10 Levels Of 2000's Metalcore (Feat. Matt Heafy of Trivium)

[@NikNocturnal]

*Smash like for Drop C*

[@Davepool81]

Great vid , do you know what earphones Matt's using by any chance ?

[@SOMEONE-zw3ko]

Nik pls create video about your Axe FX and how you recording this and morę about tones

[@Mavvyd96]

Dropping a like for Drop C.

[@metallicaguy123]

I still do drop c and it’s been working great!

[@joshasher5608]

ahhh yes i shall smash like for my favorite tuning

[@matthewkheafy]

Sorry for my lifeless, vacant expression. I didn’t wanna mess up 😭. Love you Nik!

[@josephblanchard635]

Still fire 🔥 vibes. 🤘

[@NikNocturnal]

[@ChehovsYe]

We luv u

[@Jacob_Elwood]

Leave me lifeless and vacant

[@wstone2010]

it's called focus face

[@matthewkheafy]

HAIL EARLY 2000’s METALCORE - meat beefy

[@twistedmime5264]

Hells yeah 🤘

[@DoylePTB]

Ascend above the ashes

[@scorchthesun]

bro you're really good, you should join a band maybe

[@nathanpruitt1115]

NO ONE RIFFS UNTIL HEAFY RIFFS XD love you lord heafy

[@justsomeguywholosthismusta8495]

Dude your riffs sound like something Matt Heafy from Trivium would make. You should try and send this to him maybe he'll let you join their band Aight for real tho some of the riffs reminded me of some Trivium tunes which is awesome

[@ColeRolland]

Hahaha this is so good

[@NikNocturnal]

[@sadikasultana7198]

Ok let's do it

[@wstone2010]

@@NikNocturnal "we finally plugged in" shouldn't have been a funny a comment as it is

[@hokakugan]

Nic has come such a long way and to get a Matt Heafy feature is insane too

[@metallicaguy123]

Was thinking the opposite, lol. Both are great!

[@elfontheshelf8400]

@@metallicaguy123 so he hasn’t come a long way to Matt on a feature vid? lol what are you even trying to say?!

[@metallicaguy123]

@@elfontheshelf8400 I meant it as Matt has come such a long way to be featured on a Nic feature. They are definitely both great players

[@mason3872]

I mean Matt Heafy literally talks to everyone in the metal community so it’s not that hard but Nik is definitely good and has certainly come a long way.

[@hokakugan]

Matt is a very open and decent human being and he's been alot more involved since COVID as well so it was more likely than before that they'd do a collab but still great to see both in the same video

[@x-Gingerbeard-x]

That ''Riffing Chords'' was EVERYTHING!!!! Instant KSE vibes!

[@danielnelson4881]

No no, you've got it all wrong my friend!!! The "everything solo," was everything, alright mayne? Don't lemme hear chu forgetting again ok? It's literally in the name mayne!

[@duuuuude1526]

cause it's basically rose of sharyn :P

[@Heavymetal16]

I was about the comment that aswell, but for some reason i felt i was gonna get crucified in the comments.. but I'm glad I'm not alone :D

[@turquan]

like actually was a great riff, wish I thought of that one 20 years ago

[@firdauszainudin7118]

sounds like My Curse to avoid copyright version

[@DG_427]

This sub 4 minute video somehow had the entire BFMV discography in it.

[@nicolacavalieri2364]

As I lay dying too

[@danielnelson4881]

@@nicolacavalieri2364 I was gonna say, this video could have been written using a "Frail Words Collapse" tab book... Except maybe the last one, that sounded more like Trivium (WEIRD RIGHT? I WONDER WHY!?)

[@777-h6d]

@@danielnelson4881 that dude playing the solo covers a ton of their stuff

[@danielnelson4881]

@@777-h6d That's pretty cool, but he'd be even cooler if he could write his own stuff.. the chump!

[@residentevilclone]

@@danielnelson4881 one of my first shows ever was trivium/as I lay dying and some other band that doesn’t matter. Life altering.

