How To Make A Metal Song Like Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Bad Omens, and Spiritbox
Video Overview & Insights
In this video, we dive into how to produce a modern metal song in the style of artists like Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Bad Omens, Spiritbox, and more. We focus on blending metal elements like slamming drums, downtuned guitars, and heavy riffs with modern synth programming. Much love to Cradle for sponsoring this week's video. Their new State Machines: Alt Textures plugin plays a MASSIVE role in the sound we are aiming for in this tutorial. If you want to grab Alt Textures, check the link below!
After the first one you did, i couldn't wait for another one. I write for a few metalcore bands and honestly my sound design is thanks to you.
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Sounds like an amazing blend of bmth + linkin park!
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Amazing video, but would've loved to hear you doing metal screams haha
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Please sing on the chorus and get Austin Dickey on the verses
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Austin + Metal = Awesome! More of this! I see a metal course coming soon. A guy can hope
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getting some serious "Facility" from 007 Goldeneye N64 vibes
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absolutely disgusting
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kind of sad what a meme this genre has become
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Pls bro how to mix music like the neighbourdhood!!!
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I loved this, thank you
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Most certainly the best modern metal tutorial. Crazy to think both the best metal tutorials and the best pop tutorials on YouTube are from the same guy, keep going ❤🔥
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Great video! Would be great to see vocal production tips for this kind of music, especially from a pov of a person, who's not "trained" to perform for this genre
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This is tuff AF 😤🔥Absolutely love those industrial sounds!
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Dude is making Escape From Tarkov soundtracks without actually knowing it
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yes more metal more! Ostin!
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Just subscribed! Found your channel from searching alt textures ❤. I bought it last week and it's been so inspiring for new metal tracks 🤘🎸🫶.
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bro can you please make a video on how to sample a song for hip hop/trap beats?
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Intro 0:00
wosrt interface ever in a plugin , by far!! But it sounds amazing!!
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Starting With An Arp 1:30
Sick Video 🎸🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘🤘 also ...General question I've been thinking about: When you're producing a song and adding layers, do you usually experiment on an instrument first until something clicks, or do you already have a specific sound or melody in your head and then recreate it in the DAW?
Programming a Synth Riff 4:10
Adding Synth Risers 4:45
Well done!
Adding The Main Guitar Riff 6:10
Whammy Slammy Guitar 7:39
I’ve been waiting for this video for my whole life
The Signature Sound Of Modern Metal 8:30
Programming Drums 9:07
One Shot Samples 9:55
Grind Bass 10:52
Layering Bass With A Sub 11:11
Adding Synth Layers To Thicken The Sound 11:52
Stinger Resampling 14:33
Verse Bass Programming 15:40
Verse Arp 16:50
Pads and Extra Ambient Synths 17:45
Making A Glitchy Synth Melody 19:50
Verse Electronic Drums 21:39
Adding Real Drums and Guitar To Verse B 22:44
Chorus Chord Progression 24:40
Chorus Drums and Bass 25:40
Synths and Programming In The Chorus 26:25
Chorus Top Melody 28:00
Finalizing The Structure 29:22
Listening To The Final Track 30:30