10 Levels Of Technical Death Metal (FEAT. Dean Lamb of Archspire)

[@NikNocturnal]

*It fast* *SMASH that like button and show DEAN LAMB the mad luv for his sonic speeds*

[@iangarza990]

Nik Nocturnal i smash for your technical speed only!!!

[@DeanLamb]

🥰

[@irelandjustice8138]

IT FAST

[@ivancvlt]

Dude, pls do such video about slamming death metal / deathcore

[@SailorMoonkin]

i just saw archspire live in november, it's really cool to see this video pop up in my recommended after that :D love dean lamb!!

[@DeanLamb]

Yooooo this video was super fun!!! 😁

[@TechDeath91]

Great stuff! Also love archspire! One of my favorite bands for sure. Thx for your work 🤟

[@25shmeckles19]

Hey you’re pretty good. You should be in A extreme technical death meta band or something.

[@flohjo9015]

3:02 rapid elemental dissolve much?

[@joshuadtedd]

You sir, are a God

[@optioningthabears861]

It is such a treat to watch your pick work. You are a monster.

[@MrKoolaidjam]

It's funny because Archspire songs make level 10 look like level 1. Also Dean's channel is HILARIOUS

[@NikNocturnal]

[@buhimoth]

correct on both counts

[@aaavellone]

If only they didn't use octaves and diatonicism like it was the 18th century so much.

[@dmlamarre1]

Archspire = apex of Technical Death Metal.

[@lashedandscorned]

@@dmlamarre1 Beyond Creation, Necrophagist, Obscura, Alkaloid, First Fragment and Archspire

[@Sandpef]

The last meme is just a fact : everyone is still listening to Necrophagist 2 first albums and being just stunned again and again

[@lukasx4]

Please, recommend me a song by them

[@sylvaincaillol7146]

@@lukasx4 every song is a masterpiece, you can first listen to Stabwound, Diminished to B or just listen to their 2 albums !

[@Sandpef]

@@lukasx4 If I had to select one from each album : Stabwound and Mutilate The Stillborn but the smartest move will be to listen to Onset of Putrefaction and Epitath entirely.

[@DonkeyFreckle]

@@lukasx4they're all good imo, but my favorite 2 songs is Epitaph and Seven.

[@lukasx4]

Thanks guys, I will listen all of them

[@TsarDragon]

"Listen to the same Necrophagist album for 15 years" and "THAT'S FAST!". I nearly died lmao.

[@i-evi-l]

Kataklysm's first album.

[@awonderingoneil206]

"Actually, Just do sweeps" Neo-classical shred exposed 😂

[@NikNocturnal]

;)

[@MrJohnnyAOA]

Take that Yngwie!

[@Metalton95]

Just sweep the floor after you've harmonized with some minors, right?!

[@syahminorizan8064]

I think Within The Ruins implemented Neo Classical Metal

[@dennisbrown2106]

MetalForTheMasses lmao haha I see what you did there

[@zdrowe5131]

By putting himself with level 1 he granted himself that he would have the odds so he didnt have to do level 10. Nik has a big brain

[@NikNocturnal]

Aha Dean actually picked the even numbers, but yes... I got lucky with that

[@zdrowe5131]

@@NikNocturnal oh lol, maybe you should go get a lottery ticket😂

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Let's be real, there's 4 more levels: Level 12- Origin Level 13- Odious Mortem Level 14- Archspre Level 15- The torment of existence knowing another Necrphagist album is never coming

[@eddiestyo1537]

level 100 - Spawn of possession

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@eddiestyo1537 Indeed!

[@devinmoran59]

Nobody knows Odious Mortem

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@devinmoran59 Well they fvcking should, that band rips and has been around for a good while. The new album released via Willowtip Records is good too, but Cryptic Implosion is still my favorite album of theirs.

[@devinmoran59]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary Spirit Hole and Condemnation Foretold are my favorite tracks off the new one. I really like the raw recording sound too.

[@chaoticneutral1090]

"wait, its all archspire?" "always has been"

[@dexstevens5993]

beautiful pfp lol

[@loganflanery4586]

Dean is such a goddamn good guitarist it's nuts

[@NikNocturnal]

Dude is a beast on that guitar

[@1984xeper]

@@NikNocturnal And he seems super nice

[@ezysao]

@@1984xeper He is super nice too!

