Learn the Riffs, Licks & Solos That Made the 80s Legendary
Do you love the sound of classic 80s metal — big riffs, screaming leads, and unforgettable melodies?
Ready to play them yourself — even if you’re not a shredder (yet)?
Welcome to 80’s Metal Guitar 101, your step-by-step guide to playing killer riffs and leads in the style of bands like Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, and more.
This course is designed for guitarists who know the basics — but want to sound more like a real metal player.
🎸 What You’ll Learn:
Crushing rhythm riffs using palm muting, power chords & pedal tones
Melodic licks and mini-solos inspired by 80s greats
Lead guitar techniques like vibrato, bends, tapping, and whammy tricks
Melodic soloing skills over killer backing tracks
How to dial in authentic 80s tone with your current gear
You’ll learn through short, fun, and instantly playable riffs and licks — no endless scales or boring theory.
Just the real stuff that makes you sound awesome.
🧱 Course Breakdown:
✅ Module 1: Welcome To The 80's
Your tone, gear, mindset & how to use the course
⚡ Module 2: Power Chords & Pyro
Palm muting, power chords & tight 80s rhythm playing
🤘 Module 3: Riffs That Ruled MTV
Real 80's Metal Riffs to sharpen your rhythm chops
⚔️ Module 4: Flash & Fury — Essential Lead Techniques
Bending, vibrato, legato, tapping, whammy bar, etc
🔥 Module 5: Secrets of Melodic Soloing
Easy-to-use scales, licks & solo phrasing of masters like Lynch, Jake E Lee and Eddie Van Halen
🎸 Module 6: Unleash Your Inner Guitar Hero
Full solos, jam tracks and a killer Final Challenge to bring it all together with YOUR solo
This course is perfect for players who:
Know basic chords and want to move beyond them
Want to play metal riffs that sound legit
Feel stuck noodling the same licks
Want to start soloing with confidence and clarity
Love 80s metal and want to sound like it
By the end of this course, you’ll have the skills and confidence to play real metal riffs and solos — and sound like the guitarist you always wanted to be.
I’m Nick Layton — guitarist, teacher, and unapologetic '80s metal fanatic.
With 30+ years of playing, performing, and teaching, I’ve helped thousands of players worldwide through my YouTube channel (7900+ subscribers) and lessons.
This course is the fastest way I know to take a not-quite-beginner guitarist and make them sound like a seasoned player.
🎸 Full 80’s Metal Guitar 101 Course – 6 modules, 6 hrs 45 min of step-by-step training ($197 value)
📄 Downloadable Tabs & Transcriptions – every riff, lick, and exercise in standard notation + TAB ($27 value)
🎵 Pro Backing Tracks in Multiple Tempos – jam along just like the record ($37 value)
🔥 Bonus: Metal Scale Connecting and Power Chord Mini-Workshop – Deep dive into melodic soloing secrets and cleaning up your rhythm playing ($47 value)
🗒 Bonus: Guitar Pro files & Scale Diagram PDFs – stay organized and track progress ($17 value)
🤘 Bonus: Final Challenge Solo Contest – chance to win free Zoom lesson or course ($67 value)
Total Real Value: $392
💥 Regular Price: $147
That’s less than the cost of three private guitar lessons to finally play the riffs and solos you’ve been dreaming about since you first heard them on vinyl.
"The 80's Ballad Solo Lesson was exactly what I needed - clear, detailed, and inspiring. It felt like learning a classic solo while unlocking new techniques I can use in my own playing."
"Best course there is that focus' on 80's Metal. Wish I would of had this years ago. No fluff, no lame exercises. Real riffs and licks with clear, concise instruction. Thanks for the great lessons and keeping the metal alive!! \m/."
"So glad I found your channel Nick. This is great stuff. Love how you take the time to explain and breakdown the riffs."
Over 6 hours of HD video lessons — learn at your own pace
Signature riffs & solos from the era’s greatest guitarists
Printable tabs, Guitar Pro, and jam tracks
Proven step-by-step system for building speed, accuracy, and style
Lifetime access — revisit anytime, forever
🔥 Enroll today and start shredding within your first week — 30-day money-back guarantee.
👉 Click “Enroll Now” and unleash your inner guitar hero!
Jazz fusion shredders looking for advanced theory
Anyone not into palm muting, tapping, or big solos
Players who don’t love the sound of the 1980s (hey, no hard feelings)
This course comes with a full 30 day money back guarantee.
You don’t need perfect technique.
You don’t need fancy gear.
You just need the right roadmap.
🎸 Grab your guitar. Plug in.
Let’s bring back that glorious 80s metal sound — one riff at a time.