Popular Metal Songs Without Distortion - Brandon D'Eon

[@BrandonDeon]

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[@balajiedlyngdoh8366]

Is that really you liking your own comment bro, comment something else bro

[@foxythegamer4303]

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[@Mavrik9000]

@@balajiedlyngdoh8366 ⬅The captain of the like police.

[@Twxface666]

That’s a good way to practice hitting every note.

[@emngaiden]

Play clean to practice hitting every note. Play with distortiond to practice only hitting the notes you are supposed to hit

[@Twxface666]

Zach Perry I could see why. I’m practicing myself still and this video helped me form a good method for me.

[@Twxface666]

Ricardo Montes I love playing with distortion just because it’s fun and a lot grimier but this is definitely a good way to practice fam.

[@ziyyp]

Well... u are not wrong 😂

[@carlos66965]

@Zach Perry contrary to popular belief, you can play a solo anyway you want to.

[@tc2241]

I practiced soo long on an electric guitar with no amp and a metronome, that when I finally plugged it in I giggled like a schoolgirl when I heard how amazing it sounded with distortion and reverb. I realized that it masks soo many mistakes or makes a bland riff sound explosive

[@RustinChole]

Very true.

[@holliswilliams8426]

I think too many guitarists rely on reverb to sound good tbh.

[@thescaletblur07]

Where did the metaphor “I giggled like a school girl” start. It a very odd metaphor.

[@lunarity711]

same here it was so fun finally plugging in

[@kevindg257]

it actually is just so much more harsh but human that it works on it's own

[@drxwzee2727]

This is basically everyone when they're lazy to plug in the amp

[@SynthApprentice]

I feel like you're making eye contact with me when you say that.

[@leebonana]

This is so true

[@knuckldragger]

But the amp is plugged in... Hes just not using a distortion pedal

[@vonbeaver99]

Truth. Call me lazy but it’s just easier to grab the acoustic

[@bnsrks3326]

vonbeaver99 I didn’t pick up my electric for 10 years. Because it was in the case. The acoustic on the other hand has some miles on it. Had my Ibanez acoustic since 2003 and I work on ships, it’s been Panama Canal, Straits of Gibraltar, the equator. Probably in the area of 150,000 miles

[@szczur03]

1. Cowboys From Arizona 2. Seek And Rescue 3. The Rock n' Roll 4. Went To Sleep 5. Mildly Inconveniencing In The Name 6. Down With The Cold 7. A Lovely Breeze Of Souls 8. The Security Guard

[@VeryGood464]

lol

[@king_v_sonnps4]

Haha are you okay? That was funny as nice list

[@FernandaPedrosoCS]

broooo HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH

[@malegria9641]

I live in Arizona. This place isn’t hell. It’s much worse.

[@isaacsanders695]

lmao the security guard is just wrong lmao

[@jamescoyne4559]

Even though formatted as a joke, this video is legitimately helpful to hear melodies without alteration for practice reasons

[@davidwhite368]

I agree...most enlightening...

[@tomasengstrom6362]

but all is not played correct, so be careful! 😂

[@vincent67239]

His face is trying to say it sounds silly, but I honestly think it sounds really good. Particularly satisfying to hear the bends, vibrato, and timing be on point.

[@オールマイト-y1f]

@@tomasengstrom6362 Calm your ego

[@tomasengstrom6362]

@@オールマイト-y1f HOW did you make this about me? Dumbest comment on the planet....

[@gavinburtt]

I love how he specifically chose songs from Guitar Hero so that he could get the vocal tracks lol

[@chucklemuchuckle2170]

Lol

[@hotr400]

lol

[@DNRailworks]

LOL

[@heathens3098]

LOL IKR

[@holographiconsumer3996]

XDDD

[@anthonyjeselink3672]

So basically spy movie sound tracks.

[@Maggotz4bra1nz]

Anthony Jeselink pFt

[@yasi1890]

Or 90ies japanese anime

[@SlyHikari03]

Exactly

[@kennythx9395]

I am very boring this might be the greatest comment I’ve ever seen

[@kennythx9395]

Seems like I hit the wrong name but you know what I meant

[@trevorsmith6035]

The Metal still slaps without distortion

[@juankplaysmusic]

No, it doesn´t and you know it.

[@RockNRollSurf]

@@juankplaysmusic I don't know what you are talking about. This sounds similar to surf rock, which is a badass genre.

[@connorhicks6938]

Well, you can’t kill the metal

[@rishivardhan456]

Sound like surf rock

[@eatalots7773]

@@juankplaysmusic surf rock slaps tho

[@BFMV1100]

Killing In The Name without the distorted guitar really makes you appreciate how amazingly dirty that bass tone is

[@BillCipher1995]

RATM's bass kicks ass.

[@sheldonnicholl3599]

Otherwise, the song doesn't sound too different. That one isn't as defined by Tom's guitar tone being distorted, imo.

[@draganstojanovic8676]

And that's not metal song

[@X3Andy]

@@sheldonnicholl3599 Tom Morello typically writes the song on an acoustic beforehand.

[@carterdrake6220]

Hahahaha omg

[@MichaParadis]

This makes me uncomfortable because it’s how all these songs sounded when I couldn’t afford a distortion pedal

[@basedhumanofficial]

it's why i originally quit playing the guitar at 12. no distortion pedal :/

[@jakobi2800]

Ironic. Im getting mine today.

