The Heaviest Riff in the Universe song

Congratulations to Stu Gold for winning the riff contest - I turned your riff into a song!
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Song mixed and mastered by Erik Seime
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[@treyxaviermusic]

Thanks for watching! Here are the song lyrics: DIAMOND MINE Choke on the weight of the trust implicit Unforgiving It’s not your funeral So why should you give a fuck Broke from the decades of rust contingent Indecision But it’s on your schedule So I’m left under the crush I am the crystalizer Biding my time in the Carbon shiner I’ve been waiting all this time for you You’re nothing but a diamond miner Search while the earth Turns the pressure higher I am the crystallizer Now turn your eyes on me Float on the breeze when the gust Is breathing No misgivings As it fills your wings remember I am here when you land Hope is the flow of the sediment Always descending You excavate the harvest Of corpses carbonite I am the crystalizer Biding my time in the Carbon shiner I’ve been waiting all this time for you You’re nothing but a diamond miner Search while the earth Turns the pressure higher I am the crystallizer Now turn your eyes on me Dig Dig Strip the earth away Dig Dig Tap the gleaming vein Dig Dig In the rough unknown Dig Dig Patient as a stone Excavate the quarry To unearth your carnal prize But all you’ve done is uncover the sun So I can shine In my diamond mine Dig

[@satchrules101]

Hey Trey this is God send work! Thank for teaching us how to arrange a songs!

[@lucster6]

Any video that you make that breaks down how you write music is inspiring and honestly makes the whole process seem less intimidating. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.

[@deerco1]

You should do more of these. Really liked it.

[@shaunreiner7671]

Agreed! Definitely enjoyed this one! 🤘🏼

[@theshamemachine1828]

100% agree. Had no idea this was taking place. Very excited at the prospect of another contest with this awesome end result in mind. All you guys got my creative juices flowing, and i want to take part!

[@Zombiewizardrot]

Okay, that bridge was sick. Nice addition to an already sick riff!

[@TheJammerman]

Man you should enter this tune in that 200k contest, I think it would do very well

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

Wow! That turned out better than I expected! So much talent on KZbin! I love it!

[@Skeleton_Dork]

Sounds like if Tool got 200% angrier! Especially with that "dig" lyric

[@francescoideo9330]

Banger. I'm always amazed by how talented you are in everything (songwriting, guitar, singing)

[@acefury6294]

This was amazing, thank you.

[@rottingcorpse6565]

This song really kicks ya right in the carbon shiner!!

[@charlesrocks]

Another banger. Amazing!

[@PooNinja]

Stupendous Riffage

[@KINGJADEX]

That was freaking awesome! haha Great job to the both of you!

[@hankhill5409]

Yesss!! Let's gooooooooooo!! That turned out KILLER

[@AHmusic]

Thank you so much for the huge inspiration 💙 this is so amazing!

[@dumbdrummer85]

Great fuckin tune ! Awesome job Mann!!

[@GeneoVanEngers]

This is sick man you should release this song. Love how it came together creatively.

[@Crazylrishguy]

Absolutely sick 🤟

[@Heikenen-BetweenContinents]

Very well done! Thanks for featuring in the last video and see you next time! 🤘

[@defaultusername9]

Really cool, gave me some Periphery vibes

[@satchrules101]

That was absolutely fucking dope!

[@silvercn8337]

you were able to describe how to write a song so well! (GREAT SONG btw)

[@PucaDuca13]

Awesome! I love that you actually right lyrics! So many videos are like "eh today let's write a song about... pizza" and there is a place for that in examples etc but it's just awesome to see you complete something fully!

[@JETGuitars]

That was inspiring, man! That's a big compliment coming from me because I'm super picky, too. And shit, Stu! Great riff! Trey said you have a really good song that you made out of it too, I'd love to hear it! You oughtta throw it into a Friday stream some time!

[@billtrantos19]

Love that kind of content, moar pls! It was also very nice to used Drop D, it's a very accessible tuning and you showed how heavy and modern it can sound.

[@WadeHarris919]

Please do more of these!!

