The Black Dahlia Murder's Brandon Ellis Plays His Favorite Riffs

#TheBlackDahliaMurder guitarist Brandon Ellis joins #GearFactor to jam his favorite #riffs from iconic artists and his own band.
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[@CodamATW]

Young Death Metal guitarist inspired to pick up the guitar by Van Halen in a Boston shirt? Really cool and rare to see these days.

[@chrisknoblock]

You'd be surprised how wide ranging the tastes of the metal guys are.

[@CodamATW]

Chris Knoblock Trust me, I know, it’s just many modern young DM musicians will cite stuff like the Florida scene and thrash as their main influences. This guy on the other hand goes back to the stuff the Florida Scene and Thrash guys would cite.

[@PNWGuitar]

It's not that weird! Most of the guys I know in these types of bands love all kinds of music.

[@CodamATW]

Mason Norman I didn’t claim it to be weird. I also never said they don’t. They just usually wouldn’t name them as their MAIN influences.

[@zw_ncfc]

This dude is very much inspired by 70s and 80s classic and glam guys

[@wyattabrachinsky956]

He’s got the neo-classical chops from hell. Now where can we find that Eruption/Yngwie talent show footage.

[@gorehammer42o]

I'll never tell.....

[@xbinaryx]

"Almost every tab online is incorrect in some way. I realized I can trust my ear better." Amen!

[@allan775]

Yep for real. 5 star tabs and the solo isn't even close

[@Se7enDsinSGaming]

@@allan775 there's nothing more annoying than getting the rhythm part down trying to learn the solo only to realize the Lick in the middle of the solo is completely off.

[@jacobwatson3966]

I tried all the classical songs on guitar with tabs it's sad how bad it is lmao

[@UltraBluesRocker]

Wtf , my tabs are ideal

[@edwardharpe4975]

Always

[@EVEROSFP1]

His vibrato is so cool! Plus his attitude is so natural.

[@manuymagoxx]

I love the way he plays those riffs with that black dahlia murder essence and bends

[@lincolngoodspeed1]

He made every riff sound better

[@boraceylan4174]

1:10 That was the best 0 3 5 I've heard in my entire life.

[@headphonesz6527]

Sounds like how dime would do it

[@FranciscoPalacios.CFH.]

@@headphonesz6527 Absolutely, in fact i was waiting for some PanterA. Dime was the best man, r.i.p 😪

[@Sincoola27]

His vibrato is so awesome

[@leddygee1896]

I was honestly expecting some Cannibal Corpse, Entombed, and Dismember riffs... Good on you, little brother!!

[@MarkS-tc7rr]

it's other influences that sets your playing apart from the norm though. good on him.

[@alteregos8949]

“Smoke on the water” is probably the first thing many guitarists started with of that era. That’s one of the first things I picked when I started and still do 😂

[@gpoop]

Mine was blind by Korn

[@drenz]

New drinking game: Drink every time Brandon raises his eyebrows.

[@baalrog887]

10 seconds in, I'm hammered

[@DaPoopIsInDaPudding]

Jarrod D no

[@drenz]

@@DaPoopIsInDaPudding yes

[@BigMuff75]

But, um! - Too bad I saw this comment right away so there was no way to unsee the eyebrow thing.

[@khubib14]

Im blackout

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

All these classic 80s songs sound so tuned to C! New album is phenomenal I have a review for it!

[@erwinj9697]

that first riff of Verminous reminds me a little of that one riff of the bridge in Scar Spangled Banner by Exodus.

[@silverblack5475]

Yes it does

[@Max-The-Axe]

Saw this guy live in the Black Label Society tour holy fuck I could not believe this guy's lead playing technique jesus I was in disbelief ;) see what I did there lol I'll shut up now.

[@darkmotherboard272]

TBDM lives on🙌🏽🖤

[@nuclearskull]

0:15 LOL!! Totally Fuck it up = I LOVE it!!

[@Obssy]

Killer tone and great guitarist.

[@doubledont4949]

That guitar is awesome.

[@nexttime4532]

man his guitar sounds beyond good...

[@williamkeys2596]

What pickup is in his guitar? It's pole pieces look neat.

