They were only 16 years old...DECAPITATED | WINDS OF CREATION | GUITAR COVER

[@orionbekesi]

Vogg is one of the most talented and underrated metal guitarists ever

[@jacekblaumann]

underrated ? noo.. you have no idea how popular he is in rock metal world. he is no hettfield but definitely not underrated

[@tomekk5236]

​@@jacekblaumanndokładnie tak jak napisałeś 👍🏻🇵🇱👌

[@redcliffeshufflecore]

Yep. The best ever in my opinion. Just so much groove and aggression

[@skullkrusher4418]

This record still blows my mind. It's crazy how talented they were technically and musically at such a young age. One of my favourite death metal albums of all time.

[@KevinHeiderich]

Haha yeah when I was recording this I thought "this is played super well for such a young player". Who knows, maybe Piotr helped them out a bit. (The guitarist/singer of Vader. He produced that record)

[@skullkrusher4418]

@KevinHeiderich yeah true. Piotr is a beast of a player. But given how great Vogg's rhythm playing is now I don't doubt he was a monster even at 16-17.

[@ddmddmd]

It took me one whole month to learn this track many years ago. I went to visit a drummer friend of mine to show him my skills and that bastard learn the song in 2 hours.

[@driftthekaliyuga7502]

Just came from the awesome Day69 cover with Alex Rudinger. More Decapitated is always welcome.

[@noparkingtuesday4283]

I was in high school when this came out. When I found out they were my age I wanted to throw my drum set out the window and cry lol.

[@neilmacdonald6637]

Kevin, one of my favorite part of your death metal videos is how clear and crisp the production is. I love brutal, old-school death metal but I can't pretend that the muddy production doesn't irritate me occasionally.

[@MiikeyLawless]

Eh, too clear and clean and everything starts sounding very similar. A lot of new albums are missing an atmosphere that partly came from a slightly muddy production. But for sure some older albums are nearly unlistenable.

[@goobingtons]

​@@MiikeyLawlessclean and clear production also adds atmosphere to it, just not the kind you're looking for.

[@zekatrekafiufiu]

Nice, clean and fun! A proper homage to this colossus!

[@sleepforever8378]

they really lived a teenage dream making this at 16

[@HyborianYT]

Absolutely nailed it. Doing Vogg justice.

[@user-bl3si3kq6x]

Youve been dominating death metal guitar for 10 yrs. I cant believe you havent hit 1mil subs.

[@Sam-ty8rl]

your no-bullshit, impeccable technique is a great inspiration! stay awesome

[@KevinHeiderich]

Haha thanks man! But a quick question: what is a "bullshit" technique then? :D

[@Sam-ty8rl]

@@KevinHeiderich i shouldve chosen a better word, what i tried to convey with "no-bullshit" was that your technique does not contain any waste of movement and is on point, every movement serves a purpose. therefore a "bullshit" technique would be a one with lots of excess, unnecessary movement and flair, wasting energy!

[@scottashe984]

​@@KevinHeiderichSloppy, not tight as fuck=Bullshit

[@lukasgraesslin]

Ah, nostalgia! This and the Nihility album were my intro to them back then.

[@KevinHeiderich]

Same! Loved Nihility. Especially that guitar tone!

[@lukasgraesslin]

@@KevinHeiderich Oh yes! It's still an amazing sounding record. The guitar sound has this specific timbre/vibe that I cannot really descirbe. It sounds kinda like it's been quadtracked but super super tight. (dunno how it was actually recorded, I'd say it's not usually the style that would be suitable for quadtracking)

[@scallionboy8679]

Saw them supporting Vader, they were touring the nihility album. Didn't know them, but Mauser from Vader popped up beside me in the crowed sipping a fanta and told me he thought they were amazing, so I watched in awe been hooked ever since!

[@scallionboy8679]

Amazing love this song from that album

[@iimmolarious7636]

Best song/album they released, remember when it came out and still loving it

[@ChefOrelleYoung]

Facts!

[@LukeZuniga]

One of the best dm albums ever!

[@ChefOrelleYoung]

This song was my theme music in high school. I’m glad to hear it again, every time! This and “Human’s Dust”.

