01 Muse
KILL OR BE KILLED
When Matt Bellamy spoke to TG in the summer, he said of Muse’s ninth album Will Of The People: “I definitely think a bit more metal has crept in this time.” He cited Slipknot and Iron Maiden as key influences, and that heaviness is most powerfully illustrated in the anthem Kill Or Be Killed. Now, Matt reveals how he created the riff of the year...
How did Kill Or Be Killed come together?
I asked Manson to build me a multi-scale/fan fret guitar, based on Nolly’s Onyx, just to experiment with, and as soon as it arrived the riffs for and came pretty quickly while jamming. Originally the riff was more straightforward – no pitch shifting. But as with previous experiments with songs like , I decided to try pre-programming extreme whammy moves and program changes – that are not entirely possible by foot – to
