Blog: Consequence Of Sound

Apparently, speed metal guitarists and classical string players have quite a bit in common. Despite the seeming disconnect, there's some historical precedence here: Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen have both cited Niccolo Paganini as an inspiring figure, and Uli Jon Roth has gotten into the habit of playing Vivaldi concertos . The main similarity, other than a flair for virtuosity, is that both are accustomed to playing very fast, very even sixteenth notes with extreme intensity; classical violinists just called it "tremolo." So, naturally, when avant-metal guitarist Mick Barr (of Orthrelm and Crom Tech) writes a [...]