Breaking out of rut

[jcl2010]

I mix up what key I write in all the time, but I seem to always stick with the modes of harmonic minor. What does everyone else do when you get stuck in a rut like that? I tend to write better when I have structure so just writing a riff with no scale or arpeggio in mind usually doesn't turn out great for me

 

[Necris]

12-tone riffs. Do it.

 

[MarcusProg]

Try something in the Major Key. Doesn't have to be metal does it? If you can allow yourself to write in a given key, regardless of style, that same ability will carry over into your primary style of music.

If you're a big fan of harmonic stuff, try the harmonic major. I think its a major scale with a minor 6th degree.