[@danmenez]

You're a Metal God. I salute you.

[@nobodyimportant76467]

Dude - you kick ass

[@SorooshMhs]

That was just epic!

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

I wonder if this whole thing came about because of all the Riff Salad entries from the 200k contest

[@LifeInLandscaping]

Love these kinda videos

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

this is pretty much treys response to the riff salad entries. good educational video for those who can't turn riffs into songs. great job trey! \m/

[@EricBertrand777]

FUCKING DOPE BUD! ALL new respect. 🤘🏼👀 👅 Always tuned in for the riffs Did not realize you had such good lyrical delivery and content. REFRESHING THANK YOU

[@joeythompson6227]

When does the heavy music start!?

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

🤣

[@albertosocias6841]

That was sick!

[@Roxanneredpanda]

that riff is fantastic!

[@VincentDagenais]

My god!!!! Thats amazing!!!!.More!!!! More !!!!

[@Mike_Souly]

Awesome!

[@gabet3754]

Wow. Pretty badass.

[@ZIPOVCAN]

Good job!

[@sathos]

That was frikken awesome! Before you put vox to it I was getting some serious Sonic Mayhem Quake 2 vibes!

[@thesilencedtherused]

I should have took ur advice .. im now on right right direction ! Im back watching and learning again i got studio one 6 and some packs u suggested ..ill post something some time aheaf

[@jacklambert4958]

Great video. I really appreciate you explaining how to write songs. I’m a bass player and I come up with riffs all the time or parts if you will. I struggle with where to go next. Have you and I just haven’t seen it yet or can you make a video on how to write a song from a bass riff? That would be awesome. Thank you, Jack

[@sloweats1032]

Hey man just wanted to say you obviously have described a LOT of other guitarists/musicians who have written a simple riff and want to take it further. I am that guy. I have so many of those riffs. I suppose I never really looked at the idea of breaking down the original riff to create a new one. I have always bitched that it’s my inability to see good notes I should be using within the key. This is really going to help me. I’m attempting this 7 day song challenge thing but I’m a day behind. Rock on.

[@severelifestyle1]

I love that after you turn down thousands of songs in the song writing contest , you proved that you know what you’re talking about!!!

[@rogerwalker2224]

Stu is going to shit his hoodie when he hears this! Great job yall!

[@petruccifanboi]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@bestboy897]

that riff has dt written all over it, sick riff

[@badblood44]

This was great, and congrats to STU MAYHEM!!!! (Gold). :)

[@dropdead8886]

Badass

[@oen4945]

earning my sub

[@marcelo.bassalo]

Cool song, Trey.

[@ModernDecay70]

Neat riff but I didnt think it was all that heavy. jmo.

[@guitaristkuro8898]

That’s what all the comments on the winning video say.

[@bary2355]

I feel like he picked a riff that wasn’t the typical heavy “architect” riff. But it combined like a djent/classic rock riff…yeah cool riff 🤘🏻

[@Coles-bootleg-vids]

Something doesn't need to be in Drop L or triple Drop B to be heavy, much less the alternative tunings and such, cause take "Bloodletter" or "Dismembered Memory" by August Burns Red, both of those are hella heavy songs, and they're both in relatively light tunings in comparison to the more modern metal.

[@Memu_]

Might not be the heaviest but it has more of an impact than a bunch of the basic low tuned stuff we hear constantly these days

[@jimwinters3986]

Well, this turned out quite well.

[@riffer9665]

Wow, Trey. Damn.

[@TeleNobels]

this shit slaps!

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

Great song... was hoping for a cool lead break though.

[@ErnieLeblanc]

YEAH!!!!!💯👁️👁️🏁

[@rockr8840]

2023 and i still like it

[@catzenmusic6019]

I love your song writing videos 😻 Can you please make a video telling us why you only record on one single track and then move the recorded take to another track !? Haven't seen anybody else doing this. I'm so curious about this

[@edj9202]

He's creating a scratch track .

[@jeanettekorzenko4958]

Congratulations to Stu & nice son @Trey

[@RNAMusic]

Hope the diamond doesn’t mind when I mine it.