[@jessepusatero5511]

I love archspire man

[@jessepusatero5511]

@Matthew Davies bro yes! Victimizer too

[@sprinkle_some_crack_on_em]

I also love Archspire....soooooo were like best friends now...ya wanna build bunk beds?😂

[@necropollis-]

Archsprire man is very good

[@will66kg91]

Necropollis94Ttv Gaming lol I was gonna comment something like that too, we are both grammar shitheads.

[@swarthygiant1463]

Archspire man’s guitar go brrrrrr

[@Kzzyn1990]

I'm so glad you metioned Necrophagist, after all these years you can listen to their music and it's still sounds like anything that came out recently

[@highneedforcognition9660]

Or better

[@TheRealAbraxas]

3:16 *"listen to the same Necrophagist album for 15 years"* I felt that in my soul

[@Mr.Goldbar]

10 levels of djent! Wait... Just add more strings in every level

[@cryptic3420]

Mr. Goldbar I hope level 10 has 69,690,69 strings

[@EnDeRBeaT]

And still play on 2 lowest strings

[@MickZarco]

And more ambiance.

[@k.a.m_dh9959]

@@cryptic3420 69420 strings would be a much more satisfying number

[@cryptic3420]

@@k.a.m_dh9959 yes

[@JassyPabst]

Jazz it up might be my fav of this list haha =) you two are crazy ^^

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks JJ!

[@nathanhyde2079]

Sounded like "Planetary Duality"

[@Maxime_L91]

That pretty much was Gorguts!

[@FuneralFuckinHymn]

now get back to cover your poser bands

[@JassyPabst]

@@FuneralFuckinHymn negative people can stay away from everyone ;) so bye!

[@TobyKBTY]

*learns one sweep-tap shape* Me: hehe TEK

[@NikNocturnal]

Lmao

[@imehandle]

hahaha true

[@RMZ-GTR7]

Being able to play triad sweeps+tap between some riffs: "I'm the TEKest guitarist ever😎🎸"

[@olafsriffs]

the second i saw the name “Dean” i knew this would be something to break my speakers. I wasn’t disappointed

[@NikNocturnal]

^^

[@Matt-nk2tp]

Dean needs and deserves more subs, puts a lot of effort into his content

[@NikNocturnal]

[@seasonmetalhead7522]

0:43 the crusade

[@tylerjones8145]

4:12 of Dean showing off his new Kiesel

[@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026]

Got me staring at my little 20+ year old Ibanez S-Classic with knobs missing and paint chips out of it...it's got...uhh...character(?) Why do I have to be so poor?

[@gabrelgusmao]

Marvel fans: "Endgame is the best crossover" Nik & Dean: HOLD MY BEER

[@_Louch_]

Guitar

[@coldcode727]

Should of said "hold my guitar"

[@dhelsgade]

Gotta be honest, Onset and Epitaph is clearly have some magic in it

[@TheRealAbraxas]

one of the greatest musicians of all time

[@ennead322]

Yeah, Christian Muenzner did some good for the band. Too bad, when he left everything somehow "stopped" working.

[@ethapher]

Many heavies here

[@NikNocturnal]

Many heevy

[@nuntaj.f.b.s.p4074]

This genres is considered to once of the most complexity lessons and techniques to playing on guitar. It’s like the calculus lessons in math subject + physics subjects

[@wixic111]

Ah it's my favourite asmr tech death God in a video with Nik, sweet 👌

[@sinner7788]

Actually, after I saw the outro I knew I had to comment this. I bought my first electric guitar because of the solos in (Advanced corpse tumor) and (Fermented Offal Discharge) thinking that I would be able to learn them as a complete noob. as soon as my first day came I knew I possibly couldnt do it in less than a few years, maybe even more, but instead I've been playing for a few hours every day since the day I got that fucker, for almost 3 months now. Best purchase ever. Cheers!

[@ajithav2011]

I learned couple of necrophagist solos too during this lockdown.practiced 4 to 5 hours on one solo everyday. First necro solo is the hardest,then you get used to the style and minor arpeggio runs.

