James Root breaks down Slipknot's "Gematria" | Encore Episode

[@braindeadrichard]

Gematria needs to be the opener for the set after they finish up this 25th anniversary tour.

[@flaviotorresgtr]

Yeah!

[@deweyoogwey]

Gematria, Scream basically songs that were never get to played live or rarely played live

[@DuragJones]

*imagine how Eloy would sound playing Gematria & the blister exists, the drums would fucking explode*

[@ethanaubrey858]

Yesssss!!!!!!!

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

I vote for “Vendetta” over this one. It seems like it would be tons more intense and fun, especially for the crowd. Which is what the Knot has always been about.

[@allanbuchan6947]

Jim's guitar tone is fucking savage .

[@Docv10]

And we clearly hear the mahogany tone to it🤤

[@josuesamaniego182]

@@Docv10I can hear Jim saying Mahogany lol

[@eldiablo3794]

His trills remind me of cannibal corpse

[@klauskarlkraus]

​@@Docv10no we don't... Wood has no influence on electric guitar

[@MrShadowofthewind]

​@@klauskarlkrausNot to the extend some claim, but there is certainly some influence.

[@haz9472]

Matt is a fucking demon for getting it down that fast after being shown briefly, what a monster. much love

[@T4JM]

And.. he also rarely uses a pick.

[@gematria696]

I'd say this is the most technical Slipknot's song to play on guitar. All Hope Is Gone (the album) has most of them too, such a badass album

[@christianalmli9085]

I was gonna argue with you because that's just my instinct, but after some genuine brainstorming you might be right, it probably is. Explains why they won't ever play it live xD

[@syntezjaofficial4240]

yeah All Hope Is Gone has a lot of great riffs and solos. Vol. 3 too, Opium of the People is basically prog metal song

[@darklordlc]

I love this album. I truly don’t understand why this albums gets so much smoke.

[@samirgolchha]

@@darklordlc yeah, my favorite album from them

[@devinaschenbrenner2683]

I understand the band hates that time period but that Album really isn't that bad. Alot of great rifts especially this song. My god.

[@Jasonxknot]

They recorded this 16 years ago. They have never played it live and Jim is playing it as if he recorded it yesterday. Either he plays this regularly on his own or Slipknot is dusting this one off to finally play it live.

[@seasofneptune]

He said on his insta that him and Eloy have it down and it ‘should be’ making an appearance live at some point…

[@Jasonxknot]

@@seasofneptune Is that a post or a comment?

[@seasofneptune]

@@Jasonxknot I think it’s Jim replying to someone on the post he made regarding this video

[@IdiotsGoneWild]

Jim is the man dude. You can tell he's always wanted to play this live otherwise he wouldn't have picked it when Matt said "What song would you teach someone trying to learn a Slipknot song" and then proceeds to pick one of THE hardest Slipknot songs to play. And I pretty much know how to play every Slipknot song ever (I have a cover of this song on my channel btw). Crossing my fingers that we get to hear this live one day!

[@n.j.crawler]

Thanks for making me feel old… can’t believe this song is 16! I remember when it came out…

[@fergluca]

Jim praising Albert from The Strokes, the circle is complete, two of my favourite guitar players ever

[@theblockyrocker9060]

Why have I never thought to play this song? This looks like a blast to warm up with.

[@deweyoogwey]

you should try it bro. mine is all hope is gone for warm up to keep it going

[@KnightStalker46]

It's a fun song to play.

[@ODAALx]

my toxic trait is that i think i could just nail playing the song just off of what im being shown (great job matt, fantastic episode)

[@christianalmli9085]

it's honestly not that difficult a song. EDIT: If you've played for 5-7 years and you're obsessed.

[@DeltaKT]

As I get older, my respect for Jim Root grows and grows! DAMN, I FUCKING LOVE THIS MAN.