[@EroFelipe]

@@jakobi2800 what? a 12 y old boy? Uhhh sassy

[@Brom1CZ]

G U I T A R R I G 5. Im poor like Kenny in South Park and this saved my metal soul. :D

[@dmon553]

You didn't have distortion built in amp? It seems like 95% of amps come with distortion, reverb, etc.

[@techpriestessfeeb2780]

The fact that cowboys from hell sounds like a metal country song is the most texas thing ever.

[@clifharvey5689]

Yep!

[@enasal-qawamshe374]

*Yee Haw intensifies*

[@tapialiner]

Yeah, that was what I was thinking

[@Laeconomianosrobolavida]

@@enasal-qawamshe374 . P

[@narghile3254]

Just listen to stoner then :D

[@sierrawhiskey5144]

The one thing about playing clean, is its incredibly unforgiving. Distortion gives you so much wiggle room. But clean kinds kills it for palm mutes and harmonics.

[@sigiligus]

Boomer tier take. The literal physics of what distortion does to the sound is compresses the signal to almost no dynamic range. Therefore, the scientifically irrefutable reality is that mistakes are louder with distortion. The only thing more difficult about playing clean is making sure your ability to consistently pick with the same attack to generate the same volume. If you think that counts as “making mistakes easier to hear” then you are simply a poor player.

[@rawman44]

​@@sigiligus "Boomer tier take"

[@thecus8282]

@@rawman44 some of the greatest metal guitarists ever are boomers so i don't understand calling an opinion on distortion a "boomer take" makes it less credible

[@Skyunai_Official]

@@sigiligus your poin completely proves theirs. Stop being a snob and let people do them instead of getting pissed off over someone for being a "poor player" you're just being part of the problem.

[@joaovaltrig3587]

Distorcion will sound way worse when you make some basic mistake like the strength of the strumming in a song. Both are unforgiving in a professional scenario, but only one of them will make your ears bleed if such mistake ever happens.

[@eehiz]

when you know all the undistortioned versions because you've got no money to buy an amp ;(

[@GuerrierJulius]

Best way to practice

[@nunipew]

@@kamekomiyamora Can relate to that, I live in a flat and everytime i try to play overdriven (since I don't have a distortion pedal) my neighbours knock in like 2 minutes or so. So when i first played a song with overdrive, i was amazed how different and hard it was, muting and stuff is really important. also man, having a break for a year just because you weren't used to play with an amp is kinda too much.. :/ Don't go hard on yourself

[@juandiegotapia7858]

Sad but true

[@nandy9285]

@@GuerrierJulius sort of. Like what those who commented after you said, muting is very important with distorted guitar and can't really be practiced without it. Furthermore, one could practice fretting notes too firmly to overcompensate the lack of volume you have when you play without distortion. This can potentially slow down your playing because you're not playing as softly as possible while still holding down the note. But then again distortion covers some mistakes too so I guess practice both ways

[@manosassassin]

@@nunipew just use a modeller with headphones, or good software like reaper/bias :)

[@Zappers42]

To all my metal guitarists out there: practice your songs this way. I go to so many shows where the guitarist doesn’t realize how many mistakes he’s making

[@onerandombruh]

This comment is brutally underrated.

[@potatoesblink3299]

I've read up on a few professionals that said the same.

[@humanmusic6409]

Practice both ways. Without distortion to get fingering and stuff right, and with distortion to get muting and harmonics right.

[@onerandombruh]

@@humanmusic6409 muting can be achieved also by playing on clean.

[@humanmusic6409]

Isaac Baldeón G. Yes, but when you add distortion you may get an ear piercing ringing sound if you don’t mute all the strings correctly. Not just palm muting, either. Just regular old muting to make sure only the notes you want to play make a sound or for a rest. Clean tones are much more forgiving in that regard.

[@DaleSimpson97]

Jack Black: "you can't kill the metal" Me: *turns off distortion on jb's rig" Jack Black: "ahhhhh shit"

[@BolwariStudio]

Hahaahaha

[@eriong.7446]

Well, they play metal on acoustic guitars all the time, so...

[@DaleSimpson97]

@@eriong.7446 someone doesn't understand what a joke is haha

[@eriong.7446]

dale simpson I knew you would say that, quite obviously you tried to make a joke, but when I heard tenacious d in the video I was like ok, but they actually do what this video did all the time. Then you made me type it.

[@DaleSimpson97]

@@eriong.7446 I made you say nothing lol. You chose to be a troll. Dont like what i said, dont like/comment. Simple's......................

[@plixplop]

This brought up old memories of listening to "MIDI versions" of popular songs in the early 90s....

[@ReinventingTheSteve]

hell yeah! that was one of my favourite pasttimes 😊

[@dopey473]

This is basically what the Doom OST sounded like, half of it was Vulgar Display Of Violence but midi lol

[@livewire2759]

1. Surfers from Hell - Pansurfa 2. Surf and Destroy - Metallic Surf 3. The Surf - Tenacious Surf 4. Surf to Rest - Surf of God 5. Surfing in the Name - Rage Against the Surf 6. Down with the Surfing - Surfed 7. Tornado of Surf - Mega Surf 8. The Surfer - Iron Surfer Surf.

[@rataratarat]

Thank you.

[@livewire2759]

@@rataratarat Thank you, sir.

[@Gabbyreel]

@@livewire2759 Thank you, surf.

[@livewire2759]

@@Gabbyreel YES!

[@molo-molo5103]

Frus

[@shox2411]

Me: Can we get metal songs? Mom: We have metal songs at home Metal at home:

[@hugodoucet2872]

Shox Bwahahahaha!

[@sharkedog6007]

True lol

[@cypher787]

this comment is beyond amazing

[@tejur7]

Winner.