[@ArttuAunola]

I love how much Matt takes part in the online metal community

[@MrPikl-zm3pu]

@sotuur aeei I watch this video over and over just for that part lmao

[@maicinho7394]

@@MrPikl-zm3puKSE VIBES 🔥

[@deadlikedinosaurs7211]

I feel like metal bands as a whole are very active online

[@nozeboreview8896]

Octave chords - while she sleeps 5-7-8 + harmony - as i lay dying Melodic tremolo picking - parkway drive Quick pull off & hammer on - august Burns red

[@tama2774]

Pinch harmony stuffs - Killswitch

[@MrHaggyy]

The everything solo - usuall trivium track.

[@nozeboreview8896]

@@MrHaggyy Yeah, i think immediately in a gunshot to the head of trepidation but forget put it even with matt in the screen :v

[@danielnelson4881]

That 5-7-8 came straight from Shadows are Security, the tremolo picking from Killing with a smile, the everything solo Ascendancy. I would've loved to hear some inspiration from "Courting Tragedy and Disaster" by Himsa, one of my favorite albums of all time... But nobody else online ever seems to talk about it... Guess it's more a Washington thing.

[@bradleywinters7203]

5-7-8 + harmony was nearly identical to "Knives and pens" by Black Veil Brides

[@Mavvyd96]

2000s metalcore is the best period for metal for me.

[@krenzzie7290]

Yes

[@mrgreenfr6216]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read k

[@NikNocturnal]

It'll always be one of my favorites

[@ArthurOliveira-zq1tw]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read why are people like this?

[@Mavvyd96]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read 🙄

[@spider-man4796]

I love how expressive Matt is here especially in comparison to Nik

[@danielnelson4881]

Never thought I'd hear someone say that. "Nik was more expessive than (insert literally anyone)."

[@marcthedashergd6321]

Yeah just as expressive as the Davie guy

[@FlusteredFilo]

I started listening to metalcore a year ago. HOW CAN THIS FEEL NOSTALGIC TO MEEEE

[@NikNocturnal]

:D

[@canObeans4we]

Same bro

[@hhaste]

Imagine how I feel, listening to almost solely metalcore throughout 03-07 during my high school years.

[@balladmusicrules]

samee

[@jaxwhyland]

Skip vid n00b

[@GameDevMadeEasy]

Can we all be honest with ourselves and say that Level 4 still is fucking beautiful?

[@NikNocturnal]

:D

[@hotdogslayer4430]

It reminded me of My Curse by Killswitch it was amazing

[@NguyenPham-bl6qm]

More than life it self!!!

[@Veridi]

sounds like when i sing in bathroom cuz no other style is worth singing in the bathroom

[@atvena]

August burns red do it well

[@shaunp2265]

This was basically a checklist of how my first band wrote our songs 😂

[@natec4743]

Further proof that Matt can fart out classic core riffs in his sleep. I'm glad Trivium has evolved but I'm also glad that they still throw it back to the mid 2000's for some songs/sections in their recent albums. And congrats on another great collab Nik, it was only a matter of time for MKH to show up here!

[@khgear7160]

Haha dude basically led the movement, no wonder it's as simple as breathing or blinking for the TriviuT heefe

[@bradarndts6582]

Level 4 riff sounded amazing! I wanna see that in a whole song

[@vroomguyx]

it reminded me of My Curse from KSE

[@miguelgallegos2386]

@@vroomguyx me too man, that is one of my favorite riff

[@modomatsu]

@@vroomguyx Nah man it reminded me of Reject yourself than My curse

[@adaydreamduck]

Don't mind me just vibing here in the comments section lol, but seriously! Awesome vid as always!

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you, glad you dig it!

[@zachhatten261]

There was just something special about 2000s Metalcore. Most everything now is just "let's be as heavy as possible" but back then there were some sick riffs, great chugs, and interesting melodies.

[@candideggplant1575]

Heavy only in the sense that you'll need special subwoofers to listen to everything properly. 2000s metalcore was simple, rhythmic, groovy, had good choruses, good melodies, and the lyrics were meaningful. As I lay dying is great, even now confined is so good.

