EP 397 | THE ZENITH PASSAGE: Technical Brutal Death Metal Vs Brutal Technical Death Metal

Justin Mckinney and Derek Rydquist from The Zenith Passage join us to discuss everything you've ever wanted to know about producing top tier tech death. Chapters: 00:06:43 - The Evolution of Music Technology and its Impact on Bands 00:10:07 - Enhancing Songs with Vocal Patterns 00:16:31 - Making Tech Death Accessible 00:19:55 - The Death Metal Voice & Sacrificing Lyrics for Performance 00:26:15 - Refining the Recording Process 00:29:05 - The Challenges of Tracking and Evaluating Performance 00:35:32 - Constructed Guitar Tracking 00:38:38 - Using Guitar Pro for Writing Music 00:45:24 - Achieving a Mechanical Sound while Remaining Human 00:48:35 - Ensuring Strong and Accurate Vocals 00:51:46 - Triggering Drum Samples 00:54:56 - Layering and Mixing Techniques 01:01:35 - The Explosive Finale 01:04:46 - Finding the Balance in Mixing 01:07:41 - The Magic of Working with Dave Otero 01:23:48 - Overcoming Performance Anxiety 01:35:43 - Sharing and Tagging on Social Media Want to level up your audio game? Sign up for URM. When you sign up, you'll get access to:     ⁃    Insanely detailed audio production tutorials     ⁃    One-on-one feedback     ⁃    Multi-track sessions from some of the biggest names in rock and metal Sign up at: http://urm.academy Follow URM on Instagram: http://instagram.com/urmacademy Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram: http://instagram.com/eyalleviurmaudio Like this show? Please leave us a 5-star review - even one sentence helps!