How to Play Thrasher by Evile - Ol Drake

[@a21drs]

This guy deserves more suscribes, it’s amazing that the original artist from the song gives you instructions of how to play their songs. I really appreciate that

[@onerandombruh]

I do enjoy this fella being highly paradoxical: he explains you something useful by acting like a laid-back guy yet he owns a fucking sick metal axe and his chops are just insane.

[@OlDrake]

E flat! one fret down

[@Shimmerstrike1]

Man I love your band, and your one of the best bands I've seen live, all your performances are so clean and sound really like your studio songs.

[@deltafox399j]

guitar: thelelelelelelel "dont do that" why am i laughing hard at this??

[@BoBz013]

this is like... the best song ever. you rule, Ol.

[@metalheadneji]

Your tone fuckin' rocks man; you're definitely one of the most kick ass Metal players within the past ten years.

[@Anemonicus]

your picking on the rythmic parts is incredible

[@OlDrake]

@ArseLoad0fMetal666 don't cut the mids! if anything I boost the mids for solos. use a Homebrew Electronics Power Screamer for extra gain and spent a lot of time making each pick accurate. every pick/hammer/pull has to be in synch on both hands. Learnt a lot of that from learning Annihilator stuff; got to be very accurate to get that stuff

[@gnrcr]

I so hope to see Evile in Costa Rica someday.They're already a part of my youth.

[@OlDrake]

They're Neal Moser Guitars. That Red one is a Bastard V Import, my newer dark red/black one was custom made for me; though not a signature model.

[@ThrashRebel]

We think alike, musically. LOL! I just discovered you guys about a month ago (bought the albums the other day). Listening to your riffs reminds me of similar riffs I wrote in the early '90s in a thrash band (called ourselves Cannabis). Riffs similar to the chorus to "Enter the Grave," and "Eternal Empire," or one of the riffs you played at the 3:13 mark. You know what I'm talking about, those riffs that have the really hooks. Stringing them together, intertwining them with chunky, heavy riffs. You guys are an awesome thrash band, but an old school, no bullsh... thrash band. Something for which old thrashers like myself (I'm 50) have been YEARNING. Sure there is Testament, Slayer hung it up, Anthrax is still at it, Megadeth. However, save for Anthrax, the feel of the other aforementioned bands' music doesn't have that... well I don't know to say it. Anyhow, thank you for the music you and the rest of the members wrote/write. It's fueled the raging fire within me. I'll be damned if I don't record my songs, at least for myself and my son (who is learning drums and loves old school thrash. He will be my jam buddy. I'll tutor him in thrash, well. (~_^) We even verbalize the rhythms in the same manner. LOL

[@sirgoat2426]

That tone is fucking sick dude. Thanks for the lesson too.

[@wer13245]

Hey ol man this is wyatt from blackening my band may be putting out our debut album in 2014 i see evile as our biggest competition bro love you guys keep it up

[@user-yo2nu4kc8i]

....metal! \m/ killer tone!

[@Hawxism]

Your Ugly Kid Joe impression 3:00 was spot on, sir, I salute you.

[@Somber.Killer]

Sick ass guitar and sound! Thrash on!

[@TH3C0RPS3R]

you guys fucking rock i look forward to the badass new album

[@michael-p5x6g]

hey Ol. could you please make a lesson on how to play nosophoros? would be awesome. can't wait for the new album.

[@WutangBizkit]

This is the sickest metal intro of all time

[@OlDrake]

@AndersonWave17 It's a Bastard V by Neal Moser Guitars!

[@Ursanoctis]

This guy's awesome! I don't even play guitar and I still love watching those videos xd rock on! \m/

[@HeadlessEikon]

@EvileOL Very instructional. Will you be doing that Infected Nation solo video? :D pretty please

[@z1fr0]

YOU'RE A GREAT GUITARRIST! GOOD THRASH RIFFS!!!

[@OlDrake]

@xy1p33y0x practice slow to a metronome and slowly increase the tempo as your muscles get used to it. really cool way to feel how your muscles react to different speeds. picking fast doesnt require as much force as i used to think

[@MrJguy2000]

I loled so hard in your rehearsal to burned alive as you stared at vocals Matt Drake xD

[@eltachimetro]

the best guitar teacher ever!

[@MrSpriteTV1]

Thats awesome its such an original looking guitar i want one! haha

[@thrashinallaround356]

Ol since you had to fill in for mike sifringer of destruction for a couple of their shows could you please make a video on how to play nailed to the cross!!??

[@Nicmccu]

Come to Vancouver!

