#swola188 Southern Fried Prog, but will it Djent? #progmetal #southernmetal

Published 2024-05-15
I loved these drums. I immediately heard kind of a simple layered intro, just letting the toms do their work, and then when they dropped, I heard kind of a funky, southern style run but with a modern, djent-like tone and it all grew from there. Feels like another Southern Fried Prog entry, and that’s cool with me. I hope you like it, too.

Tones
2023 Solar E2.6FBB-27 Baritonein A Standard for all guitars using Neural DSP’s Nameless X & Gojira X for the main rhythm sounds, Archetype Petrucci for the Solo, and Archetypes Nolly & Rabea along with the Omega Granophyre for layers.
1973 (?) Gibson Ripper Bass plus ndsp’s Parallax for Bass.

I used Ola Englund’s “The One” Impulse Response on the above.

This is an original composition. All instrumental parts were written and played by Josh of Wyrm on the Moon, as part of Ola Englund’s weekly riff challenge; he provides the drums, we write and play the rest!


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Guitars:
2000 Gibson Explorer
2000 Washburn Southwestern (acoustic)
2021 Fender Stratocaster Professional 2
2022 Schecter E-1 FR S Special Edition
2023 Solar E2.6FBB-27 Baritone
1973 (?) Gibson Ripper Bass (not sure of exact year; Gibson’s serial number system in the 70s were God awful)

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All Comments (21)
  • @pinback1971
    Really powerful intro and the grooviest groove ever🤘🤘🤘🤘
  • @psychreapland
    The build up the intro gave was very effective. The succeeding riffs were all so heavy and groovy! The leads are also on point. Very nice!
  • Superb!! Awesome track my friend! Great Riffs and Leads! thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful day
  • @BelarisRainey
    Oh yeah, another banger my friend! Great riffing and the lead melodies are amazing! Perfect work, brother, well done! 🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻
  • @KRIS.7S
    That was 🔥🔥🔥 Josh, amazing entry man, one of my favorite for sure, Awesome !!!!!!!! 👏👏👏 👍#12
  • @ElymusicRepens
    Wyrm, that was great again! Your style is always so cool and goes really well with your heavy tone! I always enjoy watching your videos because you put so much heart and soul into them - it's a lot of fun! Greetings, my friend 🙂
  • @zarochi
    This is what you'd get if Lynyrd Skynyrd was born 30 years later and decided to be a metal band! Absolutely love those southern flavored fills in your riffs 🤘🤘🤘
  • @DanielDroz
    You fry up some groovy prog! Fantastic playing and production! Super cool 👍👍
  • @Slaptone
    Heavy and groovy! A big taste of the southern vibe but in metal form! Great entry; Josh!
  • @jimihendriks82
    Super groovy stuff with some cool vibes! Love the heavy tone! Awesome leads as well! Excellent job brother! 🤘🤘🤘
  • Oh shit. Yeah man, this itches my love for that Southern drawl you do, so well! Even a bit of a zztop/throwdown mix with some djentyness ...dude. smooth as hell
  • @jaisor
    Badass as usual man, love the tone too. Properly brutal with these tasty Southern twists to give it some soul. 🤘🤘
  • @badblood44
    Great style combo! Digging this a bunch
  • @DaveAtonal
    Amazing tone, great riffs, djents ( yes it does, despite the word sounding like a negative [ like djen't ] ) EPIC track, man! 🤘👽🤘
  • @chrisloud1976
    Nice work Josh, dancing around those pentatonics. Awesome choice of axes. Cool vid production as well 🎶
  • @AndyLeeMusician
    Great track man! A lot of cool things are happening in this piece! Well performed brother! 🔥🤘
  • @ImJHansson
    NICE! I dig the groove man! Well done! 🤘
  • @BalashToth
    Killer production and awesome riffs brother.🤘The mid section is a cool musical gag.