Following the shock announcement that he was parting ways with Architects back in May, Josh Middleton is back to doing what he does best – churning out an onslaught of finger-twisting riffs and leads on the new Sylosis album, A Sign Of Things To Come. Ahead of the band’s live dates in November, Josh discusses what makes a well-rounded metal musician...
Alternate picking is clearly one of your strong points. How did you hone in on that particular technique?
“I think it’s really important to be able to alternate pick groups of threes. Because the modes are a big part of lead playing and that’s how they are generally played. It’s not very natural to begin with because if you start on a downstroke, the notes you play on the next string will begin with an upstroke.
