Slipknot HARDEST Songs On Rhythm Guitar

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These are my picks for Slipknot hardest songs on rhythm guitar!

[@FluffMuffy]

All hope is gone is such an underrated record

[@moncreebrown235]

Agreed dude, one of my favorites.

[@kedu182]

No is not.. actually its their most famous

[@FluffMuffy]

@@kedu182 ratings and sales are completely different.. you never hear fans talk about how much they love'd AHIG; its always IOWA, self titled or even MFKR

[@augustineelmquist3376]

All Hope is Gone was the only Slipknot's album with Solo guitar included. The best is sulfur, dead memories, psychosocial and lets name a few

[@mrcomltni]

All hope is gone got famous only for psychosocial sadly. My fav song on the record is sulfur

[@Phearsum]

Mick is an absolute animal to be able to do this while wearing a mask and jumpsuit, headbanging... True master of his craft. Some of his riffs are so technical down to the last note it's mind blowing.

[@kinglord5163]

none of his riffs are hard

[@hermanosmalditos]

@@kinglord5163 Ok Mr.Bestguitarplayeronplanet

[@NoahParker98]

@@hermanosmalditos isn’t it so corny when someone always says that? it’s like a pr pilot telling normal people flying isn’t hard because he’s good at it and it comes naturally . To 90% of guitar players this is considered advanced .

[@jokok2333]

@@kinglord5163oh would u like to cover sic with full downpicking? upload it then

[@dark7593]

@@kinglord5163post the guitar cover bitch ngga

[@Jahnu8]

Dude I feel like gematria is really underrated.

[@italianchewy]

It's a fucking crime that they haven't played it live yet.

[@hotshot0476]

@@italianchewy agreed they all need to be imprisoned for it so they won't get the chance to play live anyways lol.

[@HeavyRaiden]

@@italianchewy I think they said it was too tough for them

[@kittyfuntime]

Pfffft but can you play smoke on the water

[@grassmover13]

Anyway, here is wonderwall!

[@jacobhall3432]

@@leelirio5782 its a joke kid,relax

[@thrashmetalkid6669]

The fuck is wrong with you?

[@miklosandoval6421]

C H R I S C H A N fucking asshole made me choke on my saliva because I laughed to hard after reading this comment 😂😂😂😂

[@CooperTroopa]

@@leelirio5782 ALL HAIL Queen Ako Si Bea 👑💚 You are now our new leader... p.s Great post 😤👍

[@ShrubPlays]

Everybody hates on All Hope Is Gone but it has some really killer riffage, and pretty difficult riffage, I must say. Iowa and AHIG probably have the majority of their most "complex" songs.

[@thekillingerescapeplan4286]

Shrub Plays I hope I'm not getting hate for this, but the subliminal verses is my favorite slipknot album :D

[@ShrubPlays]

A lot of people really like that one. I like the album, but to me, it's more of a hard rock album. But, hey. We both like the band. You can prefer whatever you'd like. :)

[@thekillingerescapeplan4286]

Shrub Plays yeah^^ I'd even say it goes into the direction of very hard progressive rock/metal, which is wonderful because apart from slipknot, Tool is my favorite metal band (together with Rammstein). Thanks for the nice reply :D Don't see that often sadly

[@ShrubPlays]

I'd say AHIG and Iowa are also their most progressive, at least as Nu-Metal goes. Disturbed has a lot of odd-time signatures.

[@kungfuman82]

I see AHIG as Slipknot's "...And Justice For All". It was like they said "let's make some heavy technical shit and not let up" for that album.

[@Mephistto]

I've never pictured that they have so much Metallica's influence on their songs, this is so cool!

[@murilooliveira9175]

Corey said his favorite and most important music ever is from metallica Its master of puppets

[@nathanbotkin8130]

I feel like the fact that slipknot is full of extraordinary musicians ((joey, Corey, Paul)) that Jim root and mick Thompson are over shadowed when really they’re some of the best metal guitarists in the world and ever

[@lorenzoq1187]

Agreed but ion think no 1 doesn't notice them like who can't notice Jim s sick headbanging right lol

[@biggore8338]

And people say that Slipknot songs are easy...

