Yash26th June 2012Nice and tight rhythm Cosmin
Love the lesson. So tight and accurate 
Ben Higgins26th June 2012Ass kicking stuff C-Man !
Cosmin Lupu26th June 2012Thank you gentlemen!
mad26th June 2012You nailed their style! Love it!
WeePee26th June 2012Heck Yeah !!
moleman26th June 2012This one goes straight in my bookmarks dude, it is awesome!. I really like the dual guitar part, you got their vibe perfectly.
You also have long luxurious guitar strings
- Cosmin Lupu26th June 2012
Thanks moleman!
actually I had just changed them and wasn't able to find the string trimmer - I dislike having those long string ends hanging! 
Dieterle26th June 2012Hey, cool - like this sound !
Opetholic26th June 2012Trademark Cosmin look and mimics while playing
Great riffs !!
Himansu C Kerkar26th June 2012awesome lesson cosmin
Rammikin26th June 2012Great!
DeGroot26th June 2012Awesome riffs! Aggressive and melodic!
Gabriel Leopardi26th June 2012Wou mate!! You nailed the style perfectly! Ilove this lesson. I also like the guitar/drum sound and the mix. Great job!
St Anger26th June 2012Excellent !
One more to work !
Bogdan Radovic26th June 2012Awesome lesson Cosmin! Love the two guitar work.
Dinaga26th June 2012This is pure Killswitch! Nailed it mate! Great work
thefireball27th June 2012Awesome as always, Coz! Funny about the strings everywhere!
JaxN427th June 2012awesome!
- Cosmin Lupu27th June 2012
Thank you gentlemen!
I am very glad that you guys like this - I enjoyed it very much myself! 
Piotr Kaczor2nd July 2012Great sounding and inspiring as always, Cosmin!
Sinisa Cekic5th July 2012wow,great lesson my friend ,keep'em coming
- Cosmin Lupu5th July 2012
Thanks a lot Piotr and Sinisa! Sinisa - how was Turkey?
TreyDeschamp7th July 2012That smile at the beginning says, "You don't know what the hell you are in for!"
Very accurate take on their style!
Awesome!- Cosmin Lupu11th July 2012That smile at the beginning says, "You don't know what the hell you are in for!"
Very accurate take on their style!
Awesome!
Thank you Trey
Well, I was actually smiling because of the jokes one of my friends was making while shooting the vid 
Seriphroth19th May 2014All I can say is just awesome. I just joined a few weeks ago and have been looking for some stuff to learn. This is #3 on my list.
- Cosmin Lupu19th May 2014
hey mate
Glad to know you like it Just let me know when you start working on it, if you might need any help!
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Rock 'n' rolllll GMC!
In this lesson, we will analyze the playing style of one of the world's most famous metalcore bands - Killswitch Engage! They have inspired a lot of other bands with their combination of thrash rhythms and huge anthemic choruses which blend together seamlessly!
Check out their most well known albums: 'The end of heartache' and 'As daylight dies' for a very clear idea about what Killswitch Engage really means and also, their live DVD (it's only one so you can't miss it) will prove to be an awesome experience: a pure cauldron of adrenaline and powerhouse music.
This lesson will help you develop:
- combining two different pulses obtained by playing 16th notes and then 8th note triplets over a 4/4 time signature
- alternate picking
- rhythm and riffing
- understanding Killswitch Engage's playing style
Tuning: Drop C - C G C F A D
Meter: 4/4
Tempo: 100 BPM
Scales: G minor
Tone settings:
Riff and lead - Bass – 10 o’clock, Mids – 9 o’clock, Highs – 2 o’clock, Gain – 2 o’clock, using the lead channel of my AMT ss20 Pre-amp, software added compression and keeping my PRS Paul Allender's pick-up switch in the bridge position.
