I Made a Metalcore Song in a Flash Game

[@EvilDogProductions]

So I made this game 12 years ago and the song you made is INSANE haha and you know what the craziest part is? March 14 is my freaking BIRTHDAY. What are the odds! lmao

[@TrueChaoSclx]

Yo, dude, slightly late happy birthday man. Thanks for the years of fun in my teens with all the games you made, hope you're doing well these days Marco

[@UndeadAhead]

What's the game called?

[@justmetal227]

Damn man this game is COOL

[@icelandicbanks6473]

@@UndeadAhead Punk-O-Matic 2, I think

[@rufocs686]

Thanks for making the most significant piece of starting point in my life: my first iterations in music making. I played both 1 and 2, and this last one was SUPER Avant Garde to its time! You're a reason as to why I learnt how to play guitar and compose music! I'll find ya on twitch.

[@kevinsullivan1578]

Why the hell was this 100 times better than I expected it to be lmao

[@NikNocturnal]

^^^ right?

[@jimthethirdprobably]

how is this flash game better than a software that i PAID real money for

[@MaximeBriseboisLemelin]

This is 100 times better than anything I’ve ever written.

[@sergiogonzalesYT]

@@jimthethirdprobably LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@billgr9892]

@@NikNocturnal bro can you show the tabs

[@Paco_RL]

I like how the creator of the game took care of details and made animations that actually play the right notes

[@NikNocturnal]

^^ Who ever made this game definitely made it out of pure love of music

[@violetprosejoe]

@@NikNocturnal Shout out to Marco Arsenault, AKA Evil-Dog

[@theokayesttino4998]

@@violetprosejoe Das our boi! Check out the other games he made. Road of The Dead was awesome

[@milangabris9494]

they can play some cover song from the list of the covers and the creator added song from his band too .. it´s called Rebirth and I like it so much that I had to learn it on guitar :D

[@EvilDogProductions]

@@NikNocturnal I DID :D xox

[@The666VampireGirl]

imagine become one of the most popular metal/punkrock bands by using that flash game to write your songs

[@Jasonmakesvideo]

the real world version of the game is joey sturgis

[@Reiwa_StrawberryVibe]

Im acctually trying to. My music channel name is TheHelldiverBand

[@mindaugasmazrimas4554]

I feel like this could become something the metal community on KZbin can make a competition out of

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

For real, I would watch that.

[@ykristianhd]

Yeesss

[@Kenya_Sokdeez35]

There is actually a competition for this called Battle Of The Bands

[@casualcyberguy1314]

@@Kenya_Sokdeez35 Battle of the budget

[@s0t3rwon_teoktheeviloneskr76]

@@Kenya_Sokdeez35 🤯

[@thibwhoworshipthrash6854]

I think you know that we all want a guitar cover

[@NikNocturnal]

;)

[@Coverine]

@@NikNocturnal We do!

[@gabrielcastle3071]

It must be done. Too much epic. Too little Nik. Need Nik in metalcore game song. Please sir. Metalcore god you are.

[@johnny_s6890]

Nik. Make this happen. Tonight. On stream. Do it.

[@SuperRedhawk13]

FUCK YES

[@ThreeProphets]

This is the most technically impressive thing I've ever seen in Flash

[@EnergeticSpark63]

hey

[@Paradox_Edge]

Well then you haven't seen very much of flash. This isn't even scratching the surface of what you could make in flash which is why people are STILL MAD THAT ADOBE KILLED IT BECAUSE "MUH MONEYZZZZ".

[@bigbananadealer846]

punk o matic 3 was planned to be an even crazier flash game. basically like garageband in flash. never got finished tho i believe i checked everyday as a kid

[@EnergeticSpark63]

@@bigbananadealer846 hey

[@jrkern]

Punk-o-matic-Core should definitely be a thing if it isn't already. Please release EP consisting of songs just made from this.

[@NikNocturnal]

I'll call it 000-000

[@jrkern]

@@NikNocturnal When's the vinyl dropping?

[@seanfay6481]

I'm not sure if the MP3 Converter works anymore. The website died like years ago.

