So every rep must start on the floor, from a dead stop. You don’t Deadlift top-down like on the Squat or Bench Press. You start at the bottom, pull the weight up and then return it to the floor. Here are the five steps to Deadlift with proper form… Walk to the bar. Stand ...
And I’m sure the suggestion that you have to put down your guitar and not play it for weeks or months in order to heal is the last thing you want to hear, anyway! Now, although it’s true that resting may be enough to alleviate some or all of your pain in the initial phases of...
After we had a half dozen or so tracks together, we realized we needed another member if we wanted to play out. I’ve played drums in dozens of area bands over the years, but in the early 2000s I was actually playing more bass guitar than drums. I’ve kept up my bass chops throug...
"Because I think the part that he does on 'Home Sweet Home' is beautiful — it’s very simple, but it’s the right part. That’s the approach I took to 'November Rain.' That’s what got me started. I saw that video, then shut off the TV and started on 'November Rain,'" he...
Still, the LP will always represent a major turning point in the group’s ascent to rock royalty. “With that album, we really grew into being the band that we always wanted to be,” Flea admitted decades later to Guitar World.“It was like we took what was great about us and just ...
Electrifying musicianship is on display, as Angus Young shreds through several blistering guitar solos. The release also captures lead singer Bon Scott in his prime, less than two years before his unexpected death. Buoyed by the positive reception to ‘If You Want Blood,’ 1979’s ‘Highway ...
“Black Summer” rides a slow burn before opening up to euphoric harmonies and blazing guitar. “Veronica” and “The Heavy Wing” offer some true earworm choruses. And “Poster Child” can be polarizing - you’ll either love the rapid-fire homages to many of the band’s influences or ...
I stopped being able to play guitar, as it required two hands and mine were not cooperating. When it was at its worst, I had to grab my own arm to keep it from moving wildly. It was screaming, but it had no mouth. It wanted out. I wanted out. We wanted out. I cannot describe...
“Black Summer” rides a slow burn before opening up to euphoric harmonies and blazing guitar. “Veronica” and “The Heavy Wing” offer some true earworm choruses. And “Poster Child” can be polarizing - you’ll either love the rapid-fire homages to many of the band’s influences or ...
(Interscope, 1992) Making the jump to a major label, Helmet earned the best reviews of their career with 1992's sophomore set, 'Meantime.' With Page Hamilton's aggressive vocals, Henry Bogdan's thunderous bass, John Stanier's power drumming and Peter Mengede's hard rocking guitar, Helmet'...