Metalkult Exclusive NILE Guitar Riff Lesson (Part 1)

[@krakhaid]

I've always said that Nile is, at it's core, a doom metal band that plays death metal, if that makes any sense. They may play at a million miles an hour, but when they come to slower sections of songs, like Sarcophagus, or 4th Arra of Dagon, or Eat of the Dead, you can definitely hear the doom metal influences, not to say the least that "Unas" is essentially a love letter to Candlemass. I always look forward to the evil, doomy sections of their songs.

[@JacksonAxe]

It's impressive how tight they are without a click or other time keeping device.

[@Barqu3ntine]

"wow, it's been a long time" --> launches immediately into riff, lol

[@Razwithz]

"humm.. I'm karl and I play guitar" lol! :D

[@Iheartdgd]

6:34 lmfao... right on Karl

[@rsd338]

people (idiots) that scoff at this are insane...can you imagine the talent required to play this note for note at any given time...just the intricate nature of the uncommon keys in which these riffs are played is a miracle unto itself how this can be pulled from memory at will....wild

[@bradlocken2621]

These guys are very talented but everything you said was ridiculously stupid

[@jackatejill]

damn !! he Busted out the FLYING W !!!

[@DorinBusu]

*Flying W* i'm dead 😅

[@malagimnakatapusan5127]

Loooool 😂😂

[@judasiscariot383]

3:00 Karl demonstrates magick bestowed upon him by Amun-Ra

[@HamerD]

this is so unbelievably good. Their riffing is beyond awesome. The time signature freedom of Nile is also a beauty.

[@HamerD]

god damn I love their guitar sound and especially their way of playing chords

[@HamerD]

this is so unbelievably good. Their riffing is beyond awesome.

[@XIPH0S707]

its nice to see Karl so happy in his element, talking about his music, and his band. It reminds me of Chris Adler, his face always lights up when he talks about LOG, and just metal music in general. VERY COOL VID!

[@swedisheinherjer]

I would sacrifice both my legs to play just as fluentlty as these guys. Invader pickups plus drop tunings = Awesomeness

[@santiveja]

2:25 and 2:39... heaviest riffs i've ever heard in my whole life :D

[@jeffnatal6884]

Thank you Nile!

[@wolfboii999]

@Killer9299 that's attributed to the fact that they tune in drop a. this is unbelievably amazing.

[@devilevilwayz]

the way they pulse every 8 note gives a great sound

[@wolfboii999]

@Killer9299 drop e on an 8 string is like tuning to drop e flat on a six string. you would actually have to raise the pitch of all the strings except for the last one. they're not sloppy, it's just that they over-distort and that doesn't mix well with their drop a tuning.

[@Kuroi555]

the way they play their parts "slow" is the way i play my stuff most of the time. these guys are fast as hell, but i think alot of their riffs sound cooler played a bit slower. obviously these guys are the pro's and i'm just an amateur, so they know better than i do of course

[@HabAnagarek]

Their tremolo riffs remind me of the last castle in Rygar. It's the "Egyptian" chord progression plus tremolo picking. Fuck yeah.

[@NoiseIsALive]

hehehehee I laugh at 1:23 when he says "and fast : " awesome!!! I play drums, but I love Nile, and I want to learn to play guitar like this guys

[@CrushinRuSSian27]

push 8 repeatedly.

[@asheppard308]

@blackwaterapprentice i know this is a little late. but try Eat of the Dead by Nile... it's about as slow as you'd ever want to be.

[@catstudent1]

yeah i just do not see where he would use the 12 string part

[@Potatoshaneko]

It's just how Death Metal sounds, once you understand it properly, it's easier to understand what they're playing.

[@TheeDangle]

Karls always like "lets play black seed of vengance" lol Karl, we all know thats your fav nile song... (mine too)

[@PipebagCFH]

@mongobongoman why use 7 when you're not gonna use the high E string?... with 6 is enough to sound as brutal as they get, same thing with Cannibal Corpse, Pat uses a 7 but just to play the old stuff, with the regular A# stuff they use 6 and is more than enough.

[@Wookash666]

have u heard sanders' solo albums?

[@w9ahmed]

Thanks man for posting \m/

[@wolfboii999]

@Killer9299 he uses 7 and 8 string guitars

[@guitarman3190]

i was ingnorant too when i first listen to these guys....i didnt quite understand them. until i actually sat down and listened to Sacrifice Unto Sebek. I lost my fucking mind. these guys are the real deal, I cant play death metal or write it with it being in B standard with the Drop A. its just crazy.