[@carcher4525]

@@seanfay6481 it was shut down at the end of 2019

[@Annatar3019]

@@seanfay6481 could use audacity or similar software to record system audio

[@joeyclemenza7339]

This was straight up Sum 41 meets Bullet for my Valentine meets Avenged Sevenfold with just a smidgen of Shadows Fall and hell, a touch of Thrice for good measure... and I loved it, lol. Just one big, happy, warped tour smoothie in flash game form.

[@owensspace]

Better than sum 41 these days

[@joeysfieldherpingadventure8861]

@@owensspace what rock are you under? Sum41 are better then they've ever been.

[@mybandpigvomithas3sales200]

@@joeysfieldherpingadventure8861 Wouldn't say they're better than they've ever been, but it's still great

[@juliotorres3147]

@@joeysfieldherpingadventure8861 people still suffer from nostalgia

[@Houraisan47]

thats wildly accurate

[@MrMoz94]

That drummer double kicking with 1 foot, what an absolute animal

[@syahminorizan8064]

He might need a double kick pedal

[@BMTH-FAN]

@@syahminorizan8064maybe he has a double bass on single kick drum

[@torstein8660]

⁠@@BMTH-FANNah man, drummer trains legs twice a day

[@ChickenFriedBrad]

Wow. On top of the fact that it allows you to write full songs, the midi sounds INSANELY good! Especially considering the fact that it came out in the early/mid 2000s.

[@RaptorShadow]

It wasn't midi, it was actually all loop the creator recorded. There was a tool going around once upon a time that would take your output song file and actually combine the loops into an mp3 for you.

[@ChickenFriedBrad]

@@RaptorShadow Ah, that's really neat! Technology is nuts, man.

[@gabrielrex]

Ah the punkomatic mp3 converter, i used to download all the songs i made with that XD

[@pentexsucks43]

It sounds like legit samples, not midi. Like they cut up actual guitars

[@CheapSushi]

it's legit samples. crazy to think one person did all the riffs and cutting them up

[@shona5512]

This slaps. Now you need to collaborate with a vocalist and make this an actual song to complete the process.

[@antiquagoluboy]

with toli wild

[@mpk6664]

Where's Andy?

[@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce]

this has Matt Heafy written all over it

[@lukestange]

we need andy cizek on the mic

[@MonoGrinded]

@Ian Ramírez Exactly who I was imagining!!

[@gustavofring4363]

You can actually get so much content from this game

[@NikNocturnal]

;)

[@jaredfarney675]

@@NikNocturnal you could drop a new 578 song weekly. Just sayin, I'd watch since it slaps.

[@PlyerMute]

Thank you Gus, but I think you blew up.

[@bjornboi1175]

@@PlyerMute hehehe....... Blew up

[@therestingmitchface6241]

I think it’s amazing this flash game has the accurate drummer movement animations, but tv shows and movies can’t get the movements right (other than whiplash)

[@CheapSushi]

it's amazing detail

[@queasyweasel]

fr fr

[@Lui5_torre5]

For a flash game the amount of detail and care that went into this is ridiculously amazing

[@CheapSushi]

yeah seriously

[@Subarashii_Nem]

Okay, this didn't have to go so hard.. IT'S A FLASH GAME! This is insane. You should do a cover of this song for real!

[@NikNocturnal]

*I like Metalcore*

[@x_the_fucking_dead_soul_x9687]

Same my friend my addiction 🤘🔥

[@seabass-first-class4547]

Very Waking the Fallen

[@into_the_void]

I like juice..it is the truth... Filtered vitamin substance

[@dmitry3269]

I love too

[@alfonsonovasco]

It’s not a phase!!!!

[@Kenya_Sokdeez35]

Im so happy to see Punk O Matic get the attention it deserves. This game is criminally underrated

[@RobiticDuck]

Im surprised its still available online being I think a Flash game!

[@todessehnsucht]

YES!!!

[@syazaplays3303]

Because the kids play this game back in the day are either became a metalhead or SoundCloud producer XD

[@Kenya_Sokdeez35]

@@syazaplays3303 i remember this same comment on a video of some guy playing punk o matic. Glad to see this comment again 😆

[@CheapSushi]

crazy how many options there are riff and note wise for the game

[@eageraurora879]

Holy shit the sound quality has no business being this good for a flash game. Absolutely mind-blowing

[@LTR1420]

Hahah man this hits all the nostalgia. Newgrounds itself was huge when I was a kid. You can tell how old Punkomatic is just by reading the stickers on the drumset. "No more Bush" in particular lol.

