How to Write a Lamb Of God song (feat. Brand of Sacrifice)

[@NikNocturnal]

Smash like for lambs & stream "Awaken In Ashes" here: open.spotify.com/album/3xCCzQMvtTJ7vAvmeTCmDF

[@kukukabala]

Can we get a drum programming tutorial like u did for guitar scales and stuff ?

[@DonDudley]

@@kukukabala Seconded. I SUCK at drum programming and would love to get a decent tutorial. But I have a feeling he uses a drum plugin that does the heavy lifting.

[@kukukabala]

@@DonDudley Hmm well he probably does use some presets of midi drums but I have seen him go like "ok lets make some thing like -ba dum dat dat bum da da dat- and make that into a fill and stuff I mean he definitelly knows how to write drum parts.

[@robertnicolau9664]

You’re a fkn wizard bro! I’m about to dump gas on my guitars

[@camilocarriagadaja538]

please a how to AS I LAY DYING in 30 seconds

[@crownjewel555]

Those are some meaty riffs. Imagine Nik doing a 'how to Meshuggah' video

[@Blyeat2]

I need it!!!

[@iancraig5415]

At that point he should just straight up copy the dehumanization breakdown because it really doesn't get much better than that lol

[@the_drummer_man6798]

Need that in my life

[@Vanmerchant72]

Sean harmanis on vocals

[@JoeyHanna96]

Let's bully him until it happens!!!!

[@aserpentshandofficial]

Kyle did a great job adding “Who gives a fuck” somewhere in there. A true Lamb of God song

[@metalmamasue3680]

WeII, that's mandatory 😂🤘

[@Sandy_V2P]

Jesus Christus ist der Weg, die Wahrheit und das Leben. Niemand kommt zum Vater als durch ihn. Ihr seid Verlorene und feiert das. Ihr geht in die Hölle und ihr freut euch darüber. Dümmer geht es nicht. Ihr seid dämonisch besessen. Und darüber freut ihr Euch. Warum? Ich verstehe es nicht...Da gibt es ein Einziges Licht in dieser dunklen Welt und ihr ergreift es nicht.

[@cru2006]

ikr i was listening to it before i saw this video and i didnt realize it was LoG until i heard that part XD

[@ilovebutterstuff]

I could've been fooled, honestly. Love this shit.

[@Sandy_V2P]

@@ilovebutterstuff Jesus Christus liebt Dich.

[@CaptainBangief]

Kyle's Randy impression is fantastic. And Nik nails that Ashes of The Wake sound. Great song.

[@FratDickComminThru]

For real! that "WHO GIVES A FUCK" was shockingly similiar.

[@asscher10]

not even close (on vocals) imo.

[@Beedji]

@@asscher10 pretty fucking close tbh

[@Murdamessiah83]

Fuck that sounded amazing I would love an album of songs like this

[@alexandermorris2335]

​@@asscher10seriously? It was spot on

[@jhoowqx]

Absolute banger. Kyle got them insane vocals. Insane guitar work. Damn.

[@RowanTheMetalBraixen]

5:42 Nik's riffing cutting immediately to Kyle's windmill made me laugh 😂😂😂

[@jasonpoland5507]

Then BAAA at 5:48

[@mpls1982]

Nik could seriously make a career consulting with metal bands in the studio.

[@Wickedgu3st]

No kidding!!!

[@aaronssweetstuff6666]

Yo that's a killer idea

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

True Story

[@AndJusTIceForRob]

That’s probably where this is going

[@slushpuppydevil]

holy hell this is the best one yet, Kyle is a monster of a vocalist and those riffffffs

[@mikeyem1562]

10 seconds in, and you've got approval from Mark... this is going to get good.

[@queensylvia13]

You know you're doing something right when one of the best deathcore vocalists in the scene right now is asking to help you with a song. I love the energy here. Riffs are insane and Kyle absolutely killed it. Nice job guys!

