METAL EVOLUTION - A Riff Journey from Black Sabbath to Today's Most EXTREME Metal...

[@ImS0urDiese1]

i think most of my music falls into " your friends wont listen to this" and ive never heard a better explanation for it in my life

[@tonymillington4683]

The forearm veins are a true representation of how metal a song is, great work!

[@christianmunch7160]

Pretty much what i thought, thanks xD

[@MrDon43]

Feel the burn🤣😅😆😛

[@tonymillington4683]

@M83 Collective Knuckle Strummer

[@matheuberlin9824]

True true

[@musicsucks6969]

You can really hear the influence that Black Sabbath left on Infant Annihilator

[@andymanson3836]

Could've swore I heard the smallest hint of Nickelback in there as well.

[@ethancheyne2286]

I swore there was a pubic hair of ColdPlay sprinkled in there too

[@satanicgay666]

the truth is that instead of Cuntcrusher I would have played Crucifilth or The Battle of Yaldaboath (the two first minutes of this one are part of the densest and heaviest things I've ever heard)

[@thats_not_glue]

@@ethancheyne2286 dare I say there's a smidgens of a young Justin Bieber in there as well 🤔

[@Kris_P._Bey_Ken]

@@thats_not_glue perhaps a splash of Taylor swift as well?🤔

[@tghninsayak]

I think early metal had melody in them. As metal became progressed, it became more percussive and rythmic

[@ThoR52]

As someone who's mildly obssessed about the new Vildhjarta album, that last category made me smile.

[@adrianrmz7389]

That last and Metal to Core are the badasses heavy shit bro

[@gdfgdfgdsgdf]

mah dude

[@jackdanielteasdale598]

T H A L L

[@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic]

It's true that they needed their own tier. Vildhjarta is next-level

[@Velakor9150]

Ikr djent bit passed and i was like "where's Vild/HLB?!". big smile at the end there

[@bolillo5013]

I love that you named that section “your friends won’t listen to this” because I actually turned one of my friends from being a Greenday fan boy to a deathcore snob lmao.

[@palanthis]

Thank you for reminding me that Wait and Bleed was '99. I was fine knowing that I was listening to Slayer, Metallica, etc. as a kid. Or even my dad's Black Sabbath records when I was still single digits, but remembering that Slipknot (which still feels fairly recent) was actually 23 years ago, just makes me feel old. lol. Hard to believe that album came out a year after I became a dad.

[@AnimeAjay]

Holy shit, what a killer video. This must have taken so long. 💕

[@ThomasHogue]

Waaay too long 🤣

[@thinkingape7655]

Putting in that work. Well done 🤘

[@awguitarroom8033]

Dude this was sick. Those Vildhjarta riffs are so nasty

[@gdfgdfgdsgdf]

NOOOUSTY

[@AtomWeed]

When I introduce my friends to Vildhjarta they mostly say it sounds like ultrasound to them :D

[@1349-o2m]

@@AtomWeed They're wrong ultrasound is above 20k and infrasound is the low one

[@sdmdrums9275]

The transition between The Trooper and Master of Puppets was smooth asf

[@KimiiiRaikkonen]

And ofcourse, the Heaviest song Holy diver in the end. Only one song is below and more heavy. The definition of a Black hole in the metal universe.. *S M O K E O N T H E W A T E R*

[@Murf_Workshop]

Legends speak of this bell bottom djent, but never did I imagine the myths were so true!!!

[@gastonpossel]

@@Murf_Workshop It is told that the tuning on SOTW is so low you can't hear the fundamental notes of the guitar. What you actually hear in the track are just the upper harmonics.

[@hmmurdockofids]

I genuinely laughed out loud that "Very Swedish" was the upper limit for what your closest friends would allow you to play in the car. It's so true, unless you sneak in some djent with a nice groove.

[@Vortexafternoon]

Your tone on Ace of Spades is just purr beauty. Actually on all songs, but that one stood out.

[@wyattbradley130]

It is very obvious that you put a lot of time into this! I specifically really enjoyed the audio mixing. Thank you for a great video

[@ThomasHogue]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@DaxWyvrn]

I mentally asked "What about Meshuggah?" when I got to the ' very Swedish' and shortly after said "oh I see why." Such a great video; I can tell you have a lot of passion for metal! Great addition at the end, I laughed and headbanged lmao

[@tonya4157]

I enjoyed the hell out of that, thanks. And I was 13 when Sabbath changed the world.

