I'm Done.

[@davidmuriithi1809]

You have the best instrumental metal music on YT. Sad to hear what is happening.

[@miguelangelnava4639]

His music is really very inspiring 🎧

[@n.h.moreno]

Thanks, Dude.. I didn't know this was happening. A lot of people have been slipping away. I wanted you to know that I used one of your songs and wish I could help you more: the song is on my KZbin (NH Moreno) called, "Revitalized". It is hard as hell to do a KZbin. I have like 72 subscribers for like 6 years.

[@metalguitarstuff]

Dude, thank you so much.

[@Edu1969bs]

Sad to hear that, hope things get better so you can keep doing videos. You inspired a lot of us. Congratulations for the job done.

[@metalguitarstuff]

Thank you so much!

[@Biz_Vids]

Dude, Tore! It is heartbreaking to hear that you are having a tough time like this. I really hope things turn around for you as soon as possible. I just want to say that I am fan of your music, the music that really helps me get through my work every day. When I first heard your compilations a few years ago, I was so excited that I found you. The music you make resonate deeply in me. Sometimes I wake up in the morning with your riffs playing in my head. So, while I have the chance, I want to say a massive thank you. You have been absolutely instrumental in helping me deal with my daily life. \m/ \m/

[@iohanesnascimento9902]

I love your mixing work!!

[@ElectricalEcho]

That kind of hits the nail in the coffin and says alot about the current situation in the Guitar genre on KZbin in general. Back when you started to upload the Backing Tracks you are talking about you were and also still are a great source of inspiration to me. I just feel comfortable with your play and it kind of feels easy to me to get into and along the stuff you play. I have to say that I´m not suprised that you come up with this video and what you say, because I followed your numbers every single month since and noticed the drop of course... I approached KZbin the other way around, because of the exact problem you mention here. You simply have such a crazy competition in this genre, alot of people with a couple 10k subs and now even the channels with 100k have trouble to get into any significant feed with their music. It might not be the best advice and hack in the world, but as you were asking for it I would like to show you the way that I go to pass the barrier we currently face. I have found a little niche with a rare 7-String Squier Stratocaster and noticed none of the big channels that is into rebuilds went anywhere near where I went with this Guitar. Right now it is by far the best Custom Squier Metal Guitar on KZbin and i´m growing the entire channel based on Ad campaigns on this particular Guitar. Currently I was able to gather 10k subs in one week in Oktober. For me personally this is the way how I direct and steer my audience across the whole landscape until my channel does get the weight necessary to compete with the big players. Just last week I made fun of the exact problem you have here and went Live with my Ad campaign. I´m going to link it for you guys below and I hope you can have a laugh, because of the Live Stream names. The problem Tore has is the exact reason I went Live and made a joke out of it. I swear people did not even have a clue what was going on there..... kzbin.info/aero/PLeJMEMxo-ssEeweGl8W0MN6CGgiDoM2Za&si=_9D48eL3wXWjpLjb Thats the entire playlist of my streams. I do all this with just one single Ad on the Guitar Build Timelapse video on my frontpage. This is the video I´m using for the subscriber gains you can see on the playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYPMoqigrdOMY6M For me this is the only solution I currently see to overcome the problem. "Eric Cartman - Weightgainer 2000 the Ultimate fighting Coloss" It is the only and still insanely strong trump card we Guitar people have. The Ad campaigns nail and find the exact audience everyone of us does need and when you do something very good, like I did with my Guitar build for example you can get a staggering 20% Impression clickrate. I also uploaded a video that does show that and the problem with the normal Algorithm: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaiQo4GZg95_o9E It basically proves what I say and confirms the problem. I made the damn best Custom Fender related Metal Strat and even the best Guitar of its kind has no chance on the feed with the weight of my channel.

[@knuppelklaus]

The aporoach is kind of crazy, but the sub count in those live videos is as well. 10k in one week with one Ad is hilarious....

[@metalguitarstuff]

I have done the whole ad campaign to get subscribers thing on another channel. And trust me, those subscribers are super worthless, borderlining bots. None of them will ever watch your videos ever again, and it will hurt your video statistics big time because they only click your video and don't actually watch the whole thing. It's all very suspect business by Google, getting us to pay for subscribers.