[@Le_epic_eclipse]

I have the power of 29 to 30

[@ejnova7215]

Love that Nik pulls all the facial expressions while Matt just looks relaxed through it all lol

[@modernmetalheadcoversanded3238]

0:52 Killswitch engage style riff 1:07 Matt messing around with some as I lay dying style riffs Also this is the first time I see Matt from trivium playing drop c because as far as we know trivium has no drop c songs

[@zakk219]

That Level 4 reminded me a lot of August Burns Red. Specifically Constellations.

[@NikNocturnal]

ABR

[@hudrac_yador]

Man, I nearly started to cry when Level 4 came on. I am such a bitch for that particular style.

[@Paulosf94]

It also reminded of Killswitch Engage

[@joshlavallee4116]

@@Paulosf94 I agree. Very Killswitch

[@LivingInTragedy]

@@Paulosf94 very close to my curse riff tbh if not specifically that

[@Sikthy]

Nik and matt showing off pure levels of guitar skills 👌

[@davidguthriemusic]

this was beautiful, i have used every single one of these in my music LOL what can i say i love metalcore

[@NikNocturnal]

C0rekid for life

[@apie1977]

That "Everything solo" is fire! 😀

[@dochi_69]

Can you give me a suggestion of a song that sounds like that?

[@danieldavidson5447]

Love the Matt Heafy feature! Trivium is great. You guys played well in this video.

[@AlucardArkaine]

Most of these reminded me of several stages of As I Lay Dying. They really were the quintessential metalcore band in the early years.

[@jonathangreenwell5540]

The bands I thought of from each level: Level 1 - Too many to list Level 2 - BFMV Level 3 - Mastodon Level 4 - KSE Level 5 - BFMV Level 6 - After the Burial Level 7 - ??? Level 8 - Old School All That Remains Level 9 - BFMV... again Level 10 - Coincidentally... Trivium Level 11 - Chelsea Grin

[@pietrobiolcatirinaldi]

The level 5 its more like old school As i lay dying

[@rammknot13]

Lvl 2 is more ADTR for me and lvl 5 AILD 😁😁

[@pietrobiolcatirinaldi]

@@rammknot13 yes bro u know what im sayng

[@jonathangreenwell5540]

@@pietrobiolcatirinaldi I was mainly making a joke with BFMV that they use a lot of those techniques. I like the AILD and ADTR calls.

[@DerekWiedenheft]

Level 9 to me sounds like as I lay dying

[@leestuart38]

The nostalgia 🙌🏻. Give me 5, 7, 8 or give me death

[@ShinobiDragon15]

So many levels gave me an AILD vibe. Love it!

[@haygax5767]

last time i was this early, asking alexandria still made heavy music loving the content recently Nik, especially those of us who follow you in twitch, keep up the good work man! we love ya!

[@ultimatetrishbhatia]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read you gonna reply to every single comment ?

[@haygax5767]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read the album From Death to Destiny would like to have a word with you

[@haygax5767]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read listen man, objectively speaking it’s heavy music. my basis goes off if people outside of the metal community recognize it as heavy, then it’s heavy. i understand that the metal community likes to gatekeep because we’re all miserable ig but i’m speaking objective truth whether you like it or not.

[@haygax5767]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read you really didn’t read my comment. I mentioned a specific album by them. Not their first 2. Listen to their song Poison off From death and Destiny, it’s about as good as many modern metalcore bands

[@haygax5767]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read or the song The Death of Me, that’s a better example

[@paulshenton9103]

Heafy is so fucking under appreciated as a guitarist. So technically clean and incredibly creative

[@ridasKSEuk]

Those riffing chords hit me hard, love that sound!

[@wmgreen00]

2000’s metalcore will always hold a special place in my heart ❤️ 🤘(Matt does too)

[@NikNocturnal]

True

[@nwildner]

This vid snapped me back to University times, listening to music on a diskman. Working all day long, studying at the night, scavenging any new band we could find and playing with the dudes at the weekend. Life was great.

[@judebirch1024]

Loved the different faces for each level

[@NikNocturnal]

Have to really showcase the intensity increase

[@jesseoreilly1792]

Sick riffing! This style of guitar playing was such a huge step up from the Nu-Metal that preceded it. Such a relief.

