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@@Dead-Eye tell me you don't how to work a computer or even find good metal because there's dozens of it you're just too lazy to look I swear old people shouldn't have opinions on music or art in general.
Hi, will you play metal songs in this Waterworks tour(Berlin) ? If yes, how many percent? If no, do you plan for a metal tour？I am more interested in the metal songs" . Thanks
Love this, laughed so hard 🤣🤣 Still you rocked it hard!!! Ngl the lowest I dropped was one down to D... that was enigh for me. Cant wait to see you in October
Yeah, I play an 8 string with a low F# sometimes E, sometimes on VERY RARE OCCASIONS, would I drop the lowest string down to a C#, and this was too much for even me.
When I was in HS all the kids wanted to tune to like drop C with 11s. I never understood that, their shit was so floppy, I used 13s for D and 12s for E and I was still able to do all the bends they could and more importantly, thicc strings sound sicc
I love how the bass was the instrument the kid that was the worst at guitar in the band got stuck on. Now all the guitar players keep detuning until they're basically a bass guitar, lol.
I constantly hear that "you don't have to tune down to be heavy" and "[insert band here] is PROOF you can sound heavy in standard tuning" but i have never in my life heard anyone say you need to tune down to sound heavy
You're part of why I chose the guitar I did... a Fender Stratocaster with 8-38 strings and seymour duncan zephyr pickups. I'm plotting out a sister guitsr to her. I want to shred more then cheese.
Imagine being so jealous of someone else's success that you write a whole song saying "I can't do that so here's the same metal song you've heard a million times"
A simple example, Sepultura in their best times that tuned standard and sounded more than heavy and much better than many bands that have to lower their tuning.
I love it! As a bass player I laugh when guys keep tuning lower and lower... end up getting guitars with bass strings and say they hate the bass guitar and it's pointless in Metal. It's called bass envy.
@@maxwellblakely7952 I use standard six string bass tuning and I works for guitarist that drop tune. If I needed to drop I would have to use lighter gages for the B.
So much modern metal has no breathing room. Hyper compressed, digitized, inorganic, and studio wizardry. They’re aiming for all the brutal vibes and achieving none. There’s nothing heavy about it. The metal by numbers bands that spawned from all the death core drivel sound like South Park parodies of heavy music.
There used to be a low-tuned instrument called a "bass guitar," with really thick strings and a long neck to resonate the low notes, while the 6-string guitar played riffs closer to the center of the audible spectrum. Crazy times!
@@ericv7720 He was playing powerchords with a pick and had his amp with the mids maxed and bass treble at zero. I think it is more like playing an 8 string with 4 strings missing than it is playing bass. I actually modified an Ibanez mikrobass to be like this because I didn't want all those silly wire strings on my riff machine.
I died laughing at the "all on one string" bit. A few years back, I was filling in for the guitarist in my friends' band for a tour. One of the local openers at a show in Cleveland had a 9 string guitar tuned as low as he could get it and he literally only played the lowest string for their entire set. He didnt even play a single chord. I keep waiting for Ibanez to release a one string guitar with a cable from the Golden Gate bridge on it, tuned to like 4hz. Some geologist with a seismograph, a toilet paper roll in his nose and spare tires from a Prius in his ears is going, "You just dont understand it, that's all."
From what I've personally figured out (from listening to a lot of Invent Animate), is that you need to reserve the low notes to better emphasize the heavy-ness. In simplest terms, less is better because when it shows up, it makes a bigger impact.
"Forever out of style, you can't take this away from me" As someone who loves Power Metal, I felt this line. Power Metal has never been a popular genre, but I don't care. In fact, it's inspired me to pick up a guitar, at 28. I could only listen to it so much, before I say "I wanna play this stuff". I feel like at 28, I have more disire, and motivation to want to learn, than I ever did as a teenager. Looking forward to become a shredder one day! 🤘
Power metal does have its flaws nowadays (eg. too many gimmick bands playing heavy arena rock and overproduction), power metal for the most part has remained relatively true to its roots.
@@SarimFaruque The only 2 gimmick bands off the top of my head I thoroughly enjoy unironically is Gloryhammer, and Wind Rose. They both just make great stuff. I keep with new releases as much as possible, and I honestly think the gimmick bands are not a plentiful as people think.