[@LarsGoldbachDP]

Including Archspire and putting Vildhjarta on the very end is actually genuis. But I missed the moment (right before THALL) when you turn your guitar to a left-hand guitar and attempt a HUMANITY'S LAST BREATH song :D ' great video! subbed!!!

[@WhoOwnstheCrown]

10:46 dis one is 🔥

[@nadeen1111]

Man, the absolute effort and talent in this video is insane. Great editing and quality as well. Thanks for the wild journey of all these iconic tracks!

[@ThomasHogue]

Glad you liked it!

[@SaltWaterDrums]

I love how when we hit None More Heavy you can see he finally breaks a sweat because the songs are genuinely difficult for even a highly skilled guitarist to play.

[@pliskerz7042]

Crazy, I remember listening to all these songs back in the day. But also listened to a lot of Meshuggah. Then Djent started to creep in the scene around 2010-2015 with bands like periphery for example that feed off the old Meshuggah style. It sounds like today rock/ metal is becoming more and more influenced by that rhythmically complex and deep heavy rythm. Makes for awesome sounds.

[@apelsinuke]

thank you for including behemoth. they have a wonderful evolution as a band on their own too

[@carlosvonbismarck1217]

Agreed. My favourite record of theirs is Evangelion

[@calebs7723]

Had to revisit this, to thank you for completely putting me onto monuments, and helping me vastly expand my music taste

[@ThomasHogue]

Very awesome to hear, glad you enjoyed!

[@palibakufun]

It's amazing, really. I spend a good portion of my time listening to as much new music as I can get my hands on (and I play clone hero a lot, with all the random stuff you get in there), and yet I've never heard of Vildhjarta. I looked it up immediately and am glad, this is good stuff.

[@ThomasHogue]

Nice! They are one of the bands that when I first heard, I thought... wow, this is really something new and different.

[@GoDUsopp-gk2fx]

@@ThomasHogue You should check out Obscura by Gorguts or Triptych by Dischordia. mindblowing

[@treasondom]

Wow, awesome skills man! The drum tracks in the 'None More Heavy' category gave me flashbacks from around 2010 when the Guitar Pro 4 crashed and everything went nuts at once :))

[@Bednarrr2137]

I love how your perpetual derp face, it's genuinely amazing

[@fabriciobastos4674]

Holy hell Archspire top of the Everest, the canadian boys are so brutal, please do more covers from Archspire.

[@ThomasHogue]

The first time I heard drone corpse aviator I knew death metal had evolved 🤯. I’ve got another archspire feature in my death metal then vs. now video

[@fabriciobastos4674]

@@ThomasHogue I see your brutal job and you are in the same Stiles like Dean and Tobi they are a perfect duo Jared Oli and Spencer in the kitchen make the nuclear blasts.

[@mikaeld2537]

My first thought when I saw this video, Archspire must be at the top 😀

[@shawnm1144]

with as many metal channels as i follow idk how it took so long for yours to pop up on my feed, but im glad i clicked on it. love your videos man, keep up the good work!

[@ThomasHogue]

Great to hear, thank you!

[@MrYourfavoritezombie]

ironically enough hammer smashed face is probably one of the few songs your friends WILL listen to...

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

*I love some Sabbath!!!!!! Right from the start, I was let hooked! 😈 Love the video and Infant Annhilator…. sick!*

[@youreatoilet]

The band that started it all!

[@thanjay1867]

love that that you threw At the Gates in the mix, one of the most personally influential bands/albums for me

[@PaulSokol]

What a well done piece. This would be great for someone wanting to learn more about metal guitar styles for sure!

[@linkw6645]

I love the choice of the songs, I definitely prefer the heavier side of metal, so the last 4 I was progressively going like "mmm, yeah this is my stuff". I love this video, it also shows my gradual apreciation of the heaviness in metal.

[@Павел-и6з4в]

I still don't understand why you have so few subscribers... The videos are just super!

[@micah8943]

Nicely curated, you got me with the archspire and vildjharta, 2 of my literal favorites. I reckon tech death + thall is the future of metal

[@UncleRJ]

Props for using one of Meshuggah's lesser known songs.

[@DARKFLAME11roblox]

The transition from Blackest ov the Black to Hammer Smashed Face omg brilliant

[@dapperdan434]

Never played an instrument Listen to 6 hours of metal minimum ( I’m your age) And I’m still finding bands to look into Metal is the only genre that hasn’t peeked🙏🏻🤌🏻🤘🏻

[@marcimarc203]

As soon as the blastbeats kick in with some crazy fast foot patterns I just have to smile every time.