[@stephanlappas4143]

I discovered Gematria back in high school and I've been obsessed with the guitar parts ever since. I always thought it was Slipknot's most underrated song. This is the recognition it deserves. This video is a dream come true for my younger self and my present one. Jim is such an inspiring artist.

[@denniskoore]

Jim commented at this instagram post that Eloy and him already jammed this song, so it should be on a future setlist 👀👀

[@Upotrex]

😂

[@xShamanx]

He's such a fucking awesome teacher

[@mickeygraham4509]

Jim’s guitar looks and sounds so cool here. Liking and commenting because Matt is rad and willing to help us all learn. This channel just gets better and better!

[@eldiablo3794]

Jim has always been my favorite guitarist in slipknot and outside of slipknot.. such a down to earth relatable guy. Jim inspired me to play the guitar and Joey inspired me to play the drums. This song reminds me of old school early 90s death metal when he plays those sick trill riffs.

[@markorides_]

If you play drums and guitar, I'd need you

[@art7710]

the sound and tone of the jim is super!!!very open!

[@djabthrash]

For those who've never seen it, here's Mick tracking the guitars for that song in the studio : Mick Thomson - "Gematria (The Killing Name)" - Rivera Amplificadores : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV7IgoaCqNaDmbM

[@SawyerSmoak]

So nice to see this song finally getting some love. I’ve never seen Jim riff this one before.

[@marcosrenan93]

I listen to this song on a daily basis, it's already a mantra for me. Such a fantastic one and definitely top 3 Slipknot songs ever

[@fadingdimension]

when i first heard this riff back in the day it made me pick up my guitar and play it immediately

[@Fabiobocca]

I've spent the last 21 years of my life scouring the internet for Jim Root videos. I ran out about a year ago. This has been a long time coming! Hoping for more videos from this interview. The 8 year old inside of me is still obsessed with ANY form of video I can get from this guy. Truly an inspiration, and absolutely a hero of mine. Fuck yeah

[@xbvdx]

So fun to watch! Guys you are legends. Thx for my big smile and the inspiration to play some heavy riffs!

[@slorr55]

The video of Mick recording it in the studio fuck, he is like a machine and Jim is on par, they had to be in the same band, fate decided that

[@Womb2DaTomb]

What's crazy too is I don't think Slipknot have ever played this live so Jim is just playing this from memory from years ago

[@josearjona3728]

Man, is usual that you often play songs that you wrote time ago. Like, all the time

[@Womb2DaTomb]

@@josearjona3728 If they play them live often yeah, Its just hard to imagine Jim sitting down and playing a decade old song often that they literally never play live

[@Jasonxknot]

No one plays off memory like that with something they havent played for 16 years. Either he likes to play this one often or Slipknot is getting ready to play it live.

[@Michael15_25]

@@Jasonxknotcorrect. Jim commented on IG that him and Eloy have been working on it so maybe they will include it soon 💪🏼

[@joshweigel1131]

he suggested it, so i doubt he came in without having put this in the work shop

[@EchoApexFirstEcho]

Such an awesome channel-I hope you can keep putting up new videos while not touring or recording. Too much Metal for One Hand🙌❤️

Jim is such a cool guy! This reminded me of the time a long time ago when I was first learning this song and stopped after the intro because intro itself was very fun to play and very hard to master.

[@matthewdobsson8341]

Easily my favorite channel. He still loves learning new things on guitar. It's why we all start.

[@boxcpl]

This is the ultimate showcase, especially for Jim since we know micks studio parts from his footage

[@660stihl]

Just awesome, could watch this all and every day! Jim is so laid back, Matt is like a kid in a candystore. Just great!

[@alex.weird.b.r.d]

Freaking awesome! Great spice of both, especially cheers to Matt!

[@shixerz_93]

Woah didnt expect that song choice. Such an underrated banger

[@stevencharles9273]

Wow, what a great watch. Y’all were great together. So fun to watch! ❤

[@davidrumford7687]

“You know, just something to get a kid going…”😂😂

[@Mietek412]

you're awesome Matt, thanks

[@bleepblorpp]

Jim Root wearing my favorite shirt! I love that company. Glad we have the same taste. 😎

[@patfix]

One of the best kind of hidden gems op Slipknot. Always loved this song!

