10 Levels Of Metalcore

[@NikNocturnal]

*No crabs were harmed in the making of this video*

[@isabellesmith9126]

Are you positive about that

[@mdebyangel]

Are you sure about that? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@irishjoe2941]

Best way get rid of Crabs is using Kerosene

[@TinoHutabarat]

What is the tunning? Nik thankyou👊🙏

[@DanielOraraVA]

I marked myself safe

[@leo_khali]

Level 1: Any local band Level 2-4: Earlier Parkway Drive Level 5: All That Remains Level 6-7: As I Lay Dying Level 8: Architects Level 9: Born Of Osiris Level 10: Is that even Metalcore? :D

[@mcballs-life]

Levels 1 & 2 are just the first two Asking Alexandria albums. Chuggy open breakdown, slow it down on the 1st fret, and then a 5, 7, 8 riff

[@poragburagohain87]

Level 10: Humanity’s last breath

[@brandontay2053]

Level 5 does have some While she Sleeps vibes as well

[@TheTeaTVI]

architects use 6 strings ;)

[@NikNocturnal]

Well done

[@jok3r906]

I feel attacked because all 10 levels were basically my whole music playlist... Other than that, awesome video Nik

[@brushot]

How does being attacked by something accurate/relatable make a video any worse?

[@vantablacknl]

@@brushot I believe Nik is mocking a lot of generic overly used types of playing and thats why this guy said he felt attacked, I personally love every single type he showed here dont get me wrong

[@NikNocturnal]

I feel attacked too

[@brushot]

@@vantablacknl I get that. I meant when he said " *Other than that* it's a good video" as being attacked makes it any worse.

[@TheTitanSlayers]

Need a better playlist

[@hydroleses7092]

Level 11: Stick Stickly

[@aiaiai04]

So many 0 0 0 🤣🤣

[@MADJR]

*0 intensifies*

[@NikNocturnal]

Yes, that's the hidden 11

[@MADJR]

Nik Nocturnal it’s the after credits scene

[@drew_on_drums]

*stick stickly on an 8 string

[@sneeringimperialist340]

Level 1 best level. Party like it's 2008.

[@NikNocturnal]

It's a fun level

[@jackoo666]

nothing like a simple heavy 2000-late breakdown

[@bruhispilledmyjuice2598]

bmth type breakdown

[@x77Flip77x]

Give me all of Gwen Stacy’s The Life I Know.

[@loz2590]

Faces in top right corner mentality or some shit 0:11- "it's not 2007 I don't care anymore" 0:38- "ok that was different" 1:04- "ooooo, that is beautiful" 1:41- "oh DAMN that low tuning chug" 2:17- *all shall perish*

[@wixic111]

Gotta say that "leads" section absolutely slapped

[@carlmiller8752]

lmao August Burns Red

[@NikNocturnal]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@carlmiller8752]

@@NikNocturnal but where's smoke on the goddamn water?

[@Is_This_It_]

I could just listen to no.5 leads for hours

[@Ianassa91]

I just discovered this and I want a 10 minute version of the leads so bad! Guess I have to vontend with just endlessly looping it manually. What a banger!

[@gr4ve686]

I feel like you should do a series where its like "The best riffs at (range) bpm!" Like best riffs 80-100 bpm, best riffs 120-140, best riffs 180-200, so on and so forth

[@auri8810]

Pretty sure people have done that before

[@NikNocturnal]

That's an awesome idea, I put it on the "idea list" :)

[@corbinm5237]

Can’t wait for him to get to Jason Richardson’s speed and cover the Titan and Tendinitis riffs.

[@ding-dong1851]

Corbin M can’t wait for that either

[@FatalPurpose]

Use Polyrhythms to evolve to a Djentlemen at Level 11

[@SJMORG]

No

[@rehobalint1100]

@@SJMORG Well, if you want to be a Periphery like Djentleman then yes (maybe some jazz chords)

[@iamdaveandhaveaniceday2651]

*djentelman

[@NikNocturnal]

I can see that

[@ThorsShadow]

@@iamdaveandhaveaniceday2651 No. Just no. The actual word is written as "gentleman", so making the parody of it "djentleman" is correct. The only wrong thing in the original comment is "a djentlemen". Djentlemen is plural, so it is either "a djentleman" or "djentlemen".

