REFLECTIONS | AN ARTIFACT [Official Guitar Play-through]

[@ReflectionsMN]

Listen to our new single ' From Nothing' kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWHVcpVpnJelkJY

[@devonkrueger2137]

What's up with blurring out charles?

[@jimmytweedale2191]

From nothing just randomly showed up a day after it dropped amd now im back here listening to everything, cant wait for the album.

[@dgates6165]

I've been a fan of you dudes since the first album. Absolutely incredible song writing!

[@ALEXANDERSTOEV]

@@devonkrueger2137 what do you mean?

[@devonkrueger2137]

@@ALEXANDERSTOEV I swear to you like 10 months ago when I watched this, they had Charles' face blurred out and I was so confused

[@Shollyme]

2022 and this is still one of the most impressive thing I've ever heard.

[@ReflectionsMN]

10 year anniversary very soon!

[@xnaifu8517]

+1

[@colincolin7237]

Same. I keep coming back to these beautiful bastards for inspiration when I hit the block

[@forthemalice]

Came here for this comment 🖤

[@Weather_Nerd]

I come back a few times a year at minimum, and have since it was uploaded LOL glad I’m not alone!

[@snicklefritzal]

Almost forgot to watch this today, damn that was close.

[@Brensta18]

Snicklefritz what about today

[@NoOne19961]

did you watch it today?

[@snicklefritzal]

@@NoOne19961 remedied!

[@paddy8170]

Today?

[@snicklefritzal]

@@paddy8170 ofcourse

[@johnhjoker]

You guys need to release instrumental versions of all your albums

[@t-droreviews7905]

Damn bet you're happy this aged well

[@goobingtons]

​@@t-droreviews7905they fucked up the tone

[@Bloodiscoca]

2021 and this shit is still bangin' hard

[@crimsonmobster7917]

Like, Daily.

[@AvenSevGed]

I'm not a guitar player but i can't get over the sheer beauty of their guitar playing.

[@Vayneinsanity]

2024 an still rifts that give me chills an thrills of how beautiful it is . ligit times I shed a tear of happiness to this . 😊 you guys are legends .

[@t-droreviews7905]

The call and response is so Godlike. Unmatched in my experience 🤘

[@brandonralph3122]

You guys, I love you. This song pushed me and prevented me from commiting suicide. After I heard you play this song live it changed my whole life. Thank you.

[@lorenzomuniz5629]

2019 and Im still blasting this. Whats good.

[@SeanIn60Secs]

yesssir

[@-lien8string541]

Lorenzo Muniz god, those kicks sound horrible now though lol

[@Weather_Nerd]

Gotta watch at least a few times a year! 🤘🏻

[@Rawnfella]

2020 and still coming back to this video.

[@RadmanOZ]

2020 and i just found this..... my lord its amazing

[@Whereisvultureboy]

that clean section stopped my heart.

[@musicplane3303]

So true

[@alexwilson3542]

Years later.. Still the sickest band to jam to every day. Never going to get to old. Never going to lose its epicness, Never forgets who stands behind you \w/

[@davidkalidas4735]

One of the most beautiful peaces I've ever heard. It doesn't even need vocals, i'am already in tears.

[@stu.chainz]

My favorite song forever. This playthrough is awesome too. ❤ The Fantasy Effect just hits home for me.

[@johnnyjohnson4087]

still one of the most beautiful songs ive heard

[@RTSRAZORBACK]

This song is so amazingly well written... I still can't believe you guys aren't huge within the metal world yet.

[@paytonholmes7618]

2023 and there’s yet to be a band to have any kind of sound like you guys. As the years go by, the more impressed I am by reflections. A true one of a kind gem. ❤️

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

i love the middle section of dueling fills right into Charles beautiful clean part and then Pattys solo

[@ReflectionsMN]

10 year anniversary coming up reeeeaaaaal quick! (;

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

@@ReflectionsMN Remaster coming? Or maybe a tour where you play the whole album start to finish live?

[@irusu.]

KH

[@WuKingdom1]

2:18 I absolutely love this part! It's almost like the guitars are arguing with each other. Such incredible musicianship.