Very true. Its so satisfying when you make it work, I feel You can create beautiful songs if you attune yourself to where the bass is going music wise. Low strings on a guitar and bass have such different sound-textures, so it can really compliment eachother. Especially when the bass plays in a mid-high register while you're playing low bass notes ánd the high melody on top. (hybrid picking or just strumming) then you can switch it around, guitar playing mid & high while the bass goes back down. But still, that could be aquired with a 6-string baritone and some creativity. (which is very much more comfortable and easy)
Yeah, and it takes to be a true genius to know how to properly compose through it. As Dimebag (R.I.P.) said in some interview about Jerry Cantrell, it's the same about Mårten Hagström: he doesn't need to play a million notes to be a (rhythm) Guitar God...
This is also probably part of why I found old Megadeth stuff so entertaining when I got back to it recently after a long pause. It's now sounding new when people DON'T downtune af 😂
Proto metal is some of my favorite like early Priest where it's still kinda looking like hard rock. If everything is loud then nothing is. Sabbath would have those beautiful melodic bits which just meant the heavy stuff would hit heavier. Early Metallica did the same.
Modern metal bands that have songs in standard or Eb tuning is always a plus for me. Tasteful guitar solos, bass that have it's own space in the mix. Breath of fresh air.
@@Chevrolicious. well I don't know what to call them but metal. They have more heavy songs than non heavy. Some call them grunge but it's just an era to me. Grunge has too many different sounds.
My old band was playing in drop B which was pretty low. But when we went into the studio suddenly they were like we decided to record in A. I told them it was a bad idea because it would be too muddy for the leads as they stand now and they said no it will be great. After it was mixed and we sat on it for a month, they hated it.
@mickkithanu355 honestly although playing with that band was fun in B I prefer to not go any lower than drop C# which I believe is was what Protest the hero started in and comeback kid and I'm sure a million other bands.
@@WeWynne C and C# were classic tunings for most older metalcore back up until around 2014 ish when people started pushing really low. I’m not sure if it’s because they found gear that would do it or if it had to do with labels.
@@ArcticBlits Yeah My band Treachery Is Your Forte played in C# that was like 2006-09 then Bow To The Fallen in 2014 went B to A. lol I left right after but my son was also born right then too so perfect timing.
After listening to this song once it was stuck in my head for days. I have listened to it again and again and have come to the conclusion that you still shred! Love the song and the satire. Just wish I was in Europe for your tour... Keep on shredding my friend!
My 5 year old heard this song when I was playing it on Spotify. She asked when I will be this good on the guitar. (Made my girlfriend spit out her drink)
@Akimbo Goats there's hardly a "few" bands that do that, its pretty common. just a lot of the more popular alt metal/metalcore is boring chugging, but prog, deathcore etc. have plenty of variety
@@SrgntSprnkls77 I love the old school Neo-classical type shred cause it's what brought me to guitar, but I also listen to a lot of other sub-genres, so I have a hard time differentiating what's what.
@@yangerjamir0906 And Charles Berthoud the most skilled (but humble) bassist. Also, Polyphia is right now pioneering a new era for music, blending influences from metal, jazz and trap into a whirlwind of virtuoso and catchiness.
Them kids nowadays haven't heard about the bass guitar. Instead then tune down their guitars way the f*ck down. I'll admit it sounds grungy af but it doesn't scratch my bass itch. First time I heard the tone of a bass guitar I fell in love. I love guitar but the bass guitar is my spirit instrument.
Incredible one here Bernth! Reminds me a little bit of the Brendon Small / Dethklok style where they are somewhat parody but still take the song writing seriously.
Funny thing is, There was a historian specialized in baroque instruments amongst others, And the trend to fit lower and lower bass strings on their instrument used to be a thing then. Its not anything new. But I'm pretty sure the guys in the olden days did actually still use their higher strings. An 8 string is beautiful if you're a hybrid picker of when used to compliment huge chords with low and warm bass notes. (I still prefer my 6-string baritone or 7 string for actually playing heavy rythm guitar)
The way you describe 8 string reminds me of Deftones guitarist, Stephen Carpenter - love to play his stuff on baritone:) The huge chords just sound sooo good with addition of low F# or E into it, like in Swerve City, or Diamond Eyes, for example
I can only say, Bernth is one of the most creative and technical guitar musician from modern times, every song I have listened from this guy is perfection.
it was an elegant mix, as I grew listening to shredders from early 80's until the 2000's, I can say that I heard every possible way to "shred", still nice to hear from time to time now, when it's at the right place at the right time, like here for example 😉 have a good tour!!!