[@rourkeyliiid4769]

😂

[@mono.isgtds]

Hey James, it’s your cousin John, John hetfield, I found this new sound you’re looking for.

[@watchaccountfordk3385]

Back to The Future reference

[@mono.isgtds]

Watch Account for DK33 yeah

[@AverageGamerSam]

@@mono.isgtds I wouldn't have understood that if I hadn't watched that movie semi recently.

[@aqib4925]

should've been mustaine

[@tjdaniels3706]

Watch Account for DK33 yes

[@stewartboggs1089]

I was told when i started play hard rock and metal, no matter how "clean" the song sounds, its always best to practice all your songs on acoustic first. Needless to say, i was called Jack Black for years because of this lol. Funny how school of rock kicked me into rock and metal lol Still my favorite movie to this day!

[@Zeagods-CyberShadow]

Or unplugged

[@Jon14141]

Good stuff

[@gerge-8024]

The second I read Jack Black he started playing The Metal

[@MJW238]

This is what heavy metal sounded like in the 1950’s

[@valter28]

ahm no? in the 50 there was real good distortion pedals. similar like boss ds1

[@asabothseraph9374]

ValTer 28 wut?

[@joonaskojo4363]

@@valter28 I think the first actual distortion/fuzz pedal to be introduced was the Fuzz-Tone from 1962. However, in the 50's guitar players would seek out for rancid sounds for their guitars, and thus, they would for example crank up the volume on their amplifiers in order to create gritty overdrive. Some would even slash their speaker cones with razorblades.

[@beansgowellwithpoo9774]

Metal was not a thing in the 50s

[@tomrabbani]

@@joonaskojo4363 I think dave Davies from the kinks was the first to razor blade his speaker cone? And that was in the 60s

[@1111MJR]

You should do one of Motown/Atlantic Soul riffs with massive distortion. You’d be surprised how badass it sounds.

[@shampoocampus]

you should check out the dirtbombs

[@Wavemaninawe]

Bill McClintock has proven without a doubt that Soul Metal needs to be made official.

[@dennisyoung4631]

Triple “Fur.”

[@FrenchToasted1995]

tool would just be 80s king crimson (i mean without distortion)

[@your_boy_vesp2981]

Where can I listen to this?

[@Zichfried]

Back in the day when I had no money for an electric guitar and I just had an old, acoustic one a friend sold me for $5 bucks, all the songs were like that for me. But that made me strong. (?)

[@Sweet9964]

"But that made me strong" LOL get real dude, you sound so arrogant lmfao

[@13gxcy]

Not actually. it didn't make you strong. Distorted technique and clean are very different. But it developed your left hand a little bit.

[@zouteranja4041]

wierd flex but ok

[@mh_dot_fm]

Honestly reasonable. Easier to spot some issues of technique dist might just have hidden, so faster to learn how to make something sound good on dist.

[@Guitarristandgoats]

Dont listen to those fuckers i see your struggle, you strong!

[@stoney5137]

I know the song "The Metal" was just made to be ironic, but that main lick is so tasty.

[@HyperboreanJihad]

Not as tasty as the devils riff tho

[@thomasduffy1484]

For real though, I thought it was funny how it's made mostly as a joke but it's actually probably the best riff in the whole video.

[@jehov7348]

1:22 Singer: "You can't kill the metal" This guy: *and I took that personally*

[@lactate8008s]

I think that's jack black. Only he would call a song "the metal"

[@stupidfuckingidiot]

@@lactate8008s Yeah, it's from Jack Black's Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, The Metal was popularized with the release of Guitar Hero 3. Song is legendary, movie is an instant classic.

[@TheCyberSatyr]

@@stupidfuckingidiot the movie is a must-see to any want-to-be rocker. I feel it a vital part of the "rock n roll" culture

[@Geetarman69420]

That’s the ol jack black

[@dandanboyable]

You need to watch their new version on his KZbin page

[@DaNil-ws8bc]

Metal without distortion sound like badass blues for real

[@sarahpotter1674]

Music is a Venn Diagram, that’s almost a circle

[@ezramiller8296]

No, it sounds like surf music.

[@pouyan_m]

Nah

[@pbean2]

BADASS BLUES LMFAO

[@lexdraws1729]

@@ezramiller8296 you do know surf music stemmed from rhythms and blues sound of African American/black artist

[@sourishadhikary]

Now we need other songs with distortion

[@Ukulilly]

Sourish Adhikary yeah I think I could understand that better 😂

[@ElementsUnknown]

We need classic surf songs with full distortion/metal accompaniment

[@unclejimmy2630]

Country roads

[@johnbernal7996]

Calm down Mike Ness

[@Frosty4427]

Otherwise known as improvements.

[@JWD1992]

0:38 Surf And Destroy (as featured in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction).

[@Countdownsmiles]

Alternate title: "how to rediscover surf rock"

[@eddixon2015]

Well, we need it

[@Countdownsmiles]

@@eddixon2015 I agree

[@SeasonedSalmon]

Theres no spring reverb

[@simply3141592654]

Just add spring reverb

[@declanfitzpatrick8268]

Needs reverb though ;)

[@StuartHerrington]

Playing without distortion is one of the best ways to learn a song. A lot of guitarists hide behind distortion as it can cover up accuracy and technique.

[@loganbrown9845]

I’m in this comment.

[@My_eyesburn]

I practice songs on acoustic before i take it to electric

[@tomas-skala]

Both has it’s pros: in clean you learn to hit the notes well and in distorted, you learn how to mute the other strings with the rest of the palm so there sound 1 or 2 strings and not all 6 for example

[@RlukeM]

Dang man don't put me on blast like that...