[@user-gb2ci9dp6p]

Игорь Горбунов some are.. not all tho. Not a huge fan but I do enjoy the riffs and the drums

[@scarletsabbath9973]

As a slipknot fan I can say they have pretty simplistic riffs

[@lancenieukoop311]

Scarlet Sabbath Some of the greatest riffs of all time are much much simpler. Nothing wrong with simplicity, as long as it hits the right groove.

[@filipvasicek1341]

Lance Nieukoop but still great

[@bradyconnor648]

On bass it is. Paul never actually learned how to play bass. So his music always sounded great but was very simple at the same time.

[@eulogiachaconalba1740]

0:00 ALL HOPE IS GONE ALL HOPE IS GONE 2008 0:29 GEMATRIA(THE KILLING NAME)ALL HOPE IS GONE 2008 0:57 EEYORE SLIPKNOT 1999 1:24 SURFACING SLIPKNOT 1999 1:47 SULFUR ALL HOPE IS GONE 2008 2:24 THE NAMELESS VOL.3(THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES) 2004 3:02 METABOLIC IOWA 2001 3:27 AOV 5.THE GRAY CHAPTER 2014

[@rylanddenson7952]

What a beautiful guitar.

[@cyberdwarf-ng1gf]

I have no idea how they are able to play that and move around so much....

[@Kidcrowley]

cyberdwarf0308 cause mick and james are beasts

[@Corvid]

Yeah, it's fucking hard.... you learn to play bass or guitar, then try headbanging at the same time and your playing goes to shit! Takes some practice, like singing while playing, man is that hard at the beginning...

[@jacksonbarker7594]

cyberdwarf0308 most of these riffs really aren't very hard compared to more technical metal

[@bakedandsteaked]

it's all muscle memory

[@liamriddell1245]

@@GoGoSkate the hell you on about? Have you ever watched a self-titled era performance? They play everything live.

[@jacksonwilliams3756]

Legend has it not even James Hetfield can down pick Eeyore

[@aaronbanga3212]

So good to see Gematria get the respect it deserves! It may well be their greatest song and no one ever talks about it 😭

[@brpadington]

Their riffs are amazing. One of the only bands that tune that low but still shred.

[@miguelsequeiraguitar]

Amazing job man! I Sub your channel! Regards from Portugal! 🤘🤘🤘

[@brakebondi3753]

Idooool

[@NostalgiaCassetteCity]

This sounds like And Justice for All

[@poopguy6208]

Mr. Spoon Yeah i think gematria really took inspiration from metallica

[@JG-xh5bp]

theonlyjewski I always thought gematria sounded a lot more like megadeth, holy wars in particular

[@BloodDoom]

I think he meant that theres no bass in this guysss

[@JG-xh5bp]

Blood_Doom I think the joke might’ve flown right over our heads

[@TuGinecologo]

This is because there is no bass

[@MrWadrO]

Girls must love them fingers

[@walkerjeffcoat7852]

MrWadrO Rodriquez lol

[@supersillyboy1234]

Lmao

[@jemmastar5649]

MrWadrO Rodriquez the fact that he liked this comment makes it so much more hilarious

[@macrid04]

Why yes he’s good at fingering

[@dime4ever546]

😂

[@Rudabaugh]

Is your middle name "down pick?"

[@Taco_TranZit]

That’s how Mick plays it.

[@7jelly777]

@@Taco_TranZit true but mick can actually keep rhythm when down picking

[@Taco_TranZit]

Daniel Martin I don’t doubt it

[@nikosstr7908]

Fun fact: most of them were downpicked

[@ezekieljarek7705]

most people alternate pick these riffs and calls them "easy"...

[@JohnGuitarNoises]

Aye! My man, good to see you got it finished!

[@FanaticDrummer]

I love how the core scene and dork metal kids try to give Slipknot shit. Take away Corey and their riffs and drumming kick the shit out of even todays most “hard” metal bands.

