Solo Challenge V - Wintersun - Winter Madness (solo)

Hi all!
Well then, nothing like throwing a monster my way haha. Tried some different angles for shits and giggles. And tried to tackle this one as best as I could. Mistakes all over the place but for now we'll call them "happy accidents" :). Let me know what solo to try next!
Best to ya
E
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[@JayJayden45]

I don't think I've ever seen him so focused! Haha

[@ajronmejden]

Yeah, it's actually the only one where he's not smiling, as far as I know.

[@samuelboisvert581]

soothsayer-buckethead

[@roycebro]

samuel boisvert would need a special guitar for that

[@samuelboisvert581]

Royce Allen ok i didn't know that thanks for the info

[@Nibblerr]

Royce Allen other than a killswitch (turn the vol down to 0 on the other pup and use the pickup switch) what special would he need?

[@roycebro]

Eetu Koponen I did know that it was a kill switch but I don't know how it can be implemented. I guess he can work around it with some other methods

[@vortexlucas9671]

YES!

[@neonfox3]

Soooo let's just get Erock to finish Time II

[@Caroline-gw5jf]

Neon Fox Productions- I'm sorry. This guy is great, but Jari is better.

[@Pinchabon]

I agree, Jari is like god XD he even play live "sweeping" with one hand.

[@mattmase9294]

5 years later and still no time II lmao

[@CatchReleaseRepeat]

At least he'd finish it.

[@torrezani]

no smiles on this... hard level ;)

[@krlosguitar1]

Never seen Eric struggling with a guitar solo till now, that shows how amazing Jari Maempaa is. Still a wonderful interpretation :)

[@CrysisMusic]

Am I surprised you nailed it ? Hell no. Am I still in awe of your playing. Hell yes.

[@cade2561]

Wintersun death and the healing solo

[@souleater1209]

My favorite solo in this album, which is a masterpiece

[@Tads552]

Please do Kalmah - They Will Return solo!!

[@SalmonBoa420]

Tads552 good call

[@DeathStarLuke]

Definitely one of their best songs.

[@maebae5350]

Tads552 Evil in You also has a really good solo

[@davidenatale3761]

that's a great song, but the solos difficulty is nothing compared to this :P

[@psteeg3551]

Please do the solo of Judas Priest - Painkiller

[@batllef]

this. please.

[@chiefmegadeth]

Oh hell yeah! My favorite all time solo. flawed me the 1st time i heard it.

[@slayde7740]

YES \m/

[@Sohcahtoa82]

Why just the solo? Do the entire song!

[@Terbie36]

Painkiller is a walk in the park compared to this solo.

[@afronight]

Man even 331Erock looked like he was straining a bit on this solo. Thats the fucking power of Wintersun.

[@thekingofplayers1]

Finnish melodic death metal is awesome greetings from finland :)

[@T1H1S1V1]

thekingofplayers1 jaahas jaahas, torille!

[@thiendipham828]

Just bow down to Teemu Mäntysaari for this solo 😊

[@NightwishArena]

@@thiendipham828 Well, it is actually Jari's solo, but Teemu plays it since Jari started to focus singing. But I agree about that bow down part for Teemu. He plays this solo even better than Jari, and he has absolutely perfect picking technique.

[@robplugge7628]

Ah hell yeah, Wintersun! \m/

[@Montanimal19]

amazing job! wintersun is my favorite group and you nailed it!

[@Iiimitation]

Wintersun is one of my favorite bands, so happy to see you do this solo!

[@rogerdubarry8505]

Really love your playing, love the SOUND.

[@Spyder1246]

Oh man... I've always loved this solo. So awesome to see you do it , haha.

[@Galeus708]

Eric man, be honest... Did you get some haircare tips from Garrett Peters?

[@peppysamy1]

Hahaa! My first thought: oh, I've never seen him with freshly washed hair..... 😂

[@ErickkHorikawa]

Omg! I'm loving these Solo Challenge videos! So cool1

[@ghosttoast6161]

AWESOME JOB! It's cool to see you do more stuff on here.

[@tasosaromonte4826]

erock bloody brilliant your passion is carazon!! may you play forever

[@matthewmcfadden7316]

Please do Miles of Machines by Jeff Loomis!

[@lowbudgetstudios8794]

Do it!!

[@666LuciferNatas]

UP!

[@vitorl.5941]

UP!

[@darksunabove8595]

I hope he does this one!

[@umutace]

best solo challenge so far, I'm glad I voted this one on previous video. Keep it up with the good work Erock!

[@ZomBkiller115]

Absolutely insane, I love listening to this solo. Just wow.

[@Wormweed]

That was awesome! Nailed it! I suggested Wintersun some time ago, so im really happy to see that you did one of their songs.

[@Revenaant]

no words, seen alot of your videos. youre just... freaking good... plain and simple-

[@TessaConstants]

That was amazing! Great job

[@dillanfolkers669]

painkiller-judas preist

[@robertlartz9720]

Masterful piece!!!

[@WMfin]

Best song I have heard you nail!

[@Slenderman454]

Erock, you rock so much that you inspired me to get a guitar and play it non stop. I appreciate your content and can't wait for more. Rock on!

[@thrasherwartooth]

absolutely phenomenal!

[@Aisuave]

I can't believe how far you have come from having 1000 subs to 1 million and still rocking. keep up the great work !!

[@TedBrazil]

Man...you're good! Amazing performance! Greetings from Brazil! Your videos are so cool!

[@GGDrummer]

Very well played Eric!! Beautiful solo. Sharing..............

[@n0d0yuna]

Damn! That's a hard one and it's perfect!!!!! You totally nailed it!

[@HermanBirk]

Mors Principium Est - Parasites of Paradise, now that is a real monster! Well done on this, absolutely love Wintersun!