[@armaanansari4922]

Brandon Ellis saying the first riff he learnt was 035 is inspiring

[@serket4381]

Damn. The Van Halen inspiration makes me sad now :(

[@kaihiwatari9406]

What is the classical sweep picking song he played on 3:45

[@marcoscorbalan3745]

Solfeggietto by Bach

[@brandonlawrence1381]

@@marcoscorbalan3745 C.P.E Bach, the son of Bach

[@ddetal]

Hell yes

[@CHlEFFIN]

Cool dude

[@RuthlessBaer]

What guitar is that?! The colour is sick

[@ramadanellawand5269]

Guitar Riffs and Solos: kzbin.info/aero/PLtgzvPyDrjyrWdevZJ6wnZEAyo4wZZimZ

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

Good player, young too..

[@mack7235]

You should get Steve Vai on here!

[@dawn5058]

Can someone tell me what guitar that is? Its fucking fantastic

[@pprich1]

Custom Jackson Kelly I believe.

[@blacklabelmansociety]

That vibrato tho

[@Guitar157]

Wow smoke on the water kicks fucking ass lol

[@metallord9993]

What is first riff?

[@efimc1714]

Aint talkin bout love

[@nicholasmercado1499]

Rest In Peace Trevor Strnad. These 2 were an INSANE combination. Feeling for him and the rest of the band. TBDM forever 😢

[@heyimgoingtoplaysomegames]

Hope you’ve gotten to see their recent show in Detroit. It was fucking amazing!

[@xToshMoosex]

It’s funny how young he looks compared to the rest of the band but he is probably one of the best guitarists I’ve seen live in my whole life.

[@truescotsman4103]

He's a rare treat. The real deal.

[@alowlytarnished5579]

Now nobody can make the joke “That’s cool but can he play smoke on the water?”

[@frozenorphanpop8119]

But can he play hot cross buns?

[@shredfactor7]

One of the best up and coming musicians!! BDM are lucky to have him on board

[@gorehammer42o]

Up and coming? I've been listening to this dude shred for almost 6 years. You should get out there and expand your metal categories.

[@brandoncrimmins6296]

Yeah... When you realize the Black Dahlia Murder have been around for 25 years...

[@tydendurler9574]

@@brandoncrimmins6296 from 2001 to 2020 is still 19 years. First record in 2003. Curb your "you're making me feel old" ;)

[@brandoncrimmins6296]

@@tydendurler9574 yes... And bands RARELY form on Monday and record an album on Tuesday. They were playing and writing long before 2003.

[@tydendurler9574]

@@brandoncrimmins6296 yeah, since 2001...like...i...wrote...🤔 Just admit you can't count

[@nigelnigelakiraakira]

You can definitely hear the difference between him as their lead guitarist vs. past lead guitarists. You can really hear the classic rock inspiration that I think should make it sound cheesey but it doesn’t! At least I think so.

[@tydendurler9574]

"Classic Rock inspiration" So that's what i dislike about the new record🤔 They traded core for rock.

[@SanguineThor]

I mean.. Did you even hear how evil verminus sounds? Hating on this dudes influences when the band chose him. Lol

[@4572dk]

@@tydendurler9574 trading core for absolutely anything will improve a band's music

[@akumakami9727]

Got to love that he is wearing a Boston shirt, a very metal guitar, and is in a melodic death metal band 😂

[@davidmg21]

Boston is metal as fuck lol

[@drperkyreal4686]

David Guerrero Boston? Metal? PFFFFFT. Have you ever heard of imagine dragons?

[@BM-ve1uv]

Boston is just the foreplay

[@nikov4734]

@@BM-ve1uv But they've been around for a long time;)

[@BraxtonSmithFNS]

Maybe he doesn’t really love death metal, but TBDM is his platform. I have a feeling his heart is really yearning for that classic 80s metal

[@philipposkasotis8658]

Great guitar playing. I still remember when BDM released Unhallowed. There is still to this day no album like that.

[@franktothemax]

Thy Horror Cosmic TO THIS DAY one of my favorite things to play.

[@chrisgoblin4857]

@@franktothemax I love playing Unhallowed into Funeral Thirst. That's a fun one for sure.

[@ext93]

Nocturnal is always going to be my #1 bdm record. So lucky I got to see them when they played its entirety (summer slaughter 2017 I think.) First show I saw them play with Ellis. Dying Fetus was on before them and tore it up

[@sambrewster7090]

Seem like a good bloke I like him 👍

[@rizqibayumantari6769]

1:10 , the moment you realized that Brandon is the most talented guitarist.