[@dmitricherleto8234]

Yes, nik has followers. Marketing done right

[@queensylvia13]

@@dmitricherleto8234 this is a lovely pointless reply 😂

[@artahikhan7e210]

havent they done a collab before?

[@nitrouscatfish5827]

⁠@@artahikhan7e210yes. The AoT opening cover.

[@pirate_duck4985]

As quite the Lamb of God fan, this is absolutely F'N Epic! Blown away by how damn good you are at these & you're always bringing in top notch artists too. Please keep doung these!

[@kylegoodman5196]

This sounds like it could have come right off of Sacrament. The vocals sounded like a weird cross between Randy and Nergal from Behemoth. Great job!

[@LeperMessiah2]

Nergal is very good. I wish he got more "fame"? in lack of sleep better word (I'm not English so I'm not very good at it 😢)

[@kylegoodman5196]

@@LeperMessiah2 Behemoth is the biggest death/black metal band in the world. They're doing okay.

[@LeperMessiah2]

@@kylegoodman5196 I know that and the "scene" knows that. However, how many people now likes Deathcore due to Will and to an extent Alex?

[@YearsOVDecay1]

I don't hear Nergal at all here,but hey it's your opinion

[@llanber4439]

You're such a genius dude. Even if all the metal bands that we listen to disappear we have the warranty that you will be there to do some sick stuff. Greetings!

[@lastlifegg35]

I love it because I love Lamb of God and it’s crazy how a band has created such an undeniable sound.

[@louiscirigliano5896]

"we're burning the bridges of empathy" god I fuckin love that line 🤘🏻 holy shit dude can I see this live?

[@rewoundmusic2312]

Holy fuck the riffs in this went so hard honestly might be my favorite on you have done so far. Kyle also sounds insane as he always does

[@timothyvarner6981]

"It's Lamb of God and we need more fucking riffs." Beautifully said.

[@Slitherv5]

That was good. It gave me “hourglass” vibes with “walk with me in hell” also kyles vocals were spot on to Randy’s style. Nicely done ✔️

[@StoriesOfSolitude]

I saw that on Spotify and was like holy shit… My current favorite KZbinr and my current favorite band have joined forces… great stuff dude!!!

[@Disturbedmelloow]

As a long time LoG fan since 2006 when I discovered them with sacrament, I also commented you nailed it. Funny to see Mark think the same way!

[@alexisvezina2792]

This is sick af🔥🔥🔥but I’m still waiting for that full version of the “how to Pantera “ tho👀👀

[@HMMR03]

I knew Nik was good at guitar but DAMN those riffs 🥵

[@donaldwindland]

Kyle from Brand of Sacrifice is always amazing. Great to see the Canadian cross pollination. I’m off to Spotify to add this track to the playlist.

[@FF7fan1219]

Hell yeah, I seen Kyle back in March when he was playing in evansville, Indiana. To this day, I'm still trying to buy his albums or at least locate them.

[@thopet22]

Dude's voice is ON POINT! It's so close to Randy but still doesn't sound like he's trying to sound like him. Fucking legit.

[@Metalhead_i..i]

Sick hoodie. Damn. One of the sickest designs I've ever seen.

[@DizzyMan24]

Damn, that's sick. Would be cool if LoG actually did their version of it.

[@dankirk6452]

That would be epic af.

[@AceHuman]

PHENOMENAL! Holy shit what a collaboration, couldnt sit still to something so good.

[@mikewalintschek5176]

Might be the best one yet. I hope L.O.G plays this live. It fits perfectly.

[@vMalchez]

Lyric run-through would be amazing. I've listened to this so many times I csn make out a lot, but I'm missing some 😅 I saw brand last weekend, Kyle is a fucking animal! But I wanna learn all words!!

[@HiThereFaceHere]

LoG is the band that turned me on to the 4-5-6 combinations. You then just do it all over the fretboard and boom, you have a lamb of god song. This is by far the best one of these you've done. That was insane guys 🤘

[@Carlos.Desperto_do_Silencio]

This song gone to my holy grail of metal instantly!! Fkn bangger as hell dude!! You guys are amazing! Thank you Nic and Kyle for this masterpiece!!

