Dan Brown from The Amity Affliction on Writing Heavy Riffs & Learning Guitar By Ear

0Thanks to Dan Brown for joining me! All Amity Affliction tour dates and album info ▶ https://theamityaffliction.net/ ▶ https://www.andyguitar.co.uk/◀ Learn guitar online with AndyGuitar THE AMITY AFFLICTION release their ninth album, House of Cards on 24th April 2026. Alongside that comes a new video for the title track and a full EU/UK tour later this year. In this video, we chat about gear, writing, recording, and how Dan got into playing heavy guitar! 0:00 Introduction to The Amity Affliction 00:18 Interview starts 01:59 New line-up 03:13 Favourite live song 04:08 Drop F tuning 06:00 Live rig 07:25 One-string riffs 09:37 Learning guitar 12:55 First riff 14:46 Writing heavy music 15:42 The Byron Bay scene 18:11 Top advice - just start! 20:21 Recording in a house? 22:40 BPMs & bigger rooms 25:45 Summer of Loud tour 28:44 Recording gear 30:43 Favourite guitar moments 32:29 One riff to learn 33:29 Tour dates & new album “The Amity Affliction have been the standard-bearers for heavy music in Australia, a band whose DNA is woven from twin strands of melodic catharsis and brutal honesty.” ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA/NZ “‘House Of Cards’ doesn’t flinch, it leans into discomfort, pairing bruising instrumentation with reflection and restraint rather than melodrama.” BLUNT MAGAZINE