awesome. you just explained why I prefer older metal, you, and charles berthoud. couldnt put it in words since I'm not music savvy but that's the nail on the head. before megadeth, there was cacophony, freaking awesome if you havent heard em'.
as a Megadeth and Cacophany fan (Marty Friedman and Jason Becker are insane) I urge you to check out Pantheum by First Fragment 80s neo-classical shred + modern technical death metal the classical vibes are NOT cheesy or sparse, they clearly studied this shit and it extends the full length of each of their songs and while they don't do "modern Metalcore breakdowns" they have their own take on it that they call Swingdowns (which no one else it calls it that, so it's not really a thing LOL but I do love the idea) where their breakdown sections are swung fretless bass shred all of the place, drummer is insane at gravity blasts and blastbeats, but the guitars are SO melodic and fun but shreddy as fuck I simp for this band, please check them out LOL
I like it, but what kind of moron doesn't put the name of his own song in the video title?? I would have titled it "This is why modern metal SUCKS (I still Shred)"
Absolutely beautiful, man! This sounds absolutely lovely! Hey btw, is there a name for that particular kind of yelling vocal? It's quite nice. I like the power behind it. It's not like an angry yell, but a battle cry, eh? I'm actually quite new to metal and so far I'm liking Celldweller and The Enigma TNG, aka am a power and industrial metal fan, but I think I just found a new author to explore.
There isn't a name for it. There should be. Harsh cleans? Devin Townsend from Strapping Young Lad and Joe Duplantier from Gojira do it very well IMO. Check those bands out if you like that kinda thing
@@batastrophic9762 Honestly, tried but couldn't like them. Anyways, call it power vocals maybe? idk I've heard it in about the only power metal track I've heard. Right now I'm more of a The Enigma TNG fan. Branching out is difficult I find here given there's a number of things that must be avoided morally. Put that on top of my personal taste and tell me the probability distribution isn't needle-thin. Instrumentals are certainly safer.
@@andrewporter1868All good! Sorry to hear they weren't to your liking. I find those kinda vox aren't common in power metal, to my ears anyway. I think they ought to be. I do think some power metal vocal styles are adjacent to it. Russell Allan from Symphony X gets close. He's great, but never been huge in him. I prefer the likes of Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica or Yannis Papadopoulos from Beast in Black (Beast in Black are pretty sweet, I'd say they're my 2nd fav power metal band currently). I'm not sure of you moral thresholds, so I can't help you there. I'm quite open-ended if not open-minded, I'll basically try most metal except NSBM (i.e: fuck nazis). Personal taste I can greatly empathise with you there haha. I haven't heard of or listened to The Enigma TNG, maybe I'll check him out.
@@batastrophic9762 Glad to make your acquaintance! For an example of the power metal vocals I'm talking about, consider In the Dawn of the AI by Orden Ogan. So far I'd say my top metal genres are deathcore, power, nu, and industrial. > moral thresholds I'm a tradcath sedevacantist who adheres to the Thesis of Cassiciacum 😄For reference, in terms of metal, I found a spotify playlist the other day with 532 metal tracks, most of which were death metal from what I recall. Only 18 survived to make it into my daily playlist; another 12 I've saved for further analysis. Most of the issue morally is when it's too excessive in certain respects. Of the tracks that survived were tracks from Analepsy, Guttural Slug, Fear Factory, and Slaughter to Prevail. Those that did not were because of: excessive glorifying of gory or vulgar things of that nature; the band is into actual occultism or straight up satanism _literally,_ or which merely uses certain such symbols from those false ideologies perhaps "as a matter of style", both the blatant and the unobvious that I'm aware of; poor presentation of suicide and other serious topics that could scandalize the suicidal or otherwise imply it is morally good; or some other sort of problem (always with the lyrics themselves). Dark topics, horror, and the like are all fine to talk about. It's how they're spoken of that is the issue. Hell by Slaughter to Prevail for instance is one of the said tracks that made it into my daily playlist (eventually; took a while to translate) because it speaks of its horrors without glorifying Hell. A common reason, however, for which any song doesn't end up passing is due to vulgar language, even for just one word, though those that are "off by one" morally I've set aside for future consideration as my knowledge of the Law is not absolutely perfect, and would hope that there's some possibility I failed to cover that would render such _tolerable_ (as opposed to condemned outright which I do in most cases of doubt such as this). If nothing else, I hope you find this to be an interesting conversation 😁
I agree 100%. Shredmaster Scott is a great guy, and a great player. I love the unity among guitarists now. Glad to see that we've gotten away from the "gunslinger" mindset from the 80s. We're WAY more supportive now.
