Grand Belial's Key - The Shitagogue (cover)

The colour of my shirt was not something that was planned in advance. Best song on the album, and one of the first songs I ever tried to figure out by ear.
Tab: tabs.ultimate-...

[@jorgefierro8241]

1:38 SEÑORITAAAAAAAS

[@afra_r]

Senegal burns :(

[@johnnyjohnsonston2581]

The greatest American black metal band by far!

[@afra_r]

Agreed!

[@bjarnold66]

Hell yes along with Judas Iscariot and Agalloch.

[@bjarnold66]

Not sure if Acid Bath qualifies as black metal…they’re just one of the best American bands period too. Sucks they ended so abruptly.

[@afra_r]

@@bjarnold66 I'm also fond of early Black Funeral, early Von, Profanatica, Goatlord, Black Witchery, Abysmal Lord, Bewitcher, etc etc. Lots of good bands from the US, but unfortunately a lot of rubbish to sift through as well.

[@TheBannersOfCastile]

And Arghoslent is the best American death metal band by far!

[@apuapustaja3503]

Tyranny returns The Shitagogue burns

[@afra_r]

I’ve had a headcanon for years that the “Tyranny Returns” is a reference to the Sargeist demo but that might just be a coincidence

[@DeanH92]

“Tyranny returns… these riffs you shall learn”

[@nekros0000]

One of their best songs. 3:48 this fckn riff is so fckn EPIC! Gives me goosebumps every time. Amazing cover, dude!

[@afra_r]

Thanks so much! Goosebump-inducing is an apt description of that riff. If you like that riff, you'll like this one, IIRC it's also written by Gelal: 2022 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3ileHVveciGY80 1998 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fma5hHiuraqmpNE (don't tell the others but I think the Crucifier riff is better)

[@nekros0000]

@afra_r Oh yeah! Some insane music right there, man!

[@afra_r]

@@roberteeeee That actually sounds super fun to do. I'll definitely mark that on the list of stuff to do when I'm through with my current plans

[@presidentmorsi4677]

that riff is amazing

[@afra_r]

@@presidentmorsi4677 It really is, I've since covered it if you want to see how it's played: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3nCnqCmiMugY7Msi=aWcGXYmCtDpInHK4

[@butcheredalive]

That song just looks fun to play. Awesome cover 🤘

[@afra_r]

Thanks a bunch man, easily one of the most fun songs to play ever written. Tab should be up in a few hours for everyone to check out

[@hpmademe]

🤟🤟🤟🤟GBK

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Hi, bro! You played great. I never heard about this band, but those who knows will tell me once. Reminds me, when I was 21, I planned to burn something but on the scene I made a lot of provocative in my show. 😅 We must try to record something together! What do you think, maybe lets try to do something epic? I am looking for anybody, who is interested in creating the music. That can be nice. Think about it! It can be very nice. Cheers bro!🤘

[@afra_r]

Thanks again Ziggy, I'll keep in touch with you!

[@jorgefierro8241]

I think this was my first gbk song i ever heard, i thought 0:20 was a christmas jingle.

[@afra_r]

Lmao, first GBK I ever heard was the 3rd riff of Foul Parody on some USBM compilation. This was the first song I really fell in love with though

[@insanesoninlaw]

​@afra_r that specific riff you mention from Foul Parody is what got me into GBK. Into black metal for over a decade but never listened to GBK until last year. Now one of my favourites. That Foul Parody riff is so sinister sounding its hard to believe haha. Such a sick cover though btw. I'll have to learn this one too. Just learned Lamb will be slain today. Thanks again for these awesome covers and tabs! Unreal!

[@afra_r]

@@insanesoninlaw Thanks so much for the kind words! Really glad you enjoy what I do. I'll be covering Foul Parody as a collab sometime after Judeobeast, so stay tuned for that as well!

[@safe536]

@@afra_r my cock is absolutely throbbing to hear you cover the first song that got me into GBK as well. Subscription earned.

[@afra_r]

@@safe536 thanks

[@goblinspy]

Been having a lot of fun learning this one. I can't get riff 3 to sound proper because I'm terrible at barre chords though. Lol

[@afra_r]

It's definitely a super fun song to play, what is it about playing barre chords that trips you up?

[@goblinspy]

@@afra_r I just can't get all of the barred notes to ring out clearly with any consistency. Mainly the higher strings (F,A,D in this case). I have trouble fretting the power chord shape without my ring finger / pinky muting the others.

[@afra_r]

@@goblinspy If the higher strings aren't ringing out clearly that means you aren't pressing the strings down to the frets enough. It's definitely something that takes a lot of practice, since it's tricky to apply even pressure across all 6 strings just with the fleshy bit of your index finger. This album has a lot of riffs you can practice with though, like riff 2 in Tenderhearted's (this one will be especially helpful since it's arpeggiated), riff 3 in this song, and riff 1 in Lamb, just to name a few. Try playing them slowly, only moving forwards if all the strings ring out clearly. If your ring/pinky fingers are muting adjacent strings then you'll have to practice fretting the strings with the tips of your fingers and keeping your fingers as perpendicular to the fretboard as you can. There's no magic technique to instantly play it right, it's just a matter of practicing until you get it, which you definitely will

[@bjarnold66]

Great play along! Thanks brother! 🤘

[@afra_r]

Thanks so much for the comment! Glad you enjoyed, lots more on the way.

