Ola Englund.

1. A quick gear rundown, please!
Washburn Solar guitars, Randall Satan amps and cabs, Seymour Duncan delay, Dunlop guitar picks and GHS strings!

2. What’s your recording setup like?
I have an iMac coupled with an Apogee Quartet. I’m using Logic Pro X for DAW.

3. If you had to name one guitarist that influenced you the most starting out, who would you say?
Definitely Dimebag Darrell. And still to this day he’s my main influence and cannot be topped. He had it all, the rhythm chops, the riffs, the soul, everything.

4. …and what guitarists do you think stand out today?
A guy like Tosin Abasi definitely stands out because he’s doing something completely different.

5. If you could put together a dream-team of musicians to form a band with, who would they be?
I would love to play in a band together with Russell Allen on vocals, Krimh on drums, Steve DiGiorgio on bass. We would make the sickest death metal with power metal vocals!

6. Walk us through a typical day ”in the life of”.
A usual day when I’m not on the road I take my kids to daycare, put on a large pot of coffee, sit infront of the computer and either riff out or try to write a song. 4 o’clock I pick up my kids from daycare and then I just spend all my time with them. Living the dream!


HEAVY IN STANDARD E?

Can a song sound heavy in standard tuning? Indeed! Here’s Bernth with proof!

HOW TO MAKE FILLS AND TRANSITIONS.

Find, edit or create! EZdrummer 3 offers all options.

METAL MONTH JUKEBOX #3.

Another batch of amazing songs by you – the Toontrack family!

FIVE QUESTIONS TO... ANDY SNEAP.

We checked in with producer/mixer/engineer and Judas Priest touring guitar player Andy Sneap to catch up!

ADD SOME GRIT TO IT!

50 presets for EZmix 2 tailored for dark, gritty rock and industrial metal.

HOW TO WRITE BETTER RIFFS – IF YOU’RE STUCK!

Taylor Danley checks in with some tips, tricks and workflows!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: LUCA MANTOVANELLI

We caught up with Italian guitar and fusion wizard to talk Toontrack – and more!

NEXT UP: MORE METAL!

Here’s what Tramaine played. What will your solo sound like?

BRIAN MAILLARD PLAYTHROUGH!

Brian checked with a quick playthrough feat. EZdrummer 3.

FIVE QUESTIONS TO... TOM DALGETY.

We caught up with Fields of Rock SDX producer to talk recent projects and more!

HOW TO TWEAK DRUM PARTS TO PERFECTION.

Refine, edit and tweak with Shawn!

THRASH AND DEATH METAL DRUMMING – AT ITS FINEST!

Mauricio Weimar checks in with an amazing display of metal drumming.

No products in the cart.

×