How To Make The HEAVIEST Metal Song

I show you all the tricks to make the HEAVIEST metal songs!
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Tuning: Drop E
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#Riffs #Metal #Guitar

[@NikNocturnal]

*We gonna SMASH it up* *Hit that LIKE button on the video if you like the heavy*

[@tbnbfm8089]

8:52 🤣

[@guitardjent2005ozzy]

what tuning are you in

[@benhemsworth8555]

Can u put this on streaming services, bro

[@andreasfeon9436]

@@guitardjent2005ozzy dr0p l0w

[@coreysmith9847]

Sounds just like Slaughter to Prevail

[@guitarded98]

“I’m gonna give bassists the respect they deserve and program the bass”

[@mahbuburrahman926]

You had them in the first half Not gonna lie XD

[@rabanomartinez7759]

I feel happy with that part JAJAJAJAJA

[@gredangeo]

*[Happy Glenn Fricker noises]*

[@gleb.ignatev]

Somebody show this to Davie504 😄

[@muhammadrezahaghiri]

CHECKMATE, Bass Players :))

[@jameswhitburn9743]

This song makes me want to break into someones house, toast all their bread, then put it back in the bag and leave.

[@ippotsk]

Stale toast! Worst thing ever, truly a fiend.

[@billyanggranesta8722]

Hillarious and original

[@blackmetalgroot9233]

Hardcore, that is.

[@invalidations]

You forgot that we butter the bread with butter

[@micd4941]

@@invalidations you butter the bread with what???

[@EllwinNSF]

“That just makes you want to pick up a rock and then politely place it back down where you fount it.” Best reaction quote by Nik Nocturnal

[@fishcake_666]

didn't expect to see you here bro :D

[@smokejc]

@@fishcake_666 where did you expect to see him?

[@NikNocturnal]

Gotta respect the rock

[@remubruh8896]

@@smokejc his name does say kpop

[@lootingmidget7836]

@@NikNocturnal respecc the rocc

[@GunDrummer]

Nik is the only person I know that can Satirically make a song and actually have it turn out well

[@kylehart883]

Now you have to do one of his breakdowns man.

[@allsic]

Havent seen Stevie T???

[@tevildo9383]

The YT channel Pagefire makes some pretty great satirical songs. Just don’t bother their other content, unless you’re interested in mind numbing leftist anecdotes.

[@TheShmrsh]

Actually some sounds in the mix made me laugh while listening , eg that 0-24 on 8 string. In a whole this reminded me of emmure

[@nef36]

*Stevie T would like to know your location*

[@redrider5118]

Play "Sad But True" on a 9 string jar of mayonaise

[@NikNocturnal]

Okay

[@yotus3491]

“No Patrick, Mayonnaise is not an instrument.”

[@DJ-pp4mt]

@@yotus3491 do instruments of torture count?

[@hans.karrer]

@@yotus3491 Mayones guitar? ;)

[@EllwinNSF]

Is mayonnaise an instrument???

[@macandcheese5521]

I literally died when he said " that makes you just wanna pick up a rock and politely place it back down where you found it"

[@brandonmack8573]

Same

[@burneraccounthandle]

Do you know what ‘literally’ means?

[@macandcheese5521]

@@burneraccounthandle yes, I am no longer living. I am a ghost.

[@blender3935]

@@macandcheese5521 can you possess a baked potato please?

[@macandcheese5521]

@@blender3935 it will be done my lord

[@rarh3643]

You know this channel’s gotten to a weird point when you can’t even tell if this video is satire or serious 🤷🏻‍♂️🙈

[@ElliWoelfin]

Parody, not satire >:c

[@Cestariarts]

"Because high pitch noises are yes" - Nik 2020

[@alexandresiemsen798]

"I'm gonna give bassists the respect they deserve and PROGRAM THE BASS" As a bass player the only thing I can say is: oof

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Yeah, why they don't get love, there's some sick bassists that the music would be the same without. Mudvayne, The Khind & Hemlock come to mind off hand.

[@EvilBlakey]

@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Because guitarists have delusions of grandeur and need to stroke their fragile little egos by putting down bass players. You can always tell the amateurs from the pros by how they treat the bass player

[@jptata3161]

As a bass player this was my favorite line

[@Twisted_yer_mum]

@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Cool... nobody cares...?

