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*

[@Doomerbolic]

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 :))

[@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*

[@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

[@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???

[@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

[@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

[@thebusinessgoose3350]

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

[@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

[@jupiterio_art]

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

[@edizunlusoy8911]

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

[@arandomsupra]

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

[@dillanjohnson6797]

🤣

[@GunDrummer]

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

[@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

[@KristianNowak]

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

[@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🤣

[@Cestariarts]

"Because high pitch noises are yes" - Nik 2020

[@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

[@benhemsworth8555]

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

[@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

[@justforfun919]

10:00 this riff reminds me of mick gordon's riffs in doom. epic

[@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.

[@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?

[@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 😄

[@BenRogersWPG]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@ethapher]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@guilhermefernandes9094]

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

[@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

[@codysmith2918]

“It’s gonna sounds more like, more down... with the breaking.” - Nik Nocturnal 2020

[@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*

[@sp00g37]

dat hurt, bass is love, and the only sound that has a full physical effect

[@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.

[@paulmerritt8593]

The high pitches give it a war siren feel and that death and destruction vibe. Nicely done.

[@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!

[@aliengoboom]

THAT IS SOOO SICK !!!! I LOVE IT

[@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* :)

[@BrennanGamer]

5:44 “that just makes you want to pick up a rock and then politely place it back down where you found it”

[@musicman7098]

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

[@paulmerritt8593]

Those harmonics at he end are really something. Thanks for this.

[@wyatthyden]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

Glad to help!

[@lambda23]

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

[@kubaj8397]

*itsa me*

[@amirfld6375]

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

[@ecksluss]

I can definitely hear it

[@imthemetalguy1]

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

[@kubaj8397]

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

[@benharris144]

Humanity's Last Breath would like to have a word with the tones here

[@JustinRapid]

Favorite classic heavy track- Recreant- Chelsea Grin Favorite heavy track right now- Loathe- Left to Suffer

[@TheRandomBrickGuy]

That bowwow + SCREEE part slaps me in the right places.

[@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

[@albanymusic4life15]

The brown note hit hard at the end.... not gonna change just yet, gotta listen again

[@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

[@MechMK1]

You know what will really help *your* band stand out among the crowd? Doing precisely what everyone else does!

[@Derek71776]

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

[@paper-trail3518]

And thats how they created the new doom soundtrack!

[@PIERCESTORM]

this timing is impeccable, you post this just as I'm bout to grab my guitar and record some tracks for my demo, jesus nik how

[@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!

[@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.

[@docishere1019]

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

[@edilmar7796]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you!

[@johnathankozloff212]

Yo the intro and first couple verses of this song actually go hard

[@Justjiggyjay]

Niks been giving us Metalheads the game for years!!! Keep it coming my brother!!!

[@OttoRoni]

I almost died at "picking up a rock and politely placing it back where you found it"

[@silverdoesmc891]

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

[@shawnmarshall3911]

As the breakdown hits we need Niks vocal sample whispering “...that’s filth...” would really complete the song

[@TheNinthStorm]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

Maybe ;)

[@hamconx3672]

Should have put this on Spotify, I’d listen to this every day

[@primedisappointment9741]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

Gotta go fast with the self plugs

[@tyolmedo1127]

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

[@christiankopf9017]

This has to be on the next dealer ep lmao

[@NikNocturnal]

Can't wait

[@exile2721]

Sever The King - Thanatos (not to be confused with Thanos) the ending breakdown just... smashes fucking planets together bro Involves pretty much Involves everything made in this video... right down to the alien noises

[@dru7469]

2:14 that dissonance reminds me of disasterpiece by Slipknot

[@giraffegarrett5543]

2:10 sounds like every song in Killing Floor 2 and I love that style

[@FrostyPhoenix]

Nik out here shaking his head like TooLitMafia, love it

[@HunterM09]

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

[@Cl0v3rComics]

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

[@michaelfox1432]

That actually sounds quite a bit more musical than some things I have heard lately. Good job :)

[@capamaike]

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

[@realhengst1971]

„more down with the breaking“ really had me

[@ff05t81t]

ATB-Lost In The Static

[@Nenkanuko69]

I was stuck a little bit in my songwritting and looking for a inspiration. YT suggest me this video. Thank you KZbin! Now I'm going to write THE HEAVIEST SONG!!!!

[@imthemetalguy1]

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

[@Colin-ch6zh]

i appreciate the creative naming, i knew exactly what you meant.

[@MilitantMe]

Bow wows mixed with high notes😂. This was so beautifully scientific, I love it

[@Luckeymancan]

This is a complete masterpiece. Nik you genius.

[@mantradox]

you're the man, Nik. Honestly. Thanks.

[@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

[@jeoi]

1 Year Later & We See This "Pre-Isolation" Turned Into A Full Banger!

[@bigyeeternator1069]

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

[@sladegoodnough9020]

satirical as it might be this is fucking devastating. dope shit.

[@haplessyapper3798]

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

[@bleydhammond3916]

9:15 is just the 3/4 mark in Extrem by WBTBWB and I’m living for it

[@blackened872]

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

[@TheGreasemonkey220]

Honestly this is fantastic in its own way and I love it

[@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.