[@MilitantMe]

Everything about your videos keeps getting better and better. Don't ever stop.

[@amos29455]

I agree 🔥

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you for the kind words my dude!

[@Y0za]

funny pfp

[@alecrobbins3989]

1:07 one of the nicest riffs i ever did hear

[@Mricemann38]

Same

[@moocow17]

Have u guys never heard as I lay dying?

[@danielmontezi3527]

name?

[@jamircontreras7985]

@@danielmontezi3527 someone said is as i lay dying

[@entrehierroeideas]

I thought the exact same. Came back to watch this just because of that riff. Is it a real song or just made up for the occasion? If it's not a full song, it should be.

[@ryanfrederick3671]

10 levels of metalcore 1. M 2. E 3. T 4. A 5. L 6. C 7. O 8. R 9. E 10. 0-3-5

[@kenwayaiden4535]

haha

[@codyl7066]

I feel like half of these were aimed specifically at As I Lay Dying lol

[@michaeldebavay5914]

Haha I was hearing August burns red, circa eleventh hour era

[@Yakamato]

lead felt like all of Shadows are security and An Ocean Between Us....

[@brianmesser4220]

@Morbid Angel is better than Death Every early-mid 00s metalcore bands ripped of Slaughter of the Soul.

[@NikNocturnal]

AILD

[@Joshua-oo1og]

5 7 8 is confined by as I lay dying haha

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I'm like a starter Pokemon. I've been stuck on level 5 my entire life.

[@morphius747]

try being stuck at level 3

[@bw0ns4mdi35]

Don't know you but I still play with my lvl 70 Blaziken lol.

[@jpbostonian]

Try being stuck at level 0

[@morphius747]

@@jpbostonian I was gonna say that but I can at least hold it so theres that.... but really I cant play anything I like or come up with anything better than 0-3-5

[@starrk7158]

I'm basically level 11 added in really weird rhythms in my music I wrote and it's in E standard rather than Drop D

[@ZRisyad]

Level 8 just straight up ERRA Btw, love your face on the corner, Nik

[@darksfufu]

Erra is a mix between lvl 8 & 10.

[@FujiwaraTakumi.]

wow ada Malaysian

[@NikNocturnal]

ERRA

[@ZRisyad]

@@FujiwaraTakumi. nah, I'm Indonesian

[@EdBoi18]

Or Architects?

[@masonbose9658]

where’s the guy that gives band recommendations from each level

[@mariojt2085]

Be that guy dude haha

[@blu_sonic1861]

I did a comment for you my guy!

[@NikNocturnal]

I'm sure they will appear soon

[@aaronandrews9717]

Hammer ons and pull offs- August Burns Red.

[@abetsbike]

Up

[@broondjongen]

5-7-8? You mean As I Lay Dying’s entire discography?

[@No1WillMakeItOutAlive]

Veton Ademaj really every melodeath inspired metalcore band tbh... darkest hour 👀

[@mcballs-life]

Early Asking Alexandria too. For both of the first two levels is essentially Stand Up & Scream and Reckless & Relentless

[@limi.]

@@mcballs-life even miss may i earlier 2 albums... even A7X

[@mcballs-life]

@@limi. Unholy Confessions is the ultimate 5-7-8 riff

[@NikNocturnal]

;)

[@TaylerJDust]

Level 1: 0's and 1's Level 2: 0's, 1's and 2's Level 3: 1's and 0-2-3 Level 4: 1's, 2's and 0-3-4 Level 5: 0's, 2's, 5's and 1-3-4 Level 6: 0's, 1-3-5 and dissonant 2-4-6 Level 7: 0's, 1's, 2-4-6 and dissonant 3-5-7 Level 8: 0's, 1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, 6's and 5-7-8 Level 9: 0's, 2's, 6's, 9's, 1-3-4 and 5-7-8 Level 10: Free for all Yes I know the music

[@heathstory9655]

