Academy Of Tone #123: the iconic riffs that shaped 80s heavy metal with guest Manni Zewe!

On this week’s Academy Of Tone, Thomas is joined by special guest Manni Zewe to look back at the guitar players, tones and riffs that helped shape heavy metal into the beast it has become today!

This show is actually the first in a trilogy with Manni where he and Thomas go through the history of heavy music – and the metal riffs of the 80s is the perfect place to start.

Based on the rock and punk genres of the 70s, the metal of the 80s became a streamlined logical progression in the genre of heavy music, while striving to take it to new extremes.

And while bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica and Scorpions were using standard guitar tuning during the 80s, bands like Savatage and Slayer started to tune their guitars down. This phenomenon started back in the 80s and would continue into the 90s – with bands like Korn tuning their 7-string guitars down to a low A – and the downwards tuning spiral continues right up to now!

While tunings went lower, though, 80s heavy metal also picked up in tempo, with bands like Slayer, Kreator and Metallica pushing limits of speed further and further, and developing right-hand techniques that required bags and strength and picking endurance.

This style also changed the way guitarists thought about their gear, and heavy metal brought demands for more gain and tightness with their amplifiers, while new pickups – like active EMGs and super-hot DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan humbuckers – became the must-have tools of the trade.

On the show, Manni will take us through his top riffs, tones and styles from the 80s scene, giving us a bunch of incredible metal riffs from a bunch of the era’s leading bands, featuring the likes of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica and more. The guys will also trade riffs on some jams, and of course they’ll show you how to dial in your AMP1 – be it Mercury or Iridium Edition – to get the best possible heavy metal sounds going!

Check out Manni and his band Godslave here: https://www.godslave.de

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