[@olfrud]

Technical but super catchy, the best combo.

[@JT-qd1wv]

Back when I used to be on KZbin as a young lad, no one could play this properly. Mad props bro , sounds siick

[@AustinMayan]

Siiiiiick playing AND an MGS mug? Subscribed 😂

[@givemeajackson]

my favourite song of theirs

[@riff_junkie]

I bow down to you Kevin 🤘🤘🤘💯💯💯

[@JonasEide]

One of my first albums that blew my mind, especially considering how young they were. You nailed it!

[@pawekrzyworaczka3482]

Holy shit man!!! Insane cover !!!

[@RedworxAU]

Awesome track, tone is perfect!

[@KevinHeiderich]

Thanks man :)

[@scrypt0]

man your alternate picking is crazy

[@DoggoWillink]

Jesus, Vogg was nuts. Wish they headed into a more technical realm.

[@ibfreely8952]

Thank you, this sounds better than the original mix

[@jayescapeplan]

Amazing cover!

[@konradzubrzycki5056]

This is so sick! Great job mate! Love the track!

[@Alex-yq2uy]

Great band, after a tragedy and great losses still going strong and putting out great music. Your cover make it seem to be even harder to play hahaha

[@SkateSmokeAndDrum]

BRUTAL!

[@RickHardcore]

Very well played my friend! Great sound! Keep the covers coming!! 🎸

[@JayKayProductions]

That cup zoom had me almost fall out of the chair XD

[@drippinghere]

incredible cover! one of my fav songs

[@probassistNOT]

one might wonder where these guys would've been today if it wasn't for that fatal car crash

[@KevinHeiderich]

I think they are doing fairly well, I mean, Vogg even plays in Machine Head. But yeah, who knows what would've happened if Vitek was still alive

[@mrhamburgler480]

yeah theyre still killing it

[@mikeess]

One can hear several pre-Nihility forays in those "Winds..." riffs.

[@KevinHeiderich]

Yeah you can even hear very similar stuff in their first demos

[@WORLDFESTMMXCIX]

These riffs are so stupid good

[@Ohio.Gozaimasu]

The last riff especially is just pure DM groove. This song and Blessed are what got me into death metal in general. I remember pirating some mp3s with goddamn iMesh.

[@insideT7IO.]

this band...lml, I remember listen this and then some Avulsed tracks too..

[@maddogtraininghard9298]

I Love this song,i Love this álbum and i Love decapitated, wonderful brother❤

[@shawnfromportland]

🔥

[@lommer6587]

Der Shot auf die Metal Gear Solid Tasse musste einfach sein :D

[@lucastrat]

I'd love to see you playing Dismembered Self-Immolation by Necrophagist

[@thordurinn]

6 beers and ultimate guitar! I used to do that too! Hilarious to read :')

[@DU5TY-KP]

great picking dude

[@painkiller7769]

Im almost 19 yo and im feeling really inspired by these guys, I hate the fact that I was not able to play guitar like that at 16 lol.

[@verence73]

vogg have been playing since he was 7 or so xd

[@painkiller7769]

@@verence73 I started playing when I was 12..

[@verence73]

@@painkiller7769 vogg said in an interview that he was playing guitar all the time, 10 years of practice everyday can bring to a really good level if you do it right also he and other good players say that the best practice is when you play slow, when you can hear every note and you play cleanly

[@PaulOuzounov]

Bro.. what did you use for the tones... oh my god... PERFECTION!

[@KevinHeiderich]

