The Great Technique of Andy LaRocque / ALL HIS SOLOS IN "THEM"

Hi everyone, this is my personal tribute to the great guitar player Andy LaRocque.
I had intention to honor his majestic technique, so I played all his solos in "THEM", third album by King Diamond (1988).
Enjoy!
I hope you like It! \m/
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PS: Every proposal for the next video is accepted!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

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[@justsomedude5727]

His use of the whammy bar is so musical and melodic, the best with one imo.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Yeah I'm totally agree with you dude!! 🤘🏻⛓️🔥

[@christianperla7126]

Of course, that's brilliant among all his techniques played with precise touch, the incredibly pristine sound and over all the pretty good taste. I think one important influence in Andy's whammy bar technique is the style of Brad Gillis.

[@JoJo-pj2er]

Andy is on another level... Has been since the 80's. Such great memories from that man

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Agree!! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@redwatch1100]

I learned all of these too when I was 18 in '87-88. Pete Blakk, Andy, Mike Moon and Michael Denner were huge influences on me.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Very interesting! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@Gustavo_Rosa]

Amazing. Andy is my favorite guitar player!!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Great. Me too!! \m/

[@khanwrong4734]

Me too.

[@cthulhu6697]

@@khanwrong4734 Same. Andy LaRoque has long been a guitarist whom I emulate, his lead playing especially

[@sofialarocque7178]

Me too

[@randywissler9923]

Andy along with Dave Murray of Maiden are the 2 most underrated guitarists ever!!!!🤘🤘🤘

[@Szederp]

Never forget Pete Blakk. Probably half of the solos are his. Also Annihilators main member Jeff Waters.

[@klauswigsmith]

Andy LaRocque, Hank Shermann, and Michael Denner, all tied for my favourite guitarists ever.

[@gloriousking777]

The King was always surrounded by the best guitarists.

[@jamesmcdaniel70]

Me too!

[@cosmoschtroumpf]

And so underrated.

[@minidoumbia6449]

Pete Blakk too

[@danielo.m.288]

@@minidoumbia6449 and why not Mike Wead as well.

[@Deetroiter]

Andy’s heavy neoclassical style is really awesome, right up there with malmsteen and the other scandi players in my opinion

[@user-it8on1qp9m]

THEM is one of the greatest collection of compositions ever created. The story itself is mind- bending. The attic, The cellar, Grandma, Missy, King, The old house... but what attaches it all together are the mood swinging solos. It's like the guitars are freaking out as well. Andy AND PETE were phenomenal on this album. Thank you so much for this!!! So very well done!! Enhanced the rest of my life. Thank you!!!

[@ajohnson929]

Insane playing! One of my favorite guitarists and albums.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much!! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@bonefragments3774]

Amazing job!! One of my favorite guitar players of all time!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@AnthonyWabo]

Andy LaRocque is the most underrated guitarist of all time! Uniquely melodic and haunting style, crazy technical and doesn't matter how many times i listed to KD, my jaw always hits the floor. The only album by Death i like is Individual Thought Patterns and could easily be attributed to Andy's playing on it!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Yeah my thoughts exactly! Technically, he is one of my favourite guitarists! 🤘🏻⛓️🔥

[@paraponiaris]

Great work! Them and Conspiracy were guitar masterpieces, both solo and rhythm-wise.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🤘🏻⛓️ I think King Diamond, in his own project and in Mercyful Fate, had and has had technically wonderful guitarists!

[@sanskritjyotish9326]

Amazing job! Would be cool to hear Blakk's solos too :) Such a duo! "Them" and "Conspiracy" are just unreachable.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@andyhayes7828]

Agreed, the single BEST solo on that record was not Laroque's but was Peter Blakk's ( the FIRST solo in 'Welcome Home').

[@insafbe]

@@andyhayes7828 I disagree...

[@Koosy77]

The "Warble". Big time Death AND King Diamond fan. I was literally listening to At The Gates and I was like damn this guitarist is totally doing the Andy LaRocque double stop harmonic warble thing... And then I looked it up. GUEST SOLO!