[@visij]

agreed. one of the best parts of music i've ever heard

[@captainzero119]

I think this is one of the best compositions I've ever heard

[@leopard2a786]

This album was WAY ahead of its time. And it just never gets old. Hopefully you release another album very similar to The Colour Clear or the Fantasy Effect. Because the fantasy effect redux just never hit as hard as the original. Mostly because the guitars were just a lot deeper than the original. Anyways, much love ❤️

[@ReflectionsMN]

🖤😉

[@AGuyUwU]

The reduxe took out all of the edge the original mix had. The original mix was already saturated, but the instruments on the reduxe sound as though they have no crispiness to the crunch to the point that the guitars sound fake. Jake's vocals sound blown out too.

[@ryanholcomb7636]

The tremolo plucking melted my soul

[@soulful2767]

2020 still blasting this

[@troym856]

Love the section at 2:13. Awesome job guys!

[@lawizeg13]

They really interact well together, the song is written really great for two guitars

[@JulietteRingsrud]

Holy crap, I still can't get what happened on 0:10, it's like his left hand is 2x speed of the video

[@colagore2531]

0:06 breh just fire right outta the gate 🔥 absolutely beautiful song, I have to learn how to play this. You guys are so skilled, MN is proud!!

[@ReflectionsMN]

🖤

[@3_PHAZE]

2:18 guitar battle its crazy :D

[@ubiquityofficial2536]

Anthony Campbell awesome perspective

[@3_PHAZE]

Ubiquity Official you know

[@CosmicTechASMR]

​@@ubiquityofficial2536ayyy that's probably me commenting 7 years ago from my old bands account 😂

[@geoffoneill919]

These two are really inspiring. It's especially cool that they are so heavy, and yet so talented. I hope one day to be your guys' equal. Rock on. You are gods among insects.

[@vergil385]

Love this song, the intro melody is amazing with a sort of Post-Rock feel to it =] Also gotta love that Kingdom Hearts shirt! haha

[@midwesteigensheaf]

Can’t believe I’m only now coming across this, this song is fucking beautiful. Awesome work guys, super inspiring

[@hugocapelobl]

2:18 gotta love this riff... 2:44 everytime I listen their cleans = instant chill

[@joeallport6275]

i cried tears of joy during that interlude

[@gredangeo]

0:06 - 0:13 WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED!??!?! The song barely started. 0_0

[@AbhiBass96]

+gredangeo Yup!

[@aaronpickard7377]

i've never seen two guitarists work together like this. seriously, absolutely amazing.

[@matthewsinist3r]

Charles section from 3:36-4:02 is so beast.

[@WuKingdom1]

I absolutely love that rhythm. They both are soo skilled

[@RTSRAZORBACK]

I love when bands do bits like that and make the most of two guitars

[@raffaelelinodemasi5276]

From some other planet out of this world skills. And made to look easy. Wow.

[@AlexSaints-t2k]

damn asian dude's sweeping skills cleaned my whole room

[@tfwnoyandere]

lmaooo

[@MrAndrewHensley]

I remember seeing them on the Summer Slaughter Tour, they were the first band to open. I was blown away by how good they were.

[@kaiserbrutus730]

Definitely one of the MVPs of The Fantasy Effect album. There's enough breakdowns for my own liking and the riffs itself definitely feels like "Fantasy Effect".

[@Twiggyay]

The clean parts sound so bassy, like a bassist tuned high throwing a solo. love it!

[@sacredxgeometry]

T H R O W B A C K dude I remember this like 5 years ago haha....

[@justinfletchermusic]

There are a lot of prog metal bands out there, but you guys continue to impress me with your own take on this genre. Beautiful leads, tight breaks, and great transitions. Keep it up.

[@zdrummer9]

This is sick!!! It gave me she djentital warts

[@knvncxkvbhluib]

Ha ha, best KZbin reply ever

[@snaileatsface]

7 years Late but ... nice.

