blessthefall's "Promised Ones" Video Contest - Enter Now!

Guitarists Eric Lambert and Elliott Gruenberg have made a video asking fans to submit their guitar covers of their new single "Promised Ones", taken from upcoming album Awakening. The winning entry, as chosen by the band, will win a signed ESP guitar and other prizes - see below.
The album is set for release on October 4 but is available for pre-orders right here: new.merchnow.com/catalogs/bles...
Enter to win now! Here's how:
• Watch the demo video below (or on KZbin here) to learn how to perform blessthefall's new single, "Promised Ones."
• Create an original response video showing your guitar skills. You must include at least the first verse and chorus of "Promised Ones," and you must be plugged in so the band can hear what you're playing.
• Post your original response video to blessthefall's instructional video above (Click on the comments box and you will see "Post a video response" option appear.)
• Promote your video as much as you can!
• Blessthefall will choose the winning video to receive an awesome prize pack, courtesy of blessthefall and Guitar World!
PRIZES:
Grand prize:
Signed ESP LTD guitar
Year's subscription to Guitar World
Signed copy of blessthefall's new album, Awakening
Last blessthefall album, Witness
T-shirt / Hoodie / Poster / Sticker
Runners-up:
Signed copy of Awakening
Last album, Witness
T-shirt / Hoodie / Poster / Sticker
Contest ends on October 10th!
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UPDATE: The winners have been selected! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who entered. The band has reviewed all the selections and chose these two!
First Place: • Blessthefall - Promise...
Runner Up: • Blessthefall - Promise...
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[@TheGroundBeef]

My god. this is PURE talent right here... god damn

[@spectre-rz1bd]

can;t argue wit dat

[@MrCrea92]

I don't understand why people freak out about the guitars not being directly plugged into an amp. Even if they didn't have an electric wireless amp, who fucking cares? They wrote the damn song and have played it hundreds of times and can probably do it with their eyes closed in their sleep. My god people these days are arrogant as hell.

[@iiGODLYWARRIOR]

i hate how underrated this band is as musicians.

[@spishyofficial]

Underrated all the way around. Jared is such a strong vocalist. The guitarists rip. Beau has a great range. Blessthefall are so slept on, even today, it's almost heartbreaking.

[@justfernxndo]

@@spishyofficial honestly. They deserve more attention, awakening was a 10/10 for me, and I’m really new to screamo but god damn the album hit so well

[@Reborn95]

@@spishyofficial You’re right about everything except Beau’s range. All his live videos are disappointing asf and I saw them live a few times and he’s just as disappointing. He’s a great studio vocalist and has great stage presence though 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheWanAndOnlyBazly]

The way Elliot is sitting. Like a boss!

[@firebreather6661]

its one thing to be able to play that, but its a whole other thing to be able to write that stuff, these guys are seriously awesome!

[@dorb1337]

AWESOME HAND WORK, WISH TO GET TO THEIR SPEED, NEXT COVER IS THIS SONG FOR SURE!

[@lilclustuz72]

i love how when ever elliot plays, he plays it in a way that makes the song look more complex then it actually is.

[@TonyDeeco]

You guys are amazing at what you do. Keep up the good work boys, you could really make it

[@jedimastergarcia87]

Nice. Blessthefall rules and inspires me to play guitar more. Lol. Lovin those ESP's too.

[@noobker]

Thanks so much for choosing us, Blessthefall!!

[@episodiofinal2859]

Muy bueno, talento al 100% 🤘💎

[@PhilRodilla]

Really good!!!

[@sleeps573]

my jaw is on the ground :0

[@lilclustuz72]

what is it that elliot does that makes the basic techniques look really cool and difficult when he plays them

[@pingpongpons]

He has a lot of unnecessary movement coming from his fingers

[@lilclustuz72]

it still looks cool though lol

[@aaronbaclayon2633]

@Muhamad Nadzim Accurately too.

[@pantallicaremains]

that second pre-chorus is killer to play arguebly the hardest part of the song

[@noobker]

Just got all the merch. Finally.

[@iamnotindenial]

Blessthefall and The Word Alive have the best guitarists evar.

[@coronel4]

I love your guys music my favorite is promised ones and i love your black guitar.

[@fwifvesson]

@noobker just be happy they choosed you as the winners.. there were many other great covers out there.