[@2goldenace]

So metal is basically just distorted surf..

[@cactusdemar]

2goldenace yeah

[@Kingslayer260]

Black* metal

[@--TOM--]

oh, thats why it sounded kinda familiar

[@cholkymilkmirage4984]

Welcome to the real world lol

[@gage2038]

That and the blues scale

[@jeremiahsnyder9262]

This needs to be a cover band. amazing! Also, you can really hear the blues riffs in metal without distortion.

[@Paul-gf6kp]

If Smells Like Teen Spirit had no distortion it would just be the intro on a loop

[@RB-ts2eg]

Facts lol

[@Paul-gf6kp]

@@svicious0077 I never said it was metal but ok

[@wornstrat5517]

No there's more riffs in the song than that plus the solo

[@kyledsmith87]

What about?? --1-------------------1 1-------------------1 Huh??

[@RICHIEV333]

Very true, that is why to a true musician like Kurt, dynamics are important. Going soft (with no distortion) then hard (with distortion) adds dynamics to a song the same way a conductor will raise and lower the volume of the orchestra. In fact, that is one of the problems with modern music, there are no dynamics, no one these days allows a song to breathe. it is just use compression effect after compression effect so there are no changes in dynamics.

[@briangruessner4453]

Cowboys from Hell- now a funk song. Seek and Destroy- now a 60's spy movie theme song. The Metal- holds up surprisingly well. Laid to Rest- sounds like the Seinfeld bass guy playing a guitar while having a stroke. Killing in the Name of- goes back and forth between being still good and just not good at all. Down with the Sickness- no, go back to the first part! Tornado of Souls- still rocks. The Trooper- sounds like a bangin' Western. What have we learned? Tritones are not cruise control for cool, but a good melody stays catchy with or without a distortion pedal.

[@lordoftheelements2112]

🤣😂

[@angelcarlos8041]

This is great hah

[@mikegeo06]

of course the metal holds up, it’s not like you can kill it

[@privatetrash2810]

Surf Rock tried to kill the Metal IT FAILED

[@goner.9989]

@@privatetrash2810 and was smite to the ground.

[@tiedyedakman017]

Distortion was invented in the 1960’s Metal bands in the 50’s:

[@Chris-jg3km]

WeLl aCtUallY MetAl wAs inVenTed iN thE 70s

[@landonheath7914]

distortion was invented in the 50s

[@yannmelo9292]

@@Chris-jg3km the kinks were metal before metal was metal

[@Lewis1995]

@@Chris-jg3km 60s

[@Chris-jg3km]

@@Lewis1995 68/69 I know but Sabbath is the first metal album a 1970 release

[@stevebowman90]

Very cool take on metal. Metal without distortion has always reminded me of 60’s surf music.

[@pouyash5785]

"I respectfully refuse to do what you tell me, I respectfully refuse to do what you tell me"

[@thrownswordpommel7393]

"I hereby notify you of my, shall I say, radical opposition to your command"

[@Byster_0]

R.A.T.M?

[@eliasherrera7909]

Underrated comment

[@felixporras5115]

This needs more likes

[@murilodeavevedo5862]

Unsatisfied by the Mechanism

[@mrslippyfist9155]

I didn’t know Jim from The Office played guitar

[@rojeliorodriguez6115]

Mr SlippyFist philly jim did, he’s also a sports writer

[@mrslippyfist9155]

rojelio rodriguez really? v e r y e p i c

[@Shiko-wy6cg]

Sounding The Seventh Trumpet

[@mrslippyfist9155]

JimmyTheRevSullivan yup, my favorite a7x album and my third favorite band.

[@JohnsonRacing2049]

This is “Second Life” Jim

[@cloud_3nv]

Without a distorted guitar, killing in the name's bass just rumbles in your ear over everything

[@LOliveiraBss]

It's like surf music, but there's no waves. Great playing!

[@MarcoVenustus]

Sounds like a shy guitar trying to be aggressive

[@bf2098]

Sounds like a six string bass

[@Soleilune1995]

I appreciate its effort. Good job, lil' guy.

[@Ekstasii]

Me

[@ws4jb]

Totally the Shy Ronnie of rock.

[@skatetv55]

When your girlfriend doesnt like metal but wants you to play

[@pereafran6423]

Vihdinkuningas tää

[@fortie6902]

Hyvin totta.

[@ルシラムス]

Nii

[@iavh7868]

Jep

[@makaylanicole2735]

Girlfriend doesn't like metal?? Umm dump her

[@haziqsaeed1553]

Tbh the metal still sounds sickkk

[@gavin_t]

@Lord Of Onions tech death still sounds sick tho.. but on a 7 string and not downtuned past d standard on the top 6 strings

[@LemonMeIon]

Helps that the backing tracks are still distorted for some of them

[@jamesjimharris1995]

Lord Of Onions ah think he was talking about tenacious d - the metal. Coz imo most of these suck without distortion hah

[@generalkenobi4033]

The only one that sounds like kinda weird is killing in the name of

[@Drunkcat008]

I believe you mean (SIC)

[@titaniummechanism3214]

This gave me a whole different appreciation for some songs. Killing in the Name still tickles me in all the right places and I never knew how much detail there was to the Tornado of Souls! Pretty cool!

[@876r876rf]

Honestly, "the Metal" was still really sick without distortion

[@Xegethra]

Just sounds like old school rock really. Some of it gets a bit surfy.