[@TylerGotAYTAccount]

Don't forget kids, stay tech.

[@jeremycameron8638]

bro that right hand is insane, my jaw dropped on those last few songs.

[@LawtonMeyer]

Love that you put a rainbow song in here, was not expecting that

[@Ouzala]

Wow dude AWESOME !! I'm so impressed by how many riffs you can play (and some are really difficult) ! Love how you achieved to transition between one riff to an other ! Great work thank you !!!

[@mana20]

Drone corpse aviator is the pinnacle of metal, thanks Dean. Let's pack it up and go home boys.

[@HarptoHeart69]

Gotta love the fret wrap in standard tuning, Happy New Year. 🎉🎇😂🤘

[@ThomasHogue]

Happy new year!!

[@albinospino3089]

The inclusion of Rainbow's magnum opus made me so happy. Thank you for this wonderful video!

[@sergiimatushchenko4976]

Great job Thomas! Generally, the progress bar shows gradual guitar displacement by drums as a main instrument.

[@Jexhurun]

Hammer smashed race was placed perfectly

[@chasepruitt3751]

The riff/drum transition from Behemoth to Cannibal Corpse was slick

[@brendanhayward7577]

Magnificent. My favorite genre was your friends won't listen to this. Subbed.

[@carlosvonbismarck1217]

Same dude.

[@davidlindenberger7646]

You’re my guitar hero! Edit: Thank you for Drone Corpse Aviator… I am an Archspire addict and desperately needed a fix

[@hectorvegasduque2234]

Daaaaammnnn you included fucking suffocation man, that albums is full of incredible riffs

[@GuitarDiddlerJP15]

That was great! Haha, so happy to see monuments in there!

[@brandonbehc]

Great video man... Another genre could have been technical death metal from 90's and 2000, like Necrophagist, Obscura, and also progressive metal like Dream theater and progressive death metal like The faceless, Born of Osiris...

[@marat9124]

incredibly beautiful guitars , all of them

[@rosscotunes9251]

Amazing content man! Damn there was heavy stuff coming out in the nineties , great video

[@ThomasHogue]

Thanks! Yeah until I made this I never thought about how quickly the extreme metal genres emerged in the 90s. Hammer Smashed Face only 2 years after Judas Priest's Painkiller

[@detts5082]

@@ThomasHogue Reign in Blood was only 3 years after Piece of Mind and Scream Bloody Gore was only 1 year after Reign in Blood, lol

[@WillAHWarpath]

In my opinion Death really set the bar and got tech death rolling.

[@anthonyfranks793]

@@ThomasHogue you should check out Atheists, Piece of Time. Crazy technical and in ‘89 no less.

[@bwrdbb]

I was so relaxed that I almost fell asleep but then the copyright went in... I've never been more confused

[@carlosvonbismarck1217]

I loved all these categories. My fav is your friends won't listen to this.

[@MrVonkliest]

I think I could make an argument that normal people would be more willing to listen to Cannibal Corpse, especially HSF, than old Behemoth.

[@AshtonFitness]

YES. I can't believe the heaviest riff at the end was from the band I wanted it to be from (no spoilers)! I was like "I guarantee he doesn't pick that band because these kinds of KZbinrs never do" and you DID!!

[@rev9737]

Props for including Angelclaw. That's my favorite Arch Enemy song and one of their like only 3 good albums. BB, Stigmata, and Wages of Sin.

[@The330racing]

I appreciate the attention to detail with the tone of each song! Great work

[@mikesbadopinions9671]

Dude that was really well put together and masterfully played. Awesome

[@gumlguml]

yeah from classic rock to absoloutly fucking nightmare music !

[@siddhartascarlett5430]

I'm very glad and happy with first option in your countdown! Mr. Tony Iommi. The man who started all! \,,/

[@felixbermudez3782]

Random video suggestion on the spongebob metalcore version brought me here. What a lucky day for me.

[@ThomasHogue]

Haha that's what's up. Spongebob ftw

[@Don_Quesadilla]

Probably the best video of its kind on KZbin, great job.

[@alexruday9135]

hit me right in the feels with wait and bleed. 7th grade me approves. as does 34 year old me.