[@Jixsurez]

Miss me yet?

[@Mise22]

Nik should make full album only using this game

[@NikNocturnal]

Maybe ;)

[@DannySlept]

hahahah yes

[@jaredfarney675]

Yes! 578 album 🤘🏻

[@kinkinkijkin]

done a ton of times by its community in antiquity so it wouldn't be unique in that way but it would still be fuckin cool as shit to see people enjoying this stuff, even though all the old members of the community largely fell out and hate each other now lmao

[@brgrungegazer7134]

Up

[@SuperMetalmeltdown]

PoM2 is a fucking classic. I still hop on it from time to time. Btw, there is an MP3 converter for the songs. You can even get every instrument as a separate track. Cool for editing if you want more control on the final sound

[@tomvesely4008]

Wait actually? Let's gooo!

[@LordPryde]

What’s the mp3 converter called?

[@VijiogFrito]

holy shit this brought back some crazy memories. when i was a teenager i “wrote” an album using this game and put it on bandcamp

[@jayayvee_music]

what’s your artist name?

[@dmitriyk.4991]

I’d check that shit out

[@F4sy]

Where it at

[@anopirsten7565]

what is it?

[@piroshk1968]

ayo link?

[@jackpit7200]

can we stop and talk about this drummer? He's doing a double kick line with one foot, absolute chad legend

[@CheapSushi]

lol

[@zenith8417]

It's a shame EvilDog never made punk-o-matic pro. It was A LOT more ambitious than pom2 and I don't think it could be possible, even with a small team. EvilDog is really good at making games(he also made both road of the dead's and lab of the dead), but meeting and outdoing pom2, that's a tall order

[@Mr_Bedlam215]

A tall order it is, man. At least we got the memories made on the game and website. Good to see you kicking about still, man! -Drac Alucard

[@trey3294]

@@Mr_Bedlam215 Dude, it's Treytes! wuddup! haha

[@Mr_Bedlam215]

@@trey3294 My guy!! Holy Hell, we're all coming out the woodworks on this one, eh? How the fuck you been, man?!

[@DrVoodoo]

Guess how I read "pom2" _G u e s s._

[@Mr_Bedlam215]

@@DrVoodoo No need to guess. I hear it through the text lol

[@theokayesttino4998]

MY BOY, THIS SHIT, MADE ME LEARN MUSIC! I FUCKING LOVE THIS. I miss the PoM community.

[@NikNocturnal]

^^^^

[@kinkinkijkin]

oh hey tino

[@Mr_Bedlam215]

I miss the community as well, man. Too bad the website went. smh.

[@rhysharford]

Dude this was literally my gateway into writing music! This and the guitar hero custom song creator lol

[@theokayesttino4998]

@@Mr_Bedlam215 OH HEY Ian!

[@galacticriminalx]

I'm SO FUCKING ready for this!! Punk o Matic was my SHIT! I swear it was all Lagwagon and Bad Religion riffs back in the day!! LETS GO! 🔥🤘🤪🤘🔥

[@EricDravenThaCrow]

GALACTICRIMINAL!!!!

[@WramTheVinylGuy]

funny i was thinking this could be a NOFX song off of S&M Airlines or around that era

[@scruffynips13]

Holy shit, what a classic game. Gotta post a guitar cover with those tabs.

[@michaelcarlton1484]

Bass/Rhythm guitars are so underrated. They carry rock/metal/alt. songs.

[@jonstyles5093]

I kinda miss playing this game I remember made a lot of song with this with game and even named my band Murder Home Suicide. Totally nostalgic moment for me.

[@cadaverflesh]

what is the name of the game?

[@janaxelblomberg7768]

@@cadaverflesh it’s in the description

[@jonstyles5093]

@@cadaverflesh Punk O Matic 2 or 3 I can't remember, but you'll find it and its fun to play.