[@FLOURISHFAMILYENT]

This vato is so fucking metal! One of my favorite guitarist rn.. Very inspiring

[@manofthewest5395]

Van Halen made me want to pick up a guitar too. The first time I heard the tapping lick in the intro of Hot for Teacher a switch was flicked in my brain. Synyster Gates is the guitarist that made me want to play metal.

[@kerembayrammusic]

4:00 I can play Solfeggio on the piano, but I couldn't even grasp how difficult it must be to play on the guitar. This man is an amazing guitarist! I look up to him. TBDM FOREVER!!! 🤘

[@akumakami9727]

Also how much I Am a Viking sounds like a riff from Kings of the Nightworld 🤔

[@brady_bigbear]

Akuma Kami that was the first thing I heard when he played that too 😂

[@Rugenmcgee]

Agree

[@jonpresley1163]

This dude has some sick guitars on his channel. Old HM Strat, old ESP's and whatnot he's fuckin real

[@joycesanders4898]

..think I check out. Real is all i interested in now'a'days..🤟🖤🎸🎶💕

[@HErsemerci]

He's really a underrated guitaris, he inspierd me so much and got me back into all the 80's stuff because of his roots

[@Robert-nv5lj]

It’s crazy how far an instrument can take you. It’s also incredible how skilled someone can get at something!

[@rafaelalamilla5583]

I'm really looking forward to this new record!

[@susanMarkle]

Full View. Nice playing. Really glad I found someone I can understand. Looks like a nice guitar. Great playing. Only 3 strings, never saw that before, but those 3 sure can talk. Best I've seen in a while. Liked a lot. Watched the ads. Stay safe.

[@tybrosion]

You are just wonderful.

[@ext93]

Are you the most metal grandma or what?!

[@karlabramon3520]

Eddie VanHalen is one of the best for sure. I saw them in concert in the early 80's. He was great. David Lee Roth not so much 🤷🏻‍♀️😆 You are an amazing player 🙌

[@nickcharles6530]

I was never into the Black Dahlia Murder, never heard of Brandon Ellis either, but he can really play. I’m pleasantly surprised that the guy has more going on upstairs than just chugging away on a low B string and grunting.

[@quinism1136]

To be honest I'm not even a fan of chugging. The lowest you really need to go is drop c# or drop # to really get the effect. You can be heavy in E standard

[@johnbeard7252]

@@quinism1136 Well, absolutely!

[@Badomen_5150]

Check out his KZbin he’s insane

[@UltraBluesRocker]

low C string !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kylecasey7890]

Metal guitarists are some of the most talented and overlooked musicians

[@gameboi20]

do krit whamit

[@jamesagwe2981]

James is better

[@gameboi20]

@@jamesagwe2981 ture but krit is a white jimmie hendrix

[@jamesagwe2981]

@@gameboi20 srv and dime are better than both

[@gameboi20]

@aluminumfetish lesten to vodo child andpuple haze

[@kotanovakota]

@@jamesagwe2981 Doombag is overrated Malmsteen is better than that man

[@rockyvasquez25]

I wanna see Jim Root and Mick Thompson play their favorite riffs

[@cnelly4582]

I really hope they acknowledge this comment

[@RaaZVan99]

A Mick episode would be amazing, he is a very death metal guy

[@RothingBrain]

@@RaaZVan99 still plays in a mediocre band

[@HeavyRaiden]

@@RothingBrain Slipknot and mediocre don't go well together

[@justanotherguitarplayer9767]

@@RothingBrain Mediocre how? People who say that are usually jealous and have gotten nowhere near where that person is musician wise.

[@ngurasailo4176]

Love that hello kitty bass drum in the background 🤣🤣makes this video even more metal 🤣🤘🏽

[@garrettbenedek6850]

What happened with Ryan Knight? I remember buying the Deflorate album and the bonus dvd introduced him. I guess that was 2010 though. Shannon Lucas left and Ryan "Bart" Williams. Only Trevor and Brian remain original members

[@viggiomorgenstein5913]

*What inspired you to play guitar?* Ellis: Van Halen because Van Halen is Van Halen and so Van Halen but Van Halen. Van Halen

[@michaelgrahamwongacutemadness]

sounds like arch enemy when he plays some of those old school riffs since he also uses their tuning

[@user-zc9up7ci6t]

I see that boston shirt

[@reogh]

Love that slow and wide vibrato.

[@theorncampbell4432]

5:19 That's the main riff of "Cassie eats cockroaches" By Acid Bath. Doesn't sound like Acid bath playing it though.

