About Metalocity

This site offers discrete analyses and examinations in metal, helping to uncover how this music works

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Metallica and Riff Variation

This series of analyses explores riff variation in Metallica’s music, establishing how the use of variation permeates the band's entire output and how variations greatly impact the structure of songs

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Riff-Writing Techniques

Analyses of specific riff-writing techniques used in some of metal's most famous songs

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