Frank Zappa – Watermelon In Easter Hay | GUITAR COVER

Hey everyone, and welcome back to the Utility Muffin Research Kitc– wait. No, that’s the wrong place. Let’s try that again. Hey everyone, and welcome back to Okzygen Studios, where we’re embarking on another journey through time as we embrace the wild madness of one Frank Zappa! Today we’re ripping through one of his signature tracks, Watermelon In Easter Hay, taken off the absolutely fantastic album Joe’s Garage. If you haven’t listen to this album… Continue reading

Death – Bite The Pain | GUITAR COVER

Hey everyone! We’re gonna go back to some metal today, with a bit of Death and their song Bite The Pain. Always a good day when you get to play some Death. Although this was not actually the plan for the video today. There was actually a whole other video all recorded and edited and ready to go, until YouTube informed me that because of the music I decided to cover the video was gonna… Continue reading

Justin Strode – Run With It | GUITAR PLAYTHROUGH

Hey everyone! We’re back again for our Friday videos, and this time we’re doing an original tune. Run With It was (and I guess still is) a Bandcamp exclusive song I released back in 2017. It was somewhat inspired by the style of John Petrucci, even though the actual music takes more after Nine Inch Nails in terms of structure and tone. It’s got a bit of a slow burn vibe to it as after… Continue reading

In Flames – Artifacts Of The Black Rain | GUITAR COVER

Hey everyone! We’re back at Okzygen with our weekly video, this time doing some old school melodic death metal. This band was the one that introduced me to the more melodic sides of metal, back when I was still actually taking lessons on guitar and bass. Today, we’re ripping through Artifacts Of The Black Rain by In Flames. Now, the band has definitely changed their sound through the years (and their lineup, considering there are… Continue reading

Tool – Pneuma | GUITAR COVER

Hey everyone! It’s another Friday, so it’s video time. This week we’ve got another Tool cover with one of their newer tunes, Pneuma. Another long, proggy tune full of intricate time signature changes, mind bending riffs, all that good stuff we love here. It also clocks in about 12 minutes long, so hope you guys are comfortable. To be honest, there’s a few more flubs in this take than I normally like, but with such… Continue reading

Justin Strode – Victims of Infinity | GUITAR PLAYTHROUGH

Hey everyone! If you’re here, then you probably know what day it is and what to expect. The weekend is upon us, and it’s time for another video. Although this time we’re doing a couple different things. First off, we’re going back to some original music, with Victims of Infinity, off the 2020 album of the same name. Secondly, we’ve added another camera! Well, phone. Phone camera. Broken phone camera that has no working USB… Continue reading

Necrophagist – Mutilate The Stillborn | GUITAR COVER

Hey everyone, I hope you’re ready for some brutally heavy metal today, because we’re turning the aggression dial up all the way up! As you may have noticed, that song title up there’s been a little bit censored. I mean, it’s not like it’s tough to figure out what it says, but I wanted to give people the chance to like, not click on it if it’s gonna offend their senses. But I’m pretty sure… Continue reading

Living Colour – Cult of Personality | GUITAR COVER

Hey everyone, welcome back to the studio! It’s another Friday, so once again we’re ripping through another cover video. Today we’re playing another classic of times gone by, Cult of Personality by Living Colour. Admittedly, I don’t know too much music from these guys, but I’m sure we’ve all heard this one before. That main riff is truly iconic, and I don’t know about you guys but it definitely triggers the feeling of an era… Continue reading

Children Of Bodom – Not My Funeral | GUITAR COVER

Hey everyone! We’re back at the studio for another cover video, this time we’re ripping through another Children of Bodom song called Not My Funeral. I did this cover once about 12 years ago, before I had much knowledge on how to make recordings, you know, not sound like crap. I figured it would be a decent idea to redo this track having a bit more experience under the belt. But even though I learned… Continue reading

Gojira – Oroborus | GUITAR COVER

Hey everyone! We’re back at Okzygen again for our weekly video thing, rocking a Gojira cover of Oroborus. I really don’t give these guys enough listening time, as they’re fantastically heavy and destructive with their riffs. If you’ve never heard of these guys before, then prepare to be sonically delighted by some of the heaviest music of 2008. I remember hearing Gojira for the first time back then (in particular the song we’re playing today),… Continue reading