If you're a metal guitarist, guitar teacher or perhaps an aspiring audio engineer - you have come to the right place.

My name is Erno and I love metal. The sound caught me the very first time I heard it as a kid and has never let go since.

Metal made me become a drummer, a guitarist and later a music producer. I've spent years playing in bands, learning different instruments, and studying music theory and song arrangement.

A couple of years ago I needed a backing track for a metal cover. I found many creators, but all of them had at least one of the following flaws:

• They didn't have metal backing tracks (or if they did, they were only for mainstream songs)
• The notation had mistakes or was completely off
• The sound quality was subpar

...so I made my own. I uploaded it to YouTube, and after a while I started getting requests for more. A lot more. So here we are!

I do my work by ear, because for most of the songs I choose there is no accurate MIDI available. In addition to the precision with every note (sometimes going as far as recreating the mistakes in the original recording), I also try to match the synth sounds as close to the original as possible.

SHRED TRAX backing track packs can be used for anything from learning a single challenging part of a song, to recording full covers with every sound exactly the way you want it. Whether you are a beginner, an intermediate, or a professional at your craft, there's something for you here.

So click one of the buttons above and see if you can find something you like!

Happy shredding,

Erno Sallinen