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thefireball11th July 2010ooh!! very dark and creepy! great job!
Daniel Realpe16th June 2010very nice!! I love Dimmu
Lian Gerbino3rd October 2008glad you like it guys
Vasilije Vukmirovic3rd October 2008Awesome!
bamba233rd October 2008where u get your back tracks
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2 posters for my bedroom pls- Lian Gerbino9th August 2008
hey Bedlam, cool you like it! more coming soon! stay metal man!
Bedlam9th August 2008Why am I just now seeing this lesson? This is amazing!
Ognjen Protic7th August 2008Dimmuuu, yeah!
- Lian Gerbino22nd May 2008Lian,
This is a FANTASTIC lesson! Reminds me very much of Nightwish, whom I love greatly...
Great technique. Thanks for sharing this and your other lessons as well. I really enjoy them all, though they're all quite beyond my current capabilities.
Cheers,
Joel
thx joel!
Plaidman21st May 2008Lian,
This is a FANTASTIC lesson! Reminds me very much of Nightwish, whom I love greatly...
Great technique. Thanks for sharing this and your other lessons as well. I really enjoy them all, though they're all quite beyond my current capabilities.
Cheers,
Joel- niklas3914th May 2008
thanks for the cool lesson so do you recomend some other scales than the regular minor for black metal? i would love to hear this with satan like vocals!!!!!
- Lian Gerbino12th May 2008Sounds cool, even though black metal is something different for me
What about some 'real' black metal, like gorgoroth? You should make a lesson on that as well!
BTW: Its nice having an instructor from the dark-side finally
yes man!!!! you right, this is not true old black metal, so.... i did this black symphonic metal as a black introduction... i´m working on a lesson really really extreme as gorgoroth or dark funeral. see u in the dark-side of this site!!!!
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Sounds cool, even though black metal is something different for me
What about some 'real' black metal, like gorgoroth? You should make a lesson on that as well!
BTW: Its nice having an instructor from the dark-side finally 
Pizzoaro11th May 2008Awesome:)
Make an emperor lesson too:D:D:D:D:D:)
IceBurner9th May 2008Nice lessons of Borgir style
and i went to Tersivel Myspace...euhhh, Power death more alike...but the song crossing X Paths, got a very Wintersun sounding(exept the voice).
Cool stuff!
Pablo Vazquez6th May 2008Incredible!!
audiopaal4th May 2008Wow, now this is a great lesson
Awesome, awesome lesson Lian!!!!- Lian Gerbino4th May 2008QUOTE ([email protected] @ May 4 2008, 01:04 AM)you have the coolest righthand movement I've ever seen... especially when you stop and on those pinch harmonics... looks so cool
nice riffs
what can i say?
thx man!
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Smikey20064th May 2008\m/
- Pezi J. Baumgartner4th May 2008
although i'm not very into this kind of metal, i'm practising this lesson like a mad one
great job! 
Harris Sopovic4th May 2008Nice lesson man
Gilmore4th May 2008Great lesson man
Dimmu Borgir come from Iceland where I live. I don´t listen to their music, but fun to see a band from here as an exemple in a lesson.
Antipolitik4th May 2008you have the coolest righthand movement I've ever seen... especially when you stop and on those pinch harmonics... looks so cool
nice riffs- Lian Gerbino4th May 2008YEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!! FINALY!!! Dimmu Borgir! BM!!!
Awesome lesson!!!!!
oh man! thx...
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!! FINALY!!! Dimmu Borgir! BM!!!
Awesome lesson!!!!! 
Dejan Farkas3rd May 2008Quite dark one, well done
- Adel Alsayed3rd May 2008
i really liked this lesson because it is one of my favourite styles
It would be nicer if the explanations were better because then i could create my own black metal riffs 
Nick Kellie3rd May 2008very good!
Nemanja Filipovic3rd May 2008Great lesson Lian.
steve253rd May 2008Good sound. I wonder though how i would go about making my own riffs in this style?
- mak3rd May 2008
nice riffing Lian!!!hope to see more of such lessons comming up
Marcus Siepen3rd May 2008Great lesson Lian, you served a very tasty Dummi Burger
SensE3rd May 2008I like your black finger nail. This is really metal ! he he
BodomESP3rd May 2008Finally
Outlaw21123rd May 2008Beast lesson, bro
Jerry Arcidiacono2nd May 2008Great riffing
Gerardo Siere2nd May 2008Nice atmosphere there
Fran2nd May 2008Nice one! somewhat creepy and cool at the same time, keep them coming
Capt.Z2nd May 2008amazing!! in an awesome creepy
kinda way!
Juan M. Valero2nd May 2008BESTIAL !!! love how you play the harmonics
Carlos Carrillo2nd May 2008very nice lesson!!!!
good job!!!
Hisham Al-Sanea2nd May 2008great job Lian .nice black metal lesson
Ivan Milenkovic2nd May 2008Cool!
bladzerok2nd May 2008cool lesson... its funny how a black metal lesson is the 666th lesson of GMC
Joe Kataldo2nd May 2008Great Lesson Man!
rockztar2nd May 2008nice... ive got to learn this
- Lian Gerbino2nd May 2008
thx man to all!
The Uncreator2nd May 2008Simply excellent lesson, I love all Metal and this certainly is no exception ,Fantastic job!
Siggum2nd May 2008I also gotta compliment you for a nice use of video angles, thoose close-ups are really helpfull.
krudtaa2nd May 2008Great lesson. Thanks.
rokchik2nd May 2008I must admit I was a little frightened
I'm not a huge fan of Black Metal vocals but I always love the music. Great lesson Lian
at lights end2nd May 2008nice. loving the pinch harmonics
kaznie_NL2nd May 2008This metal is very black if ya know what I mean
Nice lesson!
Bogdan Radovic2nd May 2008Really awesome stuff Lian!! Great lesson!
Muris Varajic2nd May 2008Great!!
- Alex872nd May 2008
Very heavy Lian! Which ofcourse is good
Nick3252nd May 2008awsome lian
RIP Dime2nd May 2008Sick! Good rythem ideas in there I can steal!
Pi382nd May 2008Pretty scary stuff there. Very nice use of the pinch harmonic harmonies!
DeepRoots2nd May 2008That was intense!
Trond Vold2nd May 2008Excellent!
fkalich2nd May 2008Another lesson on my to do list, you play well, you have a groove.
- Nobody2nd May 2008
Niiice, Lian!!
I really liked your previous lesson and this one is definately on my To Do List!
Thanks for this one :]
Cheers,
Hristian 
kyldeee2nd May 2008Nice lesson mate
Danilo Capezzuto2nd May 2008Nice rhythm Lian!
Pitch_Black2nd May 2008Awesome lesson man!
Kristofer Dahl2nd May 2008WOW Lian this is killer! I got scared - awesome stuff, thanks!
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Hi there, I am Lian Gerbino. This time I prepared a lesson in the style of one of my favorite styles: Black symphonic metal. You can find this kind of music in bands like Dimmu borgir, Craddle of fillth, behemoth and many others.
So, in this style it is very important that you make your own riffs/songs thinking in a complete band, ´cause true black metal sound rises when you have blast-beat on drums and orchestration in minor chords.
When you mix minor atmospheres, very fast drumlines, and a powerful guitar the results are awesome.
If you have any problems let me know. Take care.
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