[@kevin_nagle]

fucking love the riffs in this song so happy Jim decided to spend time with it out of everything else he could have chosen 🫡🤘🏼

[@thedudeabides6786]

Jim is such a cool guy, and a really great musician. I'd love to hang out with him for a day and pick his brain

[@harshgarrett]

PLAYYY IT LIVE JIM!

[@CarolinaBassHunter]

This is so awesome!

[@emmanuelromerocastillo8912]

My god! What he play seems to be very easy… i start to play guitar for him… i will never regrets of that! Jim Root the best!!

[@SatanSplainer]

Such an INSANE song!

[@zozangzozang4073]

I can't wait to hear a crowd of 5000+ screaming WHAT IF GOD DOESN'T CARE when they whip this out live.

[@napsznapolitano8633]

Hell yeah Matt!

[@KeeganTheAutistic]

Jim is one of the greatest Rhythm Guitarist Ever.

[@dukeviking]

One of THEEE best songs on AHIG behind the title track song (which they tried for one show on the '08 Mayhem Tour). A very ingeniously well crafted riff tour de force!!

[@AHNDRX]

My favorite guitarist the best to me!!

[@VileSinner666]

Love Jim's guitar tone. This song should've been played live already, haha!

[@Master90912]

Bu şarkı (AHIG albümünden unutulan diğer harika şarkıları da unutmayalım) bir şaheser. Ancak bu şarkının derinlemesine incelendiği bir eğitim videosunu görmek beni oldukça mutlu etti. Jim ile daha fazla video görmek isterim çünkü o beni gitara, müziğe bağlayan biridir. Eğer o olmasaydı gitar çalmayı hiç sevmezdim. Ayrıca Jim çok temiz kalpli bir insan, onun sohbetlerini dinlemek beni mutlu ediyor. Sevgiyle kalın.

[@alexspencer7170]

Great video!

[@stanbrackhage]

this is my ASMR. ty matt and james!

[@adamcogan211]

Man, Gematria is my favourite Slipknot song of all time!! It is so damn underrated!!

[@Risecustomshop]

I love this guy ❤ His latest look reminds me of a younger Dumbledore and it makes me love him even more😂

[@therunner8733]

Jim just said on Instagram that he’s played this with Eloy already and they’ve talked about adding it to the set list in the near future (at least once). He just doesn’t like how it drags on at the end and feels it should’ve been shorter

[@djabthrash]

Yeah the song is way too long

[@nono-ul3wy]

this is so perfect

[@finowa]

This is super weird but the riff is actually completely straight 4/4, 8 measures. Super straight forward count.

[@lemonshik]

yooooo, I remember seeing your cover of Gematria ages ago! good ol' times

[@djabthrash]

Good to see you commenting here man :)

[@AHNDRX]

What does that mean?

[@djabthrash]

@@AHNDRX there is no other way to explain it better haha :) If you don't know any music theory at all then it's normal you don't know what it means :)

[@christianalmli9085]

This is actually so fucking cool and awesome

[@paulconnell5399]

Jim straight up doing this on a tele like a country guy.

[@Bdragoon96]

Did not expect him to be into and learning Strokes stuff, that's fking sick 😂🤙

[@p3rs3arsk4]

I saw the thumbnail and thought, damn Rhett from Good Mythical Morning looks so cool with that guitar. 😂

[@TheFroman11]

I remember when All hope is gone came out. This is defiantly one of the more riffier Slipknot songs

[@stevencharles9273]

Matt, you rule ❤

[@capt_howdy]

I've always just called them _doodulu-doodulu's_ , but i'm gonna start using "batwings" from now on.