Jo dude, thanks!!! :) So, in both cases, this Winds of Creation video and the Day69 video from Alex Rüdinger, I used my Axe Fx II and dialed in tones specifically for those songs. I recently started experimenting with the tone match block. But instead of fully matching a record I only use it to a certain amount. Basically like a blend EQ, to get more presence and a more hifi-tone, as well as getting some of the characteristics of that tone I matched. For Winds of Creation I matched the same album but only blended it in 50%, and then changed some amp settings after I matched the tone. So technically it's not an accurate tone match anymore. Imagine the tone match as a global EQ that I dial my tone into. Amp-wise it's pretty simple, just an T808 into an Atomica High. Really love that amp in the axe fx. For Day69 it was the same approach but a different amp. So the Atomica has this weird thing, that if you hit hard, then it sort of sounds like some of the DI comes through. You get this spongy kind of tone, which I usually like. I didn't for Day69 so I just used one of those 5150 amp models. My tone match reference was actually the song "Homo Sum" in that case which is not even from the same album. Another thing to keep in mind for Day69. Since I didn't have to play it one take and basically had unlimited takes (unlike this video for example) I was able to really sculpt every part of the song the way I wanted, playing-wise. I really love that process and that's one of the reasons I wanted to work with Alex. So most of the tone comes from hitting hard and being tight. All tremolo picking is actual 16th notes and almost perfectly on grid. Instead of quantizing I just recorded as many takes as I had to, in order to be as close to the grid as possible. Some manual nudging here and there and that's it. The palm muting in the opening is also a super choked kind of palm muting which is not my regular way of doing it. (Hand is closer to the pickups, away from the bridge, and I also dug in super hard in that tremolo picking). That's it for the most part I think :)

[@RSVskynet]

Man...Eye Of Horus and Blessed til' today crush my entire soul (my fav songs

[@pungentzeus]

Man we deadass have the exact same taste in music lol

[@lahbl]

Strumming hand tutorial when?

[@rafaelatala8883]

La raja!!!!

[@maxeypad]

RIP Vitek....

[@predzell4439]

Are you using DiMarzio Super Distortion on this Ibanez ? subs right away you're a beast and that close hand picking technique is crazy..ive try to practice close hands but i always come back with the pinky sticking out

[@KevinHeiderich]

The Ibanez still has the stock INF pickups

[@mrToglovski56709]

How did you get the tone to sound so close to the record? Or at least sound this good!

[@jamespeterson1630]

The greatest death metal album ever made and it's not close At least if you don't count progressive death stuff. "I bought the tab book and re-learned Winds Of Creation" THERES A WINDS ALBUM TAB BOOK?!?!?! I wanna hurl all my money at that where did you get it? :O I can't find it on their store Also you crushed this but you always crush it at these covers :) And holy shit you got such a good/accurate tone for this.

[@KevinHeiderich]

They have a compilation tab book and also a full album tab book of Nihility. Here's a link to the best of compilation with Winds of Creation: rebellionrepublic.com/products/decapitated-the-art-of-death-metal And thanks man! I started incorporating the tone match feature on my axe fx. But instead of just matching it 1:1 I use the tone match block as a blend eq and sculpt my tone with it. In this case, a 1:1 tone sounded a bit too thin and scooped for me, so I only used the tone match block for presence and an overall Decapitated-tone-feel mixed with my own tone :)

[@jamespeterson1630]

@@KevinHeiderich Oh hell yeah bro thank you for that link! Very unfortunate that the title track is the only Winds song there and seems to be the only song they give a shit about playing live tho cos I think the whole album is a masterpiece as I said. Most people seem to prefer a different album which is ofc fine people are entitled to their opinion! That said Im glad to see some songs from Negation and Organic there tho as I think they're fucking great as well. And yeah dude you have a good ear for tone sounds great! By the way Kevin Im super stoked you're playing on Hannes's "Blottedy/Necroy" EP as Hannes is my favorite death metal composer :) (Like I said Winds is my fave if you don't count prog stuff and I think Hannes's compositions are very progressive) So stoked to hear you and his collaboration on that full recording! Would also love to hear you collaborate more with Hannes's solo stuff since I have good reason to believe Danny won't be his rhythm guitarist moving forward (that whole situation is super unfortunate and sad). I dunno if you and Hannes have talked about you continuing to do guitars for his solo work but you'd be the perfect guy to continue working with him just in my humble opinion at least as far as someone who's musically very well suited :) All the respect in the world man been loving what you've done on this channel for many moons since you did that Universe Momentum cover a decade ago! I've also been very keen on the possibility of you ever releasing any original compositions because I remember hearing your video titled "Riff #2" and being blown away cos I love stuff in that vein. Im sure since that video is just as old as the Universe Momentum cover perhaps you don't feel the same about your ideas from back then and I imagine you've evolved as a composer since then, but regardless if and when you release something you've written (or if you have already pls enlighten me!) Id be super down to buy it and support :) Even if it's different stylistically like Im pretty open (Like I was just listening to the band Kansas for almost 2 hours just now lol) Cheers!