I'm going down the rabbit hole on these "10 Levels videos". Pretty damn entertaining and it's teaching me some shit. Great combo

[@d-nyed2557]

Level 0-1 ADTR Breakdowns basically Level 2: Asking Alexandria Level 3: Pierce The Veil Level 4: Escape the Fate (This War is Ours era) Level 5: Falling in Reverse (Just Like You era) Level 6-7: Avenged Sevenfold (Don't crucify me please) Level 8: Archtiects Level 9-10: Nonexistant

[@ahuman9113]

Level 1: Asking Alexandria (the old them) Level 2: Level 3: Level 4: Bullet For My Valentine Level 5: As I Lay Dying Level 6: Level 7: August Burns Red Level 8: Architects Level 9: Level 10: I saw a couple of these but some are missing so help me do a full one cuz I'm not really sure lol

[@CAMBIT]

i would say level 2 is old Asking Alexandria too

[@endercoremusic]

CAMBIT nah to me is of mice and men also lv 9 to me is Born of Osiris

[@Blad0tomato]

9 Shokran

[@eeeeja2160]

6 Haste the Day?

[@fade_out-1971]

Lvl 1- Attack Attack. Lvl 2 Asking Alexandria R&R era.

[@yash9410503314]

0:56 is bullet for my valentine

[@teafollet5361]

bfmv used to abuse thirds in their harmonized riffs x)

[@juliohenrique8546]

Black Veil Brides too hahaha

[@fade_out-1971]

Speed the riff up a little bit and you have Trivium.

[@yash9410503314]

@@fade_out-1971 yes

[@nogiussky]

1 to 7 make me feel so nostalgic... I miss those days when these were the top trends in heavy music

[@NikNocturnal]

Same my friend

[@MattyMattyTVD]

1. Attack Attack 2. Devil Wears Prada 3. Texas In July 4. Avenged Sevenfold 5. In Flames 6. August Burns Red 7. Black Dahlia Murder 8. Silent Planet 9. Veil Of Maya 10. Born Of Osiris

[@leosegatti8698]

1:56 dude this was so sick

[@ahmetardakalkan3132]

what is the song?

[@kanshiketsu89]

Level 3 dissonance had the most badass riff.

[@metalfreak498]

I saw the faces were changing and I guessed that the eyes would turn red, and I died laughing when it happened. Thank you! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🐐🐐🐐

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank YOU for watching :D

[@overtimemechanic1778]

Sounds like a couple of my warm ups! Love the video and your content man keep me coming thanks buddy

[@vladimonster]

Level 10 should have just been "Whatever tf ERRA has going on" if the idea is unironically increased difficulty

[@Dynastie300]

Boiiii that last riff is pure fire

[@Teevoteev]

Level 1-3: so many bands, but i really felt blessthefall, as i lay dying and similar bands there. Level 4: harmony is always bfmv (imo). they used it brilliantly. Level 5: esape the fate? Level 6: honestly dunno any band right now Level 7: august burns red does this soo well! Level 8: pretty much all djenty metalcore bands (which isnt a bad thing). also: erra. Level 9: shokran all the way! Level 10: i dont know anymore, so much in there.

[@nicolasa.3192]

Erra are actually really good

[@metal_monocle7334]

4 and 5 both had some pretty strong Killswitch and Trivium vibes, but yeah 4 sure also sounds like BFMV!

[@JLewis95]

Level 1 sounds like The Downfall Of Us All by A Day To Remember

[@metalheaddd97]

Level 6 is As I Lay Dying haha

[@bel.vermillion]

Imagine Nik's faces on Baymax's chest saying, "On a scale of one to ten, how do you rate your gain?" Awesome vid, Nik!