[@mikalbrown3227]

Lol i was about to say that

[@garyconner6151]

You gotta be good to play clean he was not sloppy.

[@Dragon-Believer]

I thought Seek and Destroy sounded great.

[@SamaelVR]

Cause it's such a good riff

[@enneaviuslavictus4436]

He looks like he's waiting for his prom date to get ready and found a guitar while he was waiting

[@landarful]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Wavemaninawe]

Date - I'm ready. Lets go. Brandon - Im on to something here. I'll call uou next week, OK?

[@andrewmartin5958]

Let's appreciate how clean he is playing

[@benstich3616]

Michael DeNunzio you better upload a video of you playing better

[@firstnamelastname3262]

This is the start of a playground arguement.

[@benstich3616]

James [last name] not really arguing anything. And there’s nothing really to argue. If you don’t think he’s playing clean enough than upload a video yourself

[@benstich3616]

Michael DeNunzio I’m not saying I’m great by any means. But it’s just such a dick thing to say when your not making any videos yourself. Your putting yourself on this pedestal and it’s cringey

[@flatterswhite]

@@benstich3616 is "meh" really worth getting defensive over

[@davidag90]

It's amazing how heavy RATM sounds even without any distortion. What a band

[@arex7559]

Carried by the bass

[@Benlovescheese]

@@arex7559as all good metal songs are.

[@analogpark8059]

Yeah, but the clean tone sounds like a fart over that 20 ton bass. 😂

[@ogfatdante]

@@arex7559don’t remember Tom morello playing the bass

[@arex7559]

​@@ogfatdantei mean that the track is still heavy because of the bass not the guitar

[@ronineditor9920]

So... the 60's were one distortion pedal from being some heavy, bad ass music.

[@harbingerdawn]

You get a taste of what that would be like with the Beatles songs Paperback Writer and Helter Skelter.

[@KemDIY]

Ronin Editor id love to hear some beach boys jams with distortion now!!! Could be new songs! :)

[@ronineditor9920]

@@KemDIY Oh, hell yes... that would seriously be amazing, haha.

[@TheMrQuepe]

@@KemDIY metal is just surf with distortion

[@KemDIY]

Jack Emmerich exactly. That’s why it would be cool to hear some surf with distortion.

[@JAGJustAGuy3]

Down with the sickness sounds like you are being chased though a forest by a hillbilly

[@johnalfredkonig8490]

BUAHUAHAUHAUHAUAHUAH

[@clintonleonard5187]

Holy shit.

[@omnitvz]

Down With the Hickness

[@brettdufrene2723]

“I sell propane and propane accessories.” Hank Hill said chasing billy with an axe

[@Hangman-yq5uh]

@@brettdufrene2723 "That boy ain't right!"

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

When I first started playing guitar as a teen, I didn't even know what a distortion pedal was. I plugged into an amp and couldn't figure out why my metal guitar riffs sounded like the guitar in this video 🤘🎛🎸

[@hammerdown999]

Lmao same

[@ARBESProductions]

Me too! I was so disappointed!!!

[@Daniel-om4ce]

@@hammerdown999 xqcL

[@truthsRsung]

B movie and porn tracks + distortion = metal Sounds about right

[@wickharr]

I thought it was a technique at first, like they were so good at guitar it sounded distorted and compressed and one day I would sound like that too.

[@14880evilmonkey]

Love it, lamb of god still sounds heavy af even without distortion

[@shopniljahan]

The Metal sounds like western and Seek & destroy sounds like a jazz song

[@fragtagninja1633]

I just said that after seeing this! Lol

[@TheKogunEnjou]

I wanna know what kind of jazz you’re listening to

[@maximilianoaverzano7531]

Probably blues

[@obnxsdonky9394]

Surf rock

[@itzjustdna6108]

more like 007 man

[@plasmakitten4261]

If anyone ever tries to tell you metal is just distortion with no musicianship send them this video. The Trooper in particular is absolutely fire even like this.

[@bluesolace9052]

I just imagine a bard in the olden times jamming like this but no one took them seriously when distortion wasn’t invented yet.

[@plasmakitten4261]

@Noah That's fair, but the tone is still very different because he also doesn't have any other effects on it either.

[@thememoryhole9355]

Ok .. NOW I have to watch the whole video. Thanks for the heads up.

[@lizgonzalez5564]

The trooper sounds like Sultans Of swing 🤣

[@anmolt3840051]

@@lizgonzalez5564 Sultans of Swing is an amazing song too

[@r.a.f.f.a.]

The Trooper sounds good in both versions, just a totally different genre. Killer riff.

[@spookytaco666]

I know! I love it.

[@davesteller6301]

Trooper never did have a lot of distortion. It's not really Maiden's thing

[@r.a.f.f.a.]

@@davesteller6301 true. They lay out dissonance through complex melodies, but don't excessively distort, and maybe that's the charm.

[@ciderfan823]

Have you heard Two Cellos' version?

[@Jon14141]

Indeed

[@johncannon3593]

The Trooper though... STILL one of the best metal riffs ever, even without distortion.

[@anoot977]

Me: “I want metal” Mom: “We have metal at home” Metal at home:

[@jonnyhenningson9594]

LOL

[@adventureman5000]

that me :/

[@jonnyhenningson9594]

Just read this again and laughed really hard again.

[@Ethan-iw9pe]

This is not metal this is iron

[@TheViking-lh7oy]

@@Ethan-iw9pe I have no idea why but reading this comment made me go brain dead for a solid minute

[@PaxAmor1]

The Killing in the Name riff is so heavy it even sounds heavy undistorted.

