020: Kirk Windstein - Down, Crowbar, & Lessons From A Riff Lord

Follow Nick on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dunwichdoomphd In this week's episode I had the opportunity to chat with Nick Williams, the former owner and founder of Dunwich Amplification.  We discuss how Nick got into building pedals through to his days as Dunwich Amps, his reasons for closing up the Dunwich shop, his recent consulting work and new QMF pedal brand, and more.  

Follow Kirk on Facebook and DM him to schedule your one-on-one guitar lesson: https://www.facebook.com/kirk.windstein Crowbar Merch: http://www.martyrstore.net/artist/crowbar In this week's episode I had the opportunity to chat with the Riff Lord himself, Kirk Windstein. We got into the nitty gritty details of his guitar rigs in Crowbar, Down, and Kingdom of Sorrow, and chatted about his riff writing process, his approach to writing his signature doom harmonies, the solo record, the brand new unreleased rowbar record, his reunion with the Down, and more.

In this week's episode of the Does It Doom Podcast I had the opportunity to chat with one of the forefathers of doom metal, or downer rock as he prefers to call it, Bobby Liebling of Pentagram. We discuss the very early days of the band, into the high voltage era, a bit of the sub basement era, right through to today. Bobby also gives us the details on his new project, The Limit, as well as the current status of Pentagram. This was a truly great interview and I'm super excited to share it with you all.  Follow Bobby and Pentagram on Social Media: Instagram: @bobby.liebling.81 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pentagramusa/ Website: https://www.pentagramusa.com Merch: https://evolutionprinting.bigcartel.com/

EYEHATEGOD Merch: https://www.eyehategod.ee/ Down Merch: https://shop.down-nola.com/ Crowbar Merch: http://www.martyrstore.net/artist/crowbar In this week's episode of the Does It Doom Podcast I had the opportunity to chat with one of the Kings of New Orleans Sludge, Jimmy Bower. We talk through the details of his EYEHATGOD guitar rig; and we spend some time talking about song writing, how things are going with EHG, and get the latest on Down, The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight, his solo record, and more.

In this week's episode of the Does It Doom Podcast I chat with New Orleans Metal pioneer Sammy Duet, guitarist of the legendary Acid Bath, sludge icons Crowbar, and of course his current project, the brutal extreme metal outfit Goatwhore. We chat all about his gear, how his rig has evolved over the past 30 years, ESP guitars, his guitar collection, his approach to songwriting, and he sets the record straight on some Acid Bath questions and rumors once and for all. This was really incredible interview, and I really hope you guys dig it! Follow Sammy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sammypierreduet Checkout Sammy's Reverb Shop: https://reverb.grsm.io/SammyDuet Follow Goatwhore on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goatwhorenola Follow Goatwhore on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegoat666/ Visit the Goatwhore Website: http://www.goatwhore.net/

In today's episode we're chatting with Jan Schmidt of Cosmic Terror Cabs.  We discuss design methodologies, construction techniques, cabinet sizing and porting, speaker configuration, speaker recommendations, and more.  You can find more information about Cosmic Terror Cabs at the following links. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmicterrorcabs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cosmicterrorcabs Website: https://cosmicterrorcabs.com/ Pedalboard Video: https://youtu.be/A5UKl5DYQrI

In today's episode we're chatting with Matt Bacon of Dropout Media.  We discuss some fundamental tactics for promoting your band using social media in 2020, the importance of not overthinking things, some overlooked aspects of post frequency, which platforms are working, and more.  You can find more from Matt at the following links: https://www.instagram.com/mattbacon666 https://www.facebook.com/mattbacon666 https://www.twitter.com/mattbacon666?s=07 https://dropoutmedia.net

In today's episode we're chatting with Dallas Seger of Seger Guitars. We cover the details of Matt Pike's Seger YG, the basics of how to setup your guitar for downtuned doom metal, some important aspects regarding scale length, his current build schedule, amp demos, and more.  You can find more from Seger Guitars at the following links: https://www.segerguitars.com https://www.instagram.com/segerguitars https://www.facebook.com/segerguitars

Today we chat with Jason Johnson of Fuzzlord Effects about some of his most exciting projects from this past year, what he has coming in 2020, his approach to songwriting, and his philosophy behind social media and marketing.  You can find more from Fuzzlord Effects at the following links: https://www.fuzzlordeffects.com https://www.youtube.com/fuzzlordeffects https://www.instagram.com/fuzzlordeffects https://www.facebook.com/fuzzlordeffects

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/H038OVmmqCk In this sludge metal guitar lesson I'm teaching you Blank by EYEHATEGOD, the opening track from Take As Needed For Pain. The song is broken down into its main riffs, each demonstrated and explained in full detail. C Standard Tuning: C-F-A#-D#-G-C The song is played in the key of C Minor and it's riffs utilize elements from the Natural Minor Scale {R, M2, b3, p4, p5, b6, b7} and Phrygian Mode {R, b2, b3, p4, p5, b6, b7} along with the Diminished Fifth ,b5 , from the Blues Scale and the Major Third, M3. In general, the song makes great use of chromatic passing tones as it blends the various minor scales.