The best guitarist EVER? | Megadeth's New Weapon

[@ShredmasterScott]

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[@despot666]

Teemu is a machine and is an absolute nicest guy too. Really glad he’s getting some more attention.

[@michaelr.4878]

Good point. Isn't it crazy that guys like him aren't household names? Everyone should know who this guy is.

[@NekroValley]

Really glad Teemu is getting the recognition he deserves. Dude is a monster on guitar

[@mudslutmusic9052]

Yes without the Warcraft keyboard nonsense drowning out the important parts

[@MsCarrionswarm]

How long do you know him, I think he's on a level with Kiko

[@Haivuoto]

I used to take guitar lessons from Teemu 10-15 years ago. Teemu was only 19 back then but already a damn beast and a superb teacher. He’s a really friendly and easy person and I’m so happy he’s getting the recognition now.

[@roistot]

teemu might be one of the most gifted guitarists alive today, when you consider how good his technique is and how calm and composed he is...and he doesn't even have musical fingers like jari does. He is truly a master of his craft

[@Night1989]

I am glad Wintersun will probably get more recognition by this

[@raulavendano2844]

Hope Jari decides to release some new songs xD

[@Huckfinn37]

@@raulavendano2844 Music is everything to Jari. Of course he releases music, but he wants it to be perfect when that day comes

[@mudslutmusic9052]

Wintersun is hard to listen to with all that background noise in the way of the guitars

[@CanadianBoardCrew]

@@mudslutmusic9052you have bad headphones or a bad bitrate. If you listen to Wintersun with proper monitors, and uncompressed, it sounds amazing

[@thegoblonoid]

First album is more guitar focused. Time 1 (and 2) is a concept album with heavy orchestration focus so thats understandable.@@mudslutmusic9052

[@AnonymousUser66649]

That solo is written and also originally played by Jari Mäenpää, the founder of Wintersun. Teemu started playing it as Jari dropped guitar live to focus on singing. He used to play guitar and sing live. I think Teemu is too humble and nice guy to be in Megadeth, so in my opinion he should be a temporary guy.

[@ilikevideos4868]

But Teemu still plays it better imo. It's just little things he adds in there

[@kinderi92]

@@ilikevideos4868 They are both amazing, but I prefer Jari's playing sound. He plays so freaking hard and has so strong pick attack. Fits metal perfectly,

[@daveassanowicz186]

Aren't they all temporary?

[@daveassanowicz186]

@@nonamebrotha Even Junior found out he's only temporary, TWICE

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Jari is insanely skillful guitarist, too, and even he agress that Teemu is even more accurate player.

[@jamiewalton666]

Just so you know, he didn't compose this solo, it was composed by Jari Maenpaa who is the mastermind of Wintersun. Jari played this solo on their debut album but now Teemu plays it live as Jari does vocals only now.

[@PHEONIX_720]

He was amazing at the show last sunday. I was so impressed how good he was at all these songs with such a short notice.

[@anzalone138]

I was at the Saturday show he sounded better live than the studio recordings keep him dave

[@AmericanNationalist852]

Yeah, he was an absolute monster, and has really good stage presence, too

[@CBlackShred84]

I’ve been listening to Wintersun for years. Teemu is the real deal…

[@Matfridt]

Been following Teemu for a decade more or less and it's so incredibly cool to see him get this kinda opportunity. Monster of a guitarist. I'm a diehard Wintersun fan and the crazy part here is that Jari, who's written all of the Wintersun material on his own and the Winter Madness solo right there, is arguably even crazier than Teemu

[@mhh7544]

Wintersuns first is one of the best metal albums ever made, with K Hahto on drums its just pure magick.

[@mudslutmusic9052]

Delete the keyboard nonsense and you may have a point

[@mhh7544]

@@mudslutmusic9052 Uuuh..aah ..jeahhh, maybe....

[@seetaami5810]

Teemu defo isn't out there to put anybody to shame. He's out there to pay his respects in the best possible way. I don't know him personally, but he's a pro -- and a bro a fellow needing a break from a gig can always turn to.

[@crazyjoedavola7493]

HAIL Wintersun, HAIL Teemu Mäntysaari!

[@zahrans]

After the tunes he played in Wintersun, Megadeth should be child's play to him

[@wobbuffet1730]

Ya but it didn't help slippG to win the league title.

