Metallica - Blackened Guitar Cover

solo - 3:36
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14. Blackened
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[@pwee507]

I believe this is Metallica's most difficult rhythm riff to play.

[@carolcocuzzo]

Dyers Eve

[@pwee507]

No

[@juanmanuelcorrea7673]

It's not hard at all unless you practice.

[@LesPaul2006]

***** Battery is a piece of cake.

[@LesPaul2006]

Carol Cocuzzo That one is tough allright.

[@sepultubob]

The squeal harmonics with no whammy bar... I mean come on !!! Makes me want to go back to this album and work this songs just like I am still 18 ! Amazing performance.

[@TheJerseyNinja]

The "sqeal" harmonics are easy enough without a whammy bar

[@mryan2222]

way to make it about you bro

[@montivivivi5155]

Who the hell said it was hard my man, and no shit it’s easy lmao you don’t use the whammy bar to make the sound itself

[@SpywareVA]

Pinch harmonics*******************

[@chikinonfrydai]

jesus christ there is not a single positive reply under this comment lmao

[@0oOskar]

That solo was so fucking clean Jesus...

[@alede]

Oscar Sanchez ikr

[@tarchalin]

It's not clean, for example part between 4:11 and 4:14 is too slow. Kirk plays 3 taps per section, while swan the pig plays just 2 taps per section.

[@geologist5838]

@@tarchalin yeah I think it’s 3 tappings per beat, but it’s still great 🤘

[@Sgt.ArchDornan]

@@tarchalin to be fair if you were recording and you made a very very slight mistake I don't think you would care and upload it because 90% of people wouldn't care either or at least not notice I certainly didnt

[@mattyjohnston5786]

@@Sgt.ArchDornan agreed ! Mistakes are made. Kirk Hammett has surely made plenty. You’re not a real musician if you don’t make em 👊🏼👏🏼

[@A19csd]

8 years later still the best Blackened cover on KZbin. The riff coming back after the solo pumps me up every time. I could run through a wall.

[@senditkevin]

If you ever run through a wall, try to get it on video lol.

[@hobbymiracle1497]

kirk was born again

[@_veikkomies]

he wasn't dead in the first place

[@Zibala2]

kirk can die ? O.o?

[@hobbymiracle1497]

+Mann DesEisens haha it mean this guy is second kirk

[@_veikkomies]

seth sok Yes, I understood

[@hobbymiracle1497]

lol

[@anfangerlp3191]

oh my god this is the best cover from Blackened if ever seen

[@matolovrak8279]

Flawless

[@frederickpikovsky3586]

This is garbage. You don’t play this song in alternative picking. The hardest part of playing blackened is downstroking the main riff.

[@mikem1006]

@@frederickpikovsky3586 Garbage? Your video was good as far as downpicking goes, other than that, it was sloppy as fuck. Play your video at 50% and it's pretty embarrassing.

[@notthefpopelongtimeagogala28]

@@mikem1006 It is most definitely not embarrassing for something that was recorded and posted in probably about ten minutes as an example, and definitely IS embarrassing to post a serious cover of a song, which likely took hours of recording several takes, editing etc., and STILL be riddled with mistakes (Of which I noticed several in this cover, besides the downpicking). He even intentionally plays wrong notes, the open A he plays during the main riff should obviously be an A#. How do you listen to a song, learn it with a wrong note like that, then keep playing it and not go "Hmm, this doesn't sound right"? Either he has no sense of pitch, or he's just lazy, can't be fucked to learn it the right way, and is using an open string to cheat so he can mute better or something, which would still be okay, if it was at least the right fuckin note, but it's not, and it's an earsore. Or he just fucked up that note a bunch of times.

[@nicholimartin7331]

LMAO

[@TheMusicfan189]

That tone is SPOT ON, wow. Love how you shifted towards the camera @2:06 because that riff is BADASS.

[@MMASulu]

The riff we all came here for

[@rustycr0w]

I’m learning this at the moment and the picking hand is definitely the hardest part. I can fret all the (James) notes at full speed no problem, my right hand can’t keep up the pace and accuracy though. The riff patterns are pretty basic but sound amazing. It just goes to show how fantastic a rhythm player Hetfield is, nailing this shit in his twenties.

[@brunocpimenta]

While singing

[@Gabingus69]

2 years later im learning this and I am having the same trouble...the picking hand obstacle to playing thrash metal well..