[@alexandre.rajadell]

The album House of God needs some love. Is a underrated album with iconic solos.

[@TheDesertRat31]

Awesome playing! The dual solos in the invisible guests are absolutely shred-tastic.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🔥🤘🏻

[@TheSadistNat1on]

ya the 2nd open note high e playing isn't andy right..i have the vinyl that states it..ha

[@yduronerom6380]

Damn straight bro. Those dueling guitars are fuk'n on point without a doubt.

[@johnclark1925]

Wow that was so cool to see those solos played out. Excellent. Liked and sub’d. More LaRocque!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@AleksP1987]

It's amazing! If I've never watched this video I wouldn't believe that somebody - except Andy - can play all the solos from Them!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️ Follow me also on my social networks to stay tuned!

[@jeremiah2012]

Honestly watching this for the 3rd time and I have never seen anyone capture the flare in the bends and whammy the way you do. I am a fan!! If you have any more music ... POST IT!!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you so much Bro!! You can find other videos on my KZbin Channel! For new stuff, STAY TUNED!! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@ryankoplin3447]

Talk about technique, Andy is just a monster. I recorded an album with my band at his studio in Sweden about a year and a half ago, and I'm a MASSIVE fan so I was trying my hardest to keep it professional and not fanboy too hard, and then he picks up one of our acoustic guitars while my guitarist was in the bathroom and played some like classical arpeggio thing just to check how that guitar sounded, played for maybe about 8 seconds and my jaw was on the floor lol, I've seen him live plenty with KD but just something about his technique, on an acoustic, 5 feet in front of me..man that guy..

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Bro, I agree with you! I think his technique is unique! He is one of my favorite guitarists that influenced me so much about style and technique! I hope you will listen something about my stuff! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@ryankoplin3447]

@@miketheunholy_shred yea dude I should probably mention you nailed those THEM solos about as well as i've seen, Andy's stuff is definitely NOT easy to do, well done sir!

[@thomassschwarz5998]

Watching in honor of Andy's 60 birthday today

[@erikedgerton1669]

Andy was my favorite musician in king Diamond. The conspiracy concert was amazing.

[@alxtnt57]

i cant watch this enough... my favorite Andy Stuff.... you are truly amazing Mike. thanks again

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you again Bro! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@user-it8on1qp9m]

Damn I wish I could understand how to do that. For 47 years I've tried but in the process I've developed my own style of shortcuts and showmanship. I envy you and all those other wonderful musicians. All my respect.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Hi man, thank you very much! I appreciate your words! It's all about Study and Practice! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@user-it8on1qp9m]

@miketheunholy_shred Nah...some people like you are born with a certain kind of understanding. Hard work just goes so far. Really.

[@tinchotorres6742]

Ésto es una joya en el medio del desierto 🍻👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@TheCyberMantis]

Andy is a legend. Definitely in my top-10! ( Michael Romeo is #1 )

[@Szederp]

How great it is to see people like you.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much Bro! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@jamesaleman]

Them was my school bus jam during my freshman year in 88. I started driving when Conspiracy was released. Good times, I eventually discovered Mercyful fate soon after. Came back to this video to hear it again, 1 year later.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Awesome story man! I love It! 🤘🏻🔥⛓️

[@cbr9914]

that was fantastic. my fav laroque solo will always be the one at the end of haunted

[@Szederp]

It has been two years, Sir! Not gonna explain myself, you are still brilliant. Period. They Eye, Sir? (your friend from Eastern Europe). [Never gonna bring up I swear but if it's a money issue you know where the find me].

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Hi man, thank you for the support! Nothing about money issue! I'm working on a new video about Andy! I play in many bands and this is the reason I'm going slow to share videos on KZbin! But something Will be out! I Hope very soon! 🤘🏻⛓️🔥

[@Szederp]

@@miketheunholy_shred Glad to hear it. Don't really know what to tell you other than keep it up. We love you!

[@pullyourluck]

as a king diamond lifer...well done sir... well done

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@jimmywells33]

Outstanding job! Bye Bye, Missy is the best one.