[@ElectricalEcho]

@@metalguitarstuff I agree with you, there definately is a difference between the subscribers you get with the Ad campaign and the real ones ones you get on the videos. For some reason and that honetly is suspicious they do not click the successful videos that do earn the most revenue. Those videos have like 4-5% at max. It promises alot, because it kind of lets you take the wheel and direct the subscribers across the entire landscape. Unfortunately it is too early for me to give a trustworthy answer on how it does impact the overall weight the uploads get in time. The thing I hope for is the super crazy growth rate. I know I will have 350k subs in 2 years.... I mean that has to do something. If not we have reached the point where even a channel of that size has become worthless I have already paid the Ads to go through until that moment. I guess we will be smarter then. It does not hurt me that much financially, because the Guitar always does get like 20% clickrate on impressions at least. As long as it does work out like this it is super cheap. It definately is a gamble and an experiment, but I´m willing to take the risk. What choice do I have? I´ve put 3,5 grand into the Squier and the Algorithm favors Hello Kitty Guitars anyways, just because the guy has 300k subs or nice melons and a short skirt One thing I can already say for sure. Every Ukraine bot is much more worth in terms of retention than the average german from my hometown. Hometown germans are the real danger I face here

[@hansguckindieluft1]

Sorry to hear about your decision, but I can absolutly understand. I first get in contact with your work when i started to play edrums. As a former drummer of a hardcore band I was looking for some heavy drumless tracks to jam to. When I found the drumless version of your songs it was like „BINGO!“ Your music like „Challenges“ etc. became my favorite material to jam to. I should have done that before, but I guess it is never to late: Thank you so much for these tracks and all your time you spend for sharing your music for free!

[@KayvanTafavogh]

Thanks for all the music Tore!

[@metalguitarstuff]

Thank you so much.

[@joec9198]

What you created inspired me to be better at guitar. Thanks man.

[@dimodimov5735]

Thank you for all the good work and I hope it works out for you! All the best to you and your family!

[@earthedice]

Sorry to hear this Tore, you are very talented and I enjoy your music and production abilities very much. Wonder if Rumble is any good for you. I know it is growing a lot as folks get tired of KZbin's censorship.

[@metalguitarstuff]

Hey, thank you so much for the donation, really appreciate it! I will check out rumble for sure

[@mtsupkin]

One thing I want to say. The same thing I've always said to you. I'm truly grateful for your music and for that one simple fact - you always allowed me to put the vocal over your music.

[@Axel_Xirics_Music]

Funny thing is that I found out about you FROM that compilation video with the Skyrim wallpaper. Ever since I found out who actually had those tracks, I migrated from listening to that compilation to just playing them straight off of your channel. What I also noticed in my time spent making music here and there on KZbin is mainly consistency and something to get clickthroughs but I also believe that there're other changes going on on KZbin's backend and affecting discoverability. Google is also in some really hot waters as of late and I have a hunch that's also somewhat affecting it, at least, on the European side of the world. I really hope this levels out in the near future because the world needs more musicians that are putting themselves out there. And you sir, have a collection of killer tracks! :D

[@scottsherman3200]

Love you music!! I'm sorry this has happened to you

[@MrDarksega]

I listen to your music daily and that'll never atop cuz i really enjoy it. Hopefuly everything gets better and waiting on the next songs!

[@TOXIK_Studios]

keep ur head up champ, you have done a great job!

[@jasonkerley4889]

Hope this comes around for you. I jam to a lot if not most of your drumless tracks. It makes me feel as if I were in a band. Hope you continue making drumless songs. Prayers coming brother

[@alexeyshatkovskiy1669]

Well best of luck to you, will be waiting for new upload

[@hakanates1188]

man thank you so much for your brilliant music and inspiring backing track, eventhough I am a very shitty lead guitarist I always felt amazing playing through your backing tracks,

[@Archwyrm]

As a native speaker, I had to chuckle about you apologizing in absolutely perfect (lightly accented) English that you didn't know "parental leave in English". And then you hit the nail on the head with the exact right term! You're not just a great musician, obviously. Yeah, I know it's kind of a Scandinavian thing. Meanwhile I've just come back from Italy where they're forcing me to learn Italian really quick. 😆It's great for me for learning, but man, a lot of people are embarrassed to speak English there. Anyway, congrats on the newest addition to the family. There's no shame in switching gears to focus on them either. I'm sure you're going to raise some awesome little metalheads. That's also a current project of mine and it's very rewarding!

[@holyhell6257]

This video feels like a heart-to-heart with a very-very close friend. You've inspired me all these years. I bought a seven-string guitar because of your songs, I've been trying to make my own music for the last few years because of you. Damn youtube algorithms Wish you luck mate!

