10 riffs that will turn you into a Progressive Metalcore FAN

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

Wow, this video has done well! What riffs would you like to see for a second video?

[@KenrickM]

Some groovy riffs… maybe some Northlane too

[@xJM1993]

Some Counterparts, obviously THE riff in Gungrave, Like Moths to Flames have some pretty solid riffs, In the night by Phineas

[@sawyer4981]

CTRL+Z! by Divinex has a really cool riff progression in the first minute and a half. Or literally any riff from Agarthian by Flux Conduct. Can't go wrong with some John Browne😂

[@moodown]

you had me at Onyx

[@taylorrutt1015]

onyx - the afterimage is such a throwback! glad you had that in there, havent heard that in ages!

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@taylorrutt1015 I miss them.

[@younglingslayer2896]

@@TheSkeletonSkier sameeeeeeeeeeee

[@andrewsutton2266]

My guy busts out the afterimage at the end. Respect

[@greatx666]

Seems like youtube algorithms are up to something again, showing me a video with 200 views, great stuff though! Also every song in the list is pure banger.

[@John-cl6pk]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Holy shit. The dudes got some talent.

[@calebburrichter8452]

The algorithm finally got something right!

[@jaespur]

YES love Afterimage, you killed it

[@-enders-]

I love that Gravity riff so much

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@-enders- Old Novelists is PEAK

[@MemoROFL]

A+ riff selection and beautifully played, great stuff dude

[@poppymetalhead]

White Solar is so beautiful

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@poppymetalhead I can’t recommend these guitars enough! The features you get for the price are unmatched!

[@PaulPriebeMusic]

This is friggin epic also your Solar is gorgeous

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

You're gorgeous Paul :)

[@iammosster]

Power selection 💪💪💪 nice playing bro!!! 🎸

[@jeffreyferreira3811]

I'm SOOO glad you picked Lunar Halo. It's one of their lesser known songs, but it SLAPS

[@austincooleymusic]

Bro you absolutely murdered this! when you played the afterimage at the end I started fist pumping like Jersey Shore! bout broke my chair lol

[@ayylmao8783]

ive seen IA live twice and those fuckers are so good live

[@widexawake_]

I caught them supporting Erra last year. They were phenomenal

[@ayylmao8783]

@@widexawake_ saw them supporting Currents the first time around then their own headliner

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

I saw them open for ERRA in 2022. One of the tightest live bands in the game!

[@joederbyshire_]

got within a few feet of marcus whilst we was performing heavener! absolutely brilliant performer! i also have the heavener album art tattoed on my arm!

[@funnyperson4027]

Saw them this year man they have such an around them

[@zachmorgan3537]

So sick. All of these riffs are so on point.

[@hri7ik]

Love this video! Specially proud that i finally see somebody playing the doomsday riff correctly.

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

Lol thanks! I literally just looked it up on Songsterr

[@minecarter1216]

great stuff man. love it. 😍

[@TracelessAudio]

Amazing covers!

[@razek2175]

insane playing bro!

[@zacredington4776]

biggest smile on my face hearing onyx mentioned. one of the goats.

[@sneb602]

Dude The Afterimage is such a slept on band, Lumiere and Eve are some of my favorite metals album

[@ProMod_Chevelle]

I’ve been eyeballing that guitar on solars website for months now, seeing it action is a awesome coincidence

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

I 100% recommend it! Literally the best guitar I’ve ever owned

[@EmberGlow_H]

liked as soon as lunar halo started playing great video!

[@sirdo946]

Yooo Above, Below mentioned rahhhh Good stuff

[@10tronic]

Thank you. Great songs. Novelist is a excellent band. The first ones was unknown for me!

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

Those first two albums are legendary!

[@noobvisual1588]

HEAVENS BREAK CLOUD CASCADE 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

DID YOU BELIEVE YOU COULD LOVE ME?!?!?

[@MikeAngelo7604]

I’ve been listening to Erra a lot lately They’re really good Great playing!!!

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@MikeAngelo7604 Thanks! ERRA is my favorite band!

[@SteveBearscemi]

holy shit man, fastest sub ever. Didn't expect Onyx 🔥🔥🔥

[@henkemusic3674]

Really good, I love these Metalcore ❤❤❤

[@WreckageHunter]

Nice! Now I know Ron Jarzombek should have way more credit for inventing Progressive Metalcore riffing back in 1990

[@JamesTirrell]

Seeing onyx was super sick dude

[@w328x]

Damn even throwing Above, Below in there!🤘you definitely prog haha

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

That band needs so much more love!

[@schleppvideos]

thats what passes as prog these days? christ...

[@hogridercsgo9639]

Sakura by within destruction and jason richardson will be my favorite prog metal song

[@bananaman_04]

The death we seek was one of my favorite albums from last year

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

It’s gotta be my new favorite Currents album!