[@johnbazeyan9154]

I’ve been learning stabwound this past week and I’ve gotten down the intro. Honestly it’s hard but it’s so rewarding. Epitaph is also very fun to play especially the solos

[@gs970]

Honestly, i also tried to play Stabwound this lockdown. The more I listen to necrophagist the more I realise how skilled and talented these guys were. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ3CYaB4bLWfoJo

[@jbsmetal8419]

Fuck yeah dude. I might one day be able to play Ignominious and pale 🤣

[@jakel7213]

My man, I've been playing for 15 years. I still have a fuck of a time playing a Necrophagist track without fucking up left and right.

[@silverfoot6079]

That tapping legato was just insane! Great work!

[@thelonewolf7443]

Dude gets bonus points for rocking a Final Fantasy T-shirt 🤘

[@NikNocturnal]

^^

[@streetstripnmud358]

Dean is seriously one of the best to do it. He literally plays technical songs while reading and answering live chat lol he's insane!!!

[@tyronsmith7938]

The best is the facial expressions on the top but the skills are beyond insane

[@imamulniloy1841]

At level 10 I was thinking "Where's level Necrophagist?" and then level 11 came. Necrophagist never gets old.

[@tylerkelly6266]

This video just made my day! Dean Lamb and Archspire got me back into Death metal and got me playing guitar again after like a 10 year break. Hes a fucking guitar god in my book!

[@highneedforcognition9660]

3:17 😂 "listen to the same Necrophagist album for 15 years" I've got that part down!

[@Phoenix308]

0:01 I had no idea that Nik could sweep pick until now

[@mrnacl9253]

Dean is a legend. Archspire is super underrated. Honestly one of the best bands in the genre

[@elisajustice-moniz1729]

1:55 omg that solo had me FLOATING so pretty

[@ElementalTJ]

Necrophagist will forever be one of the best technical bands ever!

[@joshforest304]

Haha we are all still waiting Mr Suicmez!!

[@PIERCESTORM]

Level -555: Call Asking Alexandria Death Metal

[@cryptic3420]

PIERCESTORM PRODUCTIONS they’re soooo br00tal though especially their new stuff. The breakdown on antisocialist is INSANELY heavy it could literally open a black hole. Meshuggah and black tongue is literally pop music. Nobody compares to the greatest djent band known as *Asking Alexandria*

[@PIERCESTORM]

@@cryptic3420 i know right, their old stuff may as well be pop too, Stand Up and Scream, nah that's way too pop, Like A House On Fire is so heavy it's a post hardcore djent blackened death grindcore god album and it's so much heavier and better than their older works like Reckless and Relentless and SUAS too. It's so Black Metal that it's better than Behemoth!

[@camo_8903]

T H A L L

[@JoshStLouis314]

Nah, Avenged Sevenfold is the filthiest by far. Except that first album, sounding the seventh trumpet was weak.

[@RedDoom33]

A YT comment on Nile - Annihilation of the wicked: "This is an acoustic version of Asking Alexandria"

[@tattooeddragon]

Eyes...burning....ears...bleeding....soul cry’s out....mercy....denied! Best video ever!

[@BS-se4yg]

My guitarist friend once told me: "piano is so boring, dude. I can sweep pick, tap, palm mute, slide. What can you do on the piano?" I told him, "I can sight-read sheet music" . . . He still doesn't talk to me

[@Th3Raz96]

Yeah man when I started University I took my first formal guitar lessons ever, and even though I had already been playing for years beforehand and was already fairly adept in my playing, I was having a lot of struggle with the literal beginner noob class because my teacher only gave me sheet music and I wasn't allowed tabs. I felt like I was a 5 year old learning my alphabet but then would start playing Over The Hills and Far Away in between him finding the next lesson, and then struggle to play The Saints Go Marching In because I had to read the music. And he wouldn't let me just figure it out by knowing the tune and knowing my scale, I _had_ to sight read. Shit was hard 😂

[@AChadWardenProduction]

If that can make you guys feel better: Allan Holdsworth wasn’t able to/never read sheet music He still is one of the most innovative guitar players despite having tried to make the instrument sound as close to a saxophone as possible

[@johnjowari7128]

@@AChadWardenProduction Jimmy Hendrix and Django Reinhardt too, yet still massively influencial and respected in their respective genres.