[@neID_]

what is song in the start?

[@JeneralDethray]

You know those guitars that are like, double guitars?

[@balsac69nice]

not b, drop A: A E A D F# B its pretty well the "drop D" form of B Standard. and to metalhead7517: playing a seven changes a lot of the scale patterns and just adds confusion.

[@blacklegionairsoft1]

@blackwaterapprentice 4th Arra of Dagon or Wrought. Slow and Sludgy! :D

[@RustyIronloins]

agreed

[@disturbed4ever2]

6:35

[@T3ke0ut]

haha. 00:14. 'uh yeah im Karl. I do guitar and vocals (mumbles towards the end)' lol. that's funny. both killer gutarists and vocalists.

[@balaach8591]

i luv how tht dean looks in dallas' hands

[@AntiHero1996]

Not really, you can just lengthen the scales on B if you want to.

[@Dimebag08RIP]

Best comment ever dude.

[@AIC68]

🤘😈🤘

[@brandonbryson3317]

Nile always has the most awful tone on their demo videos...haha

[@JoaoSantos-ho3db]

Finally somebody who understands me !! Even doe that the studio makes them sound better

[@brandonbryson3317]

A "practice amp" isn't an excuse for shit tone. I have a cheap solid state 15 watt amp that is easily cable of producing tones much better than this. Yeah, it doesn't sound like my 6505, but it doesn't sound absolutely terrible like this video does. Not to mention, these guys can easily afford to play on decent sounding practice amps. I'm guessing you aren't a guitarist. Either that, or you're one who doesn't really know what he's doing.

[@petepetrich7828]

+Brandon Bryson You sound like you don't really know what you're doing.

[@Kobraisten]

+Brandon Bryson you dont seem to sound better in your vids and definitely not playing 1/10 as good as they do, silence the envy and learn instead of criticising

[@brandonbryson3317]

LMAO Dude I forgot all about those vids. Those were literally only made as a quick demonstration for a guy that was filling in for me for an old band I was in. His email and phone couldn't receive files that big. Those vids were using a camera phone speaker and hardly showcase anything to do with my playing ability or tone. I do thank you, though, for reminding me to delete those. And that doesn't make the tone any less awful on these Nile videos.

[@krakhaid]

They've said they don't play 7 strings because they just don't like the feel.

[@digidumb]

Black Sheep of Vengeance! :)

[@Razwithz]

anyone knows what picks they use?, not pick ups, picks :)

[@Nitemortis]

That'S not Black Metal. It's Death MEtal... Technical and brutal... Nile Rules

[@Razwithz]

@pantokrator1988 duh, you have to hear the whole songs with drums and voice and some wicked oriental instruments to be impressed, of course this sucks, it's for educational purposes ;)

[@23.Capricorn.23]

FUCK ME- the chord at 7:28 sound like the chime thingy on the album even though its not actually there!!!... thats FUCKING TRIPPY..

[@PrismaticDemi]

karl looks like he is going to have a heart attack picking that fast, his face is fucking pink. Goddamn!

[@scarfamelly]

@The19nor no to me he seems very shy like he doesn't even think he is good. he is great its jsut he seems really unsure of himself

[@tehgrim08]

6:34 ahahahahahahaha !!!!!!

[@Karthadasht]

i'll bet that dallas is the only person who can really follow on what karl is doing ... same thing goes for karl !!!

[@AlexandreBatalha_Sharkuel]

se não gostas, ou não compreendes, não oiças. certamente não deves curtir que também mandem bocas sobre a musica que gostas de ouvir, certo?!

[@JadeIsBunny]

Something's wrong with dallas' guitar. It sounds out of tune. Give them equips like in the metal hammer interview and you're fine.

[@mendezbigniew]

not really, it's Ithyphallic metal.

[@smufmigeifmig]

its an 11 string =P

[@tltltl_17]

that dean just doesn't look metal when next to the double spear guitar :D

[@mawkheaf]

nile rules, but I wish they had better guitar tone. tons of gain is pretty brutal, but they have too much...its muddies up the note articulation.

[@Dudujjsjwjdudjjejwuduujr]

Yeah i think we can all agree that Karl was not in the realm of sober when this was recorded.

[@wolfboii999]

This is just watching them play, it doesn't teach you shit.

[@strangermind4997]

barulho .-.

[@rellow8878]

nile is not black metal.

[@metallicaguy123]

That guitar tone....yuck!

[@RonaldLeeee]

I hate there tone so much.