[@thekangaroo1880]

Y’all ever imagine how the drummers get through having to do such quick beats

[@klaussteinberghaus8684]

Level 6 and 7 are straight Protest The Hero stuff. dude you've come up with some sick riffs, don't care that they are somehow cliched

[@brushot]

According to the video, I'm in level 6 when it comes to Metalcore casually. Maybe I can do Harmonic Minor runs if I really tried. But I can't go more than that because I don't have a seven string Edit: I can actually do the harmonic minor casually as well

[@NikNocturnal]

Good

[@jaypg]

The ominous hovering corner head is my new favorite feature of your videos that will no doubt stay forever

[@joshuamanoy4203]

Yeah dude we are leveling it up. Your face it suits well with your riffs 😆

[@NikNocturnal]

Perfect

[@secondsolstice8695]

Level 6 made me remember the days I discovered War of Ages around 10 years ago and was blown away

[@ErikPehrsson]

That harmony riff is As I Lay Dying in all of their songs 😂🤣

[@gerrymenchini4187]

Dude! How do you come up with so many damn dope ass riffs??? you are just cranking them out eh f me lol too good bro!

[@gabemoseley4785]

Ok, but that level 3 riff went pretty damn hard 🤘

[@TheAddibega]

How didn't this make it to over 1M views yet? I listened to that LVL10 like 1000 times and it still makes me smash my head into the wall for how good it is. Well done, Nik !

[@JamieJMartens]

God Level: Killswitch Engage

[@chewie1498]

Harmony and leads is just bullet for my Valentine with extra steps

[@experimetalfan8851]

Nobody's gonna talk about Nik having a face for every level?

[@Jjsssssss]

As a beginner metal guitarist, this gave me a great way to gradually progress my riff writing!

[@gregoryritchey2457]

This is excellent! How about the 10 levels of techdeath!

[@NikNocturnal]

I prob can't even play level 1, game too hard

[@BenRogersWPG]

Band examples of each (that came to me): 1) Asking Alexandria 2) As I Lay Dying 3) Parkway Drive 4) War of Ages 5) Killswitch Engage 6) August Burns Red 7) Trivium? 8) Architects 9) Sylosis 10) Veil of Maya

[@gmtfender]

Chromatic riffs hit different when they're done right

[@NikNocturnal]

^^^

[@lobatokof]

Hey Nick, pretty cool level up idea video lol. I love metalcore and back in 2000's there was a band called "The autumn offering" very underated but they had a pretty heavy melodic metalcore for the era. I believe the best era metalcore had in my humble opinion lol. You may want to check them out and probably do a cover if possible. I personally like the "Fear will cast no shadow" as favorite album. But yeah have a good day lol 🤘🏽🎸😆

[@marks9082]

Level 5

[@I-MonkMode]

0s and 1s are my type of Metalcore, just a nice solid breakdown.

[@Guts100Slain]

Nothing is more meme worthy then the chromatics.... well that or level 0 which everyone knows as 0-3-5

[@NikNocturnal]

[@EdBoi18]

No, it's 0-3-5-4, the bane of all Guitar Center employees. 😉

[@cpt.conflict]

Awesome, Nik! Great job

[@mrgreenfr6216]

I can't stop looking at your face in the top right corner... It's been 1 hour, help

[@NikNocturnal]

Oh no...

[@defectivetoaster7713]

Ah so that’s why I like metalcore: Phrygian and harmonic minor are my favourite scales after minor pentatonic

[@LI-md2cb]

I want 10 levels of hardcore

[@ohnejasamovde5490]

You got it

[@randerins]

"Harmony" is such metalcore signature

[@nomeru_0]

0:38 counterparts..

[@iUnTrUe]

Exactly 💯

[@MELSOFF]

man your G tuning is so clear that's great

[@Suicide_is_cute]

0:38 Sound like Laid To Rest

[@jipplejapple3347]

All the levels that make me love metalcore to the core. You should do 10 levels of hardcore or thrash

[@NikNocturnal]

Will do ;)

[@coochy7767]

level 6 reminds me of an ABR riff but cant remember exactly which one

[@ncdozer3103]

Just wait until jasonlovesABR to show up, I’m sure he knows

[@Unknownusername1004]

Probably meddler Edit: from constellations

[@lane72286]

Meddler.

[@sameerh4128]

rationalist

[@coochy7767]

@@sameerh4128 Thanks!

