Any books recommended for composing metal?

[xjimmyleungx]

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does anyone have a good book on composing (especially metal) that you recommend? i'm really interested to learn much more about it...anything from beginners to intermediate or even advanced would be nice too.
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[maddog]

Re: Any books recommended for composing metal?

I know theres a book in the Troy Stetina series called metal songwriting secrets ? or something like that. I assume it talks about composition though I don't have any first hnd experience witht this book...

[Baum83]

Re: Any books recommended for composing metal?

It's called "Secrets to writing killer metal songs". I don't have it either, just looked for the name on the backcover of Speed Mechanics. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Jack Napalm]

Re: Any books recommended for composing metal?

I have heard good things about the book but it is out of print. I would like to get a copy of it as well some day, even if it was a photo copy. Anyone out there with it?

[LesPaulCustom]

Re: Any books recommended for composing metal?

<font color="yellow">I have an older version of it with the cassette [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

It is an OK book with a lot of good ideas/theory/how-to's in it.

No, I'm not giving up my copy.....but you can find it on E-Bay once in a while.....or check the Stetina website to see if anybody there will part with theirs.

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[David Dineen]

Re: Any books recommended for composing metal?

i think this is one of stetina's weaker books. in it he basically tabs out the songs on the STETNA album he did and explains why/how he structured the songs, etc. it's not overly broad in styles explored...its basically a tab book with a cd and explanations of the different passages. i would recommend "how to write songs on guitar" by ricky rooksby instead. this is a very diverse, information packed book. it tells you everything you need to know to write songs (aka how to pick a key, harmonize, etc and also all progressions that work, not just the i-iv-v).