[@lambofmetallica]

As a bass player, I respect his decision XD

[@thebusinessgoose3350]

I've never heard a breakdown that has made me return a rock to its former location more politely in my life.

[@ahuman9113]

"So many damn strings I'm not even gonna use half of these" The life of *Dj0nt*

[@Bad.Rabbit]

They keep them on so they don't have to call it a bass 😄

[@TheLowest]

High strings are only good for dissonance and pinch harmonics

[@GunDrummer]

This is hilarious. Super uncomfortable with the opening sounds there haha

[@InkAndPoet]

So... you basically wrote a whole Emmure song?

[@corvodraken3049]

Emmure works somehow

[@blu_sonic1861]

But Emmure are the best sooooo.........

[@fortheSavior]

Came here for this.

[@NikNocturnal]

Kinda

[@terefivcomaline5008]

Eeeeh feels more like Dealer to me lol

[@HunterM09]

Nik: “Today we’re going to make the HEAVIEST metal song” *plays Dealer

[@edizunlusoy8911]

OMG.. He covered the song before it's even published

[@TheLowest]

What song?

[@arandomsupra]

@@TheLowest The one with the really low tuned 8 string guitars with a ton of gain and distortion that has the really aggressive drums

[@dillanjohnson6797]

🤣

[@ethapher]

Can we just appreciate how 11:10 is actually one of the most brutal breakdowns ever even including real songs.

[@valtu7037]

Now we need "how to make the LIGHTEST metal song"

[@bearthechair2789]

High G tuning on a short scale Strat, don't chug the lowest string too much, use higher power chords, sing in falsetto. Basically emulate Judas Priest and then make it super light

[@GirishNohwar]

The Omnific is the formula

[@lashedandscorned]

power metal

[@SpirytusMM]

nickelback

[@braedengendron6981]

Deafhaven?

[@astickman7054]

"i'm gonna give bassists the respect they deserve and program the bass" ouch

[@phantomghoulgvc]

As a bassist I am a little bit disappointed but also had an excellent laugh

[@astickman7054]

i'm not a bassist but i feel bad for bassists because of that joke also i laughed a bit...

[@NikNocturnal]

[@astickman7054]

hahaha don't worry Nik that joke is still funny

[@docishere1019]

“Just play anything in a random order” that’s how I write my riffs

[@VasKurtas]

You forgot: add an elevator music in the end

[@NikNocturnal]

Ooo that's a good one

[@URGDarkRaptor]

haha deadringer - knocked loose

[@IronXM]

All That Remains- The Weak Willed

[@sigil3323]

Infant Annihilator - The Battle of Yaldabaoth

[@zmby6785]

Periphery - Hell Below

[@capamaike]

"How To Make The HEAVIEST Metal Song" Manowar: ok, let's take a look at this

[@chipsmcbiskitz]

9:36 is when the song starts BUT MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO FOLKS NIK NEEDS IT

[@NikNocturnal]

TYTY

[@chipsmcbiskitz]

@@NikNocturnal Aye no problem at all dude

[@adamfinell8262]

Folks need also to watch the whole video for just their own pleasure

[@lukeabrahamsen-collins808]

This is like an oxymoron. You give people the convenience of skipping most of the video then tell them not to 😂

[@chipsmcbiskitz]

@@lukeabrahamsen-collins808 yeah idk why i did that i got no explanation

[@bainmack]

go to your periodic table of elements and find your heaviest metals. Also, check for density = mass / volume. its linearly proportional so a higher density metal will give you a heavier metal. haha ill shut up

[@maykstuff]

Osmium

[@ahsanparker6496]

Hahaha

[@bainmack]

@@ahsanparker6496 haha forgot about this comment

[@chipsmcbiskitz]

*me hearing a chuggy ass riff* "oh yeah i'll pick up a rock and politely put it back down"

[@tbags2055]

When he said that I laughed out twice and haven't done that in a WHILE🤣

[@tyolmedo1127]

Nik is so good at covering songs he covered one that isn’t even released

[@astickman7054]

alternate title: how every ( "extreme" ) modern metal songs are written

[@positivefingers1321]

TheStickman person that believe it or not has no accent, orgasms

[@NikNocturnal]

Pretty much

[@jessepusatero5511]

Responded to all 3 comments by you

[@jorge0358]

Kinda sad that a lot of bands now are following this style

[@wolfieenightcore6701]

Jorge035 why

[@KristianNowak]

4:04 Nik: Lo-Fi. The text on the screen: LO-FO

[@AITORMANDO]

"you don´t have to tune low to make a heavy song" said Nik while holding an 8 strings guitar

[@vruss3371]

I actually laughed out loud, by myself in my room when I read this. Bravo, your witty humor is excellent.

