Opeth Encore: Guess the Riff Game

[@metallicrazy8891]

"That's right, 'To Live Is To Die' by: Metallica... And if it wasn't for that lick, Opeth would not be around. Let that sink in for a second

[@TheAskald]

That's bullshit tho. Opeth would be around.

[@WeWantYouToStay]

That honestly blew my mind, never noticed the similarity to Opeth's playing style and I love that song, was always my favourite Metallica instrumental even though Orion and Ktulu were more popular

[@JohnKasarinlan]

>That's bullshit tho. Opeth would be around. Lol I think Akerfeldt knows what he's talking about than some random jackass like you.

[@alecvanderheyden3463]

Yeah when he played it, actually sounded like it could have been his own.

[@Deathshuck]

@@TheAskald I don't think you understand how much one single song or lick can infuence a person.

[@lichdomftw]

"Smoke on the water by black sabbath" Lawl.

[@cowbutt6]

I was expecting "Paranoid, by Deep Purple" for the next..

[@VVB1tcj]

He interacts so much with his fans, that's why i love Opeth ♥

[@ciffi]

"If it wasn't for this lick, Opeth yould not be around." Wohoo, what a statement.

[@teamatfort444]

To live is to die really is a beautiful song

[@johnw5829]

the song they were gonna start playing was DELIVERANCE

[@vitoko7]

"to live is to die if it wasn't for that riff, opeth will not be around...beautiful" he said it all :D

[@dotpunker89]

Man I loved when he played the riff from "To Live is to Die".

[@robin-38-]

And He played it a bit differently than the original. He is very intelligent

[@Defensive_Wounds]

They played 'Deliverance' next, final track of the evening. I loved how the power went out, pitch black for 15 minutes, there was no music for 5 mins then Opeth decided to continue playing - in the dark! They were flawless even in the dark...

[@meshzzizk]

sounds like a memorable atmospheric experience! mikael has said in interviews that during the morningrise period they used to rehearse in the dark for “pretentious black metal reasons” so they were prepared for that blackout!

[@Tapwater56766]

They were prolly better in the dark I bet it gave them more power

[@ConradParadox]

Darkness imprisoning me…

[@RodHammett95]

Akerfeldt playing Metallica

[@jeeriva]

"smoke on the water from black sabbath" please mikael, do stand-up

[@muchozorable]

I believe it was a joke, kinda hoping he'd say "Paranoid. by deep purple" but he didn't :

[@Aminev83]

Clearly a joke. That guy knows his purple inside and out

[@jsullivan2112]

I miss this Opeth. Even just the fact they were in smaller clubs. They lost me around Watershed but I wish them all the best. Mike is happy writing the music he wants to write and that's the way it should be, fuck the haters.

[@hlmco]

This guy is fuckin' awesome, i had the opportunity to meet him when they were in Montevideo, Uruguay. I had the idea of give him an LP from a well known uruguayan progressive-rock band, called Psiglo (of whom Mikael was already a fan, btw). The buddy felt charmed with the disc, hope he have had time to listen it appropiately, think he deserved the gift since he has left me so much music along those years :)

[@DelvunShadowheart]

The first:"smoke on the water" by deep purple The second:"paranoid" by black sabbath The third:"To Live Is To Die" by metallica The forth:"Knocking At Your Back Door" by deep purple fifth and last:"welcome to the jungle" by guns'n'roses Thnx

[@SanskarWagley]

"I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT METAL" haha I love Mikael

[@Sonarion]

To Live is To Die is one of the greatest instrumental piece in imo

[@keithberns5]

Wow. Didn't realize Metallica had that much of an influence on Opeth.

[@sammyloehnis3373]

Metallica, whether you like them or not, are the biggest metal band of all time, and because of that, they've influenced pretty much every big rock band from the 80s onwards

[@Jablan11]

To live is to die in certain parts sounds exactly like an Opeth song so this makes a lot of sense

[@ogulcanyolcu8714]

Justice and MOP albums influenced many prog musicians I think. Both are complex and long albums and I don't think they are thrash metal, they are 70% prog to me

[@marcthedashergd6321]

AJFA is definitely more on the thrash side than MOP. Death Magnetic and Hardwired picked up the sound of their first 2 albums more than MOP and AJFA but they are still thrash metal. The black album is more mainstream, load and reload are experimental, and St. Anger is basically Metallica's therapy session, and it shows.

[@metal_monocle7334]

@@marcthedashergd6321 Wut? AJAF is much closer to prog than thrash compared to MoP

[@ryanpb16]

Yeah, Mikael is a huge metallica fan. And that song was cowritten and essentially a tribute to burton. I remember hearing it at very young age, and it hit me pretty hard.

[@venahtmusic]

I felt so good when I heard him say "Opeth wouldn't be around if it wasn't for To Live is to Die" because the same is true for me. I mean I probably wouldn't appreciate Opeth as much as I do now if I had never heard that song to begin with.

