I need death metal instruction!

[Neo Lusus]

I don't know if there's anyone in this joint that knows how to play death metal, but I would like to learn as quick as possable! my buddy and I wanna start a brutal death grind band, so I mostly need tips and pointers and a lil instruction. Any help in this genre would be ****in spectacular! Thanks, Ya'll!

[ZakJenkins]

Death Metal Basics.

1. Get a nice, cheap distortion pedal, a must.
2. Tune your guitar to drop D.
3. Get a hard, small pick.
4. Practice strumming while "Palm Muting" which means you place the flesh of your hand against the bridge, produces that Chugging tone you want.
5. Practice your rhythms, preferably with a drummer.
6. Come up with a song. For your style, a rhythm guitarist basically plays opens, with an occasional blast of semi-music. So, chug away, then for one beat, put your finger on any fret you like, barring it, and play that with feeling. For a Norma Jean time squeal, play the 4th fret on the high B, and open on the High E.
7. Kill a man. It'll help with lyrics.
8. Record, and sell!

[Superhuman]

What gear have you got and what level can you play? Eg, can you alternate pick, palm mute and play power chords? If not, start there. Good death metal is the same as any other good guitar playing - Necrophagist, Death, Nocturnus etc all have the same techniques that Metallica, Satriani and Malmsteen use - they just play different music. Techniques are all the same, only difference is tone, the actual note structures and the degree of difficulty.