[@OrthoGothChristian]

My god, that fret work... Amazing how someone could be so good

[@MrDJZiM]

How you get that tone ;'(

[@marcosking8]

DJENT

[@ForfeitDesign]

Axe Fx Its a Rack/ cab Head

[@sixstrinngmunky]

ForfeitCollection They actually use the Pod HD500 :)

[@GlockenspielSAS]

Toney hands :P

[@flagmuffin1221]

Don't you mean "how do I avoid that tone?"

[@Mindlabytinth]

And so it happened that on that day, brethren, I did find a truly awesome comment on youtube, and my mind could not partake of that awesomeness without a cry of surprise. That was a good day, brethren. A good day indeed.

[@marcoaranas]

dont know if its just me, but some parts remind me of periphery ;D either way, congrats on ruining a fellow guitarist's hopes and dreams :'(

[@lokboxx]

Take this and make it a plus. Don't give up on feeling discouraged, keep working harder and harder to one day make them feel the same about you.

[@Dallas8709]

dude its your imagination on how you play the guitar its endless im just a bass player but even I know there's more than one way around anything you havn't heard it all or played all yet

[@uptheirons726]

This shouldn't ruin your dreams, it should inspire them! You can be as good as you want to be. It just takes time and dedication, if you put in the time and practice correctly you WILL see results.

[@metalmercerman]

Watch my guitar video....

[@blutangelus511]

Donald Martin watched it, its trash... thanks for wasting my time

[@Metalgear222]

dude the lyrics mixed with it is even more incredible, read them while listening and you can really feel dat emotion. cheers :)

[@DobleDGaming]

1:44 thanks for depressing me signed a frustrated guitarist ):

[@patrickbuffalo5402]

3:35 .... that just speaks for itself. lovely

[@SpurnOfHumanity]

Guys got a Kingdom Hearts shirt! Cool!

[@wuldntuliktonoptb6861]

I never realized how insane your picking technique was. Your doing aggressive sweet picking that turns into taping all up and down the fretboard. I’d love to know what you did to practice and develop that form of speedpicking. Your tapping almost as much as Tosin. That bluesie solo is really unique as well. So sad instead of having this on the radio every musician plays I IV VI V chord progression with no key changes over and over and over again.

[@HIVOLTAGEZzz]

People calling this structureless. Lol, this is progressive... and it has a structure, you all just don't know what a structure is. lol

[@gabrielkuklinski9806]

This song its a mix of a nostalgic feeling and a badass final boss fight. 12 years ago I was amazed by this. And now in 2024, Im happy I can still come back to it. Thank you Reflections ❤

[@guitar6934]

how come my fingers wont do that lol awesome guys

[@guitar6934]

thankx Anthony

[@anthonywinchell56]

+Guitar 69 welcome bro

[@3_PHAZE]

Anthony Winchell Long names, the corporates made us write our names for so many years our fingers developed for further use

[@guitar6934]

cool

[@AbhiBass96]

Hes right. Not everyone gets the techniques in a day. I find that music takes time and years to learn and your instrument too. Just dont think about it, play and practice for your benefit and enjoyment and you will reach there.

[@efranceo6790]

これ以上の曲は出てこないだろうな。本当に天才だ。

[@undeadsamurai8590]

Not sure if people are referring to the non-repeativeness of this song as "structureless". But I'm pretty sure this is harder to remember and the listener doesn't feel like theyre stuck in a fucking time loop for 5 minutes. I'd listen to this over gay repeated riffs any day.

[@Big_Gima]

+Undead Samurai their music is about the feel and how it feels like its all tied together by the end. love it!

[@undeadsamurai8590]

+Eric Gima ikr? I've listened to this song countless times. Same with their other Playthroughs.

[@undeadsamurai8590]

loki palma What? I'm saying they're good. re-read my comment.

[@undeadsamurai8590]

juna wood you responded to a 4 year old comment I made when I was 17 lol

[@goobingtons]

@@undeadsamurai8590 I bet you still use gay as an insult lol

[@atmryder]

They make this look so god damn easy to play. It's unbelievable how relaxed they are while playing this.