[@milo20060]

Can recommend Wintersun absolute unit of a band.

[@robertknebeg6857]

He is a huge talent. Shred, you talk about him not being a shredder just playing scales but being more of a musician. A player that can think about what he is playing... following the chord progressions, outlining melody lines of the chords he's playing over etc... Maybe we could talk more about that? What backing chords is he playing over here? You mentioned all sorts from modulation to Major and Minor... and then even Diminished. Please explain. Thanks in advance ❤

[@taylorcaldwell8277]

You should check out Jari Mäenpää, I believe he is the author of the "Winter Madness" solo. He's just as good as Temu. These Finnish shredders are so good.

[@joshcoughx]

Kiko has been great for them. The albums with him have been great, and he is a great guy. I really like this new guy a lot, but I don't think they should break up something that is working so well.

[@gosiasamosia7796]

Absolutely agree

[@danipierre9018]

Agree. Don’t fix something that’s not broken.

[@captainshiner42]

Kiko had to go back to Finland to be with his family. I'm pretty sure his exit wasn't calculated by Dave or anything.

[@isoMiller]

@@captainshiner42 Yep, they also announced that he had to leave because of the family issues.

[@NAlvazaz]

Kiko recommended Teemu for a reason. I had a feeling Loureiro wasn't going to return to Megadeth and I was right. He wanted to spend time with family and that's a valid reason to part ways.

[@michaelr.4878]

As good as Teemu is...I want Kiko to come back. As a lifelong fan of Megadeth (i'm 42 and have been listening to them since 89 or 90) and to me, the current lineup with Dave, Dirk, Kiko and James feels like a band. I saw them a couple of months ago and they were incredible. Absolutely incredible. Much better than when I saw them on the Rust Anniversary tour with Broderick. Broderick was great...but a little mechanical. Kiko brought the feel back all of the leads. It would be nice to have Ellefson in the band, but James is the perfect replacement. Not only is he a total pro, but he has been with them before and fits. But yeah, as good as Teemu is, I want Kiko back. When Megadeth calls it a career, I hope that this is the final line. ...If anyone was to leave, I predicted that Dirk would be the first to go. I figured that somethign a little 'busier' would temp him, due to his background. But it seems like he is really enjoying himself in the band. As you can see from my post, I realllly want this lineup to stick together. But Teemu is the perfect temp.

[@rzimer]

I agree

[@NightwishArena]

Yeah, and I have never understood people who are saying that if some guitarist, drummer whatever is not as good as some other, they should switch members. It's not about who is the best. Heck in some cases it's not even about being very good (like Kirk and Lars in Metallica). It's all about the chemistry and other things. And that is not to say that Kiko is not good, because he is right there with Teemu, and I can't say who is better. And it doesn't matter, because they both are probably in TOP10 or even 5. I also think that Megadeth has been perfect with Kiko, which I didn't think was possible after Marty (and Menza). They are absolutely as good now as they ever were. Teemu deserved this chance to get some recognition, but even if Kiko decides to quit, I'm not sure if Megadeth is the best possible band for Teemu. If Teemu would join Megadeth, how long will they keep going? He could miss another longer lasting opportunity while being in Megadeth, and after that he starts to get old too.

[@zyedabukhailali8164]

Guess what? Kiko already left permanently. ✌️

[@joshmarksberry2274]

Could't agree more. There's a reason they won a grammy with him and Chris Shafer on drums. Two of the best writers and talent at their respective instrument. Teemu is badass yet hasn't earned the songwriting respect yet. KIko in my humble was the best combo player and writer since Marty to the point I think it was even pound for pound so to speak.

[@stevenchayer9199]