Awesome. Cannot imagine how much practice it will need to play like this. I play a lot with my guitars the last weeks. Everday it gets better and more fun :) Now the most time i play with my new Red Hill Resonator guitar :) Love the sound. Have an Stratocaster too and still learn acdc tracks and solos :D.. But to could mess with you i think i will need a lot of time and playing :D Incredible, really
😂 definitely makes a point. I will say tho that I know for a fact that when it comes to “metal” there is most definitely a whole spectrum of how it is viewed. It’s actually very interesting especially when it comes to what people think of as “heavy”. In my personal experience it seems people that are more into the classic dad metal just are in no way impressed or excited by the sound of a modern “breakdown” I feel like the context of how someone got into metal plays a big role on how they ultimately will view it as a whole.
The older vets that are into the classic sound that you alluded to understand that heaviness comes from CONTRAST, like for example having soft sounding acoustic guitar passages embedded into the entirety of a blistering track. The groove-laden version of Pantera (their post-glam selves) and everything that followed in its footsteps spawned a new generation of listeners and players who are cut from a different cloth. The "core" elements and the breakdown is what defines "heavy" for these (predominantly younger) folks, not CONTRAST. I say this "modern" sound is a different genre of music altogether, not metal, but that'll just fall upon deaf ears around these parts with accusations of me being elitist or some noggin' so it's useless to elaborate further.
@@dreamstorm3297 People get hung up on and possessive of their words, and it devolves into elementary schoolyard shouting matches. "Metal means _this_ - no metal means _that_ ..." Then of course you have the endless parade of adjectives trying out-heavy each other. Thrash metal, black metal, doom metal, death metal, sludge metal, ooze metal, puke metal, prog metal, metalcore, deathcore, punk metal, metal gear solid...Personally I gave up on paying attention to the names. Finding a good band is like finding true love - impossible to put into words, but you know it when it happens, and it hits everyone different.
I feel this. I hate the idea that "heavy" means low-pitched, monotonous chugging. A lot of breakdowns are the same thing. That's not heavy. And it's fucking boring. Converge is heavy. The Dillinger Escape Plan is heavy. This low, slow, monotonous shit is not heavy and I can't wait for it to die.
YES!!! Remember when metal guitarists sounded classically trained and had complex, intricate solos and riffs? Magical sounds that carries weight and emotion
That isn't the problem. It's the emotion and tone that never changes. Modern American metal sounds fantastic. It's just all the same feel. It's boring. It's not that it isn't good. There is zero variety. I've been listening to Japanese metal. It isn't like that. It's happy, it's sad. They sing they rap. They use vocal effects. They don't give a F about genres. It's creative. I recommend Hanabie 'Pardon Me' or Babymetal 'Monochrome' or Nemophila 'Dissension'.
@@DerrickBarrows Some other bands that are great out of Japan. Band-Maid 'Dice' Bridear 'Light in the Dark' Trident 'Voltage' Lovebites 'Set the World on Fire' Broken by the Scream 'Sayonara Birthday' All female all of them. All metal except for Band-Maid that is hard rock.
As a long time 7 string player who bought an 8 string, I'm just gonna say idk man. An 8 string feels totally different from a 7, and it's hard to find a musical use for that 8th string that doesn't sound like djenty shit.
@@Eliphas_ElricCheck out Stephen Carpenter from Deftones - dude had lots of use for 8 strings, both melodic and heavy. Personally, 8 string can really go hard in creating atmosphere too. Another example os Thornhill - The Hellfire Club. It's a 6 string baritone, tuned to Drop D octave down, yet it's a very melodic song, with a slow solo near the end. Low range can provide interesting chords, imo.
No one hates metal more than metal fans. Seems like some of you guys just simply can't stand the modern era because it's "new". "Metal used to be like this, if you want to form a band you need exactly this, this and this, and a singer, oh and if your prog band does not sounds exactly like Rush, Tool, King Crimson, you s**k..." The beauty of music is that there are no limitations(There are, but not in that sense), you can play metal using simply a guitar, just like you can play jazz using only a piano, and you don't need an orchestra either to perform a classical piece, oh I forgot a simply bass guitar can sound like a full Red Hot Chilli Pepper song... I agree that most modern metal bands need to improvise a bit more and find their own style, because a lot of them sounds exactly the same and it becomes boring over time, but there's nothing wrong with this type of metal.