[@brenobarbosa4905]

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[@ChaiRC]

What's with all this negative comments about!? This shit's great! No structure? No riffs? Honestly who cares if you enjoy this music then love it! If it's not your thing then don't moan! I sure as hell wish i could play like these guys and i'm sure they know plenty of songs with structure and wanted to produce music that they thought was good and different.

[@carrollcopeland]

Right!

[@carrollcopeland]

Right!

[@sacredxgeometry]

There really is no structure to any of this. It feels like your basic riffcore tapered together to feel structured but isn't. Parts are cohesive but altogether it isn't. Thankfully Exi(s)t and Color Clear make changes to that formula

[@XShmoke]

Sacredgeometry New reflections and new berried alive shit all over those “coherent” bands you posted and so do these two. Be thankful we got the chance to see them play together.

[@milanb96]

you guys are too lucky to have these two as your guitarist. keep it up because you guys are sick.

[@yucksuan]

to people saying this has no structure, you literally have no idea what you're talking about. are some transitions a lil lazy and awkward? undeniable. but does this have the basic structure of a song? definitely.

[@rustysantos715]

I dont get it man. like the top comment on this video is so retarded. he clearly has never listened to classical. where there are no repeated parts or 'choruses'/riffs and the transitions are arguable just as abrupt. i mean thats the whole reason i love new bands coming out with this stuff cuz its honestly like the rock or metal equivelant of beethoven

[@theohill4030]

Rusty Santos I don't get it man. You obviously have no idea about the structure of classical music, pretty much all forms of classical have repeated parts and most have transitions

[@luked1937]

Rusty Santos That comparison makes little sense. Classical music is laden with repetition, and often tonally far more advanced than a lot of reflections' music. They are not all that similar.

[@Thr334ooz]

Hey man. You said some of the transitions were sloppy, I wondered if you could show me an example? I really love these guitar play-throughs because of just how perfectly in time they are with eachother etc and I can't hear these sloppy transitions you mentioned. I would genuinely like to understand what you mean so that I can better train my ears :) Thanks in advance.

[@mikeabraham9047]

That was just amazing. Rhythm and Lead like Yin and Yang.

[@MustacheCastache190]

Thumbs up for the Kingdom Hearts t-shirt

[@chaaaching3701]

you guys should definetely release an instrumental version of your album. your playthroughs are soo chill, and i sit here at school playing them while i do school work. i fucking love em.

[@ВячеславТимофеев-ъ9о]

Ставлю жирнющий лайк!!3!!!!!!!!

[@TripSic]

I am in love with that jazz progression thing they did. It was perfection!

[@tfwnoyandere]

what

[@TripSic]

tfw no yandere idek man I was a kid lmao

[@tfwnoyandere]

lmao

[@mellymeldawg]

Reflections is my shit!!

[@todovenas]

2023... El mejor duo que jamás volverás a. Escuchar...

[@karmavoid_draws]

Can we pretend we're having a good time guys?

[@jacoblashway]

they have had to play this a million fucking times writing and practicing it to get it that tight. By the time they are done writing a song I bet they are sick of fucking playing it already lol hence the "if someone asks me to play this again I might fucking kill them" face.

[@xxXthekevXxx]

But it makes them look cooler to be really calm while they play stuff that most guitarists could never play in their entire lives hahaha.

[@xxgunpointxx]

sooooo much potential

[@DrSoWhat]

you have to study less and cry more...

[@andrewp993]

my favorite duo. period.

[@sergioutkin8910]

Guys, is better without voice!!! Sweet metal :-)

[@jasonglanzman7431]

These guys are talented screw what the haters think keep on rocking it out guys! I listen to your guys songs all the time love it!

[@heretic71186]

Dec 8 2019

[@Bazz22100]

These guys have near perfect timing with each other.

[@iloveheavymetal1]

87 people suck at guitar and or listen to a song on the top 40

[@PeripheryFTMFW]

Would love to have a instrumental version of the album. You guys are sick keep up the great work.