Teemu kicks ass. Period!!! Consider where Teemu is from, Finland, world capitol of metal music for the last 30 plus years! And consider over the same time period, the many metal guitar legends the Finnish metal scene has produced, Teemu being just one of the more recent. I've read where Teemu was influenced from his teen years to this day by the greatest metal guitarist and frontman of the last 25 years, also from Finland! Who is that you may ask? Alexi Laiho (R.I.P), of course. Alexi being the lead guitarist, lead singer, lead composer and founder of the bands Children of Bodom and Sinergy. Children of Bodom, is the greatest melodic death metal band of the last 25 years! Period!!! Also, I've read where both Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman were very aware of Alexi Laiho and respected Alexi greatly as both a lead guitarist and frontman of Children of Bodom. Sinergy was a Finnish metal "super band" founded by Alexi Laiho and also featured one of Alexi's Finnish metal guitar hero's, Finland's legendary lead guitarist Roope Latvala from Finlands legendary, 80's / 90's metal band, Stone. Sinergy also featured Kimberly Goss (USA) lead vocals and legendary Finnish bass player / vocalist Marco Hietala. Marco, also being the frontman / bassist for legendary Finnish metal band Nightwish. Being from Finland, Teemu was likely heavily influenced by the bands Stone, Children of Bodom, Sinergy and etc... Sinergy featuring the insane twin lead guitar playing of Alexi Laiho and Roope Latvala. The (3) Sinergy albums with Alexi's and Roope's twin lead guitars, solid songs and contributions from their fellow band members, resulted in metal music that absolutely stomp's on the Marty Friedman / Jason Becker twin guitars project's from the late1980's / early 90's! Sinergy was quite possibly, the best modern twin lead guitar bands in the history of metal music!!! For starters, I suggest the following from Sinergy, I Spit On Your Grave and Passage To The Fourth World. Unlike Friedman / Becker / Megadeath. Sinergy and Children of Bodom were both true band's of brothers / childhood friends, drunken brother's as we know and also from the metal music capitol of the world, Finland!!! Kalmah, is also another great metal band from Finland and are active in the studio and on tour. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6PaYYiLptdnrM0si=2X7L33ngrKE9q5v- Teemu is still young and Finnish SISU flows through his veins! The metal music world is going to hear a lot of insane guitar playing from Teemu both now and into the future, regardless of whether or not he's playing for Megadeath, Wintersun or some future metal band!!!

[@danmiller5881]

Finally, someone is discussing Wintersun....

[@coreymarks1917]

Saw him live on Sunday in AC and he was an absolute unit. I think he watched your previous vid lmao cuz it seemed like he had way more stage presence than past concerts I saw and his accuracy was insane. He would be a great addition to the lineup and I would love to see his potential on a studio album

[@H.E.M.]

5:06 you can tell when someone has taken classes vs self taught with how they hold their pick. I mean look at how he holds it vs someone like James Hetfield who uses 3 fingers, like if he were writing with a pencil. I think that’s why James never really progressed in his guitar playing.

[@KaiLitzenberg]

Teemu is one of the cleanest players I've ever heard. It goes so far that he makes songs sound a lot easier than they actually are :D

[@jozefmucha4730]

Kiko was was bringing Megadeth from the inside in very nice ways and his guitar playing was not bad at all, in my opinion.

[@thedrewh10]

Dude is the cleanest most accurate player I think I’ve ever seen play with Megadeth live and that is saying something.

[@juhaleskinen7383]

When you work with people like Jari Mäenpää (Wintersun), Megadeth is child's play.

[@zemlidrakona2915]

Megadeth has always had virtuosos in the lead guitar slot. At some point it comes down to who writes the better solos and/or songs, and that's really subjective.

[@yellowdog2181]

With all the press he has been getting lately filling in for Kiko , I have a feeling some large band will scoop him up

[@ELECTRICMOTOCROSSMACHINE]

Pretty friggin amazing. Thanks brother.

[@FilipeMarty]

In technical terms, I assume he is below Kiko, but some solos he plays more similar to the original albuns, but Kiko put his styles on it, so it depends if you as a fan prefer it closer to the original or if you like Kiko's style, I personally don't care much, but I love Kiko's style and stage presence

[@AJoylessEon]

Exactly why he replaces jari when wintersun play live. On that note.. this video should actually be about jari.. he wrote winter madness.. teemu is just replicating whats already written. Though still gotta be a beast to do so. Jari is my favorite guitarist just behind steve vai.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

But no even almighty Jari can play Winter Madness this well. But he sure is a great composer.

[@ibanez33150]

I met him in NYC with WINTERSUN. Took lessons from his guitarist because he was already booked.

[@31093jeknowles]

Finland has more metal bands compared to population size than any other country on earth. Finland is literally a master shredder factory and we will start to see more Finnish shredders explode onto the scene.

[@kanervatie]

Interesting that you found him. I've been after him for a couple of years after Wintersun stuff. And yes, he is really good.