[@egreltheblindelf.]

Excelentt 🤘🔥🗡

[@afra_r]

Thanks a bunch

[@SurrendertheEctypeofficial]

Well done! Cheers from STE!

[@afra_r]

Thanks!

[@afra_r]

Million-dollar drum fill 5:10 Also it appears I get fucking possessed when the last riff kicks in, hard to avoid when playing through this song tbh

[@jakerobert3118]

I’ve always really loved how sloppy the drumming is on this album. It just adds to its charm.

[@afra_r]

The drumming is a bitch to tab but a joy to listen to, Cazz's drumming style works out PHENOMENALLY on every GBK record he plays on. I like to call it "off-the-grid drumming", it's organic and honest, just the way drums should be for any kind of metal

[@wrcz]

thanks for the tab, loved learning this. glad somebody does the hard work & shares

[@afra_r]

Glad you found it helpful! Much more on the way

[@DeanH92]

There was already a tab by NighPointNaught from two years ago lol

[@wrcz]

@@DeanH92 was where?

[@DeanH92]

@@wrcz it’s been on Songsterr for 2 years. Everyone already learned the song from that tab. Did you check? It’s not much different to Afra’s

[@wrcz]

@@DeanH92 1) I don't use Songsterr, I use Ultimate Guitar. 2) I never looked for it until I saw the cover, that's what gave me the idea to try to learn it, so I immediately used the tab. 3) Who gives a shit?

[@satelliteman4469]

Sick stuff man, my favorite off the album too Im eagerly anticipating Doves of War. Ever considered covering some Svolder?

[@afra_r]

Glad you enjoyed, seems Doves is way more popular than I would have guessed! Svolder won't be happening, but Satanicunt and Doves will be following shortly

[@DeanH92]

It’s my understanding that Svolder will initiate ideological retardation beyond that of GBK, therefore their tunes wont be covered, but may be still be listened to and enjoyed

[@afra_r]

@@DeanH92 You are correct about the former part, but I’ve been very unimpressed with the actual music that I’ve heard as well, personally. Funny band member names though

[@kukumuniu5658]

Satanicunt!!!

[@afra_r]

Already done!

[@ArghoslentCheerleader1865]

Have you thought of covering Arghoslent or blackmetal only?

[@afra_r]

Arghoslent will never happen, I’ll probably cover some DM at some point though. Definitely some early Death/Possessed/Entombed/Deicide tracks will pop up eventually

[@DeanH92]

@@afra_r Not a fan of the Argho riffs? :(

[@afra_r]

@@DeanH92 Musically it's not my style, I much prefer heavy metal influenced BM to DM. There's some moments I do like, like Manacled Freightage, Branding the Peon, Ten Lost Tribes to name a few, and obviously there's no doubt that the arrangements are done very well across the board, but generally speaking I can sum up my DM tastes just by saying "Scream Bloody Gore". Obviously that's not the prohibiting factor for me wanting to cover them, I have a line for how much ideological retardation I can tolerate for the sole purposes of posting on my YT and that line is drawn pretty much right at GBK

[@DeanH92]

@@afra_r Ah well, I'm glad GBK makes the cut for your ideological retardation tolerance! Therefore safe to say Goatmoon, Absurd and Peste Noir probably don't.

[@afra_r]

@@DeanH92 Yeah they don't, and the little I've heard musically of the former two hasn't impressed me at all either, save Absurd's side of Weltenfeind. KPN on the other hand I think has merit musically, not just the black metal stuff but also some of the more experimental or acoustic work I've heard (for instance the song Ballade Cuntre).

[@roberteeee73]

Is it true that the new Arghoslent uses a drum machine?? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5aaeXqopquYfM0si=vmeT7WVat-1bXMZg&t=1047

[@afra_r]

No lol, you’re hearing (most likely) an e-kit with poor mixing or an acoustic kit with too much sampling in post. Sound aside, no amount of drum machine humanization can recreate the kind of sloppiness going on throughout the record

[@roberteeee73]

@@afra_r I thought as much.. It wasn't me who thought this in the first place. Can you confirm Kohanic Charmers is the same deal?

[@afra_r]

@@roberteeee73 I can't confirm anything since I didn't watch them record it. What I can say is that I've tabbed out almost 2000 hours worth of drum tracks by now, and I have some (albeit limited) hands-on experience with both drum machines and e-kits. About as confidently as I can say the guitars were recorded with real instruments and not a fancy MIDI controller, I can tell you neither of these albums were recorded with a drum machine. I say this having transcribed both albums in question

[@roberteeee73]

@@afra_rWhere can I find your tabs for Rescusitation

[@afra_r]

@@roberteeee73 You can't, for the same reason I'm not posting covers