Palm Muting & Power Chords

To hear an early example of a crunching palm muted-power chord riff  Led Zeppelin’s 1969 classic Communications Breakdown. As heavy metal progressed, amplifiers became more distorted and the riffage became more intense. Listen to this – very, very heavy, heavy – riff from Pantera’s 1992 classic Walk.  Here are a couple of palm muting and power chord exercises to keep your metal chops up to scratch. Amps on, gain up – get ready to bang your head!

Heavy Metal – Palm Muting & Power Chord Exercises (part one)

Heavy Metal – Palm Muting & Power Chord Exercises (part two)