This short intro/ident/logo/musical thingy includes all your favorite guitar terms: sweeps, arpeggios, tapping, and a bit of speed picking. I’ve been playing this metal/rock guitar exercise for a while now for warming up and practice. I always thought it sounded cool, so I decided to record it and post it for royalty-free consumption!

I imagine this musical piece would be awesome for rockin’ podcast introductions and videos of other people playing the guitar.

Crazy Fast Metal Guitar Solo

https://www.facebook.com/Crepuscleofficial

Band: Crepuscle
Album: Draconian Winter, track 10 of 10
Keys: Aaron Robisch — Percussion: JB Schuler — Bass: Gavin DeVaughn — Guitars: Cameron Stucky, Eligio Tapia

After four years of work, Draconian Winter is finally upon us! All instruments recorded live by the talented musicians of Crepuscle. My guitar and melodies makes a guest appearance for throughout the album as well, at least for a few seconds! I helped forge this masterpiece through recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. I’m very proud of how everything turned out!

Merch & album links:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/draconian-winter/id906490971?partnerId=30&siteID=11l9Hf
http://www.amazon.com/Draconian-Winter-Crepuscle/dp/B00MG64QC4?tag=recordium-20
https://crepuscle.bandcamp.com/

Reviews:
http://www.soundscapemagazine.com/crepuscledraconianwinter/
http://www.nocleansinging.com/2014/10/10/crepuscle-draconian-winter/


Draconian Winter

https://www.facebook.com/Crepuscleofficial

Band: Crepuscle
Album: Draconian Winter, track 8 of 10
Keys: Aaron Robisch — Percussion: JB Schuler — Bass: Gavin DeVaughn — Guitars: Cameron Stucky, Eligio Tapia

After four years of work, Draconian Winter is finally upon us! All instruments recorded live by the talented musicians of Crepuscle. My guitar and melodies makes a guest appearance for throughout the album as well, at least for a few seconds! I helped forge this masterpiece through recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. I’m very proud of how everything turned out!

Merch & album links:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/draconian-winter/id906490971?partnerId=30&siteID=11l9Hf
http://www.amazon.com/Draconian-Winter-Crepuscle/dp/B00MG64QC4?tag=recordium-20
https://crepuscle.bandcamp.com/

Reviews:
http://www.soundscapemagazine.com/crepuscledraconianwinter/
http://www.nocleansinging.com/2014/10/10/crepuscle-draconian-winter/


Defeated Empire

https://www.facebook.com/Crepuscleofficial

Band: Crepuscle
Album: Draconian Winter, track 7 of 10
Keys: Aaron Robisch — Percussion: JB Schuler — Bass: Gavin DeVaughn — Guitars: Cameron Stucky, Eligio Tapia

After four years of work, Draconian Winter is finally upon us! All instruments recorded live by the talented musicians of Crepuscle. My guitar and melodies makes a guest appearance for throughout the album as well, at least for a few seconds! I helped forge this masterpiece through recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. I’m very proud of how everything turned out!

Merch & album links:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/draconian-winter/id906490971?partnerId=30&siteID=11l9Hf
http://www.amazon.com/Draconian-Winter-Crepuscle/dp/B00MG64QC4?tag=recordium-20
https://crepuscle.bandcamp.com/

Reviews:
http://www.soundscapemagazine.com/crepuscledraconianwinter/
http://www.nocleansinging.com/2014/10/10/crepuscle-draconian-winter/


An Essence Remains

https://www.facebook.com/Crepuscleofficial

Band: Crepuscle
Album: Draconian Winter, track 1 of 10
Keys: Aaron Robisch — Percussion: JB Schuler — Bass: Gavin DeVaughn — Guitars: Cameron Stucky, Eligio Tapia

After four years of work, Draconian Winter is finally upon us! All instruments recorded live by the talented musicians of Crepuscle. My guitar and melodies makes a guest appearance for throughout the album as well, at least for a few seconds! I helped forge this masterpiece through recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. I’m very proud of how everything turned out!

Merch & album links:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/draconian-winter/id906490971?partnerId=30&siteID=11l9Hf
http://www.amazon.com/Draconian-Winter-Crepuscle/dp/B00MG64QC4?tag=recordium-20
https://crepuscle.bandcamp.com/

Reviews:
http://www.soundscapemagazine.com/crepuscledraconianwinter/
http://www.nocleansinging.com/2014/10/10/crepuscle-draconian-winter/

A Call To Arms

https://www.facebook.com/Crepuscleofficial

Band: Crepuscle
Album: Draconian Winter, track 3 of 10
Keys: Aaron Robisch — Percussion: JB Schuler — Bass: Gavin DeVaughn — Guitars: Cameron Stucky, Eligio Tapia

After four years of work, Draconian Winter is finally upon us! All instruments recorded live by the talented musicians of Crepuscle. My guitar and melodies makes a guest appearance for throughout the album as well, at least for a few seconds! I helped forge this masterpiece through recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. I’m very proud of how everything turned out!

Merch & album links:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/draconian-winter/id906490971?partnerId=30&siteID=11l9Hf
http://www.amazon.com/Draconian-Winter-Crepuscle/dp/B00MG64QC4?tag=recordium-20
https://crepuscle.bandcamp.com/

Reviews:
http://www.soundscapemagazine.com/crepuscledraconianwinter/
http://www.nocleansinging.com/2014/10/10/crepuscle-draconian-winter/


Shattered Sanctum

Showcasing my guitar's awesome range in tonality. I also love this song and always wanted to cover it. YouTube playthrough video: http://youtu.be/Y2MmVhNvsXQ

Dat. Piezo. Pickup. 100% of guitars recorded with my Ursa (alexanderjamesguitars.com). I used flatwound strings and my piezo pickup to get a nylon/steel string hybrid sound for more contrast between the intro and verse. The solo was a blend of my bridge and neck pickups.

If you have any questions about the recording, drop a comment!

Fade To Black — Intro (Cover)

From "In All Its Majesty" by Crepuscle
Full song: https://soundcloud.com/ryanalvarado/in-all-its-majesty

First half: Isolated choir chants with background keyboard bells and 10+ layered lead guitars. Choirs also had multiple layers for bass, tenor, etc.

2nd half: All the instruments in the final mix.

It was quite a challenge to get all these instruments to be audible in the mix!

Choirs were performed by Andrew Bohn.
In All Its Majesty was written by Eligio Tapia.

Choir Chants Isolated (Crepuscle)

A cover recorded by myself from scratch for my brother's wedding.

Bother (Wedding Edition)

An limited-release demo track by Gemanon. It was only released to our fans on Facebook & Twitter.

I worked hard on the sound design and engineering aspects! Mixing acoustic drums was fun and challenging.

James, Mitchell & friends transformed the song into a great original song for their self-titled album.

The Sorrow Man (Single)

The Sorrow Man (pre-release)

Musician of two decades, certified Logic Pro X instructor. Web/graphic designer, newbie programmer. Apple Inc Employee. Huge craft beer fan!

Ryan Alvarado

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