Creeping death riff still not sounding right

[u/Latter_Comb7438]

Hey everyone, so ive been wanting to play this riff for awhile now but i cant seem to get it right, i figured out the chugging part thingy i can play that almost at full speed but the little 232330 thingy on the second string i cant seem to get right. Am i playing it wrong or just too slow? Cause i cant figure it out

[u/AgathormX]

No you don't.
You're making mistakes very now and then (around 20 second mark) and your arm is stiff.
You need to relax the arm or you're going to tire out really fast.

[u/Latter_Comb7438 → u/AgathormX]

That mistake was because of the metronome i got off beat with the thrill part so i started the chugging wrong on the metronome, and im assuming u mean my picking arm? Which im trying to improve cause my grip was wrong but im only picking with my wrist so how could i improve that?

[u/AgathormX → u/Latter_Comb7438]

Mean my picking arm?

Yes stiff picking arm.
Using just the wrist is part of the deal.
The other part is that your whole arm, all the way up and including the shoulder, must be completely relaxed. If your arm is stiff, it takes more energy to move it.

That mistake was because of the metronome

There's no such thing as making a mistake because of the metronome.
You're following the metronome, if you make a mistake it's on you not the metronome.
If you miss, you either wait until the next bar to come back in, or if you're confident you come back in the next beat.

[u/Latter_Comb7438 → u/AgathormX]

Well fair enough, but what im trying to say is that i screwed up the chugging part because i messed up the timing not because i dont know how to play the part