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EPISODE · Dec 2, 2025 · 1H 29M

The Evolution of Death Metal Guitar!

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Hosts Alex Bouks of Immolation Band and Roger Sutherland of 3 Alarm Guitar Services were joined by Jeremy Sosville and Matt Sorg to discuss the evolution of death metal and guitar playing.00:00 Introduction00:45 Where is all began06:28 What changed to make death metal sound like death metal09:08 Death Metal has to be dark and evil13:00 No rules guitar playing19:03 Were the bands competitive with other bands24:05 Can the music get stale27:25 Did the equipment change with death metal29:37 The tone knob32:16 How Jeremy was introduced to death metal34:01 Tube Screamer pedal38:50 1990’s death metal43:22 Who started death metal?46:05 Band in the Philly area. Did they hate each other?50:17 Should death metal stay under ground and raw56:29 Active vs passive electronics1:01:42 Seymour Duncan JB Pickup1:06:00 Guitars tuned down with larger strings1:16:16 BC Rich guitars1:25:42 Thanks for watching!

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