[@danyomega1472]

Indeed! Only the guitar is undistorted. Tim Commerford's highly distorted bass is still adding the heaviness to the riff 😁

[@stephenclay2763]

They all sound alike. Dissonant and unmelodic. Sausage fest music, in short.

[@jerememes270]

@@stephenclay2763 cry more

[@carlinisatnirvana8499]

@@danyomega1472 Gotta love my boy tim cummie

[@danyomega1472]

@@carlinisatnirvana8499 hell yeah 👍

[@bottomtext251]

So basically you are finally able to hear the bass in the background.

[@LRM12o8]

May I ask you a question: HOW CRAPPY IS YOUR SOUND SYSTEM, if you can't hear the bass on regular metal (excluding AJFA)?!!

[@xTheNameisEthan]

As a bass player I rejoice

[@brendanbeardy9190]

Bass players were in metal bands!?!

[@mattiOTX]

Rage against the machine their bass is so heavy you can always hear it.

[@turtleneck369]

Bad sound equipment is problem only

[@OreoSpeedwagonR_T]

It all sounds like surf music this way...and I'm here for it.

[@ThatKarma]

When you realize there was not that much distortion in killing in the name lol

[@themower9472]

Why is there no comment in this comment. It is good

[@claire-amel]

My thoughts too!

[@Nicopopi]

Because the baseline is already distorted, and makes the same than the guitarist. And Tom Morello is a genius 👍👍👍

[@Tomcatz315]

It was tracked with the neck pickup of a tele through a JCM800. Ends up sounding pretty compressed with just a little grit. Not a whole lot of clipping.

[@Billy-sm3uu]

Tom Morello’s a god

[@ekubois]

*When it's 2am and everyone is sleeping and you don't wanna wake everyone up but you still wanna play guitar be like*

[@redknifelottery]

🙌🏻

[@caionojoza2755]

have you heard of headphones?

[@skm1894]

Yes

[@TemkaUwU]

@@caionojoza2755 have you heard of a Joke?

[@sleepyghostx6835]

What sucks is im a drummer XD

[@joseestuardo0456]

1. Christians of heaven 2. Seek and restore 3. The Plastic 4. Laid to sleep 5. Praying in the name 6. Up with the goodness 7. Winds of the seasons 8. The Pope

[@diegom-a7970]

Praying in the name 😂

[@MegaKikeo]

comment of the year!!

[@DrGray-qh6ow]

Jeebus Shaves!

[@chad88019]

Awoken to Exert

[@cjfeather_]

This is also in the disc my dudes

[@harvestblades]

I'm an old metal head, & love surf rock, & yet have never noticed this!

[@norik1616]

What is this 6 string Bass?

[@rewlazman]

Epic

[@imdonglkr8131]

Approved

[@raniabouzekraoui707]

what is this 'bass' you speak of?

[@roryphillips57]

Slap like now

[@aureliotoscano7971]

@@rewlazman Davie504 references

[@Sustaita.handmade]

When that one metal kid brings his electric guitar to school and only plays 20 seconds of every song.

[@unitoftemp]

This hits a little too hard for my taste.

[@fluteloopsyd]

That exact thing happened in my English class on the last day of school (right before quarentine) lol.😂

[@mikekristin7201]

Hey man ADHD is a bitch. I know the first 20seconds of hundreds of songs lol

[@idkwhattomakemyusername3653]

Tag yourself

[@edwinandrews8497]

Hey I had a band with that dude for a minute! "Yeah I know...um... part of that..." -_-

[@brandonhobbs1435]

I'd bet money that the song "the metal" by tenacious d was wrote on an acoustic guitar

[@nuyabiss]

Of course

[@FrasMcG]

Torn Frames I’m pretty sure the riff for The Metal was written by their lead guitarist John Konesky.

[@Curseysasuke]

Brandon Hobbs just imagine a flamenco version

[@brandonhobbs1435]

@@christopherjackson3455 nothing would be wrong with it, I think it sounds good either way

[@ggilleland8903]

* written

[@gund2281]

Ok...This was AWESOME! The facial expressions made me literally laugh out loud on SEVERAL occasions. Also, the technical proficiency here is mind-blowing. I don't think you missed a single note. On a clean channel, mistakes would stick out like a sore thumb.

[@MerkinMuffly]

So the godfather of metal was really Dick Dale, not Black Sabbath.

[@Magnetron33]

actually, Rory Gallagher! listen to 19 year old Rory on studio Catfish Blues. First metal tone and hook kzbin.info/www/bejne/omOThqismceMjNU

[@gordonsmith33]

@@Magnetron33 whoa this album is incredible. Thanks for the info. I love finding new music like this. Thank you!!!

[@Magnetron33]

@@gordonsmith33 Rory was really one of the greatest. All of the On the Boards (2nd studio) album is on KZbin. All good songs.Van Halen gave Rory props so did Hendrix.. You are technically gifted and very entertaining. Rory was the best electric slide ever. Check out 1970s Eat my words THANK YOU!

[@Seaker24]

Not only was Dick Dale one hell of a nice guy he was a monster performer. I saw him live many times. I saw the comment below on Rory. What an underrated guitar player. I wish I saw him live. Another great person.

[@dshale357]

Ya beat me to it. Every one of these sounds like a Dick Dale surf song.