[@christopherwarren8500]

Anyone who is capable of admitting that they "dont get it" have openly admitted to have no taste what-so-ever..... There isn't supposed to be a "riff" for you to remember, its called a fucking feeling your supposed to feel. Thats called music..... thats called art..... Go listen to some jazz and try to hum one "riff" oh wait, you wont be able to. Go listen to some classical, oh, no repeating riffs? Can't enjoy it. You have openly admitted to have a simple mind, which is fine, just don't talk about something you have no clue about....

[@rodrigoperez244]

+Christopher Warren Are you really trying to compare this try-hard pseudo-prog metalcore to Classical Music and Jazz? A riff is a theme dude, it could even be a progression. This hasn't got anything. This is a song with random parts that have no coherence with one another. Terrible transitions and progressions. The structure is amateur-ish and all over the place. Wank for the sake of wank. One-note breakdowns for the sake of "muh heaviness". Not even a single feel. Every part is generic as fuck. The song is just an undirectional mess. Don't try to think too high of yourself because you like this ridiculuous song. "It's called a feeling"... mmmh what? Really? This hardly got any feeling. Sounds derivative and sterile. This is shit for the birds. ex. Here... have some actually good bands: Exivious, Gordian Knot, Planet X, Animals As Leaders.. you know, bands that have got songs with actual direction and purpose, not like this try-hard band.

[@christopherwarren8500]

+Roderick Peterson You sound like a pretentious ass. Like you fucking know anything about expressing/feeling emotion. I can say this due to your cold breakdown of music.

[@Iced0utSamsung]

+Roderick Peterson if you could plz sir back up your argument using scales and transitional notes... btw many classical musicians had multiple key and scale changes in one song to create a different kind of "feel" or "effect" on the type of music they were writing. If you took just one music theory class you would know that LMAO. but still if you can back your point up with music theory (which I highly doubt) it would still be invalid cause music choice is an opinion and music theory is just a way to describe music so good job making yourself look like and jackass

[@rodrigoperez244]

nickadamonis You don't even know what you are talking about. Don't even try.

[@Iced0utSamsung]

+Roderick Peterson why do I have to explain anything... im not the one making a claim. I would like you to provide evidence for you claim. cause it would seem your just talking out of your ass. If you don't like a song that's fair, but when you spit out bullshit on a topic you know nothing about you look like a real dumbass. so either prove me wrong and spit out some knowledge or get off your high horse and just say "I don't like the song" and that's it.

[@DannyPanturo]

Define real music. I am totally hooked up on this music.. These guys me ze chillz.

[@Knosferatu]

Amazing talent but I can't help but not like those sweeps. Lacks articulation. Writing is amazing though which is all that really matters anyway.

[@daoyang6055]

his sweeps are as tasteless as Akira Takasakis. Asians can't sweep

[@AbhiBass96]

Articulations do come in hand.

[@sarahevamarie9286]

+Dao Yang Asians cant sweep and white people cant rap. mind as well also say that black people cant be smart.

[@retrorewind6042]

Daegucci • true tho

[@DizzyDeathmetal]

Amazing... completely mezmerizing... Awesome job guys

[@AJBz3]

Eh stop bitching about how they write songs, they are on tour performing them cause people like their stuff, where is your band and why aren't you touring then? Have you ever thought that they might not want to riff all the time and try something different, in my opinion this is far from generic. Get on their level then judge their music...

[@Vitty]

I was doing homework when this song came by on my playlist and i just quit and listened... you guys really inspire me :) friggin epic play man... really

[@sacredxgeometry]

What I hate about this is that goddamn kick drum. STOPPPP. Ugh. It's louder in the EQ than everything else. Metalcore bands these days.

[@elasdickband027]

It sounds like utter shit. I don't what the hell they were thinking.

[@sacredxgeometry]

I agree obviously.

[@idilboyka9705]

Lucas Jenkins welcome to djent bruh

[@sacredxgeometry]

djent is fucking awful

[@elasdickband027]

Aidan Gomany Funny hearing "little cunts" from the dude who expresses his opinion like an angry five year old.

[@andrewkusske]

These guys are the champs. The fuckin best. My favorite part is the whole piece.... I really appreciate the clean melody and how the open lead was a precursor to it. Fucking beautiful, and inspiring.