[@calebbliss8626]

this is my favorite Slipknot riff ever to play. I always have to take like 5 mins to relearn it every time I jam it though lol

[@cds9000]

The entirety of my knowledge of Slipknot before this video was (1)metal (2)freak masks (3)Jim root signature guitars seemed cool and atypical for metal. He seems like the nicest, most normal dude around. I wanna hang out with him.

[@1HYB]

it's their sickest riff

[@mattellis4270]

Fuck they need to play this live!

[@Jr0ck77]

This is gematria (the killing name)

[@jayremiahYT]

add Gematria and the Nameless to your concert lineups.

[@eb972]

So rad.

[@__stillpoint]

The George Corpsegrinder Fisher Conjecture: most dudes in scary bands with violent imagery are chill, friendly, and weirdly spiritual nerds.

[@nazmisuhaimi847]

Want to see they play Gematria live

[@illyw6144]

Glad Jim brought this song to the surface again! It’s like they kinda abandoned it or totally forgot they did the song

[@El-um6ox]

I hope AHIG gets its time, it’s probably their best album. It has by far my favorite riffs!

[@tetrodotoxin9782]

Awesome! on the spot tutorial 😁👌

[@santiagonieto2090]

imagine this one opening livewith the full band 🦇

[@BigChieff93]

I wonder if Mick and Jim ever realize that they're one of the best guitar duos ever?

[@divscuba7096]

jims sounds vs Matts guitar is night and day

[@henriquemolhodechaves6636]

Bro is playing Gematria on a V, sat down. Goat

[@philipc4353]

This song is so cool but seems pretty complicated to learn lol and Matt caught on pretty quick which is impressive.

[@luketurnermusic]

Graham coxon! 😮 that would be an incredible episode!

[@ilikepotatoes1345]

It's actually one and a half steps lower, not two steps. Two whole steps would be C.

[@shawnkhodai7665]

Woah 6:31 we need to see some of that with some Eloy sick crazy drumming

[@Bat_Dad_116]

Surprised he still knows it. That album is like 15ish years old and they never play it live.

[@Lemordison92]

Let's hope one day will actually see the knot performing this song especially now because the have eloy.

[@alanm-l9v]

i saw them live last year at the last jay's concert in mexico but i wanna see them again with a new album and hear what eloy brings to the table

[@drspoof7805]

YEAAAA

[@infinidominion]

Jim's pickgaurd screws are sooo tight

[@wce74wce15]

🙄

[@RolanTHUNDER]

Another banger of a song from back in the day! Wish I could be there playing with Jim Interviewer bro is still not holding that V correctly - it should be between his legs

[@paradigmshiftz7]

Poor Matt, trying his best to nail Gematria of all fucking Slipknot songs but is stuck with a significantly weaker tone than Jim 😂😭

[@haussiemecunha5348]

Um grande talento musical ❤ Me encanta seu jeito de tocar tão agressivo e tão doce... 🥰 Muito lindo meu Deus 😍 Te adoro 😘💞✨

[@djabthrash]

14:03 Jim is hilarious :) Metal Big Lebowski right here :)

[@jasonsenator6144]

I don't know why, but I started thinking of the strokes like a minute before he started talking about them.

[@hypnagogician]

Paul Grey would be sooo sickened by the last popstar-esque albums

[@01chickenpickin]

I can smell what they’re stepping in

[@EricJh21690]

Pickin up what they're puttin down

[@zulyelfik]

"12/08/73, that was all I got and now you got me" fucking banger (that's Corey's birthday btw, in USA date format, not UK of course, cos he's American 🤭)

[@onepieceisist]

play it live jim my lion god much love phrom greece

[@TheZeke1970]

Jim Root is so damn cool. Can he adopt me? I am 54, but I think it might work....

[@designerdye8055]

🤘🤘🤘

[@CLuvTravels]

Have they played Gematria live yet? I understand it'll be quite a workout for fifty year old guys lol

[@beastmerc84]

James, tell Corey that Acid Bath has reunited with Dax