[@Cuzjudd]

You are super super clean. Playing wise I mean

[@benparsons4979]

and tone wise

[@AlexMuresan]

and shower wise

[@randomhalf-mapplesiruphalf1666]

He remind me of Zacky Vengence from Avenged Sevenfold in that suit

[@dombowombo3076]

and drug wise

[@totallynotbigfootsbrother6957]

@@randomhalf-mapplesiruphalf1666 same lol

[@kantordb3025]

Very impressive, but can you play Sultans of Swing with Distortion?

[@wesleyLTH]

That would be mice :v

[@its_tunezz]

Watch sultan of metal by kfir ochaion

[@alexanderwood7854]

NEXT VID‼️‼️‼️

[@gorehammer42o]

I would love to see that actually...

[@debarghabiswas6858]

Watch the cover by kfir

[@owlgoddess8534]

the main thing i’ve learned here is how nasty that bassline on killing in the name is

[@xaxflix]

What would be hilarious is to take the Beach Boys and add distortion to their guitar tracks...

[@spartan9293]

Zak Farmer Metal Vibrations

[@michaelblanco394]

Carl Wilson jammin the" Brown tone".

[@aliray1165]

Oh my god yes.

[@KrunchyJD]

@@eadue The Beatles used some distribution or overdrive.

[@jwaj]

@@eadue oh the Beatles used a ton of fuzz overdrive and distortion Macca even pioneered fuzz bass lol

[@BetterThanUnson]

Therapist: John Krasinski playing clean metal isn't real Brandon Deon:

[@3-EX-0]

Fun fact, Randy Rhodes wrote "Crazy Train" originally on acoustic guitar.

[@CamaroAmx]

Mike Hill many hard rock and metal songs were written on acoustic guitars and electric guitars with no distortion.

[@TheSlasherJunkie]

Many? MOST hard rock and metal songs are written on acoustic because you don’t need to plug it in, so you can write in hotel rooms and tour buses.

[@Lucas-pv2wn]

How many are written on piano?

[@jjwest1272]

The crazy train riff was originally designed as a picking exercise for his students.

[@MikeJenkins-of5kc]

Dimebag came up with most of his riffs on an acoustic while on the toilet.

[@goldencreeper]

I'm currently in vacation for a month with only my 1/2 sized classical guitar that I had when I started guitar and play almost exclusively electrical guitar back at home so I play metal tracks on this small fookin guitar and I miss my guitar stuff so much 😂

[@oOevilRainboWOo]

I bet if 50% of people tried these riffs without distortion... they would realise how much they need to practice... me included.

[@mb72mb72]

G A I N

[@IIBLANKII]

Same with people who play piano with a brick on the sustain pedal. (Me.)

[@garyconner6151]

💯 percent true

[@CarlosRuizisthebest]

Yup. Playing these cleanly is impressive in itself, I always have trouble playing the metel clean, with distortion, it hides the mistakes a little.

[@SamaelVR]

At the same time, if you're playing is TRULY awful, you'll notice it through distortion

[@Micclift]

Any one else having major Jim from the Office vibes? Lookin sharp Brandon.

[@chucklemuchuckle2170]

I literally thougt it was jim when i first saw it

[@hsunhsunhsu7296]

Micclift same

[@timothybroomell2850]

Was looking for this comment, I knew I couldn't be the only one seeing this.

[@VenterNine]

But is it... C la s s y enough?

[@fever_spike]

Legit thought he was John Krasinski when I first peeped the thumbnail image.

[@harrisongluvar]

Me: sees thumbnail for 1 second My brain: thats Jim Halbert

[@jordanashford7521]

It's literally the only reason I clicked on it.

[@ameersbeih6777]

Glad I wasnt the only one lmao

[@ellisdtrails420]

Found the jim comment!

[@frederickn.1339]

You, my friend, are not alone

[@Gr95dc]

I was confused for a moment

[@TheBeerCityBandit]

Clean AF literally and figuratively. Good shit, homie.

[@DieChesseFrau]

„Cowboys From Hell“ and „Seek and Destroy“ without distortion kinda sound like classic DOOM tracks

[@gabrieldossantos1116]

They sound almost like country lol 🤣

[@punkrockmartian]

Because they basically are Most of doom 1 and 2 are just midi versions of metal riffs

[@samgamgee42]

Haha nice....

[@riffraff7270]

@@gabrieldossantos1116 Thrash Metal's country with a distortion ;3

[@tristanl8870]

Fantastic Beats and How They Sound Without Distortion

[@kitchensinkchronicles3272]

when you’re a metalhead but you’re shy 😔👉👈

[@oneoneoneoneoneoneoneone]

👆 😔😔

[@mathurinbeatzman]

✌️😔🦶

[@Herobrine21777]

👉😔👈

[@bruhkan]

🖕😔🖕

[@vicente3994]

😔 🙏

[@dualscreengrant]

Seek and Destroy sounds correct to me because it was one of the first songs I learned, and I didn't know what distortion was when I was a new guitar player. It's Sting's theme from WCW, and I wanted to learn it because playing guitar and watching wrestling were my favorite activities as a teenager.

[@K0MBIAN]

The way to reveal true guitar skills: no distortion.

[@Gus-n9u]

At start, yes. A large number of Metal (loosest definition) Guitarist, from Sabbath to Mastadon come from more classical roots, and the added distortion is how they rebelled through their music, whilst keeping the similar cord progressions they learned as wee lads and ladies in the music classes mommy wanted them to take. I would say the greater skill is not the learned styles of long practiced materials, but instead the ability to morph their classical guitar lessons and fuse them with newer techniques and technologies. The application of the knowledge is what makes fucking bangers!

[@TheBlackMambaa248]

@@Gus-n9u - Well said!