[@jordanlewis7616]

FanaticalDrummer they give them shit because all the scene and poser “metal heads” call them black metal or death metal or whatever but it’s all nu, and a lot of people don’t like nu metal stuff because it’s closer to pop

[@FanaticDrummer]

Buried Alive Lol I have never once heard a real metal head call Slipknot Death Metal or Black Metal. Even Slipknot fans dont use those terms because nothing could be more different than Nu and Black. But maybe Nu is the new black lol... Also, Slipknot is classified as Alt Metal under many streaming sites now. I mean they cant give Slipknot shit for being “popular” but than listen to System Of A Down which is essentially the same genre but less heavy.

[@sparda_]

metal elitists are fucking losers lmao, let people have their opinions for fuck sake.

[@tino8442]

T Y L E R not all of them are assholes but yeah I heavily agree with you

[@VN-hg5yy]

Core isnt even music, thats what u can call noise slipknot has the best drummer in all of metal and is one of the most diverse bands in metal.

[@mountainssea9642]

Sounds great man. Great job.

[@garymiller3294]

That is one of your best videos! I love it!

[@JCridford]

Awesome mate! Stripping the vocals and guitar dubs away shows just how hard these songs are!

[@KarriHanninen]

Thanks and exactly! \,,/

[@shubhankarkulkarni7667]

Love the video. Sick guitar

[@ambrooks5]

Slipknot does have some brutal riffs. Great playing bro! 🤘

[@SeanLain]

Amazing playing and collection of their most epic riffs. Very well put together and executed!

[@KarriHanninen]

Thanks man!

[@gmobile6991]

Didn't know people disliked all hope is gone until I read these comments like wtf it's a really good album

[@yusufhidayatullah4239]

And now comes the time for us to appreciate how two very different guitarists make those freaking insane riffs on stages.

[@DaveSpinnler]

Awesome job dude!

[@musakahraman6885]

Another great video man 🤘🤘

[@wh0sjeff]

Damn, this kid is gonna go places. And it sounded so clean. Kudos!

[@milotimberlake2047]

Cool vid dude🤘

[@NathanJ666]

Thank you! That Surfacing riff is so underrated!

[@finnishboy45]

Amazing work karri! As allways!

[@designercaolho]

Nice skills, pal. Damn. As a drummer and guitar player wannabe, I do appreciate even more all this speed and accuracy.

[@KarriHanninen]

Thanks! :) \../

[@The_Archvile]

2:30 I fucking LOVE that hammer-on riff. I think I just broke my neck for headbanging hard. Please continue.

[@riffaxelerator7299]

awesome job Karri!

[@panu4308]

Mahtava video!! Jatka samaan malliin ja olis tosi kiva nähdä lisää slipknottia🤘!!

[@Thrashmetalkicksass]

Your new guitar kicks ass! Not sure it's new, but I've never seen it before and couldn't follow your stream this time, so maybe you already said something about it. Great video as usual, you're making me appreciate bands that I was never able to get into. I used to avoid Slipknot like the devil avoids holy water, but your playing makes me realize that some of their riffs are pretty good.

[@johnnyg9813]

its so sick that mick downpicks all of the interlude in surfacing

[@crissreznor]

Fantastic guitar work !

[@iAmTeesmo]

Youre gonna be have at least 50k here pretty soon these videos are solid

[@konmicks]

Pfft bet you can't play wonderwall

[@Drunkcat008]

Or smoke on the water

[@maximomontenegro9525]

Play freebird

[@broondjongen]

Still dont get why AHIG is so hated

[@suppiluiiuma5769]

Beats me. I discovered AHIG only recently; but I think it's a really good album. Some of the songs are better to me than some of those on the earlier realises.

[@astranoh6030]

its that the others are that much better

[@infall_blackmetal]

its not that it's hated, it's just that out of all their work, it's the worst, coreys voice was still in it's repair stage from Iowa, everyone hated each other at the time and could never record together because of the relationships they all had at the time due to addiction, all of which made it extremely difficult for the music to be as good as it could've been

[@jonnylawless6797]

Same reason Iowa is regarded as the best Slipknot album.

[@azh8208]

@@infall_blackmetal Why they're hating each other that time?