[@Jackthestripper]

Teemu is one of the cleanest dudes I've ever seen but the reality is that nobody knows how good he actually is because he's only known for playing other peoples solos (Jari and the various Megadeth guys).

[@Melpheos1er]

Seen them in concert in Paris a few months ago and Teemu killed it. He is very very good

[@napesdrk1174]

He can play all the Marty and Kiko hits but can he create solos and riffs like our masters??

[@mtllr5f9i]

He can. Look it up on KZbin... but Marty is a melody master though... Marty is like no other...

[@rzimer]

I don't think so

[@swampscott2670]

That’s the question. And will he stay or is there a chance that Kiko will come back at all?

[@ezraterry4219]

@@swampscott2670Kiko’s just on a break to see his family

[@MikkoRantalainen]

It remains to be seen. At least for this tour, I think Teemu is going to play the original solos the best way he can do. I would assume Teemu has skills to create his own solos, too, but now he's playing existing songs with existing solos.

[@tomasz.3100]

How he says "I don’t know if Wintersun is a thing..." Well, as a Wintersun fan, I had hard time waiting 8 or 9 years for every album. But, yep, they are still somewhere out there. XD

[@Eselandrey]

I would like to know your opinion regarding a particular guitarist. For me, he is the best of the best, because he is not only a guitarist but also a composer and vocalist. I'm talking to you about Timo Tolki from the band Stratovarius

[@OliverEd-1]

The guy plays like another Brazilian guy, the late Paulo Schroeber (R.I.P.)

[@leonshreds]

sick, saw megadeth on saturday, made me wanna go check out wintersun and more of teemu, epic!

[@josuemoreno7479]

Teemu is amazing , just like a lot of Megadeth players before him , still great gig he got . Just hope he lasts longer than the rest .

[@leogrenier9488]

Teemu didnt write that solo but hes definitely one of the best technically!!! Also such a cool dude in person

[@RickRenstromOfficial]

I’m feeling some Tony Macalpine influence but on 11! He’s hitting Michael Romeo heights! This Megadeth gig is going to be huge for him!

[@zazuojul715]

Who's the best metal guitarist ? The answer is simple ; your favourite guitarist But I already consider Teemu as one of the best.. fine, maybe the best since years ago

[@rognroll2786]

Teemu sounds like he drove a monster truck through the crossroads…

[@ticesine6589]

This guy sound ALMOST as good as me in my dreams, and Holy crap I'm amazing in my dreams...

[@11thHourMusicChannel-yy9qk]

He is extremely good. I'd say on Macalpine, Becker, Romeo level. It is a pitty that musicans on that level do not get the recognition they deserve.

[@chrismark5405]

I totally agree he is amazing, but I do love Marty’s guitar playing, and although Teemu is possibly technically better, Marty’s playing has real soul and feeling. It’s hard to pick a true favourite!! Either way, this guy rocks and like Marty he does have an amazing sound…. but I like I said find it hard to choose a favourite! Anyway you can’t say Dave doesn’t know how to pick a great guitarist! I still think Kiko is amazing though

[@darrylfye7633]

You have nailed it. Marty has feeling and soul. Kiko is excellent also. The new fill in is doing his job. I don't see the best guitar player in one. I see it in all.

[@darrylfye7633]

There is no best guitar player as you say. You have to see the talent in all of these guitar players.

[@Bogeyman19DidNotScareMyAss]

I’m sure Teemu has plenty of feeling and soul. I’m excited to hear him play on some new Megadeth tracks.

[@faisalalmarri5736]

The last second of the video cracked me up😂. You know once Dave was asked what do u think about the new Metallica album and the solos. He simply replied “ I Demands More from My Guitarist” 😂 oh Dave. So yah Kirk won’t get the Megadeth job 😂

[@hajatokiniainarazakason7719]

Kiko does not come from a jazz background and he has no jazz roots or anything else, he learned jazz out of curiosity to broaden his inspiration. he comes from a local background, from brazil. he explained it in a masterclass. Kiko does everything "jazz, blues, bossa nova, whatever you want" but to say that he comes from a jazz background is complete rubbish.

[@awguitarroom8033]

Shred you know Jari wrote Winter Madness right?