[@28russ]

They say ya distortion hides mistakes, but I just find they make mine sound way worse, and louder 🤣🤣

[@ATEC101]

Jeff Beck already had the 'skills'.

[@jungheirich1666]

That´s why I´m here. To see how it should sound, because my playing is bad, and I need to see where is the problem exactly. I think it´s mostly the timing, because he plays really perfect timing

[@michaelmiller3540]

Brilliant, turns out when you play metal with no distortion you can create some pretty fucking awesome Spy TV Themes

[@Anon-xz7sg]

yup, Holy Wars opening riff sounded like a Spy theme to me at first.

[@Lnb_Elemental]

When your too scared to turn on distortion in the guitar store

[@TheShipMaster]

Just play smoke on the water. That really gets the staff to love ya

[@mediakilljoy6691]

@@TheShipMaster or ladders to the Sky They love IT too

[@xracecar]

just play wonderwall

[@snottyboy9983]

I'll stick to my guts and play Everlong on acoustic.

[@Anatoliandude7]

@@mediakilljoy6691 my dure literally called stairway to heaven ladder to the sky lmao

[@christiandominguez7876]

Love the djazz vibe

[@fanamatakecick97]

Jack Black: “You can’t kill the metal!” This guy: *kills “The Metal”*

[@christopheralben7618]

That song actually still sounded rather heavy

[@fanamatakecick97]

@@christopheralben7618 I mean, the lick is inherently heavy. Makes sense

[@amazoniancustodian]

It sounds nice on an acoustic

[@jovasrifa6796]

More like the born of metal

[@markhardycreative]

This reminds me of going to music shops and there’d be that guy picking up the guitars kneeling down and showing everyone what they could play before moving onto another guitar, with no intention of buying anything but every intention of someone ‘perhaps’ tapping them on the shoulder ‘hey man you’re pretty good, we’re that band you love would you like to join take drugs sleep with men and women and make lots of money?’ Legend says he’s still there waiting....one day cheery axe man... one day..

[@peacefuljeffrey]

“Sleep with MEN and women ...”? Sounds like you let a little of your own personal fantasy creep into this theoretical event. And by creep, I mean that pretty literally.

[@flusenbart]

@@peacefuljeffrey Hey, he is talking about that guy not about himself. That guy actually exists

[@adampont6400]

Mucho texto

[@patario5977]

@@peacefuljeffrey what do you mean by that? Sounds pretty homophobic ngl

[@venujaadikari5428]

peacefuljeffrey um gay people exist. This “guy at the music shop” could also be a woman.

[@thomasmacken6297]

Love how killing in the name just sounded the same because of how much the bass carries the heaviness

[@Peron1-MC]

3:18 tornado of souls is such a fun song to play :) one of my favorite megadeth songs :)

[@nononoise8974]

0:20 - Cowboys Of Heaven 0:38 - Seek And Employ 1:13 - The Nylon 1:34 - Laid To West 2:03 - Healing In The Name 2:51 - Down With The Fitness 3:18 - River Of Souls 4:15 - The Boomer Or something like that, IDK

[@olegoleg1838]

Ahhaha

[@dianasofiamateusmorales8337]

Omg hahahaha ☠️

[@frostysmags_]

The nylon XD

[@blurryflag6466]

LMAO'ed hard with The Boomer

[@laverian2251]

Seek and Employ 😂

[@yzstriderz7772]

The most impressive thing is that he’s doing a wall sit the whole time.

[@Maltanikus]

Yang Zheng would be, but he is not ;)

[@abdlliberalgary3339]

I’m a victim

[@joshuaknapp5966]

That's pretty metal

[@LorisNoKami]

@@Maltanikus What's it like to not get jokes? Genuinely curious.

[@IHateYoutubeHandlesVeryMuch]

@@abdlliberalgary3339 k

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

That bass line in RATM's ''Killing In The Name Of'' is thicker than my belly fat.

[@rustyshakelford8663]

Very glad someone else feels diz way

[@eggyama170]

Same bass line goes hard

[@gudrunstender8598]

Absolutely

[@jackconnolly2665]

I fvcking LOVED this video!!!! The facial expressions put it over the top.

[@Cheesefist]

3:04 sounds like erectile disfuntion

[@laishramgeorge3079]

Lmao

[@mercmouth1]

Hahahaha

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Worried about your basis for comparison...

[@irishjoe2941]

Austin Williams listen closely you can hear “Can’t get it up” repeated...

[@Undaglibenglaubengloben]

Austin Williams that’s true for whatever that band does, distortion or not

[@omars.babagay5404]

Down with the Sickness was like a choir of farts. Lmao

[@valsago]

sounded like here come the bastards

[@nishantbahuguna5461]

Lmaooo

[@DatChanimal]

I read this before it came on and when it finally did I died lmfao

[@connie2331]

Ahahahhaahaahahaa

[@flyboymcgee8059]

Now the people will demand a LITERAL Choir of farts

[@Jabadamazo]

James Hetfield really likes his sliding power chords.

[@jostin4041]

darknid159 really got to be that dude don’t ya, it’s been like 30 years calm down

[@Zawmbbeh]

James plays guitar tighter than a pinhole yet he plays so loose and relaxed. pick one

[@cheeseisjar3058]

Potato Man I think seek and destroy was actually the first song they wrote without mustaine

[@corvidwyrm4113]

I’m pretty sure Dave wrote that one lol

[@cheeseisjar3058]

Potato Man yeah seek and destroy was written by James and Lars. It was also the first song they recorded so that’s what I was thinking of earlier