[@dml-_2120]

@@Gabingus69 I can give you the advice to not start with songs like this one because they can "cripple" your future technique. Start slow and when you learned to play relaxed then you can try it

[@Gabingus69]

@DML thank you! how should I work to increase the stamina of my picking hand? Following the instructions you laid out? Or do you have other suggestions in mind. I really want to be able to play Blackened and Creeping Death one day, full speed

[@dml-_2120]

@@Gabingus69 I would just start with the basic picking and alternate picking (this includes alternate picking across strings/string skipping). The way I increased my downpicking was that I put a metronome on a tempo I could downpick pretty relaxed for 5 min and increased it day by day. You have to be careful that you don't tense up while doing it otherwise you fuck up your arm. But I mean there are plenty of YT videos showing you several ways of improving downpicking (such as speed bursts). PS: Downpicking is easier while standing but not necessary to build up speed

[@wecandoit740]

At 5:00 starts the most confusing part for ears

[@aladpurehostility]

Probably not him playing

[@AeosDrop]

there’s the original track in the background, and then his, you can hear the harmonic

[@Wolfoe-ex2jj]

mad lad He’s referring to the timing of the song itself. The drums and guitars go a beat or so out of sync. It technically works, but it’s weird on the brain

[@zele]

bruh when that part starts I break my neck

[@ermonski]

@@Wolfoe-ex2jj if you hear the isolated guitar track, the main riff's timing is still the same all throughout, it's where Lars goes that makes it confusing.

[@isaacrumley]

When Kirk's solos were genuinely good and actually had some interesting flare to them

[@briang8579]

Kirk's best solos were rtl but even then, all his albums have been just picking the same techniques out of a hat. Kill em all and afja got it the worst

[@vigilanttt619]

@@briang8579 didn’t dave write the solos for rtl? (new to metallica so not so much caught up on the story of them)

[@briang8579]

@@vigilanttt619 dave wrote most of the solos for kill em all, and kirk made a good few changes, but dave had no hand in ride the lightning, definitely peak kirk solos

[@Eh_O_Nico]

You're the best Metallica player i've ever seen. There's no one better than you on KZbin. Keep rocking bro

[@davidbarahona7505]

Nobody who alternate picks a Metallica riff can be considered "the best Metallica player"

[@xKisukeX96]

@Nemesis 86 Still, if we talk about their classic tunes and being the best in covering them, there is no way you can alternate pick the Blackened Main Riff and be the best. It sounds so weak alternate but so fucking brutal downpicking it. If we talk about young prime James. Look at him Seattle 89 downpicking Battery, MoP and Blackenend at 120% speed. Its fucking godlike. The hardest part about playing those riffs is downpicking them SO fast and being 100% in time.

[@Pantera_Fan]

@Nemesis 86, stupid...

[@Calbenmike]

LambChopper678 is up there.

[@sebastienmiron655]

Really good cover, that's true, but there is no one better on youtube ? remember that this girl was 14 years old when she did this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqGkhIauZcqWirc

[@psteeg3551]

To all the guitar know-it-alls that claim metallica MUST BE played with downstrokes only: at the end of the day it's all about the sound, so anyone who can play alternate picking and make it sound like a decent cover of the original has all the right to do so. It is not a shortcut if it sounds the same. Actually to be fair, it only makes more sense if alternate picking is easier than all downstrokes as long as you produce a good sound.

[@AgentFlea]

I play this with downstrokes but I agree with you. But I'm heavy handed as fuck and it's way noticeable in the sound when I try to do alternate. I still alternate every now and then when my hand gets tired :P

[@_veikkomies]

The point is, it does dound better with downstrokes and making it sound "decent" by upstroking is definitely a shortcut

[@psteeg3551]

veikkomies you're right, most of the times it does not sound as good. But if you can, then it would technically not make a difference in sound ;)

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

It's definitely not "all about the sound". It's about the sound, yes, but it's also about attitude. Down-picking is overflowing with rebellious attitude. Metallica's obsession with it is no small part of what makes them so much different than the rest.

[@malcolmkyeremeh5444]

Not necessarily, if you play guitar you should know that the tone is different with all downstrokes compared to alternate picking

[@FreestyleCarp6gaming]

What’s even more baffling is about this riff is that James plays it even faster when performing live 🤯

[@91072craigster]

Playing it in front of 60,000 adoring fans will do that. 😁

[@siddharthbapardekar1261]

Can’t believe James Sings while playing that. Absolute legend 🙌🏻🔥

[@oleksandrderkach9006]

4:42 the best part )

[@tristislive]

4:40

[@Bojannna44]

For me it's 4:51, fav part of the song 😊

[@prathamdangi3388]

I guess the E string was 18...