[@Kartellinen]

Nice that you mentioned neoclassical metal Shred👍 I think it is good to know the background a bit better, when analyzing someone`s playing style. Wintersun for example as far as i know has element`s from melodeth, power, folk, neoclassical and symphonic metal at least. One song at least reminds me more of black metal (Eternal darkness). I am not genre expert by no means, but these styles I can recognize. EDIT: I heard wrong, it was "classical training" not neoclassical. But classical mentioned😉

[@rogelioybarra4068]

I don’t see a reason why kiko shouldn’t come back …. Unless he was bumping heads with Dave mustain in the background

[@ozman6602]

He's not Megadeths new guitar player he's a temporary fill for Kiko and Kiko found him or he probably knew him obviously but Dave mustang didn't find him.

[@stevenkilpatrick6397]

He is now

[@mathiasjensen4857]

His from Finland. Of course he is a beast on the guitar! But Alexi Laiho will always be my number 1 Finish guitarist

[@jamiewalton666]

Teemu pisses all over what Alexi could do.

[@mathiasjensen4857]

@@jamiewalton666 Alexi is the finest finish guitarist of mankind ❤️

[@JohnDoe-rj8nd]

​@@jamiewalton666 While I agree Teemu is a better player than Alexi, Alexi is a top notch composer when it comes to guitar solos. The amount of INCREDIBLE solos Alexi has written between Children Of Bodom and Sinergy is a big part of why he is revered by so many, including by Teemu himself (who participated in a fan cover of Follow The Reaper).

[@KingHammerhead-kd4eu]

Megadeth is great songs with killer leads, not the other way around. Kiko stays. love Teemu and what he brings.

[@curdledmayonnaise]

Michael angelo batio - "i'm going to give you the keys to the Lamborghini"

[@Ama-Elaini]

Classical training meets many Finnish metal musicians in general. It's no surprise that some symphonic metal pioneers are found in the country.

[@rayizm3]

This dude is the ROCKS!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘💪💪

[@dandavidson1704]

Everyone in the comments seems to be unaware of the fact that this guy is temporary as Kiko needs to tend to his family

[@bast_shreds]

his master jari (who wrote this solo) is the best shreder alive (alive at least)

[@JRHockney]

Nah, Teemu is cleaner with superior technique and I'm saying this as Jari being one of my biggest musical heros (at least until his perfectionism and trolling his fans with shallow promises has all but ruined him 😢). Jari chose him to take over on lead for a reason.

[@bast_shreds]

@@JRHockney in technique Teemu is prob better, but in composition and feeling Jari is superior, idk i love Jari's tone is just beautiful the way he sounds. Its a shame that he is not playing guitar live anymore.

[@JRHockney]

@@bast_shreds I won't disagree with that at all besides maybe the feeling (maybe...Teemu was playing Jari's solos afterall). I'm not even sure if Teemu does any composing😂Jari is still a legendary composer and solo writer and one of my biggest musical heros even if his legacy has been tarnished with his weird behavior the past decade or so...I still hope and pray for another Wintersun album without all the trolling bs just to get it...

[@jamiewalton666]

​@@JRHockneynobody sweep picks like Jari my friend, nobody, he's the the best around.

[@robinbourke1230]

Wow cool, getting some Jason Becker vibes there. Will have to checkmout more from this guy!

[@esaedvik]

The next Yngwie or EVH for sure. Love his stuff. Wintersun, Megadeth, Smackbound...anything really.

[@woomdader]

Need new album of wintersun !!

[@Kartellinen]

From Wintersun facebook about a year ago: "ALBUMS UPDATE Album 1 70% done (currently working on) Album 2 60% done Album 3 60% done Album 4 20% done TIME II 90 % done" Well, we`ll see what is going to happen in the future. Confusing situation. Also considering Dave`s latest interview and so on. Is Teemu with Wintersun in the future anymore, if/when Jari releases something.

[@mihailkondov4773]

Well, it's coming out in August :)

[@gerardcote8391]

You should see the Sukiaki sisters from Bridear tear through Hanger 18 like it was nothing

[@Dimefield]

About the fast alternate picking, it might be easier with the way he's holding his pick. The pick is barely sticking out, I play the same way.

[@typeltier7521]

Dude is definitely amazing, but I don’t understand the maple fretboard in the right hand video vs what I assume is an ebony ?

[@Imfreehowaboutu]

I can’t say best but he is certainly one of them and one of my all time favorites. His episode of Cracking The Code is insane.

