Necrophagist - Epitaph (Full Album Guitar Cover) 

It only took 2.5 years.

The fact that somebody covered their whole album in one video is enough reason for Necrophagist to come together and make a new album.

Fucking phenomenal dude!!

Some may not like this, but this is what peak male performance looks like.

I do this at guitar center every Saturday.

This deserves millions of views. People who don't play instruments can not understand the skill it takes to do that.

This is the best thing i've seen since that dude who play Fermented Offal Discharge including solo on a clarinet.

TRACKLIST: 1. STABWOUND 00:00 2. THE STILLBORN ONE 02:47 3. IGNOMINIOUS & PALE 07:12 4. DIMINISHED TO B 11:12 5. EPITAPH 16:10 6. ONLY ASH REMAINS 20:24 7. SEVEN 24:36 8. SYMBIOTIC IN THEORY 28:19

Man this should have sooooooo many more views

Epitaph is the greatest death metal album ever made, and the cornerstone for what is tech death. Quite the task to cover it completely. Thanks for sharing Sam.

I remember trying to learn “Seven” and getting the intro down. Then...my brain breaking attempting the rest. I don’t know how Sucimez does vocals on top of playing that stuff. Legendary album.

It will take humanity four years to understand how immensely difficult and impressive this full album cover is. Holy shit man.

couple of questions: 1. was this the most difficult task (within reason) that youve ever attempted? 2. during your learning of this album; did you start to actually understand some of those insanely complicated riffs? the groove in them? or was it mostly memorization? 3. has suicmez ever contacted you about the vid?

I legit shed a tear sometimes when I hear that first solo. I heard this album at such a pivotal time in my life and something about Epitaph has stayed with me more than any record. Being about 13 and hearing this shit and thinking "wtf is THIS?" I think I was listening to Slipknot and Linkin Park alot before that lmao

six years and Im still watching this.

Dude I still can't tell you how much I respect you for this. I keep coming back to this video for inspiration, not kidding

fuck this is so TIGHT i cant even begin to imagine how proud you are of this , you should be .

One of the greatest death metal albums of all time. Don't care what elitist idiots say. This album alone gave birth to bands like Obscura almost completely. The range of bands this album has inspired is endless.

First of all: RESPECT for that tight playing. learning all that stuff must have been much & hard work. you should write new material for them, you are the Nectrophagist' now! :))) keep it up man!!! I really hope to find some originals in your Channel. subscribed for more.

My god your economy picking is next level!

This album is still the greatest tech/death metal album ever and the standard by which all others are weighed. It still affects me like it did when it came out.

Wow, incredible dedication to stick at it and nail the whole album. Tech DM masterpiece. Now take what you've learned on this journey and write the Epitaph follow-up we never! Also, little known fact about the album - the legendary audio engineer Bob Katz mastered it, famous for tons of jazz classics. That's why it's so unbelievably dynamic for a DM album with no clean guitars.

Damn. Covering one song would've been respectable but you really went all the way. Mad props

Oh, don't mind me, I'm just back here again for the 15th time since I found this a year ago. I stillborn can't believe the dedication this took.

5:09 that riff is so SICK. Great job dude, perfection.

We goin to r/technicaldeathmetal right now.

This was beyond impressive. Every aspect of it. I wanted to do exactly this when I was way younger, thats 13 years ago now and all this time I always faced riffs and licks that just would never ever clean up. I practiced some songs for hours each day for over a year and I never saw it happening. So I put that dream under ground without ever giving it a proper burial. Its one of my biggest shames in life, I still sometimes run through Epitaph joylessly and pity myself for getting worse at it over time. Tech was my love and I threw it aside because I couldnt be bothered to keep my chops up, I rather played fucking video games. This has rekindled the flame. Im taking the oath, I will bash my head against it one more time in your honor. Thank you for inspiring me like noone has in so many years. Before I am 35 I will have put up a whole playthrough of Epitaph. Thank you with all my heart.

"Quick, I've only got 33 minutes to practice!" This dude:

Dude you have made it in life. You have done a thing less than 1% of the world can

Man, I was making the same kind of face watching you play the stillborn one.

So fucking good. Love this album.

This album is sitting at an absurd 71% on Metal Archives. I swear snobs can't stand greatness. This is top 3 in most important albums in death metal history and has achieved legend status. Shouldn't allow anybody to post reviews...

This is beyond impressive. I can't imagine the amount of work you did to be able to play this accurately. Well played you deserve more views man!

This is amazing , the amount of work you had to endure to learn all the guitar parts plus editing the video must have been insane!

Insanity. I watched Dean Lamb try to learn this for ages. Just wild. And Suicmez crushes it while singing lol

I still come back to this every now again and am just blown away. Such awesome work, phenomenal talent and serious dedication. Good job dude!