[@achrafff5793]

0:52 Killswitch engage?

[@miggyyy999]

3:06 the noise that came out of my mouth when i saw that

[@TheUltimateNoobHD]

All of the levels sounded great. Level 9 especially.

[@thatonedudeorwhatever2169]

5-7-8+ harmony, quick pull offs and hammer ons, and octave chords is the way go. Sounds awesome

[@desoIate]

2:13 sounds so much like early AILD

[@RenegAdeJr]

Started listening to post hardcore, metalcore, deathcore in 2008. Nearly 14 years later. And now I’m 25. Crazy man. Crazy nostalgia hearing this

[@slicksmick89]

I love how Matt plays those brutal As I Lay Dying riffs with the calmest face.

[@diabolicwaste]

matts dissonant riff is fucking sick

[@roojothy9910]

0:05 you know it's about to get serious when you hear this in the left ear only

[@alexhollon7526]

Riffing chords is just so cool and fun. I don't care if it's a cliche. It's like guitar harmonies. They are inherently badass and epic.

[@mondoturan]

I’ll be honest I didn’t want this video to ever end, it encapsulates my teenage years and the formation of my music taste perfectly 😂

[@NikNocturnal]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Koggelxander]

Those Pinch harmonics were DOPE man!!! I struggle pinching on the lower strings. Great Job!

[@geo-fry6372]

200’s metalcore is what got me into metal in the first place. Demon Hunter, The Showdown, He is Legend, and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster were the fist metal bands I got into, and I still listen to them

[@soundfreaks2684]

I'm gonna cry on level 4 is so beautiful

[@myribsbroke]

It’s amazing how much of this feels like a KSE tutorial.

[@NikNocturnal]

[@tudorpisnic558]

I think this is really cute that Matt collaborates with bloggers and promotes metalcore. Respect for this! And also, Trivium, hope i'll see you live soon )))

[@gt_beltran42]

It all sounds either like As I Lay Dying or Killswitch Engage

[@joedot343]

i haven't listened to metalcore in a good few years now but that 0:52 riff gave me so much nostalgia for some reason it hits the sweet spot of why i loved stuff like this

[@Kaospojken94]

Oh, this just feels like home, where you belong. Absolutely love it!

[@zactogepi6824]

1:21 I can figure every song of As I Lay Dying Shadows are Security album

[@ameenswais1669]

Literally each one of these levels should be made into an individual song. Especially Level 10, holy crap.

[@KenBober]

What you said in the beginning is exactly how I felt at the end. Late 90s to mid 2000s had an amazing range of metal

[@maj0mi23]

Damn what a legendary collab ! Nik, how comes you haven't reacted to Bloodywood yet? Those guys slap.

[@ludens1472]

He has reacted to both Gaddaar and Aaj in his twitch. Aaj is even in one of his Spotify playlist

[@hammer8771]

i love dissonant notes and pinch harmonics. love that sound of stuff just stabbing out of the melody

[@samwardofficialmusic]

Hear me out: Trivium should do a whole album in Drop C/A Standard/Drop G

[@nickwait5260]

Dude I gotta say your humor gets better with age. Like a fine wine *swivels wine glass* Great video and a solid collab. Keeping the 1s and 0s alive!

[@draleigh8881]

matt heafy is a machine on the guitar dude just play everything perfectly

[@debayanchakraborty7635]

0:52 that riffing chord is so killswitch engage-y

[@daniellahner2675]

Matt Needs to just come out with early 2000's Metalcore or have a side project that is just early 2000's Metalcore

[@AnthonyMShadows]

I would die for a Trivium EP where they just go full Ascendency throwback, just an ep doesn't even need to be a full album.

[@bjornoldskoolfitness]

This is like my songwriting blueprint. Might have to recycle a few of these for some new songs. Keep 00's Metalcore alive

[@LazyPictures]

I NEED Level 10 song - it's simply majestic

[@spacemagic581c5]

0:52 this the best part of metalcore I like most which is brought into mainstream by Killswitch Engage, All that remains etc. 2000's

[@core4ever215]

One of the legends of 2000s metalcore! Awesome video and amazing feature. Keep it commin!