[@rob2049]

This is a challenging song, not only a chromatic riff, with tremolo picking, and the odd time signatures, but the speed with precision.. I get pretty sore halfway through, you just push till the end... I applauded this guy, he's 99% there...

[@PippPriss]

This is one heck of a cover. SWEET Job on doing that, man!

[@patrickcrawford6392]

Hey I love both Radiohead and Metallica too. Sweet.

[@Doc_Johnsonn]

Fucking legendary. Nicely done homie sounds spot on through the whole song, which is hard AF to do considering that solo is dirty as hell!!!

[@yoniyampolsky2597]

dude ur flawless holy crap

[@josesantander4702]

You are the best with the covers of metallica.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

OK, I've seen enough of your covers to know you're capable. Why is Dyers Eve not part of the list!? >:(

[@oursweetboys]

Yeah I know right, or Fight fire with fire.

[@skarfnx]

He actually likes having a right hand 😂😂

[@zeecapeta]

I fucking love your SG tone dude

[@6801ls350]

I have not listened to Metallica in so long. I saw the Master of Puppets tour in 86 with Ozzy and I loved Metallica even though they were so fucking loud! I lost quit a bit of my hearing from that show.

[@GustavMahler6]

I fkn loved your metallica covers when i was a kid, years later i remembered your channel and here i am man❤

[@itsjustmemyselfandi4473]

james singing while play that rift🔥

[@ian3641]

This solo is SO GREAT

[@briannewman532]

Jesus Christ man, this is the best cover of Blackened I have ever seen on KZbin. You absolutely nail all of the little nuances of this song that many people get wrong. I don't know if they just don't hear it right, but I hear it played "wrong" by people who are technically very gifted. Not here, this is flawless. Well done! And disregard the people saying you're picking it wrong, it sounds amazing.

[@johnhutsler8122]

This song is so hard to play lol... This dude nailed it. Impressive

[@JokerCrusty]

Not too hard to play but to play it clean..you will get some difficults

[@Pixpi]

Eh this is warm ups song

[@BloodyRoastBeef]

Ladies and gentlemen, the sound of epicness.

[@buraker9413]

The transition at 5:10 is awesome! Best part!

[@thebeautyofmetal]

Fully agree, those hammer ons!

[@mutantkoffee]

Top tier hard riff tallica songs IMOE( in my own experience) 5: battery needs consistency and tightnes but it has lots of breathing and the song structure is very linear once you have it. 4: blackened: you just need to be tight 3: damage inc: you just need to be tight. 2: and justice for all parts/dyers eve: you just need to be tight. 1:frayed ends of sanity, you need to be an extreme mf with your right hand

[@kunal_k_]

How'd i miss this. Great job done. Real clean as well 👌🏻

[@gustavoquiroga5087]

Just beatiful

[@lovannie]

1- I love your sound 2 I love your playing 3- and i FUCKING love your shirt!

[@papakefis4252]

This is a true guitar player playing a true guitar cover!!! This is how is done. One take , with a minor mistake in the end ... Huge respect.

[@islanublar4561]

This guys whammy bar is just like my dad. It disappears whenever I need it the most.

[@matthewholman747]

That rocked it had me headbanging in the middle of class

[@AdamandAdamand]

The fact that you're playing a Gibson SG & I think perhaps on a tube amp with plain ole gain, almost makes me forget about the A natural. Great playing man!

[@peacer1984]

damn dude, you rock hard as ... there is no words for that :) just awesome! you really should do slow step lesson videos, everybody would love to learn this. in my eyes it's the best cover i've ever seen. trust me you can live your dreams with these guitar skills you have. keep up rockin' . cheers

[@brunodargor]

One of my favourite solos by Kirk

[@manifestgtr]

Dude, this is a KILLER performance. You really nailed the intricacies and details of the lead section. I do this nonsense for a living and even *I* don’t have the patience for that lol. Great stuff 🤙

[@charlescauldron]

Jesus. I don't think I've ever heard that riff played that well.

[@Lambert-up6bn]

I may be eight years late but that was fuckin AWESOME 🤘🤘🤘

[@AnthonyADS]

On the main riff it’s not an open A is a Bb on the E string 👌🏾

[@steezy_deegz]

Jeez...honestly, best covers I've ever seen. You had one teeny trip up near the end but I gotta say, kinda glad you can screw up! Lol

[@Eksil777]

Solo is so fucking NICE

[@emn5295]

this is incredible wow

[@Virual7strings]

This is a solid playthrough. Even for one of the hardest Metallica songs in the catalog.

