0-0 Kerry King jokes and some sinister tritones
Casually Gaming Spider chords.
Don't forget Pentatonic specific solos doing circular 12s hitting notes at 200 bpms
Am I the only one who thinks this song would totally go well with Japanese lyrics and be made into an OST for an anime?
Ngl all these sound like your own cicada boi genre, which i think is awesome
Huh, the last time you did one of these, your videos still had an orange tint! I can't believe it was that long ago.
That breakdown was too complex for metalcore...
Not really, maybe a bit more complex than usual Melodic Metalcore, but it's just the right breakdown for like a 90s Metalcore song.
You know, it reminded me of knives and pens by BVB in the simplicity of the drums.
Probably not for newer metalcore (e.g. While she sleeps)
It’s even got the same pedals/sounds as BVB lmao דוד מרדכי שלזינגר
@Cameron Eve Not if you listen to good metal core. Just listen to some August Burns Red, they kill it
This sounds very KillSwitch Engage-y, anyone else think so too?
More as i lay dying-y
This one must be my personal favourite so far
Holy shit! I don't play guitar myself but watching these How-To's is incredibly impressive and the song at the end always sounds amazing. Nice work!
Nintendocore next?
Oooooh. That's an interesting one I forgot about. I'll look into it and see what I can do!
I ask because one of the genres I do is Nintendocore, under the name Proto Buster
Shary: How to make a metalcore
Me: Listening
Listening
LISTENING
Start thinking about...:
FUUU S K I HAVE TO GET A GITAR AND LEARN TO PLAY ON IT 😤 🤣 THIS MUSIC IS BADASS!!!
This is definitely my favorite of all the songs you've made so far.
that breakdown is periphery inspired for sure dude!
good work!
PLAM.
So dissonant chords are how you get the Code Orange syndrome xD
Oh my fucking god
Man, this could be a intro of a new anime haha
Fucking cool, good job Bro ♡
thats a cool one.. love it.. i wanna pick my guitar and gig right away
TABS pls
1:34 JOIN BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE!!!. that sounded exactly like something they would write!
it is actually...
Deni Anusic what song?
This was an awesome demo.. I am a drummer trying to write my own metalcore tunes. It was helpful and gave me a few really good ideas. Like tuning to C. and some of the riff ideas. I was stuck until now. Thanks guys.
Dude, your music is great, and that is one sexy guitar (I'm still rocking the Squier Strat I bought in high school...). Definitely subbed, you're awesome.
Squier starts are awesome (considering their price range), I wish I had one now.
I'm hoping there will be tabs
Or at least a full song release
Dang, 5 years later and I don’t need tabs anymore lol
Great video. But it's more like how to write like Killswitch Engage than whole metalcore
Ivan Perica its melodic metalcore
that was actually cool and kinda helpful at the same time.
you guys are good at writing metal core!
This was amazing, thrilling, epic. Very well composed! Beautiful!
lmfao.. literally just took riffs from like every mainstream metalcore band there is and put them into 1 song.. this song should be called bullet for my shady..
but overall good job.. awesome song and tbh its kind of hard to write a metalcore song and not sound like every metalcore band in existence...
Do a how to write for these genres of music:
1: Melodic Death Metal
2: Brutal Death Metal
3: Black Metal
4: Symphonic Metal
5: Deathcore
Lamb of God called. They want their open-String-riffs back.
you deconstructed metalcore perfectly and still sounded awesome at the end rock on!