...but can you play Come As You Are ?... truly amazing. this dedication and this INSANE amount of work to be able to do this in one shot... can't even begin to imagine how many hours of work U put into this. A real tribute, this is beautiful

Great stamina, strong and economic technique, buttery legato, [apparently] solid memory - sick stuff, +1 sub

Dude, this is amazing! So much time and effort into learning these songs, and you play them so well! Great job bro! :)

Man I still come back to this video every few months and am just BLOWN AWAY that you covered this album so flawlessly. I feel like learning all these tracks and executing them as well as you did is the HOLY FUCKING GRAIL of death metal. You should be insanely proud.

Your face at 13:00 makes me realize how much you actually love the album. Really nice work man, keep it up!

Crazy and perfect job man! Congratulations and respect for your motivation and your work!

The best playthrough video ever. Respect to all your hard work!

Monster playing, sick Vanquish, awesome tone. Mad respect.

This is absolutely astonishing, Sam. Equally impressive as your cover of "I"

SYMMETRICAL DIMINISHED SCALES: The album

Thanks for sharing. Recently got into Necrophagist and watching a whole album like played is impressive. Great job

Fantastic cover of one of my favorite albums!! I love this video to bits.

Duuuuude! That's very impressive. V E R Y impressive.

Holt shit this is amazing... 20:45 seems like the hardest riff, but none of their stuff is easy by any means lol. My hat goes off to you sir, this is truly entertaining to watch. Thank you!

Just discovered you. Simply great. Lots of hours and years invested on that tecnique.

5:49 is just absolutely INSANE

I can't even put into words the amount of respect I have for someone that took years to learn and cover the whole fucking album.... holy shit

This is super impressive bro.

only 3500 views??!!..... clearly this video is insanely underrated/unknown. This is probably the coolest guitar cover video on youtube. Amazing work!!

Wow the dedication this must of taken is nuts that's epic man.

Saludos desde Colombia parcerito, firme, mi banda favorita

This deserve more views and popularity. Just amazing

I just can't believe this album came out in 2004 it still sounds so fresh! Covering the whole album in one video is crazy great job!

Man, this is highly impressive. Subbed. Can you do this with Onset of Putrefaction too? ;)

best riffs on the album IMO: 3:52 4:45 8:03 10:02 12:40 12:46 24:36 nice work, btw!

this is such a staggering feat honestly.... all of this style of music keeps grasping for the complexity and precision of this record and it is still untouched in my opinion.

Man, I came here aftee seeing the Revocation album cover. My fucking God you're simply insane!!! That must have been an incredibly difficult task to complete all in one perfect take. Man this deserves millions of views. I cannot stress enough how impressive this is. Wow.

that technique. you're girlfriend must be proud ;)

Dont worry about the economy, because this guys picking has tons to spare.

I love the personal flawor you ad to in small details you are truly a master at your instrument ❤

Mate it's dope, you deserve so much more ! Really it's amazing

This band really has the sickest riffs ever...

Sick, I wish the album mix was a little lower so I could distinguish your playing more.

bro that was absolutely insane i just sat here in awe and watched the whole fucking thing, massive respect to you

I am genuinely so impressed by this. I’ve learnt entire albums before and it is a long process that I never truly got right. Learning a Necrophagist song is in itself a massive achievement but to learn an entire album is another level. Amazing work and great technique 🙌🏻

Aye, just write a new album for them, please.

Can we get a Diminishing Between Worlds album cover? 😁

Awesome man. Surely the best Necrophagist covers I've seen, and the full album !! you fucking rules. GG !

Incredible. Thank you for sharing this!

The solos proabably took you like a year to learn lmao..

We can barely hear you bro ! You should upload another version !

This is ridiculous, and I'm here for it. Great job, sir!

AWESOME WORK man!! So solid! IGNOMINIOUS & PALE is perfect!

this awesome dude ! congratulations and thanks for sharing ! !

Here in 2021 and still fucking loving it. One of the best metal albums and by far the best entire album cover. Ultimate kudos 👏

I bought this album when it released back in 2004., really impressed by the guitar cover/play through cover of the whole album. Good job.

Dude, subscribed. Sometimes, I forgot how godly this release was. Thanks for the cosmic slap upside my withering mind.

This is the most radical finger exercise practice I have ever seen. Dude, you are legend.

seriously amazing work done...salute!

Was lucky to see them live twice. Great job man!

That's some nice studywork of you! Congratz

Amazing work dude! I really enjoyed watching

omfg god man, thaaaaaaaaat isssssss aaaaaaaawesome! Great work !

INSANE! What an achievement! A multitude of "nailed it" and on a sexy Kiesel as well. Pure win, mad respect dude!

HOLY FXXK! That's was THE MOST amazing Necrophagist COVER I ever heard!

flawless. Thanks for the video

Can't stop having fun by watching this vid. It's great and awesome for all time.

That's some next level dedication to cover an entire Necrophagist album. Have nothing but respect to you brother.

Much respect for your commitment and discipline

Epic, incredible, unbelievable, amazing, perfect... Cheers from Brasil!!!

And a serious cheers to you my friend! Keep shredding!

F yeah. Great job bud. I love this album! Watching this has helped me figure out how to play some of my favorite riffs from this album.

Should be super proud of yourself man, excellent undertaking. Well done 👌

this wasnt what i was searching for, but exactly what i needed