Instructional Video/DVD Review

Song Xpress Heavy Metal Vol. 2

Heavy Metal Vol.2

• Flight of Icarus BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE
• Iron Man BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE
• It's Not Love INTERMEDIATE
• Smoke on the Water BEGINNER

Volume two in the series of heavy metal favorites proves to be somewhat less difficult than the first. There are still some tough guitar riffs to work on ... particularly Dokken's "It's Not Love" (featuring George Lynch), which contains an intriguing and sometimes difficult guitar part. The other songs on the video, however, are generally much simpler, and should be relatively easy for intermediate guitarists to learn. Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" and Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" in particular are almost easy to play. Knowledge of power chords, and an ability to palm-mute are really the only requirements for being able to play the tunes on Heavy Metal Vol. 2.
The packaging of Heavy Metal Vol. 2, and all future Song Xpress videos, has changed slightly. The heavy cardboard casing of the video has been altered to include a fold-out cover, on which basic chord diagrams have been included. As of now, the chord diagrams aren't overly useful, since they're the same in each edition, and they don't necessarily pertain to the songs on their videos. In the future, hopefully Song Xpress will create fold-outs that include chord diagrams more specific to the material on the videos. Realistically, though, it's not necessary, since the videos themselves do a very good job in explaining the songs they present.

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