[@MetalMan1245]

Nik has clearly improved as a content creator, and as a mix engineer, but this is still great.

[@astickman7054]

"it's not even a sound anymore" C1

[@NikNocturnal]

Lmao yup

[@tauseefbaggia5140]

Is that a note you can hit vocally?

[@tavicotavio]

@@NikNocturnal nope

[@astickman7054]

@@tauseefbaggia5140 no

[@codyt014]

@@astickman7054 actually if your fry is really good you could hit it

[@guilhermefernandes9094]

I’m getting so much “Meshuggah+KoRn” vibes.

[@Kumiih]

Who else thinks a vocal cover with like some Phil Bozeman gutturals would just make this song perfect

[@sydneyduchaine4832]

no. alex terrible.

[@Kumiih]

@@sydneyduchaine4832Alex does have some pretty good gutturals and is a amazing vocalist I just like the beefier tone from Phils

[@malachideal6617]

I was thinking some adien Holmes kinda vocals

[@NikNocturnal]

I was thinking someone just as brutal ;)

[@ShadowFlame420]

Lrd. Donut i dont see it. alex terrible has much fuller and deeper gutturals

[@RudeXII]

that singular china hit fucking SOLD IT

[@christiankopf9017]

This has to be on the next dealer ep lmao

[@NikNocturnal]

Can't wait

[@benhemsworth8555]

If Termina doesn’t make this a full song I swear to god Nik

[@jasons.9445]

Imagine vocals ripping over this. Filthy. Absolutely nasty.

[@NikNocturnal]

:)

[@呼吸-e9b]

Blegh

[@beanbeater]

@@NikNocturnal Andy andy

[@esotericterrorism3308]

It's not even that heavy.

[@Wicked0816]

one of those high noted parts sounds alot like "Surfacing" By Slipknot..awesome..

[@b1ackr0s33]

"YES! This just makes you wanna pick up a rock and politely put it back where you found it." That's in my book of quotes now

[@NikNocturnal]

Perfect

[@dustinbryant9586]

@@NikNocturnal You’re perfect.

[@rogeriotorresgtr]

You really know how to write a f*cking heavy song, man! I learned a lot, thanks

[@alexandresiemsen798]

"oh that just makes you want to pick up a rock and then politely plaice it back down where you found it" - Nik, 1945

[@NikNocturnal]

^^ Exact quote date too

[@oobanoobaisterrible]

The song was so heavy it started ww2

[@fragrooster375]

@@oobanoobaisterrible Ended* :)

[@brandonmclean8369]

This has no business being this good.

[@kubaj8397]

Chugs, bowows, under 3 mins and dissonance? *Emmure has entered the chat*

[@pooberscoober]

I'm headbanging too hard at 1:53 a.m on Thursday morning hours before school. Thanks Nik.

[@rsh4867]

At "alien noises" i was thinking: which periphery song is this?

[@v616sirius]

more like rings of saturn duh? lol

[@jordank2028]

Rings of Saturn definitely by far

[@rsh4867]

Listen to blood eagle by periphery and you’ll get what i mean 😇

[@bigblacc317]

Either those guys of The Faceless

[@imthemetalguy1]

I was thinking rings of saturn

[@buenmin799]

"that just makes you wanna pick up a rock and then politely place it back on the ground where you found it" :D

[@amirfld6375]

The final product turned out to be a lot like a Humanity's Last Breath song. haha

[@ecksluss]

I can definitely hear it

[@Luckeymancan]

This is a complete masterpiece. Nik you genius.

[@simonhargrove88]

Please please please someone record some vocals over this song! Sick song Nik!