[@chrisclancy6756]

Yeah well tell your friend that jazz piano(and jazz guitar) are way harder to play than metal

[@SpoinksEntertainment]

the second i saw Dean Lamb in the title I got so excited and I was not disappointed, yall are both amazing guitarists

[@iffpsv2752]

The first second in and he completed every grindcore album ever

[@antithesis4715]

how nick says "thats fast" with that tone cracked me up everytime i keep repeating it and i think it will stuck in my head for a while

[@armyanskayavanga1285]

We need "10 levels of TDM Vocals" with Archspire's vocalist :)

[@ragnarlothbrook3083]

awwww fuck, the "listen to Necrophagist" fuckin got me good. Well played.....well played

[@jarrett4154]

1:46 that whole solo is just beautiful

[@tomdee1373]

Hahaha this was amazing. The part where you've listened to Necrophagist for 15 years is very relatable haha

[@bornindissonance6312]

That riff at 2:08 tho

[@Bleachdemon88]

Dean Lamb has become my favorite current guitarist (along with David Davidson) and his work in Archspire challenged me to buy an 8 string of my own and learn songs off of their album relentless mutation.

[@adahy1510]

Level 12: *Listens to Ring of Saturns* "Obviously that's just sped up"

[@nicholasmcconnell7853]

Dear God don't try to say Rings of Saturn is superior to Necrophagist.

[@adahy1510]

@@nicholasmcconnell7853 No one said that. Maybe before deciding to use the internet, learn this new skill called reading

[@johnjowari7128]

@@Scriptorification was it Joel Oman? That dude is awesome.

[@johnjowari7128]

@@Scriptorification oh Miles Baker's also a beast of a guitarist and he plays left-handed. I think he's in Interloper nowadays.

[@neoadriatico]

As a subscriber, its always a good when Nik uploads new one

[@gabrelgusmao]

The best crossover in the whole world

[@NikNocturnal]

:D

[@ImperialVitriol]

Archspire restored my faith in technical death metal and have been the only thing I have listened to in weeks and weeks.o

[@theabsenceofi31]

Any beyond creation fans here?

[@michaelcarrasco2549]

Fundamental Process & Omnipresent Perception are perfection \m/

[@shredforceone]

I feel like Nik doesn't show us too often how good he really is at guitar, but this video showcases that

[@diogen1135]

2:54 infant annihilator

[@trs5127]

Ikr. The start of that had SUCH an IA feel to it, and the playing soldered that feel

[@piercestertz1791]

Awesome to see Dean here! Found dean late last year and for anyone who likes metal and Nic, would like Dean IMO and his wife Claire is a bonus!

[@michaelavi1818]

3:11 That kick drum was so fast it formed a new tone

[@thisboiisjustchillin4462]

Aaron Kitcher be like.

[@Marcolow69]

Most ambitious crossover of 2020? I think so. Fucking love both of yah.

[@IDrop76]

Listening to the same Necrophaagist album for 15 years...lmao, in an alternate universe there is a 3rd, sigh

[@farizahidayat5151]

Jazz it up it's every martyr song. Amazing band very underated

[@guitarandgames1386]

Yes my favorite genre besides Old School death and thrash

[@kookcoco2679]

Level 1: diminished runs Level 2: jazz chords Level:3 neoclassical shred Level:4 200 bpm sweeps Level:5 multiple influence from other genres and more techniques like hybrid picking, selective picking, 2 finger tapping, incredibly accurate legato, etc.

[@SUPARNA_WINGS]

2:30 - what the song?

[@broncoxy]

I like when in technical death metal the guitars go like weedooweedoo and then the drums are like very fast like takatakatakataka and then there is a fretless bass doing a solo over it all followed by a smooth clean section and then a harmonised bach-homage run

[@iangarza990]

dean holds a pic pretty weird 😂

[@andrewfletcher4329]

A bit lol

[@scottolsen24]

Haha, it does look weird. He uses upward and downward pick slanting! It's a really tricky technique that's supposed to help a ton with efficiency and speed. Check out Troy Grady if you want to get a super in-depth look at it.