[@CReASpart]

I just discovered your channel. I really like your style, lot of skill. From France with love :)

[@iloveheavymetalmetalrules6829]

Great video man

[@deuceb0i]

Nice job. Mick and Jim would be proud

[@anthonylabarbera3656]

an honorable mention is this cold black off of all hope is gone. i feel like that record is where jim and mick peaked in the band because that record has some of the most complex riffs and solos in the entire slipknot discography

[@user-sc6zh2xv7g]

Amazing plays man!

[@invurmusic926]

great playing!

[@and.7712]

*Lucas Mann enters* "hold my dexterity"

[@SirMrBerk]

your bones in your right hand fingers scare me

[@JEFF23_]

heroin is a hell of a drug man

[@EakEmk]

You're a moron.

[@pyrotoxic66]

Well you're supposed to see hand bones if you're not overweight, i know this must sound strange to a basic american person

[@ZoZo5oh]

Zenoran lmao good one

[@stickman5613]

idk what's wrong with them?

[@ralftoppner1474]

Great Video Man!

[@Coppersteel]

Nice to see a fellow Jackson Kelly user! I have an old one in trans green. Rock on brother!

[@taffyistrashy]

Jim is such a great rythm guitarist

[@_SliK_]

There will be no other guitarists like Jim Root and Mick Thomson

[@unoriginal_name7091]

RedHotSlap Give Lamb of God a shot, Mark Morton is a fucking beast.

[@Captaintripps1]

John 5

[@jyggalag9838]

Depends on what you mean by that.

[@jjs8426]

@@Captaintripps1 yeah nah

[@sagargurung7518]

@@unoriginal_name7091 yeah i was gonna say same thing

[@ktay7382]

Great tone dude

[@JM-nz7tx]

Learned well you have young Skywalker

[@kaanaras2272]

That guitar is so beautiful..

[@KarriHanninen]

It looks so thrashy! The neck is also perfect! \,,/ unfortunately I dont like the FR on it, so much trouble hah :D

[@lukaaeschlimann7000]

Nice Video, Can you do Mastodon HARDEST Riffs?

[@ensiferium21]

Great job 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@Bilkachu]

Love the riff in Surfacing such a wicked tooon

[@wanderingskeleton52]

Also do hardest Iron Maiden songs! (including the Blaze albums)

[@greekfrenchman4434]

I love watching all these HARDEST RIFFS vids. Watch chuck schuldiner EASIEST riffs

[@iorvet_chmorvet]

Yh thats true 😂😂😂

[@scottsmith8162]

Who is Chuck Schuldiner? Is that the guy from Five Finger Death Punch?

[@iorvet_chmorvet]

@@scottsmith8162 its founder/vocalist/rhythm guitarist in band called Death -_-

[@haidynlatocha4262]

scotty smith i really hope you’re joking

[@W7RSON]

@@scottsmith8162 U are joking right?

[@curtmartini66]

Awsome work. Insipring. I really enjoy Slipknots riffs.

[@markd6154]

Never gets old watching this

[@malicescourge8527]

Imo the surfacing song riff part is kind of hard thing to do for intermediate guitarist cuz u need to do power chords and switching between the fret in a high tempo also make sure the sound isnt dead (especially at palm mute part)

[@Ichabod_Jericho]

Was looking for more wonderwall covers. Is he gonna start playing wonderwall soon

[@kisska6930]

Good job, man!

[@2828twat]

Dude this is dope!

[@wanderingskeleton52]

Do hardest Iced Earth songs!

[@rmngrnk6752]

"Opium Of The People" intro so hard to play

[@AugustoRodriguesRock]

You're badass! Great job, man!

[@leguitaristicfrank]

Thank you for not using too much gain !! great video.

[@flipmode74]

Awesome Video! Actually i never listened to Slipknot...but those are some nice riffs!

[@befrnigel]

flipmode74 You definitely need to check them out! Very underrated in the metal community.

[@ake5790]

flipmode74 dont listen to that tho,listen to Nevermore,they are WAAAAY better than this

[@AxellRosas36]

Yagami Raïto underrated? Boy you've been hidin under a rock the past 12 years huh?

[@tamvanbetol]

rofl

[@matheusneves7364]

Axell Rosas I think when he said that is "underrated" I think is as musicians. Some metalhead don't like them just because they are mainstream, and don't give a fuck about their music.