[@thebravespearman-eg9ji]

I have been struggling to learn this from guitar tabs. Did you learn this song by ear? Very impressive!

[@river217]

hey man sounds sick! where did you find the tab for this?

[@gej300v]

That guitar tone makes me excited to be alive. Mind if I ask what you're running through?

[@KevinHeiderich]

Still the Axe Fx II. But I changed my workflow a bit. I started using the tone match feature, but in a weird backwards way haha. So first I make a tone that's close to the album, then I tone match it with a passage where only the guitar is playing in the original track (the intro in this one), and then with the tone match block in th chain, I go back and make some changes on the amp and drive block, so it's more to my liking and fits better in the mix. In this case, just tone matching it without a change afterwards, sounded thin and weak, and you couldn't make out what I play too well, because the tone was very close to the original. So yeah, that's it now haha

[@thebravespearman-eg9ji]

What kind of pick do you use? I always find mine slipping through my fingers when playing fast sometimes

[@nj1255]

This album still has some of the very finest metal riffs to ever be recorded! Btw; what string gauges do you usually use for D standard and drop C?

[@KevinHeiderich]

11-56 for both. Tremolo is blocked on that guitar so I can back and forth between standard and dropped

[@nj1255]

@@KevinHeiderich I've also gravitated towards heavier gauges for those tunings (I use 10-52 for everything from E standard to drop C), but I've had many people telling me lately that I use too heavy strings and that 10-46 should be enough for everything down to drop C. The problem I face when using 10-46 - even for E standard - is that all notes go sharp/out of tune when I'm picking. I pick somewhat hard, but not anywhere close to how hard some people pick, so I find it strange that others can use 10-46 without any issues. I like the feeling of lighter gauges, but it sounds horrible when all notes go sharp for a split second, (and there's also way more fret noise even with the guitars set up perfectly).

[@wault598]

Any tips for tremolo picking?

[@papichulobr]

Just sucks they were amazing tech death composers at such young age and later leaned heavily onto the groove metal side

[@astrmedeus36]

ur technique reminds me Anton Oparin Do u know him?

[@MrErikchaugen]

You are referring to day 69 with Alex in the intro??

[@MrErikchaugen]

Awesome job, by the way!!!

[@KevinHeiderich]

Yeah, I did this video as a sort of warm up for Day 69. Alex and I already started working together earlier this year. Finishing Day 69 just took a bit longer than we expected. Original schedule was October haha

[@kole8528]

Hello man, have you been taking guitar lessons in the past? And if yes, from who?

[@KevinHeiderich]

Yo man, nope never had a lesson. My brother started playing the guitar a bit ealier than I did, so in the beginning he showed me how to hold a pick and stuff like that, but that's about it

[@JonasEide]

Also, 02:03 wtf??

[@northernlefty5412]

Dude your picking hand is just unreal. Lessons please!!

[@KevinHeiderich]

I'm currently working on a Necrophagist lesson video! Will still take some time though. In the meantime, go and learn this song. That's one of the reasons my picking hand picks like it picks: lots of death metal songs!!!!!

[@shubniggurath6464]

If you're now in this line of thought, surely the next thing coming is a Jason Becker cover...

[@KevinHeiderich]

Sorry, no plans for that. I'm not really into shred music anymore :/ I do have a 2 minute clip of me playing Perpetual Burn though :D

[@EnemyOfDevils]

Anyone know the tuning?

[@marcopoloxorres]

Can you share the tabs?

[@KevinHeiderich]

I used their official tab. You can get it here: rebellionrepublic.com/products/decapitated-the-art-of-death-metal

[@ivanhrndz7755]

The first part of the title is kinda way to brutal

[@MarioSpeedWagon]

METAL gear, IT CANT BE

[@sergeykashirskiy6757]

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