[@thecocojango]

their ideas are good and without doubts they play on a higher technical level, BUT: i think this song has no structure at all. I think a lot of bands should stop showing off their technical abilities and start writing well structured songs instead of stringing together so many different ideas until the 4 minute mark has been reached... just my oppinion.

[@rodrigoperez244]

You're right. They should show their technical abilities with memorable songwriting, not "chug chug *sweeps*"

[@flagmuffin1221]

Roderick Peterson Chug chug sweeps just about sums up this whole band.

[@depshallburn]

My favorite song from yall and I'm happy to see the 1m views :)

[@rodrigoperez244]

Where are the Riffs? I'm not talking about generic chugs or guitar wankery, I'm talking about actual riffs... where are they? Most of these metalcore, djent, deathcore """prog""" bands (the popular shit in the USA) seem to care more about faux technicality instead of good recognisable songwriting. They absolutely can play, but their music is inconsistent and lazy. The only way to recognise a single part from this song would be listening to it 10x times in a row, because it's pretty generic.

[@maxetherington1471]

If 0:51 isn't a riff then I dunno what is

[@Spacekamii]

I see your point, but you also have to think that music in itself is progressive. Music has progressed from leather skin drums and chants to this. And to move on from something like riffs is no different. I personally think this can be seen has a potentially great thing that the typical style is being obstructed and reformed.

[@matthewsinist3r]

It's easier to play a couple of chords and riffs. If you want a band that's technical and has great music and is a current band in the metal genre look up Chon, and listen to the album newborn sun. But don't bash these guys because there are many riffs in this song, but music has become much more technical and scientific in it's approach. But there are tons of riffs in this song, but these guys play in dissonance. There is an all new song structure. Not everything is 4/4, and layered in repetition my friend.

[@rodrigoperez244]

matthewsinist3r Man, I listen to progressive music all day. There isn't a theme in these guys music, even Chon has 'themes' and recognisable riffs (I love them, but I hardly would say they are Metal, they are closer to Math Rock). Even Spastic Ink and Spiral Architect, bands that are ridiculuously technical and progressive, have recognisable melodies and themes between all their wank and constant shifting of time signatures. What I hear here in Reflections music is just random wank (ocassional riff here and there) with no actual purpose, a simple show off of technical abilities instead of actually making progressive music with an actual theme or idea. Listen to 'A quick affix' by Spastic Ink just to give you an idea of TECHNICAL Prog metal with purpose, not shitty sweeps with chugs like Reflections :v

[@drmr1006]

Dude music doenst need to have riffs or a chorus. They can write they're music any way they want and it doesn't matter what u think. These guys have talent and can play very well. U calling them lazy is just a sign that your opinion is invalid and that you should post something that you play. Lets see how good you are if this is lazy to u.

[@angelouu1]

uff brutal tema muy bueno perfora mi alma.. con este tema los conocí lastima ya no hagan cosas asi... saludos desde colombia.

[@gagaboogala]

Reflections for life...Life changing band.

[@MarcMurder]

Hella fun to play! Love you guys so much

[@iceypeople4358]

Man, I love the guitar riffs!! Amazing!

[@KeithHasFallen]

Having the pickup closer to the neck gives a stronger signal. Hence, you place the lower end of the pickup closer to the neck to give a heavier, bassier sound, and a lighter, brighter tone to the high end.

[@theesguy5965]

duuuude these guys are just raw. cant wait to get to there level!

[@SuperNdtv]

You guys need to take the couple hour trip to Sioux Falls South Dakota! The local scene would love it and we have a local record shop that would let u guys in with open arms

[@infearandfaiith]

seven months again i began learning how to play guitar. i've never been into this type of music (mostly because of the vocals) but you guys are fucking ridiculous. the talent is mindblowing, one day i hope to be able to play guitar like you two. that day will be a loooooong time from now, keep it up

[@Omuni-ni7qs]

I absolutely enjoy listening to the instrumental and "vocalizing the lyrics" jus to see if I'm in proper "timing"