[@ptr_grin]

Now, I really miss them :(

[@DittmerRecordings]

im definately gonna do this!

[@TheBernhardtmusic]

i use the same guitar & pick & everything that Eric does xD love jammin' this song.

[@jedimastergarcia87]

What strings/gauge do you use for the drop c# stuff? Thanks. =]

[@Spycept]

Joshua Garcia - Elixir light to heavy, best strings

[@nicolascaro1424]

Eric should do more guitar solos

[@jesusjaimes3261]

Thanks bro!

[@erickaminski395]

So sick

[@danielbernal4161]

excellent cover guys should do more then

[@drapedupTRiPdout]

I fucking love their guitar chemistry ⚗

[@thomasoctaviojr4790]

great cover

[@yulisoempty]

my boys :) amazing! ♥

[@dennissweetmsr5678]

Well spoken.

[@tukangblink5899]

Nice cover, i bet they win the contest.

[@romand65]

just wow!

[@sblatb]

this song is fun to play.

[@xKilljoyx666x]

I wish these guys could teach me some guitar.

[@thomasoctaviojr4790]

nice cover

[@ThinkBackNever]

Your very welcome ;)

[@mattsefcik4771]

Elliot has some sick hands !

[@ravensroxyoursox]

i love eric!

[@krunchytaco15]

esp rules!

[@PunkMLA]

LIKE A BOSS

[@dietermoreno]

Okay I looked at my scale chart now and you win, the natural scale has one fret interval greater than the harmonic minor scale, such that the harmonic minor scale in 12th position in E standard has most of its notes on the 12th, 14th, and 15th frets with some on the 13th fret (same as the pentatonic blues scale, but has notes on the 13th fret unlike the pentatonic blues scale), while the natural minor scale in 12th position in standard E extends to the 11th fret extending the fret interval.

[@SavingShredz]

Damn. These guys are good :o

[@Marky_01]

of course, it's excellent because they are the ones who made it.

[@xCrystalXGaming]

has this finished yet been waiting for the tutorial for ages "

[@TrishaAmrita]

Hey, can we stop fighting and enjoy the damn music? O.o

[@kieranoconnor333]

Completely forgetting about the sweeping, but yeah, them stretches, the accuracy you have to have to hit the right frets, fuuuu-

[@MakimaMelee]

If it helps, American standard ESP's usually have the model name on the twelfth fret

[@EgoritosMan]

I like how Elliott's left hand working

[@XxxscooterfortxxX]

@thecharliesence they have always been drop d. if not you can tell by the open chugs, derp

[@LeSobaMask]

@ForgetTheForgiven that is correct...

[@OneShinyBullet]

Flying Fingers!

[@hey_im_mg]

fall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mp21]

@Bj0RNare Yes he is new. His name is Elliott Gruenberg, he used to play for Before Their Eyes. :)

[@noobker]

@fwifvesson The whole reason of the competition was to win what was promised. So what is your point?

[@jairovillalobos5251]

Hola! Adónde puedo encontrar las tabs originales de ¨Promised Ones¨ si me pueden dar el link de una pagina gracias! Hi, where I can find the ORIGINAL TABS of ¨Promised Ones¨ Please Leave a link thanks C:

[@dietermoreno]

You Google tabs for harmonic minor scale, and those are the only tabs you will ever need for the entire Awakening albumn.

[@darkwisher831]

I like how they are playing guitar with sunglasses and elliot looks like he really trying and eric looks like its like piece of cake haha

[@korman7]

@XxxscooterfortxxX some of they're songs are played in C#, such as this one and another example is "hey baby, heres that song you wanted".

[@DeathwishBlues]

@FrederikThelin October 10th.

[@MyNameIsCallumBenson]

Haha awesome man! thanks for the correction! :) I was just posting because these guys are arguing over it being epiphone or gibson. when its neither!

[@LeSobaMask]

Does anybody think they'll ever make the videos showing us how to play the song?

[@dietermoreno]

I think the sweeping in the solo is the easiest part of the song. I think getting the intro @00:30 to sound right is impossible for me even though I try all of the musical theory and guitar technique it still doesn't help me because I just suck too bad.

[@dietermoreno]

Oh. I didn't say that natural minor and harmonic minor had a practically identical sound; I said that melodic minor and harmonic minor had a practically identical sound. I don't know how to play natural minor so I will have to look at my scale charts now and see how it compares to the two above mentioned scales, the melodic minor and the harmonic minor.