[@bigbananadealer846]

i named my band Maniatic. i cried when i accidentally deleted an entire song

[@SnackPack913]

Dude you are way too good at this haha. Man it would be fun having at least any musical experience in order to just pump out something like this

[@SovereignAUS]

A flash game from the early 2000's has no fucking right being this good 🤣

[@_childofthegrave_]

Omfg dude, this is actually so good!🤟 Plus your enthusiasm for the song, the game and life in general is contagious af and I love it, lol

[@NikNocturnal]

5-7-8 always gets me hyped

[@DX5555555]

I'm old enough to remember when this game dropped. I was an avid player of Punk-O-Matic 1. It's the reason I picked up the bass (and later the guitar). All my heroes were inspired by great music... I was inspired by a flash game (which had great music).

[@CheapSushi]

dude that's awesome! I bet a lot of people ended up in real bands because of it

[@DX5555555]

@@CheapSushi PoM1 was posted on every flash site there was back in the mid-late 00s. I do hope there was a generation of people who were inspired by that game. PoM2 had a very active fansite when it first released. Especially including the guitar/bass tabs in the PoM2 game really encouraged picking up an instrument. I had to learn the PoM1 riffs by ear hahaha.

[@q306005]

I actually used the first game to make an album that I actually put on Bandcamp under the name "Forgotten Regret." I tried to use this game to make a follow-up, but I was a dumb kid and it was too complicated for me. You made it look easy to make a masterpiece.

[@crowdkillproductions.]

Damn...they updated the hell out of this game since i last used this in like 2004.

[@NikNocturnal]

They were apparently working on the 3rd one but never finished it

[@charlesjones9860]

@@NikNocturnal well maybe now they will. I WILL COLLAB WITH YOU ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. I do instrumental 8-bit nintendocore/metalcore/deathcore under the alias "Made In Taiwan." If ya can't find me thru YT search (cuz of my low sub count, of course lol) find me thru reactions of my stuff on the Mat & Chels React channel! Contact info in the MIT bio page 🙂🤘

[@charlesjones9860]

PS I'm a musician, not an audio engineer. Judge me by my music, not my overall sound lol 🤷‍♂️ (I use stock FL Studio 20 with no knowledge of sound design, just a lot of passion for the craft)

[@crowdkillproductions.]

@@charlesjones9860 just checked out your project. Shit is sick!

[@charlesjones9860]

@@crowdkillproductions. thanks much man! Glad you enjoyed it

[@hatergonnahalel]

i remember being 9 or 10 playing punk-o-matic and being really drawn into it. the like band manager cussed and my mom heard it said i couldn't play it anymore lmao, this brings back memories

[@lellekovitsch8880]

PLEASE make a real song of this, this is sick...!! It's gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of the day...

[@vincentmasterbassist6784]

I second. Record the whole thing.

[@justinkorzhanenkaudwine5721]

99999999% agreed

[@_boreklipogaca]

Someone did a cover for this already. This is insane dude this has to be a real song

[@jjheyhey-z3j]

Can you link to it please?

[@YouTubeViolates1A]

You're absolutely right about Waking the Fallen.

[@ivory_lion]

I remember coding in Actionscript, even in their later versions all you could do with Audio was play or stop sounds, even stuff like pausing you had to do from scratch. Mad respect to the dev(s)

[@EvilDogProductions]

Thanks! :D

[@WingMaster562]

@@EvilDogProductions dude, why did I discover this way too late? Let alone have the sounds not bitcrushed is already an amazing feat. This is black magic.

[@micl6562]

yeah this is insane

[@ivory_lion]

@@EvilDogProductions Oh hey, cool to see you here. I played this game too back in the day, thanks for the good memories

[@TheCivildecay]

This is one hell of a well made Flash game

[@lostthepick]

This is how BFMV write their songs

[@racoondraws6045]

Now i have this weird feeling of asking for the actual tabs of this song, like, i can't believe a flash game works so well!

[@CheapSushi]

crazy how the game actually does give you tabs for what you make

[@PsillyApeUSA]

I remember this on Kongregate eons ago. So cool you pulled this out. You being happy makes me happy. You're having a good time and I salute you

[@ippotsk]

All it needs is a virtual singer! Can't wait for the Vocaloid episode Nik.