[@dnsfamz3764]

You are the best cover guitar blackened men... 👏

[@jadescott1258]

Wow ! Well done man! Perfect 👏👏👏👏👏

[@dkgodingreengiant]

The best song cover on youtube

[@olucan]

I think this is the best guitar performance I've ever seen on youtube.

[@halfholy1793]

I usually skip to the solo instantly but god damn you're talented I have to watch it all

[@markbrown2888]

That was freaking killer.

[@chrisfxi1216]

Insane . FN perfect . Bravo dude 👏

[@AxeGuy2005]

man, I wish I could play as good as you, keep up the good work!!!

[@Diego_Lemon16]

4:51 I’ve been practicing this part a lot and I can say that u doing that with only ur Index and middle finger is fucking INSANE!!!

[@henryrivers4935]

man you are a machine

[@Roouzoo]

This master needs more likes, no matters if he do down or alternative picking.... Sounds fucking awesome.

[@TyDie85]

Julian Rozo totally agree!

[@user-mt5cb5qt1d]

Хорош!!! И не смотря на помарки не стал дубли плодить, тяжелый риф и долгая композиция! Уважуха!

[@1eph]

Im in the midst of learning this one and this video gives me the inspiration i need to keep working at it. Its like, 'Woah ok. So, mortals _can_ play this.' (As we all know, Justice era James was basically beyond human limitations.)

[@JMcKaySV]

Back when guitarist's covered songs in one take. Respect brotha

[@MT-pg4pi]

Yes it’s the only Metallica riff that I have struggled to play and get the timing right.

[@jasenwhite552]

Bringing it y'all! Well done!

[@Locoandchooch]

Good job with the down strokes

[@HalloHai-hx3zi]

Hade pisan uy😂😂 Maen keun gitar na Mantap uy Salam from indonesia

[@o-o6355]

truly unbelievable that you can play that entire song. well done sir

[@1251wire]

2:25......Hey...in the words of the Rocket...Roger Clemens...let me stop you right there!!!....that performance is so AWESOME !! I will not watch the entire video until...I process what little I saw....much respect.

[@Samford_]

That tone sounds perfect

[@george_was_curious6710]

Goddamn you make that one riff look easy. You know the one I'm talking about. Hats off dude.

[@pacingBlue]

Kudos on the Radiohead t-shirt. I love both Metallica and Radiohead, we must be only a few in this world.

[@GabrielPereira-qv7es]

pacingBlue they're both huge fucking bands. So no, we mustn't me only a few

[@charliebrown5554]

Awesome,bro. Respect from Russia. \m/

[@rafaelabernardino2349]

the solo is so: 😍😍😍🥰🥰🤗

[@TrueSpider-Man]

Absolutely fantastic…

[@kursattanriverdi2898]

what a precision in the solo 👏👏

[@holomomohapi705]

We see you Hammet, We see you !!

[@greatkali5866]

your radiohead shirt reminds me of Scott tenorman

[@oneminutefixed5003]

Impeccable, I'm taking notes

[@XXbobwireXX]

You are the most underrated guitarist on KZbin

[@dalegallagher8424]

I'd usually shit on you for not playing it strictly with downstrokes, but your timing and attack is fucking mint. Best cover of this I've ever seen.

[@diegomarques2505]

Very nice played

[@fgamez1857]

Bro. You nailed it 👍

[@frankduffy6464]

Hammet would be proud of you bro! You totally kill the rhythms and leads. Awesome.

[@applethief3113]

a legend covered a legendary song

[@theheadlesshorseman8398]

That song is so fun

[@rafaelabernardino2349]

i listen this song 143 times in spotify :DDD

[@dannydimes3350]

I’d say a top 5 heaviest riff for them, it’s a little short but jfc does it slap

[@j-dizzle2946]

Something is really strange, my brain can’t handle the backing track and your playing together

[@lepapefrancois8675]

you're insane brother

[@user-xk6ux5bb7f]

Единственная песня металлики, которая мне нравилась. Собственно только её у них и играл. Отец говорил - "что за шум у тебя в комнате...? "😂. Он слушал лишь классику

[@shahrizalazlizulkapli5107]

Wow!!!

[@iovoslaviovchev7979]

Fuckin' nalied that solo, mate! Congrats

[@gabrielecristelli3736]

Outstanding cover. Well done man!

[@alterfloyd1]

You got it nailed. I been workibg on it for several months and i'm stuck at about 96% tempo on songster. Im just on the rythym part though, I will never get that solo anywhere near 100%

[@durden2480]

Thank you Jason

[@Fabio_Moro]

My favourite metallica song🤟🤟

[@user-cm2bz9tv4b]

Easy and forever cover!

[@oris81]

fuckin' hell. Such a great player.