[@drewolm]

“Should Mustaine keep him around.” Mustaine won’t have a choice. He’ll get sick of Dave and leave. 3 years tops.

[@shura_screams]

I think Teemu is still a part of Wintersun. As they revealed infos about Time II he also did a post about it. So I would say that Megadeth is more like his main band and Wintersun maybe more like a side project now for him.

[@aaronturner2609]

Time II baby

[@ZachHunterPrince]

He's amazing isn't he? I still think Friedman is a few steps ahead. His style is just so developed and perfect. But this guy is sweet in a super clean neoclassical way. He plays the solos cleaner than both of them, yes. However, he's not going to write a friedman level original solo, imo. But he's definitely super clean.

[@YSH715]

I think teemu is amazing, but I've never have heard someone like marty

[@gerardcote8391]

Almost sounded like Yngwie for a few seconds.

[@blackblurable]

If you play lead guitar for Megadeth you’re no slouch. Every guitar player brought something new to the table. My personal favorites are Poland, Marty and Broderick. Again all their guitarists are amazing

[@cristianorentroia6607]

there is no solo in megadeth discography in the same level of difficulty as wintermadness. it is mad indeed.

[@joshcoughx]

Conquer or Die feels up there to me.

[@marcbr2585]

Ok fanboy!

[@dehypnotizerz]

Marty's been one and only Megadeth guitarist - Megadeth is Marty and vice versa; even more: I think Marty's one of the best guitarist of all time and definitely the best guitarist alive. However, Teemu is definitely the best of the rest. Definitely head and shoulders above Kiko Loureiro.

[@epb7284]

Nuts! His playing is just beautiful. Sharp, yet smooth... is that a thing? Kirk Hammett would be a wild addition, but yeah if Kiko doesn't return, I think Teemu would be a great addition.

[@jjniemela]

Also check Markus Vanhala (yes that is his real surname) from Finland, I love em both. Pretty damn good guitar players.

[@djenk12345]

Megadeth Guitarist just gets more and more insane

[@bitdevice]

Fantastic playing, one of the best I've ever seen. I also really like the composition here, no boring pentatonic bullshit.

[@ntak8262]

Hyvä Teemu, hyvä Wintersun, hyvä Suomi 🙏🏻🇫🇮❤️✨💪🏻🤘🏻

[@TheThanandros]

Hey SHRED ~~~ You rock , your lessons are awesome ~~ Love ya man ! I watch because you are real , also- put a Glad Garbage bag on your middle finger - it is getting everywhere!!!! Luv ya man !!! Thanandros!

[@RobotYawn]

Make me a believer with the clean part in Holey Wars. If he can rip that shit live i'm on board.

[@rockrane1]

Check out Teemu's another band SMACKBOUND🤘🇫🇮

[@nelsondsouza2881]

I have been a big fan of Teemu since I discovered Wintersun. His band leader at Wintersun is also a monster player. I think Teemu shld be with a newer band and not a band of old hags without disrespect to the great music by Megadeth

[@bast_shreds]

listen to more wintersun pls

[@EArockerful]

I have been a Megadeth fan since I was born… and I Must say Temmu is the best by far!

[@mr.mcguffin5537]

i got one of his picks at megadeths show in pa

[@billybarbier8275]

There’s no denying Megadeth has featured some of the best guitarists on the planet. My only concern is how long will he last? I’m a long time Megadeth fan, but let’s face it, Megadeth is a solo project.

[@danielreynolds6498]

He can shred. Every note seems so precise, I don’t think kiko coming back

[@chinoisbase]

I hope this guy will have a sexy style and vibe in the next album of MegaMustaine, like Marty Friedman and Al Pitrelli

[@XXjg_]

Hey Shred, you’re giving Teemu compositional credit here but he didn’t compose this solo. He’s recreating Jari Maenpaa’s solo from the first Wintersun album.

[@USMC-es4yy]

Idk i think kiko was the best mega-fam up to date but this dude seems in a whole different universe!

[@ilikevideos4868]

Wintersun's tremolo picking sounds like no other tremolo picking out there. It's soooo damn clean. Haven't heard anyone else play like that

[@stevenkilpatrick6397]

Sound a lot like children of bodom

[@ilikevideos4868]

@@stevenkilpatrick6397 Not quite.

[@David-q3f3d]

He is really really good

[@KillroyLP]

Definitely should hire Kirk Hamster !