[@genuinejustin6269]

I seriously cannot believe how sick this song actually is. Like wtf!?!? If this had lyrics I would for real blast this in my Audi 😆

[@nikitadrozdov5590]

This does put a smile on my face. Thank you sir!

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank YOU for watching

[@dave6564]

waking the fallen was one of the albums that got me into heavier music at the time. so fucking good

[@SevenGC89]

Waking the Fallen is my fav album of all time, Second Heartbeat is still my fav song to play and I've been playing for 23 years since I was 10. I love the lead and the solo in Second Heartbeat, also the last track "And all things will end" has such a sick main riff and lead.

[@killaknight12]

Oh my god this is still a thing? I used to put so much time into the first Punk-o-matic, when I had no clue how music works and as I see, everything coming out of it is still lit AF.

[@NikNocturnal]

Timeless game

[@Lowlander_]

This had absolutely NO right being this good lmao

[@_abhishake_]

Matt Heafy secretly taking notes for his next album :'D

[@Brotelho]

Fuck this brought back so many memories. I spent hours on the first punk-o-matic. Part of the reason why I picked up guitar in the first place.

[@Jasonmakesvideo]

i had a similar nostalgia for a game called frequency on ps2 .. this is the first ive ever heard punk o matic ever.

[@drewharry88]

DAMN.. they upated the original to where you can actually control the keys of each instrument now.. that is soooo sick.. Cant wait to fuck with this later. The drums still leave a bit to be desired.. really wish theyd throw some that dont go nuts on the kick drum so much BUT thats punk for ya, lol

[@Velakor9150]

this really slaps, someone needs to do a vocal cover of this. Where is Will Ramos at 😂

[@FORGOTTENMINDFREAK23]

The vocals are literally just his demon noise from the end of To The Hellfire repeated the whole track

[@pixelplays964]

@@FORGOTTENMINDFREAK23 I used to frequent the fan site for this and moderated it for a bit, there was an entire section for songs with vocals on it. There is still an active community for the game to this day, even if I'm not a part of it anymore.

[@ptr_does_music7042]

Man you really made my teens come back to life. I remember not only honing my composition skills with this game but also blogging/interacting lots about it with its other users, even making Collab songs. Now those forums are dead.. but we still got this fun game!

[@Ehrmann_Gregsson]

I feel like if I knew about this game 10 years ago my life would be different

[@mathieunadeau5984]

That was awesome, man, I used to write stuff in the morning, and finish it when I came back from school. Deffinitely, the first game and this one were my favorite flash games back in the day!

[@tehFHS_Umbra]

This legitimately sounds like it would come off of Triviums “Shogun” or “Ascendancy” albums

[@seanwald2249]

i was gonna say this too, probably ember to inferno instead of shogun tho lol

[@TheSevenkiller]

I just wrote a comment about it before reading yours, it totally sounds as fuck like some Ascndancy and Shogun stuff... just especially those 2 albums...

[@ImNotFunny541]

@@TheSevenkillerAgreed

[@the_vengeful_one6040]

It’s crazy that a flash game could replicate music so well.

[@bildini]

This is the content we come to this channel for. I still have tabs saved from the OG Punk-O-Matic. Had no idea that the 2nd version of the game was so expanded. Going to need more of this!!!

[@jefgirdler7232]

"What? You're giving up already? You're useless!" Ahhh, just like a real bandmember.

[@caethgarner4968]

This sounds way too good to be a flash game. That was friggin amazing 😂

[@jaedenk999]

3:23 When I first saw this video I barely listened to metal and had never heard of Avenged Sevenfold. Because you mentioned it here I gave it a listen and waking the fallen is one of my favorite albums and A7X is my favorite band. XD

[@seanfay6481]

HOLY SHIT YOU PLAYED PUNK-O-MATIC! Dude, that brought back memories for me. I used to be a part of its community. I had like two bands, solo shit, I recorded Pomcasts (basically Punk-O-Matic podcast stuff). Dude, that was awesome! 😝

[@Mr_Bedlam215]

Wait, hold up... Drac Alucard here. What was your username back in the day? lol

[@Henripg559]

Bruh, I didn't expected that there's tabs for the song. You absolutely need to release the tabs bro LOL

[@nitrouscatfish5827]

Honestly one of the freshest metal videos i've seen in a long time.