[@blakemcmahon3049]

The Afterimage mentioned!! Opinion: Permanently Valid

[@mltproductionstudio]

Beast mode! 🔥

[@shroomzie]

the cimmerian riff is so underrated , browne is the goat

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@shroomzie I’m so sad that Monuments went on indefinite hiatus 😭

[@shawndefiore]

Honestly these riffs are great but if I had to say who I’m actually a fan of would only be thorn hill, architects, erra, and periphery, progressive metalcore never been my thing but these 4 bands always have a close place in my heart

[@ToxicMistOfficial]

no Allt is criminal

[@Robbie-uw2mp]

"progressive metalcore"

[@ToxicMistOfficial]

@@Robbie-uw2mp they are progressive metalcore lmao

[@Robbie-uw2mp]

@@ToxicMistOfficial they’re as Thall as Thall gets

[@ToxicMistOfficial]

@@Robbie-uw2mp they literally are not. On Spotify they call themselves prog metalcore. Sure they got some thall elements but it’s not the majority

[@scavengergp6323]

Orphan Breed is sooo good

[@ricardochua3985]

finally somebody played the doomsday riff right

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@ricardochua3985 I don’t know how people get their own interpretations of it; It’s literally available on Songsterr

[@NilesToPilot]

Above, Below LFG!

[@Nickshreds890]

Thornhill are killer live! I feel so lucky to have been able to see them live. Your playing is brilliant! I'm a fan of Currents too! :D nice! I'll have to check out Novelists becase i dig the Gravity riff you played! Also Between the Buried and Me wrote a song called Silent Flight Parliament which has a riff that sounds very very similar to Marigold.. However! I don't think they meant to copy BTBAM . Marigold was in 2016 and Silent Flight Parliament is from 2012 If you like Prog and metal I highly recommend Between the Buried and Me ! I love their Automata II album and Colors as well as a lot of their discography. I can't really choose a favourite

[@Nickshreds890]

Also I'm not trying to say Periphery are bad! I don't dislike them, I just noticed a similarity :)

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@Nickshreds890 Yes, I do listen to BTBAM! Selkies: The Endless Obsession is my favorite song of theirs! If I ever do a pure “prog metal” riffs, they will be included!

[@alexbing1391]

Bro that tone... How did you get that tone

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@alexbing1391 I left the Archetype Nolly preset in the description…

[@alexbing1391]

@TheSkeletonSkier oh my bad I didn't think to check

[@currentlyvibing9916]

gotta say, you had with blood wine and onyx and i feel so bad that i didnt know either of the bands those songs are from i do now tho :)

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@currentlyvibing9916 Yeah, those are lesser known bands. They still deserve just as much love though!

[@astel_xviii]

"10 riffs that will make you want to listen to meshuggah"

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@astel_xviii I can’t complain about that outcome 👍

[@diguimzis]

Ok youtube, u are showing me good things agindo 😊

[@robbkorhonen5181]

I still maintain that Doomsday is one of their best songs

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

My personal fav is Gone with the Wind, but Doomsday is a solid song too!

[@EliWolvesScream]

Mannnnn ! Fucking awesome !

[@xxvoss]

Noice!

[@MaxW7549]

How do you like that reaper 6? Those have the best slim neck i've ever played! I thought the erra riff was gonna be gungrave... One of the coolest riff ever

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@MaxW7549 I love it! The only reason I’m trying to sell it is because I’m not a floyd rose fan anymore.

[@chepss]

The Afterimage is the GOAT. Sad they didn’t last

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@chepss Why on earth did they become a deathcore band?? 😫

[@americanmetalhead7318]

You got a preset for the tone? It’s amazing

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

Just put the google drive link in the description!

[@gusdeananta7087]

What's the solar tuning?

[@Pakeleaccident]

Oceans ate Alaska? 😥😥😭😭

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

Definitely will cover them if I do a second video.

[@pasta4762]

They sound pretty much the same to me i dont see the appeal but its makes people happy so who cares ig

[@foreigner2017]

a bunch of wrong notes. nicely played though.

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@foreigner2017 Really? I based all the playthroughs on the official tabs (or whatever I could find on Songsterr, which are usually uploads from official tabs)

[@nerdyoutube7847]

Would be better if the playing wasn’t sped up

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

I’ll admit I did a bit of time align, but everything was recorded at 100% speed

[@artistrankings6794]

id call most these tech metalcore not prog metalcore

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

Most tech metalcore bands have solos though. You’re thinking of bands like “I Am Abomination”

[@artistrankings6794]

@ i wouldnt say that to be called tech metalcore you HAVE to have a solo right. its based off the riffage

[@tfwnoyandere]

i never understand the appeal of music like this. look how many aeolian notes we can fit in between low notes in drop g#. oh phrygian on this one, daring today arent we. and this coming from a huge fan of hacktivist and animals as leaders so its not like i dont like prog and prog adjacent genres

[@tfwnoyandere]

also consider removing some of the clank on midi bass, makes it less obviously midi

[@saamo1423]

🤓

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

Well, at the end of the day it’s still metalcore. I can’t say any of the other “core” genres get more creative than this

[@schizophreniagaming4058]

I could say the same stuff about animals as leaders, as they fit the entire fretboard into each song. Impressive, but I don’t _feel_ the music. It doesn’t move me as much as people like Allt and Glass Cloud.

[@FiyaEmblem93]

At least you like Periphery, right? They have great song writing

[@slowtalker]

Well played and these songs seem to be well composed... But I can't like them. Tuning is way too low. Feels like it is just noise and has a futuristic dark robot vibe. I'm getting too old to be able to enjoy modern metal. I get sick of these lower tunings too fast. Still like slipknot, few songs from trivium and a lot of songs from KSE, but even though I tried, can't like songs like the ones in this video.

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

Fair enough, it’s not for everyone. I assume you like All that Remains and stuff?

[@anasabidofficial]

Nope, still a no for me

[@TheSkeletonSkier]

@@anasabidofficial Well, I tried 😭