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks, will do :D

[@jarmalofamerica]

Nik that was like a page right out of my late teens thru early 20's lol I still use these in my songwriting! Killer video bro

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you!

[@bang144p_life4]

Nik : 😃😡😌😤😬😩😛 Matt : 🙂🙁😠

[@MakotoMonokuro]

Not only is heafy a badass vocalist, the man shreds on guitar too. He also shreds his social life with incredible… words during his streams.

[@alexinho6981]

That level 4 sounded an awful lot like "My Curse" Nik. I hope it's just a coincidence.

[@NikNocturnal]

That was the point :)

[@x-Gingerbeard-x]

Definitely some Reject Yourself in there too :P

[@privettk]

I heard that too but man I want like a whole video on how to riff chords like that, such a sick sound that I've not mastered

[@rhatthamongkolmeechoonuk6007]

i think sounded like live in love

[@justsomeguywholosthismusta8495]

This is definitely top 10 As I Lay Dying Riffs

[@YSSGamingTV]

Love these videos, keep up the good work ❤️❤️

[@TCLAsports]

Nic you are an inspiration bro. Happy for your success. To play with the amazing Matthew kiichichaos Heafy. Much love bro. Keep metal amazing my brotha

[@felipezymor9970]

Heafy always seems to be so focused, lot of respect for him

[@No-cg9kj]

Also, a lot of this is more specifically the At The Gates-core/melodeath-core fork that metalcore took. Aka, the best metalcore ever was or will be.

[@tm41]

5-7-8 sounds like Through Struggle by As I Lay Dying!

[@TrymYoutubeMainChannel]

Dissonant notes I find a bit hard to play at times when not expirienced with scales and such knowning the tones but I love the sound of the example in video

[@abc4781]

Honestly 4,5,and8 are things I miss the most in metalcore.

[@josephmoreno1835]

0:52 it's like a mix between Gone (Miss May I) and P.O.W. (Bullet For My Valentine)

[@CZitoMusic]

Insane riffs. Matt’s solo was amazing. This video hits in all the nostalgia feels🔥🤘🏻

[@trayse_jordan552]

Miss may I @ 1:55 as I lay dying @ 2:14 ADTR @1:02 BMTH @1:46 Killswitch @ 2:39 emmure at 3:12 …emmure ftw 🙌

[@logandoles6859]

That 5-7-8 harmony though ❤️

[@Josephhof]

Damn all of these sound like As i lay dying's career lol

[@dennisschauermann5153]

Matt seems to be very into it

[@sartajhanspal5604]

0:52 killswitch engage "reject yourself" 1:07 insert any as I lay dying song lmao

[@alee7275]

Nailed every level with nostalgic excellence! Metalcore will always have a place in my heart ❤️

[@scottdickson9224]

So basically ABRBs Allegiance album lmao. Aaaand Fears/Phobias gonna be stuck in my head all day.

[@dochi_69]

can you give me a song similar to that part? 2:31

[@coreymaster1369]

It might just be that the production you did sounds almost exactly like the remixed version of ABR’s Constellations, but levels 9&10 sound like bonus tracks off that album

[@aann5844]

риффачок на 0:28 пиздатенький

[@phaaaze9984]

This is basically a video on how Protest the Hero wrote every song on Kezia

[@Vanaxul]

Damn I love 2000's metalcore so much !

[@NikNocturnal]

Likewise my friend

[@tomasaguiar8482]

Nothing tops 2000's Metalcore... Great video, Nik!

[@mayday_ix]

Why does Matt look like Saitama 🤣 He should be cast in the upcoming live action movie.

[@notlisted3028]

Man Levels 9 and 10 really do sound like peak Bullet for my Valentine so I guess you hit the mark!

[@killer_greag3541]

Nik during the video: 🕺 Matt during the video: 🗿

[@michaelupdike-bz6rg]

I get periphery vibes with the octaves and riffing chords. Nice man!