[@MatheusRAlves-lg5nd]

I don't really have the words to explain how I feel; I've been following you and your content since forever, so knowing you'll be out for a while is terrible, but I understand completely why you would do that and completely agree. Family comes first and we'll be waiting

[@Archwyrm]

Tore, I am sorry to hear about your situation. You have created some incredible music that I have very much enjoyed over the years. Thank you for sharing what's going on. I hope you find much success another way! Best wishes.

[@metalguitarstuff]

Thank you so much

[@MartinAbramič]

You have the best song ever...really ever.

[@greenmedicinetm299]

Yes I get no notifications and I have to go watch them and see they were not in the notifications

[@KeithDaviesMusic]

I don't get any notifications from KZbin anymore! Everyone who I subscribe to, including yourself, I haven't had an email from KZbin telling me that anyone has uploaded anything new for many years now. I honestly can't remember when that stopped for me, but it's been a LOOONG time since I've had any KZbin notifications of anyone uploading anything new, and I have the 'bell' ticked too! I once put my vocals to one of your instrumentals as a way of me practising. If you wanna hear it I would gladly send it to you?

[@35Cyt]

Sorry to hear

[@mathumphreys]

Hey Tore, I've been subscribed for years and it's true that I'm not getting notified (although I was notified about this video). Anyway, your tracks are great and I hope this gets sorted out.

[@Redn3ck]

Well I hope your able to get stuff fixed and together love working graveyards and listening you you 4-6 hours comps ❤

[@greenmedicinetm299]

Tore I love your music bro. Please do not let the establishment mess with you... Your talent is above almost all I have seen and heard on You Tube. The music you make is awesome and out of the box... Please do not stop... oh okay I heard you just now say you will not stop... whew

[@ProjectFrugal]

You're a great musician - Love listening to the 4 hour compilation - my favourite song is about 33 minutes in. Don't feel too bad, I'm lucky if I get 100 views on a video and as for money, well $10 a month if I'm lucky - LOL. All the best from New Zealand! :)

[@NeaLx86]

we love you tore

[@GalaxyDrummer]

I love your drumless metal videos. There is some seriously cool stuff there. I've spent hours and hours jamming along them on the drums. I hope everything turns out well. Meanwhile, ain't no better way to spend your time than with your family. Wish you the best :)

[@felipeleite91]

You are very talented and I really hope you can continue the channel in a sustainable way. It's completely understandable that your routine changes with your family and, in fact, congratulations on your second child.

[@VoltaSlime]

I don't have much to say, but good luck with everything. I hope it all turns out alright

[@PlayBASIC-Developer]

Mate you're not alone !

[@lilcaesarman]

The compilations is how I found your channel :]

[@doriangray1935]

I come here every now and then to listen to my favourite playlists by my own intention not because youtube recommended something. Ive never seen youtube recommending anything from you and I'm a subscribed.

[@havinganap]

You are not the only one. Several channels i am subscribed to report similar catastrophic drops on YT Promotion of their output.

[@ralpholive9638]

The compilations are how I found your channel. Please take care of family first as you mentioned. Looking forward to more when you get things figured out.

[@alex_petro]

I've heard the same thing from 3 or 4 instrumental channels in the past 6 months. Definitely something going on with KZbin. Theres no way a 120k+ subscribers channel only get 1k views on new videos. I suspect KZbin/Google is trying to change things and tell us what to consume rather than letting people watch what they want. This is really sad.. We're with you Tore, and congrats on the new addition to your family!

[@greenmedicinetm299]

LOVE YOU TORE!! I say collaberation with others who are above average musicians... Market the music to game forums and other venues...

[@cronicreas]

Commenting to help battle the algo. Keep up the great work man.

[@elliottfranco5508]

If you need us to put likes and comments please let us know man.

[@metalguitarstuff]

I guess that would help, thanks

[@Goomz-mh1ox]

It s Bad News.... I m sad for you. You are a model for me. I Hope better for you and your familly. Thanks for all and good Luck to you.

[@nightbase532]

It's Sad to hear. But there will always be people who will support Your channel! How is Your band doing? Do You engaged in it's activity?

[@ConstantineM]

Also, when you upload short video, deactivate the mark 'notify my subscribers'. Cause if your subscribers don't watch your videos, then KZbin think it's not interesting and don't recommend this video for new live people that are not subbed yet.