[@basedgengarenjoyer7510]

its so weird how HARD this FUCKS plus how good the samples sound for being a flash game

[@therrfuin7897]

Jesus christ this used to be my favorite game as a kid and I completely forgot about it until now, thanks

[@nharlow_4303]

Did a flash game just make me an expert in metalcore production?

[@zacharygriffiths7370]

I can’t wait to vote this in for the heaviest breakdown of 22

[@TimmyTantrum]

When I was young right before I got my first electric guitar, I legit thought only pussies used guitar straps. Never mind every famous guitarist in every picture I had seen up to that point was using a strap, I really thought I had to build up my strength so I wouldn't be a pansy who couldn't hang. Glad to see I was right all along.

[@ifSephirothwasemo]

What a trip down memory lane. I still remember a ton of these riffs from the game. This is the content I didnt know I needed. 😂

[@JohnDoe-qf1ji]

making a metal song in a game about making punk music is such a punk thing to do

[@nathantustin3270]

Imagine if Nik made an entire album like this 🤔

[@madmanadam1]

im going to be real with you, he wouldn't be the first. there was a whole community of us back in the day

[@MichaelFromTheAttic]

I spent an unhealthy amount of time playing this thing when I was younger haha!

[@Netjak]

The punk o matic community back in the day was insane! Crazy to believe it is still around

[@IlyPlasma]

Instant subscribe bro as a musician and music lover. As well as your humour and the amount of insanity

[@baronhelmut2701]

This dude straight up called it at the beginning of the video: „Hardest hitting banger…“. He pulled a witness me like mad max.

[@b00tybu77chks]

I didnt even know there was a second one. I used to play the first one all the time

[@NikNocturnal]

Yeah the 2nd one had SOOO many new features

[@usukapal]

The punk-o-matic games helped me through some times. Such amazing quality in a flash game

[@Gravyman143]

Can we get Andy to do some vocals on this?

[@canadademon]

Bahaha this is mint, Nick. Love the pick slide outro!

[@Grrruby]

Avenged sevenfold for my valentine ♥ Dude it's 22:08 and You made my day, but I'll replay this in the morning so You make my day again😂😂😂

[@ashleykemp3570]

Holy shit I used to play this yeaaars ago, fuckin nostalgia right there.

[@NikNocturnal]

Same

[@RiceShouldBeFluffy]

I remember this freaking game. I didn't know there was a sequel. This song kinda sounds like the first two Thrice albums. This easily could have been on either "Identity Crisis" or "The Illusion of Safety." The only thing missing is acoustic breaks.

[@robpeyton1986]

This literally could be any metal core band from that Era haha I love it

[@fox599]

We need that Song in Spotify. 🗿

[@justinmatheson9198]

Why is this song better than most new albums I’ve heard the past few years?😂😂😂

[@ssvaiyn3187]

The real question we should all be asking is, when is Nik going to cover this song?

[@AaronMorgan666]

Holy shit that was intense! I loved that so much! I'm gonna look up ppls bangers when I get home!

[@sefan666]

6:40 this breakdown part is so fucking heavy i can feel it🤘🤘🤘

[@mking05]

everytime I see a Punk-o-Matic video, it inspires me to make music in the game, but after launchung the game I'm like "Eh... too lazy"

[@ndx2k]

Punk o matic. Now that’s a name i have not heard in quite some time.

[@CheapSushi]

there's still an active community 13 years later XD

[@Burnout_Blanco]

Bro wtf lmao that was way better than what I thought a flash game could do. That roast at the end damn near killed me haha

[@CheapSushi]

Hey Nik, the game has even more options to watch your band play at different stages too!

[@3100032]

God damn. It brings some mixed classic vibes It's like...Bullet For My Avenged Trivium

[@tacosqueeze8791]

3:30 bass line at the start of Asian Kung Fu Generation - Haruka Kanata

[@tacline2]

I remember playing the original first game for hours at a time and coming up with what teenager me thought was gold. This game is so much more in depth than i remember, I miss this stuff!