Originally Posted by: HjorvardOkay so given my physical limitations I'm not gonna be able to play fast, which to the uneducated one track metalhead, that would be devestating. I, however, see it is a creative opportunity to do something different. Fortunately for me, I do enjoy bands like Candlemass, old Anathema, My Dying Bride, Autopsy, Obituary and Asphyx, but as we all know, let's face it, these bands can get droning and repetetive. Good music captures a feeling, but it should also be able to hold ones attention. My quandry to you is this. What methods, chord shapes, scales, ideas, ANYTHING could I do to make extreme music in this vein, yet keep it interesting? Thanks for your help and advice guys!

I,d get a melody line out then build your harmony remembering your scale will be your final resolving note. The melody you start with each note and make it common to a chord and the chord progression with a note common to each chord and tweak it as you go remembering the bass note of each chord is the foundation and has complete freedom of movement but the
other note components of the chord have to move either with the bass or against the bass to good effect in the whole scheme of things there are rules for these movements in general but trust your ear.