[@leggustafson]

Watching this is like being drunk at the show, but I don't have to worry about a hangover.

[@_Nafferty]

" Man I loved when he played the riff from "To Live is to Die". " Me to..amazing song and he did it great

[@neil8806]

I love the style in which Mikael plays the clean riff of To Live Is To Die, and gives his own spin on it. Makes it sound like a completely different and elevated version of the already beloved riff.

[@hlmco]

Very nice guy. I met him in Montevideo, was very kind

[@NWG92]

One of the greatest bands ever covering some of the greatest songs ever written by some of the other greatest bands ever. This might just be the greatest video ever.

[@facepalmjesus1608]

O M F G! To Live is to Die = Opeth! never imagined that

[@n5r15]

Wow, im a HUGE opeth fan and have been a HUGE metallica fan since the day i was born (parents are also fans) and fell in love with that clean guitar part of To Live is to Die so many years back... it means SOOOOOOO MUCH to me to hear that Mikael also appreciates it like i do... just wow.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Mickael is a fuckin legend! I saw Opeth in Manchester and he made the concert so much fun with his little anecdotes and guess the riff game! Its nice to see a band that fucking rocks and has fun at the same time!

[@eclecto]

the way he plays that part of "to live is to die" gives me chillsss.

[@depressedhulkhogan2770]

I come back to this video sometimes to hear Mikael play To Live Is To Die. He plays it with Opeth rendition and it’s the best version of that piece of the song I’ve ever heard.

[@WeWantYouToStay]

Nah the original is better

[@EnvyMachinery]

That was not by Guns N' Roses, I wrote that riff in 1984!

[@n0cturnalsurfer]

wow, that was a treat to see him play some metallica. especially to live is to die

[@feanturidur6422]

I've never seen a video on yt thats 15 years old.. holy shit :D

[@FluffyDonkey]

I love these guys, so hilarious, so freaking talented. i hope they stay together.

[@reducetheatoms]

16 years ago

[@MattTheStatsMan]

So cool! I never heard the similarity before...

[@electro676]

That was friggin awesome. I love his sense of humor.

[@robin-38-]

funny! to live is to die was my big favourite from metallica back when I didn't even know about Opeth. Now Opeth is my top favourite band.

[@Eliasoz]

LMAO!!! "I see! Guilty pleasure!" Mikael is fucking hilarious!

[@maurovalenciamusic]

i never thought that he would play "knocking on your backdoor "from deep purple!!!!

[@eclecto]

thank u so fuwken much.. i've been hearin the part when he says the title over n over again n i had no idea =p... till now.. thanx hehe mikael is the shit n he plays that part so beatiful..

[@bamsebomsen]

My favorite song from MetallicA, from the "...And Justice For All" album, we miss you Cliff Burton.. The song is a tribute to Cliff, he made som of the riff's before he died in.. Sweden, where does Opeth come from? Sweden! It's a Conspiracy i tell you!!

[@awberg]

@Adema666:the song is Knocking At Yor Back Door by Deep Purple

[@master6of6omens6]

"No that was not fucking guns and roses." lmao

[@axlefire3754]

Smoke on the water is now by Black Sabbath

[@metallicaandjustice1]

Apperently opeth are huge in sweden if so that is very very good news.

[@xurxo12]

i agree, both are my fav bands!!

[@copynin08]

I like how he said "fucking guns n roses" they suck like slash

[@Deathshuck]

And Knocking at your back door by Deep Purple...

[@tho4life611]

metal quissssssss

[@Deathshuck]

Yeah yeah, he did, he did. You know we went over all of this years ago in here when people commented like "LOL HE SAID BLACK SABBATH WHAT A IDIOT! etc. He said it to joke around because everyone knows it's one of the most recognizeable songs ever, and everyone knows it's by Deep Purple.

[@PikkaBird]

I think that's right... The lick leading into the outro.

[@sliftyy]

insane this was uploaded 2006

[@metallicaandjustice1]

Opeth are amazing i have to say i didnt expect him to be the light hearted humerous type i expected him to be the brooding depressive type with this knoledge i wanna see em even more than i did cause they seem like good fun

[@aegon1807]

Hey mate do you still living? just wondered.

[@metallicaandjustice1]

@@aegon1807 yeah I’m alive

[@Zuracooking]

@@metallicaandjustice1 Damn, this is the first im witnessing someone comment again after 14years and that too with the same username. What a time to be alive. How were these 14 years bro, please enlighten us.

[@bmhyakiri]

He did that on purpose. He jokes around a lot.

[@chickenfoot909]

I LOVE YOU OPETH!!!

[@jedivolt]

"very good... smoke on the water.... by black sabbath" xD

[@KyleSimpsonYT]

@martyr13666999 Yeah. The last riff here is the first riff in Deliverance. It's not in the album, but they play it live in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXncfZanp6eXd5o at 1:43.

