Toccata and Fugue in D minor Meets Metal - Johann Sebastian Bach

[@SoWeird4U]

Some say Bach was the first Metalhead in history. Just hear his music and you would get metal vibes all over his body of work.

[@DbladeMedic]

Yea man when you add distortion to bachs work holy crap its some of the best metal ive heard

[@331Erock]

Easily a metalhead 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@panda4247]

yeah, his heart was at the right place. He just lacked the instruments back then. This cover proves it

[@Russell146]

But my favourite heavy metal composer is Wagner ))

[@yitznewton]

What is the pipe organ if not Heavy Metal... most pipes are of a lead alloy

[@xjet]

In the words of The Terminator: I'll be Bach. Top cover mate!

[@DragonaxFilms]

Fun little story: my mom's not a metalhead, but she loves your covers. She also loves Toccata and Fugue, so much so that she had the organist play it at her and my dad's wedding, and listens to it all the time (especially around Halloween). So the second I saw the notification for this, I immediately told her and we listened to it together. Absolute banger, and mother-approved :D

[@331Erock]

Love you mom!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@ReverendMeat51]

Wholesome af

[@craftr6]

@@331Erock Guitar ?

[@hygog]

especoally around halloween! so she is metalhead

[@yulahattatoglu8504]

They had the organist play this at their wedding? Is your last name Addams?

[@tieukhavu8832]

02:43 Fly me to the moon, and let me play among the stars

[@slayer09901]

Megadeth 🤘

[@tieukhavu8832]

@@slayer09901 In which song was it done by Megadeth?

[@slayer09901]

​@@tieukhavu8832 Last Rites / Loved to Deth

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

Bach was 22 years old when he wrote this piece, THIS MAKES IT FEEL LIKE IT WAS MADE YESTERDAY!

[@stevenopp4658]

No need to overly edit a truly classic. Just give it the life it deserves. This song has needed to meet metal for years

[@juopotski]

"I'll be Bach"

[@Vincent-f7v]

Byeah

[@Felenari]

You have no idea how long I've been asking ppl to make a metal version of this song... Made my day.

[@WandaHadley]

Wolf Hoffman of Accept also made one.

[@Wanderpriester72]

Bach would be proud of you, thumbs up guy

[@alansaldivares]

I’m confident this is what JSB had in mind when he composed this masterpiece.

[@trevorhegstrom2816]

I love your classical music covers! Can we get a whole album of them?

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻 let’s do it!!

[@Poptee1]

Right on! My favorite is Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement.

[@flashmozzg]

@@331Erock Yay! Those always were my favourite!

[@benjaminquest6165]

+1 for a whole album!

[@magicnsparkle29]

One million percent yes let's get baroque🤘

[@1eviledy]

Love how efficient your picking is. You make it look so effortless.

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻☺️🙏🏻

[@kingeddieofeddington]

Count Dracula approves this

[@user-cruton]

So does Count Chocula

[@jesusmeza8498]

😹😹😹😹😹 Se mamo

[@AJtheprogrammer]

@@user-cruton and the blue lobster

[@Counterbalance_]

Your classical music takes are my favourite content of yours!

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🥹🙏🏻

[@CatherineLee3000]

Toccata and Fugue: Played on the organ: Creepy and awesome! Heavy Metal: Badass and awesome!

[@atoms7]

This is my favourite piece of recorded music at the moment. It is so well done. I love everything about it and I can't stop listening. Thank you!

[@atiyacozycorner]

I watched a couple of ur videos when I was a kid and now I'm 18 rewatching them! all the memories are rushing back

[@hanadasgardkeindlova2750]

This is going to be my favourite cover now. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@331Erock]

🤘🏼☺️🤘🏼

[@raulgil8459]

watch "Tina S" version

[@lefrenchgrenier]

Very nice! Reminds me of your "old" classical covers, nice bit of nostalgia! Keep up man, you're one of the YT metal covers OG!

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻 still here!! Thanks for sticking with me ☺️

[@lefrenchgrenier]

@@331Erock Always.

[@JamesEnsor]

I have been waiting for a VERY long time for a half-decent metallized cover of Toccata and holy crap did you kill it! That was awesome!

[@PreceptorGrant]

I've been requesting this piece for ages. You did NOT disappoint, that was everything I hoped it would be ❤❤❤

[@331Erock]

🎉🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@Smilenol]

I think that was one of the best non-classical arrangement of that piece that i have ever heard. 🤘

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🥹🙏🏻

[@Amy_Molinaro]

Blue Lobster jumpscare

[@sarsjoey]

AMAZING dude, thank you for still posting these sick ass covers! i've always pictured this song sounding super metal in my head!!

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@taylorforester4213]

I love your classical reimaginings. And bach is just amazing.

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@michelleauch790]

One of my all time favorite classical pieces. This was amazing! Thank you!

[@331Erock]

🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@nakyu2426]

More than 10 years i follow you, thanks you for all this Métal. ImI

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🥹🙏🏻

[@FokkerBoombass]

I just had a really shitty day and this really brightened it up. Rock on brotha. 🤘

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

I absolutely love when you make classical songs metal. Moonlight sonata you did way back when was the absolute best thing Ive ever heard. Edit: I dont suppose youd be up for hungrian rhapsody #2 would you?

[@331Erock]

ALWAYS down for classical. It’s the arrangement and prep time that’s the killer

[@russellvitranoiii3504]

Especially the 5th one!!