[@cameronbablandananavan2337]

level 7 nik is doing pogchamp

[@microsoftpain]

when is more Termina coming? :O

[@NikNocturnal]

Yes :)

[@microsoftpain]

@@NikNocturnal epic! thank u good sir. ❤

[@granttooley1475]

You basically just did a lot of the old OM&M not that I have anything against them I love them but great video man keep grinding brotha!!!!💪🤘🎸

[@airconditioningunit9777]

Level 3 sounds like something the doo would make

[@DueIistGio]

Absolutely love that tone man.

[@baygalimoldabekov2345]

1:30 like "morte et dabo"

[@ghostwheel7939]

Your videos helps me a lot man!!

[@JoshDanielGuitar]

Levels 1-6: Is this the new August Burns Red album playthrough?

[@lidorkalai]

Dude you should do the heaviest songs with strange tunings, like periphery with their unique tuning AGCFAD, or like architects, or like polaris, or like veil of maya, that would be very cool

[@QueenFrisky]

Next Video Idea: 10 Levels of Thrash Metal

[@15walkingaway]

Some dem riffs bring me back to the 00's

[@josephvanni]

This is just "How to sound like As I Lay Dying"

[@TheSVERguy]

Aka metalcore

[@yababadaba6552]

I like your ideas, they remind me of my favourite metalcore bands

[@benjaminlauritsen849]

1:40 just sounds like architects But they dont use 7 strings🤔

[@NikNocturnal]

Every bands that copy pastes their style does tho ;)

[@kylemiller8040]

Wage War feels attacked here

[@lmh6339]

1 - Asking Alexandria 2 - As I Lay Dying 3 - August Burns Red 4 - August Burns Red 5 - August Burns Red 6 - August Burns Red 7 - August Burns Red 8 - ERRA 9 - Wage War 10 - Wage War

[@AltWaveResearch]

1:40 holy fuck that riff is so gnarly, about to watch this in slomo so I can watch your fingers. Need to learn this riff

[@dakotahutchinson9371]

Man the more I watch you the more you become one of my favorite guitar players. Wish I could be taught by you

[@m4binuel]

Metalcore will always be my favourite music genre of them all. No matter what those elitists say! Keep rocking man!

[@thecrazzxz3383]

The harmonic minor run was amazing

[@thecrazzxz3383]

I live the dissonance at the end

[@The-Esoteric-One]

9 is basically Shokran's entire discography

[@kornonthecob16]

This was one of the more creative videos you've had. I really liked the top 10 idea.

[@NikNocturnal]

Glad you liked it! I saw Ichika's video for 10 levels of guitar and thought it would be fun to bring that concept to the core genres

[@amypritchard6119]

This makes my heart so happy

[@ject-6817]

love that level 5 lead

[@MrMetalhead171]

Fucking incredible lmao. That intro killed me man 😂 and that icon on your right with each ensuing level was just genius 😂😂 lolol my favorite level though harmonic minor runs!! That's my kind of riffage 🎸🎼🎶🎶

[@SchnellRiff]

Loving your guitar! And nice work of course!

[@subhadeepshil3749]

My fav is the lead one. I just feel out of the world 😅 while listening the lead parts... And as usual awesome video dude. 😊

[@nicholaspetty1139]

Love your videos Nik! They actually helped me learn how to write metal music lol. You should do 10 Levels Of Deathcore next!

[@obscureprey13]

some of the riffs are so simple but i love it

[@SpookySkeleton738]

that chromatic riff is MVP of this video

[@ricksterdrummer2170]

I just realized how much metalcore has evolved. If you played any of this in the late 90’s people probably call most of it Melodeath.

[@joerahme9030]

I have never felt this attacked by a video in my entire life

[@jakelee8789]

What happened to the water bottle? Now it's your head...lol. great playing as always Nik, just weird not seeing the floating water bottle on the screen

[@kha0sv4ktor72]

that is why metalcore is just the best

[@Roshpun]

3 weeks after release - still back for lead lvl 5. Great work Nik!

[@gilkatsir4052]

level 1 is open string used on c5 and tritone level 2 is pedal point style rhythm

[@Migxs01]

Amazing video!

[@whoshotya117]

As Blood Runs Black is Lvl 7 harmonic minor runs with as well as 5-7-8 chord progressions.