Joy Division are one of the most important bands of all time, with Peter Hook’s hook driven melodic bass playing, infused with Stephen Morris’ Disco Drums, Bernard Sumner’s angular guitar and melody laden synth lines with Ian Curtis’ haunting baritone voice and introspective lyrics contributed to Joy Division’s atmospheric and emotionally charged music which influenced everyone who came after them.
Imagine being a Metal Basspleyer and hearing Peter Hook’s Bassplaying for the first time? In this video our friend Dennis Ward listens to ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, a song he didn’t know he already knew!
Dennis Ward is a Platinum Award Winning Metal Engineer, Producer, Mixer and Bassplayer who was a founding member of the Melodic Metal outfit Pink Cream 69 his portfolio includes chart-topping and platinum records from groups such as Helloween, Magnum, Khymera, Angra, and Unisonic.
Dennis has an amazing course mixing Ex Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Gus G’s band ‘Firewind’ who blend elements of traditional heavy metal and power metal.
The song Dennis breaks down, “Ode To Leonidas” is from the “IMMORTALS” album and is one of FIREWIND‘s biggest hits. It’s an epic yet heavy Power Metal banger! There are 32 Lessons and 2.5 Hours of course. A fantastic course explained by one of the best Metal and Hard Rock Producers/Mixers in the business!