[@AndersonWave17]

God i love your music. You should seriously consider re releasing or (better yet) re recording HELL DEMO and ALL HALLOWS EVE. For sure, the song Torment is an awesome intro for Death Sentence.

[@neroma]

Respect for teaching us !

[@OlDrake]

@Draceius there's a video of me showing the solo somewhere!

[@R01dster]

hahaha right on mate we will see you in Vancouver next time through hows the new Moser coming ??

[@ke4189]

Dude,, you're like a pirate with a guitar in hands...have fun with your new life out of the band ;-) a fella from greece

[@ilikezelda64]

I love that axe, it's kind of your signature, even though that fucker in Deicide's got one.

[@Daemonfury1]

What pickup is in your bridge position? Good lesson.. Nice to see the new album coming.

[@OlDrake]

@ilikezelda64 cheers! ground crew don't care about priority or fragile stuff - still throw them about regardless. Hoping they find it; but if not, they're going to pay. All my effects pedals gone too ugh.

[@ilikezelda64]

@EvileOL Was gonna mention that you should have them pay up. Regardless or not, good luck with Five Serpent's Teeth, and make sure to come to Norway eventually. If you find your stuff, or rather they do, I hope it isn't too smashed up. Did you lose any amps?

[@heavymetalnhardrock]

How do you achieve that amazing sound?

[@OlDrake]

@CannedBullets Down a semi-tone. Eb standard

[@badstormtroopa]

Awesome video, me and my friend have been trying to learn this for a while, (we have no clue how matt can play the verse and sing at the same time). Specificly my timing sucked for the verse as well. You should do a Genocide video.

[@ArseLoad0fMetal666]

@EvileOL i love your tone Ol, but i am wondering how you seem to achieve even live an almost complely noiseless really high gain sound? i also love how evry note in your solos are easily heard and the picking is very noticable even with the high gain sound, how do u with so much gain get such a pronounced clear tone for your solos? mine tend to blurr with large quantities of distortion even when i cut the mids

[@DeathMagneticX3]

@InfernalDeth6 It's Half a step down from standard :)

[@OlDrake]

@ilikezelda64 I may no longer have that guitar. Lufthansa airlines lost it the other day in between Stockholm/Munich/Budapest. Idiots.

[@OlDrake]

d u d u d - d u d - d u d u d u d u !

[@MetallicaGunsmoke]

Hi Ol Love your style! I have alot of trouble with the speed of the riff lol. any pointers for me?? BTW when are you guys going to play ipswich??? Regent are always looking for bands!

[@franciscoscirrotta3870]

how the fuck Matt Drake can sing and play this stuff? Fucking awesome

[@OlDrake]

no idea!

[@franciscoscirrotta3870]

+Ol Drake he is enlightened by the Lord, And you are one of the fastest and cleanest guitarist I ever heard . Cheers from Argentina, bro

[@OlDrake]

@59Hellfire Bill Lawrence L500XL w/ chrome surround!

[@TheRuination]

@glennator123 he is the guitarist of evile..

[@thrashinallaround356]

@lilv593 yea i met them once but thats it!! at a death angel show i think? I cant wait for their first album they really do chicago thrash justice!! you looking for a band?? cause i could sure use one!!

[@SolXIX]

Can you show how to do the solo please?

[@manuelmoreira8575]

Hey Ol! Man, could you do a video teaching the song "Five Serpent's Teeth"? The main riff is realy FUCK'D UP! And the solos would be very nive too. By the way I think you are an amazing guitar player. In my opinion, one of the best HM guitar palyers EVER! And EVILE is for shore one of my favourite bands. Keep that way and we will see you thrashing around the world like Metallica and so!!... Don't forget about the vídeo and ROCK ON!!!! \m/

[@Denturion]

@Luuk4Guitar Not drunk. He's just fucking awesome!

[@OlDrake]

At the moment I like Dunlop Wedge 1mm, for standard E i'd personally use 52-9s

[@BandMegatone]

great guitarist as the great person :D greetings from Megatone(as we are not famous :) )

[@aaroncfcadw]

i met this guy yesterday and he is the coolest guy i ever met.... 'cept Ben Carter

[@Muppetica]

Ol, anychance in doing a cover of Alison Hell? You'd kill it dude ;)

[@PanteraFiend]

oliver your my favorite guitarist.. i love your riffs...your brother has a fucking wonderful voice. im drunk at the moment...but dude you guys fucking rock i look up to like i do dimebag...keep on keeping on!

[@bzymph]

hey man! i love your group! im really curious to hear what type of amp your using, because i need one like that, perfect sound, perfect gain.

[@alfakid0]

Come To CHILE!!! Concepcion :3

[@Suggitt]

Hey Jim!

