There's a lot more to the guitar part here than meets the eye (ear...?). Stephen Carpenter alternates between downpicking and alternate picking with his right hand and uses slides with his left hand to create that flowing feeling to the riffs. Here's the man himself in action: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lMBK061bYqI.htmlsi=EcQvGQE15hyZ6n59