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!!!!

[@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

[@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 😂🤘

[@user-ue7qd6ec9p]

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.

[@user-ue7qd6ec9p]

@@ilovebutterstuff Jesus Christus liebt Dich.

[@Rowanexen]

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

[@jhoowqx]

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

[@timothyvarner6981]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@louiscirigliano5896]

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

[@lastlifegg35]

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

[@alexisvezina2792]

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

[@huejazz_]

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!

[@HMMR03]

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

[@DizzyMan24]

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

[@dankirk6452]

That would be epic af.

[@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.

[@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

[@Obomb83]

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

[@Emerooon]

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

[@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.

[@mikewalintschek5176]

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

[@AceHuman]

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

[@brandonbonds7120]

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

[@BigSleepy985]

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

[@overtimemechanic1778]

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

[@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 🤘

[@mikey13086]

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

[@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 🤘🤘🤘

[@L0tusBl00m42]

Man that breakdown was sick af and love Kyles vocals

[@GozMaster]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@VictorMontel]

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

[@jeffnduran]

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

[@xinxu4456]

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

[@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!!

[@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 !

[@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!

[@Metalhead_i..i]

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

[@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

[@BRANDOFSACRIFICE]

😈🙌

[@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

[@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

[@nicolasleroy5493]

we need album of all this masterpiece you doing :D

[@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 =)

[@TheMikeakers]

massively talented to nail the style of these bands…

[@KeanuChrist]

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

[@tgunmusicchannel1973]

I wish I could play like you. I can barely manage sloppy garage punk. Awesome song

[@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.

[@DiegoSnip]

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

[@dbwc1175]

I'm a simple man. I see Nik, I see Demon King Kyle, I click.

[@cabanthuillier8774]

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

[@gorf101]

That was the best one yet!! Total banger

[@freddyvanfossen3009]

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

[@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

[@DareToShine]

Kyle is a fucking beast man. What a banger.

[@larmerguitars]

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

[@yourilevesque2]

This is great work right there! Would be nice to have a reaction video from the LOG musicians.

[@hazzamills3363]

6:47 bit of a throwback to Laid to Rest

[@russellbelew2604]

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

[@StevelandCleamer]

I know i say this every time, but this one is by far the most spot on. Kyle’s impression is nearly indistinguishable from Randy

[@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

[@CaptainFalc0nPunch]

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

[@somepeoplecallmekarl]

Sick. I hope that one day I'll be ¼ as good as you with the guitar lol

[@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

[@BDYL]

This was phenomenal! Well played lads. Is it possible to get like an old August burns red type recreation. ABR holds a special place in my heart as I was growing up. I'd love to see what you came up with. Cheers

[@EVILSaiyajinPrince]

5:49 lol that sheep Bah! really got into the Song 😄

[@thedudeabides6786]

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

[@smooches-the-deathmetal-bunny]

i love LOG they got me into extreme metal

[@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.

[@Coalgolem]

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

[@reyansh7715]

This slaps way more than it should

[@WHOREHAMMER_OFFICIAL]

Kyle was great but he didnt go southern jaguar enough Jk this was great. Log is one of my all time favs

[@Harbinger3721]

Legit was reclining, chilling and this made me sit up like "hol' the fuck up". I know you're good Nick, but hot damn was I not expecting this.

[@wesleythoman9873]

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

[@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

[@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 😂

[@jannyoakley6514]

My first love is the Real Lamb of GOD and then lamb of God 2nd!! I know it seems weird to be a lover of GOD and be an LOG fan but God meats us where we are and he knows the heart and he knows mine!! I've met LOG and I've seen them many times live they never disappoint me!! I'm always ready to cram them crunchy riffs down my throat because the taste is salty and the meat is thick!!! I'm the girl in the floor, front center or in the pit!!! These guys make me feel free from the evils of this world!!! Weird I know but I don't want to help it!!! Love this new riff!!! Thank you!!!

[@darukumusic3931]

brah i didnt expect kyle on a lamb of god song and im NOT disappointed, DAMM Nik you need a "how to" full album at this point.

[@tmw3489]

He released volume 1 like 2 months ago..

[@darukumusic3931]

@@tmw3489 ah damm i had no idea, ill check it out thanks!

[@thekidswithbombs9078]

Please do "I Wrote a Linkin Park (Meteora Era) song" sometime!

[@TheJustinside]

Really loved that! great job

[@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

[@pauldigiacomo134]

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

[@KenDawg25k]

Sadly I was spoiled on Kyle being on the track thanks to Spotify but this song freakin slaps so hard, I gotta listen to more Lamb of God. Have a great day Nik keep up the great work, still hoping for a How to Metal Hellsinger in 30 seconds and you gotta make the song around 5 minutes long since that how long most songs from that game last, put it on Spotify and stuff like that, and let people play the song in game. For vocals, anyone would do that not apart of the game already. Also anyone know the lyrics to the song I really wanna know? I’m trying to put the lyrics on Genius

[@virtuosomaximoso1]

This is better than new log.

[@rahmannnoodles9323]

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

[@SlyHikari03]

Bringing it back to 2004 baby! Legit sounds like a hidden track off Ashes of the Wake. It’s like Hourglass/Laid To Rest 2.

[@herrlego9243]

Now we need a sabaton one

[@johnathanjoestar6709]

Yessssss

[@_vagelis_]

yesssiiir

[@Surv1vor1993]

TANKS

[@herrlego9243]

@@Surv1vor1993 HISTORY 😂😂

[@antonsabaton]

Sure

[@tiktikboom2371]

That was fucking DOPE. 🤘

[@jake10ty]

Saw brand last night in Bristol and kyle’s vocals were killer

[@jahleelbarnes787]

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

[@peteoquinn4737]

Only bad thing is I can only smash the thumbs up once!!! 👍👍👍👍👍