[@EgorKlenov]

"Most of the tabs on the Internet are incorrect" Yes! Yes! It wasn't me, I'm sane, after all.

[@lSTAYHlGH]

Unbelievably clean playing. Like a young Marty Friedman

[@kris_kwas]

Im glad he views aint talkin bout love as “The” Van Halen riff. It’s just so great.

[@trashbirdie]

How is he 27, he looks like he's 15 B)

[@GermanViking]

One of my top favorite guitar players from new era! 🍻

[@brutaldude51]

3:16 so that’s 1 of the thing what inspired you guys to create such track as Kings of the Nightworld! at least, i hope so

[@damonstewart70]

Brandon is killer!!!

[@guitarziz3994]

Some folks are born with it. The remainder of us.............well.........work your ASS off and ya know what? You'll get close and likely define your own style and approach. 🤘😎🤘

[@guitarplayer6565]

He’s my favorite player by a long shot, number 5 from the new album has quite possibly the best solo I’ve ever heard, brings me to tears.

[@WayneTwitch]

Pretty sure smoke on the water is everyone's first song when i first played that shit i thought i was the next Jimi Hendrix

[@kianhowtan2429]

Big neo-classical guy for sure, you can hear the influence in Nightbringers.

[@ihanvarmasti]

Such a great talent. Gonna be inspiration for lots of guitarists.

[@tatt2guy86]

I've been playing about 27 years and can remember dial up internet and every tab I ever looked up was always done incorrectly.

[@Elias_619]

Clearly hear the van halen influence in his playing. Everyone checkout his collab with Dirk from megadeth. SUPER SICK

[@snfu6574]

Smoke on the wayer and breaking the law. My first songs on guitar,😂

[@GR8Iam]

in my humble opinion, he is the best guitar player TBDM has ever had...

[@michael-tx8rw]

hes awesome. i dont think eschbach gets enough credit for his songwriting though

[@TheGreenMonster666]

I have to disagree he's great but Ryan Knight was more tech

[@xZellxKyoux]

@@TheGreenMonster666 Ryan's solos always sounded weird to me after loving almost every solo from unhallowed/miasma/nocturnal for years, their first guitarist, John, made melodic solos, Ryans were like play as fast as you can ,make it sound kinda cool and done.

[@toemasmeems]

@@xZellxKyoux Nah man i dont agree John was great but ryan was like a way better and dramatic with his feels. Check out i will return and its almost Marty friedman like. Of course jason suecof does the outro solo which is amazing

[@joycesanders4898]

..wouldn't take much...my opinion on most post 20th century lectric tarist...💩

[@Erinyes666]

Fuck yes! Brandon Ellis is a beast!

[@JMarch0909]

I love the kinda child like proudness when he says, “I can play I am a Viking 😃”

[@doocies]

for such an awesome guitar player he kinda butchered Ain't talkin

[@Jazzadrin]

This guy looks exactly like Abby from Last of Us 2

[@SeedOilFitnessOfficial]

1:10 Rudy Ayoub would like to know your location

[@Иван-д9п5м]

This Jars riff are so catchy

[@nerminsalkic6360]

Smoke on t w is first riff ever for all guitarist on the planet...

[@gtcrespo]

This guy is amazing!!! Dalia is in good hands, check his youtube channel!!

[@mikaelryynanen17]

You should definitely get Samy Elbanna from Lost Society on this show. I feel like he would be a cool quest🤘

[@LONESTAR33]

Such a good player

[@gitarmats]

Such a badass guitarist!

[@shroomzie]

fucking amazing guitarist

[@CroshVine]

That was from Crossroads, the movie!

[@ericedmunds9488]

Tuned down 2 steps? Sounds like it but he’s a bad mofo!!

[@jamied4486]

I clicked on this because I thought it was a chick

[@djimmycarlsson3795]

BACH SOM UPPVÄRMNING COOLT.

[@NewGamer101]

3:37 what is this an episode if the office? Lol

[@nicodarthkrom9534]

He is the ultimate neoclassical 10.0...but his tone in the vid doesn't put hime in the light he deserves...

[@andreiserna9166]

I know! There's so much lows in the tone

[@applejacks8160]

Dude who did the artwork for that Boston album, did the backdrop my dads band he had in his 20s. Long live Erazmus!

[@grandpasguitars1098]

Eyebrooows 😆 man shreds fr

[@DonJuanDecepticon]

Sorry about your friend Brandon

[@SlapMyBass3825]

I wanna see Black Dahlia so bad.