[@xmodder55]

I have the ec-1000 vb, just like elliot, and have the same color pick is elliot, and the same strap O.o

[@dennissweetmsr5678]

EMG 60 and 81

[@LetsMakeItALifetime]

eric does almost everything with downstrokes...epic shit :D

[@dietermoreno]

He seems like an official member if he is listed as a guitarist on the band's Facebook page.

[@noobker]

Check out my entry! Dual cover in HD!

[@brkndstrng14]

@noobker gratz guys!

[@noobker]

@quackerofquack that was the winner of the Awakening Pre-order contest. not this guitar contest

[@mbphofan]

@TheBeastermaster how do you think every other music video is made?? theres a ton of reasons why they do it like that

[@sink009]

I want to watch someone play this on a 7 string in drop A Flat or G, after transposing the music down, of course.

[@mbphofan]

@TheBeastermaster lol they did show how to play it :P They are still playing the exact same notes. The ONLY difference if they played in live and plugged in for the camera would be the audio. The way they did it is smart cause you get to see what they are playing as well as you hear crystal clear audio, whereas they might have missed a couple notes here and there if it were live. i guess it just preference tho, some ppl (like yourself) would rather hear it plugged in.....i can dig that

[@megatron494]

Forever alone Elliott doesn't look so forever alone...

[@6switch6]

i have the guitar pick that elliot is holding WAH ^^

[@LeSobaMask]

Eric(white guitar) is lead, Elliot is rhythm, but as you can see they sometimes switch between lead and rhythm parts.

[@KsE909]

@Goth3m3 if you knew anything about the band you'd know that the bassist does the screaming, and that the singer is just a singer. and he's amazing live, sings perfectly. i agree that the screams are a little harsh, but its not as bad as it could be.

[@TokioHotelLovaForeva]

@ForgetTheForgiven Oh thanks ! :D

[@AetherMate]

Is Eric's guitar customized? Because all the other Eclipse's have EMG humbuckers and he doesn't have those.

[@finalburst05]

He's using Seymour Duncan JBs (passive) I think it's a regular esp eclipse with the pickups changed

[@ellis0896]

@tango616 mainly though

[@timoth3336]

Easy

[@LeSobaMask]

@thecharliesence its in drop c#

[@Shaynewhite]

esp eclipse II

[@TerranMacKay]

@ellis0896 You don't buy a guitar "mainly" for it's pickups, that was the point, end of.

[@MadCrokodile1]

it says esp eclipse in his guitar headstock

[@Braszx]

@Teezerk For sure man, It was within like an hour that multiple videos got 9 + dislikes.

[@LoMeinTim]

@DinoandDansMusic tell that to bruce kulick, silenoz, george lynch, gus g, max cavalera, ron wood. willie adler, and michael wilton, and im pretty sure you buy an esp because its comfortable and is of good quality, not because it has emgs

[@theconnorhansen]

Only Elliot is using an LTD Deluxe, Eric is using a straight up ESP Eclipse with seymour duncans put into it

[@Jam2Evos]

@noobker IKR! i was like man i do suck, and then i looked at another video and it also had lots of dislikes. It really lowered my self esteem!

[@fabiancoronado6812]

what model are those ( symour duncans ) any one know ???

[@HunterSawyerNixon]

@TXSao19 It's pretty simple if you have a grasp of playing

[@Coremiti]

Well...I play the guitar self-taught so I don't know how to sweep corectly yet, the only sweep solo I can play is Recreant's one, by Chelsea Grin. However,I can play the intro real good, it ain't that hard, It's just fast.

[@mr666threat]

Rocking out in flip flops like a boss

[@WheresChris4]

@MrJoshuaAndy Towards the end, isnt he sweeping it?

[@Coremiti]

Eric almost makes the solo looks easy...Almost! xD

[@noobker]

3 months and I haven't received the guitar yet. Wtf

[@prince_adobo]

damn! whos the guy with black guitar? is he new? fvckin beast!!

[@FrederikThelin]

@tokashima how'd you know?

[@LeSobaMask]

right then you'll see that the three scales are different, and that the one blessthefall uses is aeolian/natural minor.

[@xCrystalXGaming]

i thought they said they would give there own video on how to play it? ive been waiting months.