[@GozMaster]

Holy balls! that was your best one yet. I need a whole album of this now!

[@tyrantking9362]

Bro, I swear you really are an absolute unit when it comes to riffing! Like, the versatility in your stuff is just insane! You're the one guy who could fill in a spot in any band and absolutely kill it! Much, much respect 🤘🤘🤘

[@Emerooon]

Found this one today on Spotify before the Video while working, it’s a fucking banger and i love Kyles Vocals

[@brandonbonds7120]

Out of all of these videos, this one sounded the most like the source band. Sounded awesome

[@overtimemechanic1778]

Mark morton is the man!!!!! How cool! A literal riff legend

[@mikey13086]

You keep blowing me away with your versatiliy and creativity as a musician. this is my favorite one yet.

[@TheAudiodidact]

Nik, thank you for introducing me to Brand of Sacrifice with this video. I’m a stickler for good vocals, and Kyle is a fucking beast. Had to check them out after seeing this!

[@VulgrDisplay]

All you need to do to make it perfect is to replace the crash riding with splash riding and you've got the Chris adlerism nailed on the drums.

[@L0tusBl00m42]

Man that breakdown was sick af and love Kyles vocals

[@reubenk7331]

Damn, can't believe I missed this release! Great stuff as always!

[@Obomb83]

Lamb of God is one of my favorite bands of all time. You guys killed it! Well done!!!

[@gogommj]

you're so good with these. Good lord it's so good.

[@Aeron_foREVer]

I love that you keep the suspense about the vocalist in the video but put "feat. Brand Of Sacrifice" in the title xD The song is incredible and Kyle is insane as usual well done you two !

[@zannyreflections9651]

You really nailed it with this one, sounds like LoG’s current style they’ve had since like resolution with a a good dash of some ashes of the wake thrown in, spot on man

[@jeffnduran]

I appreciate these videos for the "behind the scenes" aspect of recording at home from using plug-in software. Awesome!

[@N1yaw]

Awesome as always, love the sheep placement in the middle of the song xD By now I want these videos of Nik for all the bands I love. Especially waiting for As I Lay Dying, Eluveitie, Erra, Dark Tranquillity, (prime-)Amon Amarth or Meshuggah. I knew those would end up on repeat

[@VictorMontel]

Only LOG can be more LOG than that. Awesome job, Nik!

[@xinxu4456]

i love this series so much but nik i am on my knees begging PLEASE DO SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL

[@TheMikeakers]

massively talented to nail the style of these bands…

[@pauldigiacomo134]

Perfect timing! I just saw Lamb of God live tonight! 🤘🤘

[@BigSleepy985]

How To Meshuggah. Niks vocals sound close to Jen’s’ style that he can cover it really well

[@Everrrrr]

Kyle and you KILLED this one! Love it.

[@dylancassiday4487]

are we ever gonna talk about how niks drums always SLAP

[@zakkai]

Ikr, it's not very common for us guitarists to program not- super- basic drum beats

[@Helltech]

Kyle is a such a fucking cool dude. I have had the pleasure of meeting him three times and every single time is so gracious.

[@larmerguitars]

I could listen to an entire album of this, absolutely nailed it

[@iwycked]

Ngl this is better than some of their newer stuff. Damn good song brother.

[@julienpicardos]

Dope music, dope singer! Definitely LOVE your channel being more writing music oriented. As a core teen back in the time, I share/understand so much your taste in music. Thank you for work =)

[@knukkabear]

listening to this on Sunday morning hits different.

[@ThatBlaskeGuy]

Absolute banger of a song, but the real question is where did he get that hoodie??

[@wesleythoman9873]

This is better than I imagined it would be. Has huge Wrath energy. Great job!

[@russellbelew2604]

Been stoked for this one! Let's goooooo!!!!

[@KeanuChrist]

I keep coming back to this song, Nik. THIS GOES HARD.