[@metalguitarstuff]

Thanks

[@RobertLyons-y5f]

IDK man i just found you here on youtube like 2 weeks ago, but i listen to you on spotify because i have the premium on there (no ads) and the sound quality seems better. Hopefully you still keep creating no vocals albums there.

[@axelprieto5644]

Sad to hear that, bro. I've been enjoying your music for seven years now. You mentioned being canceled-what do you think led to that? I think it might just be that KZbin is getting more and more competitive, and a lot of people are looking for different types of content, which really sucks for us metalheads. The tide might not be in your favor right now, but I believe you can bounce back stronger in the future.

[@metalheady64]

Good luck dude🙏

[@metalguitarstuff]

Appreciate it

[@LostWithinOfficial]

I have to be honest (as should always be the case lol), I'm apparently subscribed to your channel but I have no idea who you are or what your channel is? I did watch this entire video, so I shall stay subscribed and check out your music. But KZbin is definitely doing some weird things. As a musician myself, it's disheartening to hear your struggles like this. Truly wish you all the best.

[@elliottfranco5508]

Wait are you leaving KZbin? Man I have really enjoyed your work.

[@horsejackmanbo7292]

Under UK law I am legally disbarred from commenting on this video on the grounds that anything I say can be construed as a hate crime.

[@KayvanTafavogh]

This is JUST FOR THE FANS WHO WANT TO SUPPORT: Pls consider liking the music you’re watching, it helps more than you think! Also if you have downloaded stuff, consider listening online while you can which helps a lot with views and the time watched for content. (I’m not the one with authority to say it but) pls also consider showing some financial support via the channels Tore would announce. I’m going to! :D I hope this helps Tore! A lot of Love & Respect from Iran! I love your work and I listen to it almost daily! Best of luck and hope to see you online soon!

[@metalguitarstuff]

Hey, thank you so much! Also always awesome to hear from fans all around the world, stay safe!

[@KayvanTafavogh]

@@metalguitarstuff Sent you an e-mail; hope you'll check it later ;)

[@miguelangelnava4639]

The first time I heard your music was on a compilation on KZbin called "Instrumental Metal Music..", something like that... I think it was someone else's channel, I don't remember. There were songs that I liked and when researching I was able to find your channel, and that's how I started following you on KZbin, and then on Spotify. I'm not an expert, but, 1. I think that before people used KZbin more to listen to music, while at home, but the way people listen to music now has changed a lot. 2. I think KZbin used to be a better, cooler place, nowadays the suggestions that appear are not usually as interesting, and the content has changed a lot. I think that has affected that audience that used to watch KZbin before. 3. I have seen how several KZbinrs mention similar things, including that before KZbin was more educational, today it is more of a different type of content. I think that artists like you, who are clearly inspiring and do extraordinary musical work, should stay on all possible platforms and continue doing their thing as much as possible.

[@metalguitarstuff]

Thank you

[@kebabimpaler]

I'll be honest man as somebody who admires your work but in a casual enough sort of way. I use music like yours on youtube mostly for "background music" when I am working. The music is great and there are no lyrics to distract me when I'm coding (which can make me lose my train of thought). But the way I usually find your content is by searching - not through subscription / new content. Because my experience tends to be "request driven" (i.e. give me instrumental music to work to) rather than creator driven, I tend to make my selection based on searches as / when I want the music rather than having loyalty to any particular creator or impulse driven suggestions. When I have been doing this recently, your videos probably come up less than they used to. Something I never really tjought about until I saw your posts. Anyway I do enjoy your work man and hope you can turn it around - good luck!

[@metalguitarstuff]

Thanks for the insights man.

[@deltaghostprofessionalgame875]

Keep up making music it is great : D, you probably get more by making music than us making 1 video game every year.... lol

[@Enoonb]

Dude got big. Someone began stealing his stuff and making money off of it. KZbin didn't do shit about it because KZbin gotta KZbin. Tale as old as time.

[@DaveW_Official]

Awful to hear whats happening mate. Have you thought about maybe doing more upto date tutorial videos on music production and the like? This was the reason i found your channel in the first place and then I stuck around for the music. They tend to think of tutorials as "evergreen" content which might get you more eyes on the channel in the long run. Just a thought.

[@metalguitarstuff]

Absolutely, thanks for reminding me. Might see if I can make some more tutorials soon!

[@Funthomass11]

The impact of your work will be felt for a long time. I listen to your music on a daily basis, hell, even got myself my own guitar now even though the beginnings are kinda frustrating 🙂. Have you thought about uploading on odysee?