[@bullet853]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXncfZanp6eXd5o

[@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness]

The algorithm has blessed me

[@krustopia1]

Haha! I love Opeth. They always make their concerts fun.

[@doobiouscannibis]

lol, in pittsburg 06 the next song was Reviere/Harlequin Forrest.

[@Achw3l]

Haha he's so relaxed and self concious, that's so incredibly awesome :D Opeth ftw

[@BagiClaymations]

I knew he was going to play smoke on the water first lol

[@jKazej]

@EnragedSephiroth It's "Knocking at your Backdoor"

[@AndrewScherman]

he's so dry i love it!!!!

[@mubtasimmahbub4785]

OmG that’s literally my fav riff from To live is to die.

[@mstrasser]

Deep Purple "Knocking At Your Back Door"

[@Ueichen]

To live is to Die... you have good taste Mikael!

[@davidoff013]

Because Paranoid is by Black Sabbath, he got confused. Trust me, he knows his bands! ;-)

[@wilsonwarrior]

@Nvelopmusic Thanks for the input mate! I really appreciate it!... Now that's sarcasm.

[@MetalSlime19]

Bard's Song by Blind Guardian

[@Moufisto]

PERTH?! PEERTTH!!!?! I MISSED THIS FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKK!!! Ugh my life is over.

[@harel1096]

Wish I was there

[@Dantallica]

To Live Is To Die sounds awesome!

[@Alive4Metal]

TO LIVE IS TO DIE!! GOD BEST SONG EVER

[@StealerAG]

he's a damn showman Awesome person

[@foornaa]

that is so funny but ingenious. fan charmer. its all about the fans.

[@ExaggeratedDread]

@jpfmsantoz "To Live Is To Dy" by "Metallica" from the album "...And Justice For All". Hope that I'm not the 10th one who answers you ;-)

[@PatrickMSAA]

Smoke on the Water by Black Sabbath?

[@Cainova]

He says in the video that it's To Live Is To Die by Metallica.

[@Gnaaal]

The end is friggin hillarious, ecpecially since I probably wouldn't been into metal w/o listening to GnR back in the days

[@astugatak]

deep purple smoke on the water -black sabbath paranoid -metallica to live is to die - ?dont know? -guns'n'roses welcome to the jungle

[@astrolopitekos]

after the welcome to the jungle riff? Deliverance :P

[@Azraelthe7th]

I think he uses one of the Boss effects pedals (can't remember really) with Laney amps to give them more warmth.

[@Gnomage]

Haha, I find all of this debate about whether or not he was joking rather amusing. I definitely didn't forsee such a little thing cuasing so much of a fuss before uploading the video :P For the record, I think it was a slip up. As awesome as he is, he's still only human.

[@urf]

I assume you're referring to the song that took them a while to get. It was Knocking at Your Back Door by Deep Purple. Fromthe album Perfect Strangers.

[@rez323]

I am in love with Akerfeldt. I wish I was his lovechild.

[@rowsdowerpower]

i saw that same bit live myself. in hartford in feb. played queen inuendo and lots of judus priest he even sang freddy vocals in inuendo. well enough of my fuckin drunk banter. opeth is "fuckin evil"

[@Surmoka]

Love those PRS güitars

[@jazar]

did Michael J Fox record this?

[@flatterswhite]

vintage joke

[@Gnomage]

Deliverance!

[@machineman541]

That right there is the best melancholic Metal piece I’ve listened to. Who composed this ? Any ideas anyone?

[@fattymcgee123]

I think the piece you're referring to is To live is to die, metallica.

[@machineman541]

I was actually wondering who composed this lick. Was it Cliff or Kirk? Kirk is playing the lick of course in Metallica.

[@fattymcgee123]

@@machineman541 good question. Seems nobody really knows anything concrete. Some say Cliff, based on (or inspired by) previous doodles he did, some say Any other member of the band, including Jason. Sorry I'm not of more help, but if you search for who wrote it, you'll likely find what I did years ago, no definitive answer.

[@machineman541]

@@fattymcgee123 Yeah, I've had no conclusive leads so far.

[@darteykan]

Camera is a bit shaky

[@seanypantsisntgod]

finally, someone who got it!

[@Noruego]

what song was next?????????????

[@cofpaddy]

Metal Quiz! My favourite kind!

[@EnragedSephiroth]

Oh he blew me away with To Live is to Die. Wait... what song did they play next?!

[@mstrasser]

I'd guess he goes into "Deliverance" next. Mikael plays "Welcome To The Jungle" before "Deliverance" on the current tour

[@hexxxen]

@MrBumblebore it's by Deep Purple.

[@DannyAIC]

smoke of the water by Black Sabbath....awesome!

[@santiagoimbachi6381]

why did I know he was going to start with 0-3-5?

[@wippudaeu]

Opeth is great.