[@Beiskraft]

I see Herman Li holding it the same sometimes. All the weird pickers are beasts lol ! :D

[@ATurnerC]

It also allows him to be in a better position to hybrid pick which he does often.

[@hugopdrums704]

Check Tobi Morelli the other guitar of Archspire

[@joshuairvin9661]

Yo nik you honestly really brought it on this one, some of the best playing yet

[@trumpetplayerdude9838]

Personally I think sweeps are much harder than trem picking, but that's just my opinion

[@extirpatebabel]

Trem picking for me.

[@oopsyboops4806]

Is it possible to sweep pick and tremalow pick at the same time I know stupid question

[@trumpetplayerdude9838]

@@oopsyboops4806 not unless you have a third hand.

[@i-evi-l]

Sweeping is harder for me by far.

[@uraniumcranium2613]

@@oopsyboops4806 Some Shawn lane stuff actually comes close to this.

[@guenter2107]

Tremolo above sweeps lel Murica got Talent: AMAZINNN

[@jagdkotze]

yo do something with Dave Davidson. This dude is fun

[@ludoletono]

Gawd dayum Nik, these cameos are killing me.

[@reav3rtm]

Tremolo picking should be level 1. It's the easiest way to hide sloppy technique and mistakes. Known from own experience..

[@jaredw.7712]

This video was brilliant! And you paid homage to a lot of modern tech death bands. I loved the bit about sheet music, sheet music if for pianists, real guitarists use the power of metal baby!!!

[@DeanLamb]

Thanks!

[@Xxscarix75xX]

Level 10 sounds like infant annihilator XD

[@beatrices.4601]

Thanks for this video! I've never heard Archspire before and omg i love this band!

[@mdntctyvlcn]

Level 10: aka Infant Annihilator

[@truedarklander]

It's literally archspire

[@greglane334]

FUCK YES two of my favourite KZbin dudes in one video!

[@drifter61]

Love that you and dean the machine are doing vids together!!!

[@DeanLamb]

😁

[@WittyName44]

Nik smashed things here. I was unaware of the epic lvl7 skills.

[@NikNocturnal]

tyty

[@XBlaqKrowX]

1:00 i can hear that this lead to the golden mouth of ruin solo

[@sythum1027]

Excellent guest this vid. So awesome you got to play with this excellent musician. 🤘🤘

[@zetanbow16]

Dean and Nik in 1 vid is a treat. Both are amazing.

[@bwkxo]

Dean and Nik is a combo I didn’t know I needed

[@mrc2662]

Sweep picking is just god-level impressive. Mind blown,

[@jonhattanrai]

Closed captions for this are actually hilarious

[@ProtossExecutor100]

The reading sheet music part was on point! 🤣

[@Beiskraft]

Dean is the man ! Sick plays from both of you. dang son!

[@radbradmusicartist]

Thank you for confirming that dean lamb is in archspire. Id seen him on youtube and wasnt sure if he was XD

[@jackiethompson7446]

...i love how your head is off to the side lookin at you like ''DAMN HOMEY!!!!!!''

[@unironicallyneckdeepindebt6631]

2:56 how to make a brain drill tribute band.

[@duradrian1]

WWWhat a nice surprise. A new era of Dean has arrived Also level 9 is JUICY AF! So damn good

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

This is the best video!!! My favorite genre of metal is Technical death metal and I love Archspire! I listen to them everyday! Dean Lamb is funny and awesome.

[@jonborrmann3124]

great video duders... nic is awesome,, Dean is the SHIZNIT

[@ProdbyHighScore]

That was incredible. Wow, Im glad i clicked. subscribed to both. I love archspire

[@luckyfirespitter5239]

My shitty ass phone couldn't even handle it lmao sick vid tho!

[@Heath-vz7lc]

Deans a god! I don’t even like tech death all that much but I love deans playing so much and his KZbin contents good as!

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Really dig the way U groove. Fine playing amigo

[@coreycollins6703]

This was sick!!! This is giving me ideas for my band Burn The Grave.

[@riccardoranieri971]

Dean is amazing but you did a great job too, the level 7 is so damn good