[@metalguitarstuff]

Never heard of odysee, wilø check out

[@brandonlister9971]

Would it help to reupload your compilations as shorter 1 hour versions? That would increase the viewership for anyone who uses them like i do for backing tracks while i play d&d

[@tremerrr]

I am just a bypasser but somehow someway this got into my feed. Algo's sure are weird

[@kingnick6260]

Brother, I've been following your channel for years & a huge fan of your content. I'll continue rooting for you and hope all is well. I did notice nowadays new subscribers have to both subscribe and hit the bell notification on KZbin to receive all notifications of new videos. Perhaps that can help for existing subscribers. Also if you launch a Patreon, I would subscribe.

[@Lavietto]

Havent seen your posts recently. Same with N&M Creation.

[@Slawa_Saporogez]

Real life always comes first. There should be no doubt about it, thus it's totally well deserved to be offline on YT for some time.

[@greglallerstedt6492]

Maybe a platform change to a different place....see which ones take off

[@elliottfranco5508]

How can we help man?

[@metalguitarstuff]

I dont know - keep watching, liking and perhaps sharing my videos, but I honestly dont know if it will do anything.

[@javiermontoya8032]

I really hope this picks back up soon and that your views pick back up. KZbin is a harsh place to make a living. Enjoy paternity leave and I hope your sabatical is short but refreshing. Good luck Tore!

[@benlafsguitarmusicchannel7656]

The KZbin algorythm is broken...I have 2500 subs and can barely get 100 views on any video. You have 127k subs, you should have at least 50% of them watching your stuff...but even I as a sub, don't even know when you post new vids because youtube doesn't push them. The algorythm really sucks.

[@Slawa_Saporogez]

Simply put people have no interest in new content and are no longer interested in old content as well. I have stopped looking on your channel 2 year ago. It is an outside factor which you can't influence at all. Music compilation channels and creators unfortunately have only two success path on YT, one is to do your own music full time, two become publisher and music creator, if you are like Aim to A Head or even Distrokid. Wish you the best. 👏🎉

[@stoikusu5084]

Wha-

[@catabol]

The graphs made me think that there's something fishy going on with the YT algorithm. That kind of sudden decrease just doesn't seem right. After all, you're not a political commentator or something. Those people can suddenly lose viewers because of something they said or did but you're only making and sharing music. Also, it appears that YT did not act in a transparent way about the changes they did in the algorithm. Otherwise you also would have adapted to the changes and carry on with your normal routine. I hope someone from the YT management can give you some proper info about what's going on and why your revenue stream suddenly dried up.

[@HeadbuttWarlock]

For real, I've heard this exact same story from several of my favorite youtubers in the last few months.

[@Lavietto]

Stopped using KZbin long ago cause of suggestions and broken algorhytms ! There are a lot of better alternatives !

[@KayvanTafavogh]

like what? Pls mention! :)

[@ConstantineM]

It seems like KZbin wants something completely new from you. Those algorithms are weird.

[@metalguitarstuff]

Yeah. Guess I'll start doing cooking recipies instead!

[@N0RZC]

KZbin is shady af

[@tacovato9247]

What happened to you and shadowmind?

[@metalguitarstuff]

Shadowmind is alive! Just released a new single

[@tacovato9247]

@ wow for quite some time. You guys were my favorite band and inspiration and then out of nowhere. You guys stopped making music. I was sad, but now you have brightened up my day and future. Thank you so much for the heads up, and for all you do, good luck to you with this channel, and with your new fam . Fatherhood is tough, but worth it. From my father of three younglings myself.

[@0TTERROCK]

I do like your original music, it’s a shame to hear this.

[@honigdachs.]

Well, I never heard of you before, but interestingly this video popped up in my feed. Go figure. Maybe KZbin expects you to do more doomer video titles to start pushing your stuff again? 😄Smart thing always having kept your real job. This whole big tech media bubble is not serious business. People need to understand that. When it goes well for a while, that's nice, but when it doesn't, it is what it is. It's just mindless algorithms and rich aloof tech bro gooners edging on horse porn because they don't feel anything anymore.

[@metalguitarstuff]

Wise words!

[@Pepecigar]

Damn I tought you were gone a while ago but I see you post videos constantly, yeah that's annoying

[@undertow619]

🫂 🤗

[@404notfoundXx-m5k]

Tough luck, time to get a regular job, YT is unpredictable

[@metalguitarstuff]

Have been working full time since 2017, YT has always been my side gig