[@BDarOZ]

Phrases like the one on 0:39 make me wanna get a guitar with a floating bridge (les paul guy here). Awesome video

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! ⛓️🤘🏻🔥

[@alxtnt57]

Mike urfuking awesome man .living my dream

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@kienanplaysbass]

Sick man, great job! Love that solo in Mother's Getting Weaker. Keep shredding 🤘

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro!! Never stop shredding as hell... don't worry!!! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@Grandmastergav86]

Phenomenal guitarist, one of my top 5.

[@MrNobody-fk7fc]

Those are the solos i gotta play on my Jackson!

[@PrivateUsername]

Holy shit - NAILED IT

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@love4steel]

Thrilled seeing this. Andy and Pete Blakk are the best

[@pasiekaniemalipy]

Great album, great solos and great job man! Maybe You will work on The Eye:)? Greetings from Poland!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@TheSadistNat1on]

the eye is the best

[@tomaszwardak9804]

cześć!

[@pasiekaniemalipy]

@@tomaszwardak9804 Siemanejro:)!

[@jorgericardojatzi5085]

Excellent.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@sanjivharikumar]

Excellent job! You nailed Andy’s solos.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much man! 🤘🏻⛓️🔥

[@fratyilmaz7822]

Congrulations bro nice job hi from Türkiye 🤘🤘🎸🎸🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! Greetings from Italy! 🇮🇹⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@typeviic1]

The album titled "Them" blew me away as a kid

[@NuntiusInfestissumam]

He is to Heavy Metal what David Gilmore is to Progressive Rock - his harmonies are sublime and full of narration. They're not just pretty sounds, they tell stories.

[@markbaston8147]

Andy is truly a great. Pete Blakk was also amazing on that album.

[@johnnybaboon8166]

Definitely not one of the easiest guitarists to cover. Great job!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you Bro! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@nelsonmann]

GREAT JOB DUDE!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@anheiser]

Great job man! I love Andy!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! We all love him!

[@guskalogeros9021]

Amazing job!!!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@mostlycrazyallthetime]

Can someone plz give andy the award for best tone over 30 years and running and basically ushering in shred licks with long whammy bar bends or pulls ..this dude and guy from nite ranger that filed in for randy roades when he did pretty much launched the real use of floyds and khalers

[@BigMuff75]

Awesome.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you Bro! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@BryanMccomb-sg7qw]

Sooooooo underrated 😢

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Yeah unfortunately! It's one of my favorite guitarists! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@gallegosvhf70]

Your amazing!!!!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro!! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@jeremiah2012]

Love it! Some of my favorite guitar leads of all time and you nailed them.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man!! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@frankelias1952]

Andy is one of my favorites.. nice job my man...

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@TodayTomorrowMusick]

My fav guitar player 🖤

[@montana1636]

Andy does those welcome home pitch bends with his fingers, not so much with the tremolo bridge, except for the tremolo effects of course, when he holds those screaming notes during the crescendos

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

Very cool man, such great solos and not easy by any means.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much Bro! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@mattames6756]

Weeks of practice to play 4 and a half Minutes. Great job my FRIEND. Great dedication and grit.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you Bro!! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@thorstenriedel3152]

Wow, unbelievable

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@dhmig88]

Andy is the man but don’t forget Pete Blakk, his solos are so technical and melodic. Them, Conspiracy and The Eye had the best guitar playing of King Diamonds career on them.🤘🏼🎸

[@jamesmcdaniel70]

Awesome!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you Bro! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@jamesmcdaniel70]

@@miketheunholy_shred Your welcome. Your hard work paid off with a great video. Truth is, it sounded Awesome!

