What Loathe Can Teach You About Writing Better Songs

Loathe are songwriting masters. Here's what they can teach us about writing better songs with a little music theory analysis. Join me as I nerd out about the music theory behind 'Aggressive Evolution.'

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[maxalaintwo]

Songs like Screaming, New Faces, the self titled track and others on the Cold Sun album are other examples of the mixing of brutal hardcore riffs and airy shoegaze stuff. Peak metalcore!

[syrupickle]

omg i have been craving music analysis of heavier music thank you so much!!!

[Thenicksamples]

this is an amazing theory breakdown on this song. I'm so glad that people realize how genius this band is.

[coopergiesen]

This was great! Please do more Loathe breakdowns

[Gradiencedk]

I have seriously been looking for someone to make a video like this, made for other guitarist songwriters! Immensely helpful, thank you!

[scorchthesun]

This is fascinating. This was a lot more comprehensive than a lot of music theory videos out there, but still was really in depth. Great video bro

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[tannerteague]

Great video dude, I hope you do more videos like this.

[dimitristsekeris]

I wouldn't say Aggressive Evolution blends the pretty and the scary parts so seamlessly. The chorus dropping is a little offputting.

New Faces In The Dark and Screaming do the best work at that. I don't know how you see that in terms of harmony, but when you hear the songs that's how it is.

[nerdyoutube]

I’d dig a series of these 👀 invent animate or something would be cool

[samuelkennedy]

great video format! love to hear other people's takes since I'm in the process of writing too 😤

[ramseyomery]

really enjoyed that. thank you for sharing.

[therockaholic]

I’d love some swancore analysis. Not as heavy but I do enjoy the quick paced “floaty” riffs.

[Nickshreds]

Thank you for your hard work !! This is so helpful for fellow musicians and also makes me want to try writing music like this and new ways of how to compose . Also I like the idea of being in a key that has the notes of harmonic minor and an added f natural to make you feel a sense of dissonance and can create that feeling of unease but it’s also a genius song writing tool because it’s a trick / writing idea that is more uncommon . Modal interchange and borrowing chords/notes from other keys is not uncommon

Anyway this video helped me to learn a lot!! and your 🎸 guitar tone and explanations are awesome !! Thank you for showing us the names of chords too :)!!! It’s so cool to see a Tele that sounds like a super low tuned 7/8 string or baritone 😂! Nice one

[SJL]

Please do a breakdown of New Faces in The Dark! Loved this video and my only complaint is that it wasnt longer hahaha

[samsonlovesyou]

Seeing those tones coming from a strat looks wrong 😂

[cjwelden]

your mic needs a mic filter for the Ps and S sounds. Love the video tho!!

[daredevil]

100% stealing this so i can bridge my harmonic minor riffs for catchier choruses

[mushymonk]

has anyone figured out what the sample in "is it really you" yet?😭😭

[GCEzel]

What dis you use to pitch shift your strat? Sounds great!

Great analysis, too!

[mostlyspace]

🧐 did you turn a 25.5 scale guitar to drop E?? What gauge strings are those, 120?? Lol