I’m kinda excited for the current state and possible future of modern metal, unlike other people and metal elitists who hate TikTokers popularizing the genre again, and I say this as a metal “elitist” myself. It’s full of vibrant and uniquely noisy yet weirdly catchy sounds and bands trying to create the heaviest they can while sticking to their unique personalities, and I think that is GREAT! The modern metal sound just needs a lot more of a melodic sensibility tho. Less of the djent stuff and more of the melodic but heavy riffs, in my honest but otherwise subjective opinion.
Got this on spotify on repeat.... i cant turn it up loud enough! Such a simple masterpeice that speaks all the truth! Coming from someone that can only play killer, deep riffs 😂
I generally love the sound of very low tuned guitars, especially if the music is skilfully written with that specific sound in mind. That being said, this song shreds and I'm all for that, too. 😆🤘
Awesome. Modern Metal Sucks and is annoying. Not that exceptions dont exist but what hear on spotify is 99% garbage. The groove, dynamics and riff interacting with a rhythm section such that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts is what makes music heavy. Sabbath is heavier because they rely on great ideas execution and groove (ie musianship) vs souped up gear, over miked drums, basses with distortion no mids (which is why lame 8 string guitars sound like muddy inarticulate basses with shit tone If you suck at blues the devils music will never come out of your amp. Be a great player and writer. If you truly hsvd a heavy vibe, it will come out in your music. Trying to play metal before you really know the hustory of rock and blues will sound like skinny 14 year olds pretending regardkess of how many "heavy short cuts " you may employ.
Fucking solid riffs and vocals, this is a total jam and I appreciate the mix of parody with the solid work! You need a part two though parodying how many modern metal vocalists don't enunciate in their screams and growls, maybe mix it up with those crystal clear screams you've got there but then switch throughout and just make noises but put subtitles to them as if they were actually words while cupping a mic.
Dude, this is absolutely FREAKING GENIUS!!!! LOVE this!!! Lately, I have gotten back into playing the axe, and I am really into learning Neo-Classical stuff ( I was a music major nerd, I admit). This video is awesome, because 1) It's humorously accurate 2) The playing is INCREDIBLE 3) The arpeggio sweeps are perfect. In fact, I know that Professor Joe Stump had an awesome DVD series about sweeping based on 2-3-4-5-and 6 string patterns and "building". I couldnt find the DVD's so I sent him an e-mail. VERY nice, guy he responded with links to his books, and some ideas which have REALLY helped, and I LOVE how you have mastered those sweep patterns. Incredible. Just awesome. My brain doesn't know whether to be amused, impressed, inspired, or maybe a bit of all of the above. But the infinite low tuning , the endless number of strings, and the lyric about all 1's and 0's had me falling off my ofice chair rolling with laughter. LOL Bro, that was GENIUS,man, LOL LOVE your work. I'm string to figure out "I am a Viking" and "Arpeggios from Hell" a few Tommy Johannson covers, and a few Joe Stump licks. It seems like everyone else needs a 40,000 string guitar using only one of those strings in only 3 frets tuned down to Z# minor. LOL. Thanks for this. The song is actually INCREDIBLE musically speaking. :) Well done.
I know this is just for jokes, but I truly feel the trend on metal sound (different metal subgenres) has gotten to the point where it's really really really boring. At least to me. Happened with the last August Burns Red album. I was really disappointed. And then a lot of other bands just feel like they sound the same. Both themselves across songs and albums or across different bands even. I tried to listen to TesseracT to give them a chance since I didn't know them and saw the drummer up for a Drumeo award. It was a 10 minute song. I reached half the song and had to quit. Same formula all the way through, same sounds, same breaks, same everything. Nothing truly stood out. And I don't know what it is, but I feel between 2k and 2010 there was a lot of "niche" sounds and interesting stuff. Of course you had your generic trendy bands, especially during the era of "melodic post hardcore" back when Asking Alexandria and others were the hot fuzz. My god that was stale as well. But even then each of them had a thing. Now it feels so generic all the time.
I find it funny how so often songs made to satirize a style end up actually being awesome! Like when people TRY to make something then it ends up just being generic and unoriginal, then someone makes fun of it and sounds awesome!