[@BRANDOFSACRIFICE]

😈🙌

[@freddyvanfossen3009]

i love the laid to rest esc breakdown in the bridge, absolute banger

[@RoyGBoyd]

Still waiting on the Nightwish full song with @TheCharismaticVoice. Please, please, please, do this full version. The short sounded sooo sick and just Awesome.

[@xnucl3arch1ck3n9]

Duuude! That was insane! Love your content, keep it up!!

[@gorf101]

That was the best one yet!! Total banger

[@anttiarokoski6255]

Thx! These might be one of The best ❤ allthough loving them all!

[@DareToShine]

Kyle is a fucking beast man. What a banger.

[@rahmannnoodles9323]

You and Kyle killed this!! And the blessing from Mark is rad!

[@markgrypma2811]

You could have played this for me and told me it was lamb of god and I wouldn’t have known. You both nailed it

[@bfmvfan99ify]

As I'm welding at work today this came across by Spotify literally listen to this song 20 motherfuking times and it still does not get old and when you came back in on that break down Epic need to make a full album this is killer

[@reyansh7715]

This slaps way more than it should

[@DWoyster12]

Kyle is spot on!! Great job on both of you!! lml Nik it's great to see how much different bands you can make a song off by understanding their way of music writing really awesome! Is there something Kyle can't do vocally?? Multitalent! lml lml

[@TheJustinside]

Really loved that! great job

[@Coalgolem]

First Callboy, now Lamb of God? two of my favorite bands, very well imitated. Impressive work Nik! :D

[@smooches-the-deathmetal-bunny]

i love LOG they got me into extreme metal

[@jahleelbarnes787]

Yay!!! I was hoping to here a full version of this.

[@Badmotorfinger16]

Awesome Nik!!

[@Tecteun1988]

You nailed this one! Absolute banger! Nice nod to Laid To Rest with "who gives a fuck"! And the vocalist has some insane vocals!

[@zacknight9137]

I write one good riff, it takes me weeks and I feel proud Nik writes 100 insane riffs a day and I feel shame

[@HammerGoatRex]

This is my first visit to your channel and I'm impressed by not only your skill but your ability to analyze a band's style and imitate it. You nailed Lamb of God.

[@thedudeabides6786]

Not gonna lie, this is pretty epic! This could have easily been an Ashes of the Wake b-side 🤘😎

[@jonboyd9457]

Absolutely banger! Kyle is amazing.

[@chillybeats3209]

kyle is the goat dude

[@jeffturbo904]

All these songs you’ve been dropping lately have been spot on and so much fun. Super impressive and you nail the bands you’re emulating. Keep them coming. This was ridiculous

[@virtuosomaximoso1]

This is better than new log.

[@jolli_jocker]

On point, in my opinion this is your best so far. Props

[@brandonratliff7797]

This might be the song that sounds the most like the band that inspired it. Absolutely phenomenal work, Nik.

[@juanphillipviljoen773]

He also NAILS the Gojira song tbf

[@lazytommy0]

Nick is a God at content creation, change my mind! haha i also enjoy watching your process :)

[@SuperMikeroche]

Niks versatility as a guitarist is insane And Kyle is a damn god lol

[@gavinrock6]

You mean a Lamb God

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

Nobody calls you a "Demon King" for no reason.

[@CaptainFalc0nPunch]

Love Kyles vox, love the massive amounts of colabs happening in the metal scenes right now

[@tiktikboom2371]

That was fucking DOPE. 🤘

[@marshallsmith619]

Might be the best yet. Randy has a unique voice and Kyle did a great job matching it. The riffs were on point too!

[@leos.9449]

Kyle nailed the vocals. if I didn't see this video and someone told me this was a LoG I would believe them 😂

[@dariliriu]

I love Kyle. you guys are both so talented. the most accurate "I wrote a [band name] song" in my recent memory!

[@DiegoSnip]

You know we won't let you breathe until you release the full nightwish one 😂 I'M BEGGIN'

[@jordanfarris8880]

Yet another banger my dude!