[@markanton7892]

I'm thinkin about it haha

[@David-wp8ch]

He cant

[@kubaj8397]

*stares at andy cizek*

[@obsidiangaming1817]

3:51 *try not to say sickness challenge*

[@ff05t81t]

ATB-Lost In The Static

[@javierarcos1183]

This song makes wanna play Doom and slay monsters

[@NivanSharma]

Just buy an 8 string and play 0-0-0-0-0-0-0

[@apoplexiamusic]

next step: profit! I'm halfway there!

[@NivanSharma]

@@apoplexiamusic lol

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Allegaeon is gonna be offended... /w\NIVAN/w\

[@cognitivedissonance2530]

Octive shift does nicely too 😂

[@animeexterminator8855]

if your feeling a little rebellious, 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

[@bdaquatics7584]

Bruhhhh whyyy did I miss thissss lol this is a banger bro. Almost 2 am and I'm nocturnal with nocturnal lol

[@davidholmes3619]

"Mario Scraps" So, the leftover spaghetti that Toad is forcefed every day?

[@NikNocturnal]

Yes

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

First song from Forced entry - As Above So Below 1991 full album invented it... not Gojira

[@davidholmes3619]

@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS I'm pretty sure Forced Entry didn't invent leftover spaghetti.

[@nehemiahzo_]

THRASH METAL & FUN RIFFS yeah I don’t think that Gojira invented force feeding Toad

[@sammartin8747]

"just makes you wanna pick up a rock and politely put it back down" what in the actual fuck aha if i heard this song at a show i would probably go down for manslaughter

[@musicman7098]

Now all you need to do is get Alex terrible on vocals

[@jupiterio_art]

"More down with the breaking" is my new life motto

[@abdulqader7070]

Dear nik please do something like this demonstrating how to structure a modern metalcore track your videos help a lot

[@NikNocturnal]

Glad they help! :D

[@wyatthyden]

This is beautiful, my friends and I are talking about writing a song right now, I need this video

[@NikNocturnal]

Glad to help!

[@paper-trail3518]

And thats how they created the new doom soundtrack!

[@silverdoesmc891]

the Drop C1 part tho... very Black Tongue-y.

[@lambda23]

3:19 soooo now mario has a shirt and plays guitar interesting times we live in

[@kubaj8397]

*itsa me*

[@noahbrewer2476]

You are indisputably the greatest metal memer, and I’d say memer, period; with unmatched style and innovative ideas, all wrapped up in the best possible execution. 100/10

[@justsomedumbginger6619]

Kmac is unimpressed with your decision

[@JoostCraanen]

@Morbid Angel is better than Death oh look, it's *that* guy

[@lurezpe8655]

@Morbid Angel is better than Death no

[@lurezpe8655]

and I like MA

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@Fireflies4l]

the end gave me hella crystal lake vibes

[@solisstreams1651]

"Dealer has entered the chat."

[@NikNocturnal]

Yes

[@dinachayarubin5600]

Seven letters. Hint: it's free

[@loserreviews8550]

@@dinachayarubin5600 Thank you for this. I was just listening to that song earlier.

[@imthemetalguy1]

"So many strings. I'm not even gonna use half of these" Proceeds to use the entire fretboard

[@thecortezendeavor3650]

“Chuggie wuggies” made me guggle

[@kubaj8397]

Sounds a bit OwO doesn't it Hewo? You wike chuggie wuggie OwO? You wike weally heavy chonky wonky chuggie wuggie bweakdowns OwO?

[@JoostCraanen]

@@kubaj8397 I'm stealing this

[@GreyPlaysTunes]

@@kubaj8397 UwU I wuv to do the headbangy wangy (I hate myself)

[@NikNocturnal]

Chugs gone cute

[@kubaj8397]

@@NikNocturnal Chuggie wuggies gowne adowabwe Also... I imagined nik reading the comments in an UwU voice *petition for nik to do an UwU voice reveal*

[@zjcharles-marcel429]

as a bassist... I THANK YOU!

[@haplessyapper3798]

Ngl when i came into this video, i was expecting a compilation of Gojira song 😂😂

[@philippruizlozano]

This song is heavier than a planet bro!😦🤘🏻

[@saladbread8127]

This Song made me eat ramen noodels raw

[@nexxbeats]

rawmen noodles

[@icannotcomeupwithanything4609]

@@nexxbeats RainMen Noodles

[@josephvanni]

This was the whole Reflections Willow album

[@BenRogersWPG]

No joke, this is pretty sweet. Sounds exactly like a Dealer song.

