I’ve always been a fan of Handel’s (or is it “Haendel” with the umlaut as I’ve seen written…) ever since I saw that jeans advert. Although, I am aware that as a musician I should have known of the existence of this fantastic piece of musical genius, it having been used as a fairly easy piano piece for (no doubt) hundreds of years, I never felt the full epic force of the composition until I heard it played by and orchestra.

Baroque music has always found its way into modern metal music (since the days of Randy Rhoads, and Eddie Van Halen to name a few…) possibly because of the musical similarities between the two genres and this Sarabande by Handel is no exception.

So I have tried to capture the awesome epicness of this piece in electric guitars. With the complexity and intricacy of the second and third variations, and the pure unadulterated heaviness of the main theme, I have attempted to translate one of histories greats, into something more accessible to today’s audience.

I hope I haven’t failed.