[@thrashinallaround356]

@lilv593 nice dude!! i live and chicago and have seen them before, if u havent u should check them live!!!!

[@OlDrake]

@jimbo666ist nope, L500XL, I prefer it to the dimebucker

[@59Hellfire]

@EvileOL thanks ol.

[@nicholas72611]

@EvileOL Do you know any ways I could learn how to improve the sixteenth gallops? Like any practice routines or specific songs? Any help would be appreciated. :)

[@dagerdeathcobhc]

good lesson man!! what is the model of your guitar??

[@OlDrake]

@TheMegamania My surname is Drake, so that makes sense!

[@EdMejia0216]

Hey Ol, do you have any time to give me some guitar tips? I've been playing about a year and a half now and I really want to get into playing Annihilators stuff but I find that it's difficult. I know that you got into Annihilator and was wondering how you managed to build up your playing ability to get there? I feel as if my playing ability is stuck and I'm hoping to get out of this rut.

[@guitari666]

Bit of mustaine spider chord action 5:10

[@MrSpriteTV1]

@EvileOL Hey Ol, is this like your signature guitar specially made or just one you bought?

[@thrashinallaround356]

@lilv593 not on facebook man!

[@OlDrake]

@MarkRiches the lyrics explain all

[@nacho01KR]

just one question the intro pattern is a palm muted rythm or you do it without palm mute?

[@ANGELO123993]

the best 👏👏🎸🔥🔥🔥

[@MarkRiches]

so Ol. Is that the teeth of five serpents, or the five teeth of one serpent? I think this is really important for me to know. I don't feel comfortable pre-ordering it unless I fully understand the name of it. That's why I don't order anything from Hong Kong ebay sellers anymore.

[@59Hellfire]

what pickup is in the bridge?

[@AndersonWave17]

I still like your old guitar (this one) better than your new one (where you show how to play cult)

[@OscarWithC]

Did i miss it or whats the tuning on this album? killer guitarist you Old Dragon!

[@dethronethesonofgod]

half a step down or d# standard

[@jjevansj]

fucking awesome lesson, gunna be practising that for a few days :P plus, seeing evile tonight!

[@glennator123]

@TheRuination i was obviously kidding lol ol drake is the master

[@OlDrake]

@AndersonWave17 cool

[@TheFaceMeIter]

Thanks for posting. Any tutorial you post is fuckin awesome! Thank you!

[@OlDrake]

@bryanslash Bill Lawrence L500XL

[@AndersonWave17]

what guitar is that? can you tell me make and model?

[@OlDrake]

@omv66 awesome! Mosers rule!

[@R01dster]

@demonspawn616 from Neal Moser

[@souljaboi1873]

Yo what tuning is this in

[@OlDrake]

4 months late but E flat standard

[@souljaboi1873]

@@OlDrake shit thanks man

[@SLHXavier]

Legend! \m/

[@thrashfan911]

hey ol what is the tuning? THANX alot man!

[@camielgilissen7889]

What gear are you using in this video? I love the sound, and your playing is soooo clean and thight. Cheers

[@OlDrake]

I actually can't remember. eep.

[@OlDrake]

I actually can't remember. eep.

[@ErickAmayaMusico]

+Ol Drake man lets play together

[@Captaintripps1]

Camiel Gilissen moser bastard v guitar

[@spleen1234567]

@xy1p33y0x check out the Rock Band version, the number of strum notes in that game is accurate to the real song

[@XxC0RPS3MAK3RxX]

dude, best guitarist ever, and me, a friend and my father are going to try to make a homemade moser bastard v, do you know the body wood and other specs of it? it would help alot if you did, because all the other snobby rich jackasses(not you) with one just show it off and dont give info they just try to show off. -.-

[@littlefrogwithacoolhat]

there needs to be a I heart ol drake shirt! xD

[@deklos1274]

Is he stoned? :D

[@11DNA11]

Robèr de Expèr No, he's just being Ol :D

[@dramius]

Theres always some "expert" trying to point out how high some vlogger is. As if anyone is interested..

[@bryanslash]

what pickups are you using?

[@CannedBullets]

What tuning is it in?

[@MarinDrake]

Master! you're the best! *-* \,,/, Ol Thankyou so much for your music, thanks to you, my video covering Thrasher at guitar is the most viewed so far, and i'm proud of it. You're so funny, a genius and awesome! Respect you too much! Thanks again :-) *Marin cries* lol

[@LivePlayWatchPixels]

Why did u Leave man..??? WHy great things Never seem to happen.. Next metallica..

[@ryankitch]

dat guitar.