[@magsmotionless3515]

8:21 when the FBI says they done searching my house once a week but next week they back.

[@Otterpoptheotter]

Nick is the only person who can make a song out of satire and not being serious and STILL make something people would mosh to

[@numusick5251]

Considering how subjective the term "heaviest" can be, you killed it dude. A very heavy track 😁

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

You forgot this part: songs played on 8 string guitar that actually use all the strings is heavy af, the heaviest shit on planet earth

[@kubaj8397]

*infant annihilator aprooves*

[@NikNocturnal]

You're supposed to use all the strings?

[@kubaj8397]

@@NikNocturnal nah, dont worry, only the L0W ONE matters

[@trecemundos]

@@NikNocturnal any song uses all piano notes, 8string haters.

[@trecemundos]

There are also very good grand piano songs in wich there are not played The hight 23/24 notes out the 88 notes It have.

[@xander.pierce]

I think the alternating between triplets and normal time notes is important in the making of an insanely heavy breakdown. Take Crooked by Dealer, for example, the breakdown towards the end of the song alternates and it makes it so much heavier. As well as tasteful Bleghs and literal Dog Bark noises.

[@bigyeeternator1069]

this makes me want to cross the road without holding hands with my mum

[@steveglasscock9727]

Entrepreneurs :heaviest metal song? Yeah I can do that. *plays song on a tungsten block*

[@alexandercarlinmusic9467]

Wait what happened to "Be Knocked Loose/Dealer"

[@NikNocturnal]

It was the whole song

[@alexandercarlinmusic9467]

Nik Nocturnal u slick bastard

[@raydog_97]

Periphery - Jetpacks was yes Nic Nocturnal - Harmonics is yes

[@primedisappointment9741]

I like how Nik becomes a rapper whenever he talks about patreon and now twitch

[@NikNocturnal]

Gotta go fast with the self plugs

[@aliengoboom]

THAT IS SOOO SICK !!!! I LOVE IT

[@TheNinthStorm]

I NEED THIS RIFF ON MY PLAYLIST!!! FROM AN ALBUM FROM YOU

[@NikNocturnal]

Maybe ;)

[@Cl0v3rComics]

“So many strings to tune and I’m not even use half of them.” -Every Djent Ever

[@edilmar7796]

I saw the whole vídeo with a smile on my face, nice job crack!!

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you!

[@swarank.4020]

Me: *Watches* My consciousness: You have an RHCP song to learn for a jam Me: I'll get to it After re-watching this video 10 times: IM GONNA FORM A ONE MAN METAL BAND

[@hawkthesock2216]

So essentially make a song for the Doom soundtrack.

[@wantedlynx1482]

It's like Korn and lamb of God collaboration

[@blackened872]

That guitar doesn’t have enough strings. Andrew baena says you are already wrong sir.

[@GermanMetalreview]

How on earth, this Song is such a banger! He make's it look so easy to write this hell of a song! Believe me this is not as easy as he makes it look. even tho everybody are always making fun of generic Brutal Deathcore Djent like songs, it's a big difference to create a song who stays in mind and has great riffs rather than just being brutal for the sake of being brutal. Keep Going you are awesome Nik! Ps. When do you release th first Termina Album? I can't wait for it!

[@imthemetalguy1]

This entire song made me want to collect pebbles and line them up to form a line

[@bogushype4451]

Full Metal Alchemy. This wins a sub and a bell

[@Derek71776]

Kinda has a TLTSOL vibe to it, reminded me of Impossible Product, especially near the end at 11:11. Sounds great!

[@TheShmrsh]

I would love to hear some singing to it

[@chipsmcbiskitz]

Um okay so Mario is Gojira's drummer and Joe is the guitarist, you miss that one up there buddy

[@seasonmetalhead7522]

Sefy Ayunda I thought that was what he was talking about first too. But he was actually talking about the noise of the guitar sounding like a Super Mario power-up noise.

[@chipsmcbiskitz]

@@seasonmetalhead7522 Ooohhh that make sense

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Yeah, the video game... besides "Gojira sllide" was invented here: Forced entry - As Above So Below 1991 full album

[@francescopertile3992]

The fun part Is that this actually works and it's true

[@PremonitionsOfTheAbyss]

If COVID cells are within the presence of that 8 string they will die immediately.