[@DigitalDemonForge]

nice to see actually someone feels it still last good solo in death metal i Heard In individual; thought patterns Death album ;)

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man!! 🤘🏻⛓️🔥

[@jamesaleman]

Andy LaMike...well done

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Ow thank you very much man!! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@brianwayne5259]

I love it

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@calvinstulip]

VERY GOOD.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@Titant2]

Now that is some fret work right there. I really need to get a guitar with a good floyd. Growing out of those static bridges. Good shit brother, keep it up, subscribed. Looking forward to more stuff man.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! I appreciate it! 🤘🏻🔥⛓️

[@louistorres]

Holy smoke! That was so great!!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@Metaljonus]

Hell yeah!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@lukeharris8181]

HOLY SMOKES !!!! Your excellent

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man!! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@zandig666]

Dang bro I can appreciate the dedication into this you put. Killer !!!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@insafbe]

Just incredible \m/

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man!!! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@scout805]

Bloody well done mate! My 2nd fave guitar god is Glen Tipton. I'd imagine your on his level too. Cheers 🍺

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much Bro! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@Coasterdude02149]

Was watching a lot of King last night, this morning you’re in my feed. AWESOME playing dude 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🔥 There’s a lot of guitarists I look up to but none as much as Andy. You got a new subscriber bro…gotta go watch that again! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you so much Bro! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻 For any news, you can also follow me on Instagram or Facebook! STAY TUNED FOR MORE VIDEOS!

[@ExodusAttacKGR]

solid /../, good job bro

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you Bro!! 🤘🏻🔥⛓️

[@dezane07]

Awesome job bro

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much Bro! ⛓️🤘🏻🔥

[@darkkrenaissance42]

its worth mentioning that Pete Blakk was also quite magical on this album ! :)

[@shawncarson4109]

Really hope you put out more vids bro

[@miketheunholy_shred]

I'm working on a new video like this one! Stay tuned! Thank you for the support Bro!

[@cesarsotomansilla5802]

Excellent!!!!!!!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@mrheadlessa]

Well done man, I can barely play 3 LaRocque solos in total lmao. They're not easy to play...

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@NEHSSIE]

Something I'll probably never be able to do... Good job.

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻 Stay tuned for Next video!! 💪🏻🤘🏻😉

[@161079Chris]

Bravo come sempre!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Grazie mille Chris! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@BrianHunsakerMusic]

Your super fast licks are pretty accurate man, great job! I never had any tab of King Diamond back in the day but would have loved to learn it. Your vibrato does need a little work though. Keep it up!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! ⛓️🤘🏻🔥

[@YouTube_Satan]

I bet the unholy shredder don't use tabs. And the only thing he needs to work on is more Andy solos. (Done conspiracy?)ss

[@braindesigns7021]

This was amazing!! I went right away and checked if you did Conspiracy! Awesome man!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man!!! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@dr.trichome6419]

Good stuff man. Practice what you preach has super savage solos and my favorite band nevermore has tons of crazy solos 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🤘🏻🔥

[@minidoumbia6449]

Great work ! I would have really liked you to do Pete Blakk's solo on "The accusation chair" too, it's masterful in addition to Andy's. ❤

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you bro!! 🤘🏻🔥⛓️

[@herbvasquez9945]

Very accurate!! Well done

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you!! 🔥🤘🏻⛓️

[@herbvasquez9945]

@@miketheunholy_shred you must play Conspiracy solos too

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thanks for the suggestion!! 🔥

[@lightninginmyhands4878]

This is amazing. Malmsteen vs LaRocque... ? an impossible but fun task...

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Not bad at all! 😉 Thanks for the suggestion! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@omar10213245]

Fantastic!!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@anticolorband]

Very nice keep uploading videos!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Yeah stay tuned!! Thank you very much! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@YellowCab76]

Killed it. Great job. To bad I now have to burn all my gear lol

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@YellowCab76]

Can you do all the solos of the Puppet Master next? Lol

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Very soon I will release a new video....for now I can't tell nothing about it

[@fabriceblanchet7743]

Great job, Mike!

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@eon14873]

Great job. Stay heavy 🤘🤘💀

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man!! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@joleree1]

God Damn!!

[@christucker8618]

Amazing bro🤘

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you very much Bro! ⛓️🔥🤘🏻

[@omrik3252]

Fantastic 🤘🤘🤘 Thank you

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you!! 🤘🏻🔥

[@WyattScott]

insane work Brutha !

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you man! 🔥⛓️🤘🏻

[@raybeez55]

great playing

[@miketheunholy_shred]

Thank you!! 🤘🏻⛓️🔥