[@COMICSCOFFEEMETAL]

NOICE

[@anshuksahu9207]

Chris patt here is still alive. I am impressed

[@AmishMutantPower]

Excellent!!! 💪😉

[@johnhynesproductionslimite7522]

Not too shabby…I woulda made it a weeeee big heavier but it’s really good…bottom line you really made a great video to help me out….cheers Trey

[@Skeleton_Dork]

Nothin' wrong with a little... um... Progressive... Groove Metal? Is that an oxymoron!?

[@michaeljvandyck]

Sick track, the verses and bridge sound fantastic. Where's the chorus though?

[@AwakeningWoW]

the riff reminds me a bit of "Hyro The Hero - Bullet"

[@jasonmatthew8650]

I bought your songwriting course yesterday, curious will these videos from your youtube channel about songwriting be added there also?

[@treyxaviermusic]

Awesome, thanks! Hope you like the course! These videos will not be added to the course though, gonna just leave them here for everyone

[@GitKlar]

So, if you're wondering about the polyrhythm, that riff is basically this: 2x7/16 + 5/8 + 4/8 = 2x4/4 Really well placed syncopations, and banger of a song. GJ, and congrats again Stu for winning!

[@dt7667]

Make sure you measure twice and cut once.

[@stefanfyhn4668]

@@dt7667 actually its terrible advice for working with any degree of precision. You mark once, cut once ;)

[@JacobNates]

Got a Soen vibe from it Edit: Until the vocals came in lol This is a neat video concept

[@SyntheticFuture]

Add a synth and it's Fear Factory? Cool song though :D

[@mario23sb]

I feel like it flat lines tbh, but this is an awesome positive educational video for those wanting to wet their toes!

[@obedmolina8973]

We're can I send riff or song to get your feedback

[@edj9202]

When I s the next contest?

[@AudiototheEyeballs]

Huge Chimiara vibes here

[@followfornothing]

Wes Borland would be proud.

[@mattcuccurese]

12:00 had some serious KSE vibes

[@kiethveseyofficial]

@TreyXavier Maybe for the next contest you do send this video to all the contestant's emails as an example of how to write a riff.

[@asacrusoe8760]

Nice dimebag riff. Speed it up and it would almost be cowboys from hell

[@steffenwolf3200]

Treys true sound.

[@filip100000]

We have Lamb of God at home

[@Quentingnostic]

never thumbed up faster for a video thanks to that intro S I P.

[@TheJammerman]

How’d you make your velocity overlayed on the sequence like that?

[@treyxaviermusic]

Switch it to velocity view on the track in Pro Tools

[@TheJammerman]

@@treyxaviermusic cheers thanks

[@falricthesleeping9717]

Disturbed meets some techy riffage nice riff and then it went to korn?

[@shephrd296]

I forgot how HEAVY drop d is

[@bauby6797]

remind me of Textures somehow

[@ericcastro1600]

Definition of desktop metal 🤣🤣

[@mtguitar6113]

The song is way too good please release it

[@brotherhawk3228]

Gong Gong Gong ! Triple Gong.......

[@GabrielXDrums]

That was a nice riff, for sure, but, not a Hidden gem riff lol

[@TheTimeProphet]

I was using EZ Bass until I went mad and went out and bought a real bass LOL.

[@tfwnoyandere]

sick vocals

[@iaminfowars673]

I got lyrics

[@h22s]

Nice, but I bet you would have gonged this if someone else submitted it to the other contest

[@kentleser9940]

Sounds like a Disturbed song lol

[@XXXXSSDDXXXX]

when you buy periphery from wish (but like in a good way?)

[@salahbaker4089]

How to make riff boring?

[@twomartoes]

For a $1 you could join Nail the mix

[@OkayyyIGetIt]

Lyrics are cheese but i love the sound!

[@petruccifanboi]

That’s what you take from this video - Lyrics ???

[@IndyRockStar]

I'm using your 7 day course to write a song for your latest song writing contest. So...if it sucks it's partially your fault. Just kidding.