[@biscuitblocker148]

What guitar is that? I’ve seen that almost commonly from Jackson players and it’s making me want one

[@KarriHanninen]

That was a Kelly KE3 :)

[@biscuitblocker148]

@@KarriHanninen thank you!

[@kevinmejia9065]

IN FLAMES!!!!!! They need a video

[@godfathermikal]

Holy moly! Fantastic!

[@speedmetal1147]

Angra HARDEST Songs next please

[@ML-xp1kp]

Can you do Vektor hardest riffs next?

[@AgustinRodriguez-Bdm]

Are you trying to kill this guy?!?

[@ML-xp1kp]

Agustin Rodriguez what - uhh - no- uhm where did you get t-that idea from? *Nervous gulp.*

[@timjasnic2002]

Rip Hands...

[@anonymousprime1738]

All of them are the hardest

[@oatmeal710]

cough cough *gorguts*

[@patrickropke1604]

Damn that tone ! You nailed it

[@statixxxmetal1243]

You have some awesome fingers dude and you are very talented

[@geompon6505]

Is it downstroke all the time??

[@obeyedlobster1417]

How does that guitar handle cuz im about to get one of those

[@KarriHanninen]

Hey man! It feels really good to play and I really dig the JB/59 set \,,/

[@obeyedlobster1417]

Karri Hanninen thanks man!

[@cosmicsea89]

Very well done

[@huahuar]

Karri, you are awesome guitar player!!!

[@DioStreams]

I sorta expected (sic) to be on the list since it’s a lot of moving up and down near the end of the song

[@KarriHanninen]

Thanks for the heads up! Ill have it if there will be a second Slipknot video ;)

[@jonathanosterlund4108]

Huh, todella laadukasta jälkeä. Strapping Young Lad next?

[@thefilmingfinn5211]

Jonathan Österlund Strapping Young Lad olis kova!

[@dannylarsen87]

That was badass man, beat it felt good to complete that song the first time. Nice timing with tremelo speed. Needs to be one notch down from max volume so you can catch errors and make sure your neighbors know how good you are.

[@hernan6266hc]

Jeez your downpicking is flawless man!

[@bds_mguydasic9293]

Oh thats all downpicking...

[@rick8961]

Always has been

[@jonah2209]

What about Gojira hardest songs?

[@jacoblillard6612]

infinite jonah gotta have Ouroborus and The Gift of Guilt on that list

[@grabber_blu_angel]

Most Gojira songs are very easy. All open strings, literally. Just 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

[@dante4500]

@@grabber_blu_angel u literally have no clue whatsoever

[@grabber_blu_angel]

@@dante4500 Art of Dying, Lefaunt Sauvage, Heaviest Matter of the Universe (all top string, mostly frets 1-3), Explosia, etc. Most of their songs are very easy on guitar...

[@dante4500]

@@grabber_blu_angel art of dying is only open strings bcuz ur supposed to listen to the drums, l'enfant sauvage is only open strings in the first riff and the picking pattern isnt that easy. And are you sure we're listening to the same heaviest matter of the universe? Dont know which part of the song you mean. There are far more hard gojira songs like toxic garbage island or oroborus

[@noahswanigan9350]

Gj on making it flow perfectly as a medley as well. Awesome playing too. \m/

[@KarriHanninen]

Thanks! \,,/

[@milanperera7037]

Dude! When i was learning to play sulfur i thought "especially in the verses" that the notes are repeated but man i was wrong, this song has so many details that you don't notice right off the bat when you're listening and playing by ear! And don't even get me started on the solo. Nice video btw🤘🤘👍👍.

[@pardonavich]

Dude what shirt are u wearing?? That looks like the I.B.E.W hand holding the lightning bolt! Are you an electrician cuz I am lol

[@KarriHanninen]

Hey man, its a Metalician shirt, metal horns with some spikes surrounding it :)

[@Smberlain]

Mick Thomson es un f***ing genio! \m/

[@Likeashotgun-wl1cm]

Awesome, totally awesome.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

And here it is!!! HELL YES BUDDY! Thanks DR. KARRI, Sounds TIGHT! Was fun seeing some of this made /w\ PEACEthruMETAL /w\