[@xFRaCTuR3x]

That was sick! Keep up the amazing guitar work my friend!

[@Taos666]

beast!!! ty so much for this my favorite solo of all time hail Erock :O

[@DrDemonq8]

Amazing Job Dude!

[@chiefmegadeth]

I love Wintersun great solo!

[@SmoochyBooBoo]

Oh daaamn, that was amazing!

[@floriansalinas7299]

Great job bro, nothing more to say ! 🤘🏻

[@mrsdarthstefeny]

Wintersun is one of my favorite bands. Kudos to solo. Jari is a very talented guitarist.

[@Liofa]

Perpetual Burn - Jason Becker . Needs to happen .

[@Hhhlll7778]

Altitudes would be even better imo

[@_guitarjun_]

Such a pure tone in every video

[@mikak1979]

Mistakes whatever. That's was epic. Great job!

[@Doogleraia]

Fucking great job! Can't wait for the new Wintersun album

[@Shyrshadi]

Gotta say, 1. you're freaking amazing and i never cease to be amazed by your speed and how clean you play. 2. really digging the beard.

[@richardsentman2458]

the speed of erock is freakin beast mode! also keep it up man i need my gym music lmao!

[@chincemagnet]

Epic! God I love that solo

[@acexander116]

Thank you for reminding me to download all these songs again

[@eliteextremophile8895]

Woa! I guess Jari Mäenpää's solos aren't so easy. Haven't seen you this "serious" when playing solo.

[@CISphil11]

yeahyeahyeah! Fucking awesome! That solo is the shit, glad it ended up getting picked. I'd been voting it up for a while.

[@KingOfBlades27]

Sick as always :D

[@spiritfinder321]

Hell yes! love this song

[@joecop9887]

geez! That was pretty darn good.

[@Utomneian]

i'm honestly surprised this made it onto your channel :O i love you

[@XxaymeighxX]

Ur still the best dudey. Carry on what ur doing :D x

[@koezillah9317]

One of the best solo's ever

[@Foodie-MS-08th]

Been listening to wintersun for two years now. . . I was genuinely surprised when I saw this in my feed.

[@bunsen5355]

I like watching you play something that actually challenges you

[@epiczeven6378]

0:08 Loved it from the first note ;)

[@RivooTK]

love this!!

[@cwx8]

This was excellent

[@melisagantner2764]

What mistakes??! You are amazing Eric!!!

[@jmp3293]

You are great! Greetings from Barcelona!

[@codytownsend3259]

Love wintersun. WOOT

[@BearnO92]

Awsome dude :D love your videos :D

[@Saitenfetzer]

One of the best KZbin guitarists playing my favourite band hell yea! You rock man! I dare you to touch the all mighty Necrophagist though, Fermented Offal Discharge, now that is a solo and a half.

[@anatolydyatlov963]

Maan, your version of the whole Wintersun album would be amazing to hear and to watch!

[@konrad7765]

All time favourite band! Jari also inspired me to pick up the guitar! Good work dude! \m/

[@Jens94]

Please do the Necrophagist - Fermented Offal Discharge solo next :)

[@DrMerciless]

it was done on a clarinet!

[@Jens94]

I know, awesome shit :D

[@DrMerciless]

yes it was

[@Lyrici17]

Thank you for making me aware that this video existed; you have changed my life.

[@batllef]

and on a piano!

[@thetrainsrock]

oh hell yeah. good to see another Wintersun fan. i feel like we are a very small group.

[@nyanRETARD]

Didnt expect to see this band!! I just fucking loveeeee it!!

[@TheLaughingOut]

More of this! I came here for the shredding. I'm indifferent to the song you're covering. I just love watching your fingers blur.

[@rafayashraf5765]

Wintersun - death and the healing solo, that would rockE.

[@Eudaimonium]

Wow, impossibly well done. Kalmah - Godeye next, pretty please!

[@BaronVonPwn]

I'm so excited they have a new album coming soon. been way way way too long .

[@lexyismarchhare]

You're amazing!

[@danielmarrero7225]

AWESOME MAN!!!!!!!!

[@ThomasThompson23]

Wow, incredible

[@thefuture269]

Amazing!

[@rageofthereaper789]

You are the best!

[@davidwilson98]

Love wintersun, thank god for the forest seasons

[@illumi766]

You were once my teacher in Brandon Florida! Good to see you made it big

[@rol5038]

YOU'RE The best!

[@LordBaktor]

I don't know if it was my suggestion that caught your eye and made you tackle this one or if hundreds of people requested this particular solo, but I'm going to tell myself that this video exists because I requested it because that makes me happy. Thank you for playing this beautiful solo.

[@futangkukino382]

You're the best !

[@mohammadim0anas]

very beautiful guitar

[@deucemcnutt]

The solo in King Diamond's "Welcome Home" by Andy LaRocque. I've never seen anyone quite nail that one. Give it a shot!

[@MattyPS]

Your tone has improved a lot!

[@StopScience]

Oo !!!! Congrats !

[@thekingofplayers1]

omg this is exactly what i wanted

[@sleeplesslunatic2627]

Nailed it! Also, love the beard :D

[@jakebuckman9017]

Loving the beard dude!

[@BlutigeTranen]

I love that you call them Happy Accidents... Especially considering I take you as the Bob Ross of metal!

[@Britishwolf89]

Definitely not perfect especially near the end, but you're still 1000 x better than i'll ever be. Great job man.

[@Skipioza]

You've tried man, it's not easy at all,great attempt!!!

[@ajronmejden]

FINALLY!!!! YOU WEREN'T SMILING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS ONE!!! In fact, you were barely smiling at all. YOU'RE HUMAN AFTER ALL :DD Btw, amazingly played. Well done, man, well done!