Books, courses, and private lessons built for serious Guitar students.
Metal Guitar Academy delivers step-by-step lessons, courses, and private instruction for serious Guitarists at every level. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to push your technique, theory, and neck knowledge further, you’ll get the structure, clarity, and real-world skills you need to master Metal Guitar—100% online, at your own pace.
Pick the path that matches where you are right now.
Free Training
Master the three pillars every Metal Guitarist needs: precision picking technique, powerful riffing, and musical phrasing. Get three detailed lessons that build your foundation from the ground up – no shortcuts, no gimmicks, just real mastery.
Diagnostic Session Via Zoom
In 30 minutes, I’ll diagnose what’s holding you back and give you a clear, personalized practice plan. Whether you’re just starting or already experienced, you’ll walk away knowing exactly what to focus on next - no guesswork, just real, targeted progress.
Personalized
Meet me on Zoom for weekly lessons. Technique, music theory, songwriting, neck knowledge, and a lot more. If you're chomping at the bit to increase your skill, I can help you.
"Hey Brett, just wanted to let you know I've learned more in 3 sessions with you than all my previous lessons."
Get monthly live Q&A Hot Seats, Metal Maintenance Lab practice sessions, and learn with other serious Guitarists who want to make real progress—no fluff, just results. Lock in the founding member rate and get access to every session replay.
If you’re just starting out, rusty, or want a solid foundation - begin here.
Complete Beginner Course (FREE)
The essential, no-nonsense starting point for new Metal Guitarists (book + videos). Totally free.
Core Course
Master core Rhythm Guitar techniques and stop feeling sloppy.
Core Course
Stop guessing where notes are and start navigating the neck with true confidence.
Pick what’s holding you back and get a focused solution.
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Develop clean, precise sweep picking technique from the ground up, and understand how to use it musically.
Core Skill
Stop getting stuck, and finally put the full power of the pentatonic scale at your fingertips with this four part course.
Complete Modes Course
Modes: No More Confusion and Modes? Mastered! plus two hours of detailed video instruction. This is the motherlode of Modes.
Practical Music Theory
Go from completely chord-clueless, to understanding what chords like Am9(b13) mean.
Style Builder
Be the one at the Blues jam who actually sounds like they know what they're doing.
Speed Builder
Core mechanics for Legato, Speed Picking, Sweep Picking, and Tapping.
Essential Scale Course
Learn six patterns across the entire neck, in a practical way designed for maximum usability.
Essential Scale Course
Connect scale shapes and move more confidently up and down the fretboard.
Build new skills, fill gaps, and push your playing further - wherever you’re starting from.
Soloing Essentials
Learn a two-string approach to using arpeggios, and start to move more fluidly across the entire neck.
Shred Builder
Sequences are a staple of neo-classical Shredding. Learn to harness their power for your own playing.
Creative Expansion
A simple method to confidently turn any triad voicing into a sweep-able pattern, anywhere on the neck.
Mini Lesson
A practical strategy for combining the Minor Pentatonic scale and the Major scale when soloing & improvising.
Mini Lesson
The Sus Chord is unique in the world of chords. Learn what it is, and how to use it for heavy riffing.
Prefer to learn from written material? Start here.
Learn how modern & heavy riffs are written and played. Not just a technique book, but a "look under the hood" at riff construction itself.
With detailed explanations, fingerings, and pick directions, Steam Powered is the definitive book on Sweep Picking. Over 60 pages and 400+ examples.
Dramatically increase your speed and stamina with this intensive, daily picking program that provides a regimented (yet flexible) routine.
Loaded with chord shapes, and designed for effective memorization.
You might know what to practice, but it’s how you practice that’s been holding you back.
Quickly & completely understand all about Modes, with this power-packed primer.
Advanced, practical applications for Modes. Learn about modal pentatonics, modal harmony, and more.