[@dallascote7955]

This truly was a journey man it made me pray to take me away…

[@tomaslongoria2449]

Yo all the gear tho, the bc rich tripped me out. Getting flashbacks from my childhood of wanting one.

[@zombiecharger65]

Excellent technique. Tone, not so much. Worked great for clarity on the downtuned era of stuff but was painful to hear on things closer to standard tuning.

[@NA-oe5jj]

Great transitioning, great video

[@zavanholmes]

Cool video and great playing but, I think Dime plays CFH a little different than the way you played.

[@ThomasHogue]

Perhaps, I did see a lot of tabs staying in the open position but I found that less natural :)

[@rifatalfasya7965]

10:48 the most brutal scream Alex have ever done

[@magorzatakuliczkowska5172]

Great Job 🤘🏻 Greetings from Poland 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@ThomasHogue]

Thank you! 🤘

[@cousinshammer]

Great content! Lots of nostalgia and pure energy and hype of the new stuff. keep up the good work dude!

[@SahlaHDP]

"Your friends won't listen to this", is one way to put it...

[@jasonrogers7318]

Great work man. Cheers 🍻

[@MrBdog1021]

Throwing in Angelclaw from Arch Enemy was an unexpected delight. One of my favorites from them. 🤟🤟

[@ThomasHogue]

That intro always stood out to me! Loved Burning Bridges back in the day

[@robofaria9668]

In 10:50, I thought it was Avatar (The band). hahaha. Amazing Video! \m/

[@chupiconverge6034]

Awesome work. Great Sound!

[@attheshores4829]

i almost said wheres the vildhjarta and you hit me at the end niiiice

[@TheLinkinparkfan2010]

"they don't make music like old times" thank god!

[@TheLinkinparkfan2010]

Except Maiden, of course

[@LilLayne11]

Is it just me or does anyone else find the name and title "Infant Annihilator - Cuntcrusher" absolutely hilarious? I never heard of the band until today and I could't stop laughing. They sound awesome though.

[@TheTigerQuoll]

To many players mistake speed for heaviness,no hook no feel.

[@geralddumaplin2544]

From the start of the video i was really wishing to see Infant Annihilator. But when it was near the end i had no hope of hearing it until just as i looked back to grab my stuff i heard it. The Cuntcrusher intro. In a split second not even god can count how many times i came after hearing the god damn slam dunking riff after the intro. Very cool!

[@LucasRocha-lp2zi]

"Someone stops this guy for a sec!" Lorna shore: "Hold my beer..."

[@nathanflynn489]

It's hard for me as a drummer to hear the drum machine/drummer you have playing for you. Every song sounds similar because nothing changes on the drums. I love your videos man! But that snare and bass needs to change for every song. No two drummers have drums that sound alike.

[@Tonjit41]

Guitar video.

[@nathanflynn489]

@@Tonjit41 fair point, can't argue with that.

[@jimit.4220]

Modern metal bands don't care about drums. They just quantise everything and think that that's heavy. Fck that I don't give a shit if a drummer is slightly sloppy, if anything that makes it heavier. Like flo mounier's signature flo blasts on blasphemy made flesh and none so vile.

[@Scarz1991]

The transition from the trooper to master was 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

[@jspatl]

Missing one pivotal band, Carcass. Great video!

[@one8s7n]

What an incredible player. Amazing job! Brought me back to learning in high school around 2000

[@Le_epic_eclipse]

10:47 best metal ever

[@ΔιαμαντήςΔημήτριος]

An amazing video with some of my favorite songs. You earned a subsciber.

[@ThomasHogue]

Thank you!

[@tobytaylor5321]

"Your friends won't listen to this" has to be the most true statement I've ever read.

[@nathanskilbeck1495]

Awesome vid dude!! 👌

[@CyclesAreSingularities]

thank you for showing us djent and metalcore too. i feel like many metalheads leave my favorite genres outside they're list! and also...... THALL!!!

[@billybobthekidiswack]

That's mainly because djent and metalcore don't quite fit well with the metal ethos. Djent/core bands tend to have a totally approach to music and different scene separate from punk and metal.

[@bildom]

End of the heaviness scale: exists Thall: I think not

[@justinmorgan2126]

Didn't even notice when the copyright claim came up.. just thought "ooh some new wave metal"

[@VicSellsPeace]

The ten-second break starting the "Metal to the Core" section made me laugh so fucking hard

[@ryanhedge3587]

10:47 is just so heavy