[@DerekHartley]

I mean, this is Baroque, but I know what you mean.

[@LostSoulSilver]

Bach and Beethoven are my absolute favorites. This is a very good demonstration as to why

[@331Erock]

Both were 🤯

[@andyguy0610]

Briliant!! I like to think the greats like Beethoven and JSB would be delighted at how the ways of performing their music has evolved over the years sine they were first written.

[@331Erock]

Some delighted by, some disgusted by 😂

[@GhostOdyssey]

This was w2ell worth all the 13 Halloweens, man!! So sick!!

[@331Erock]

Haha yay! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@StixDarKlor]

One of my favourite pieces of classical music, absolutely fantastic dude well played :D 🤘

[@331Erock]

The man is a treasure chest of music

[@lucaianitto473]

Super Erock...🤘🎸

[@moonwolfsinging]

If there had been electric guitars in Bach's day this is what it would have sounded like! Thanks so much, loved it! 63 and still rocking to Bach :)

[@MKausHausD]

It is like every time I see a new video from you: at first I give the thumb up, at second I enjoy your music - and was never disappointed

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🥹🙏🏻

[@RandysRides]

Imagine Sab hearing this. I bet he'd be amazed and flattered. Just spooktacular, man.

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@anttiarokoski6255]

Great playing for Great pieces! Thx!

[@steveberryman2710]

I keep coming back to this, amazing.

[@Spyder1246]

Luv you, man

[@331Erock]

🖤🫵🏼

[@00Klingon]

This is f'n beautiful and brilliant! One of my favorites, a song I've grown to know intimately, playing it on keyboard and church organ frequently. My only wish is this song were full length 10 minutes or so! I need to own a copy of this song! Please tell me you've made it available? I'm a firm believer that Bach would have been a metalhead. Beethoven and Vivaldi too. Keep em coming!

[@biltrex]

Astonishingly well done. I *have* to believe that Bach would highly approve of this. A perfect take on this classic song!

[@ronniecabstract]

I got to put you up on the level of Randy Rhoads. you are badass I got to say man you just amaze me every time I watch you

[@331Erock]

Name dropping my idol 🙏🏻🥹🙏🏻

[@kallestofeles]

This immediately lands in my playlists... amazing work! THANK YOU!💕

[@kallestofeles]

By the way - any chance to buy your covers in a physical album form sometime in the future?

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻☺️🙏🏻

[@librarysema1361]

I hope you create us Grey Heaven Fall - Grey Heavens of Autum 🥺🥺

[@WORLD.432hz]

👍👍👍

[@barryfilter2364]

I am always amazed off his talent. And I would definitely purchase a CD if he would record a cover album of all his classical covers.

[@331Erock]

🫵🏼🤘🏼

[@toddberggren4845]

This might be the best thing I have ever seen. Kuds

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kirikiran]

omg 'O' great god of Guitar I bow to you I have waited for so long for you to take on the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor i am impressed - @2:16, the switch and take off like a rocket to the finale is awesome.... thank u the pleasure is certainly ours

[@douglasgugel2752]

I think even bach himself would be very impressed i know i am !!! That was very awesome and brilliant !!!

[@indracaponious]

Always enjoy your vids bro. Would really like to see some metal covers of lesser done composers like, Handel, Rachmaninoff, Debussy...etc.

[@Mestavo]

hell yeah dude! nice af

[@Danny-dx7py]

Got the notification and thought “oh this is gonna be great.” I was not disappointed

[@331Erock]

🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@BoondockRoberts]

way back in the 90's I would play Dorsey's Bachbusters (Bach on synth) while driving around. Convert that album to metal and I would need no other playlist, hah

[@Szederp]

So good to see you, HEAR you. After I got the basics one of the first pieces "forced" upon me by my teacher was this one. It was a btch to play back then but I cannot be more grateful than I am now for his decision. Excellent upload as always.

[@JeremiahLambertArt]

between this and Marcin Jakubek's cover of it we got some of the highest quality metal versions of Bach. i love how your arrangements evoke each other because they are the same song but are wildly different at the same time.

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@thenebbish7709]

I discovered this channel while surfing for Beethoven videos. While I don't think that the classics are boring, it is nice to hear a fresh new take on them.

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@JSRJS]

simply amazing.....

[@kimcarriveau8266]

Toccata and fugue in D minor is one of my Absolute favorites and you ROCKED it!!! Totally enjoyed it!!!! BRAVO!!! Hand clap, standing Ovation!!!!!

[@Holtkamp1875]

As an organist who was inspired to learn to play by this song, well done sir! I always greatly enjoy your covers of classic works. Bach would be well pleased.

[@331Erock]

🤘🏼🎹🤘🏼

[@Vilamus]

great tune and omg, I am amazed it took you this long to do this. tbh, I'm amazed I never realised you hadn't done this either xD

[@331Erock]

It’s a free time song, which I don’t like arranging bc there’s no set rhythm so mapping it out isn’t the most fun

[@t3hr00tb33r]

Another one requested long ago fulfilled. Never disappoint! 😎

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🥹🙏🏻

[@herdinglemurs]

Such impressive playing. I've always liked Bach. Your music helps me realize it's because Bach and metal share a certain aesthetic of music.

[@331Erock]

🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@mrsmetalhead666]

holy hell this is awesome!

[@TheVagabond7]

I've long thought this piece would make an amazing metal track. Thank you for proving it. Rock on!

[@331Erock]

🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@monikamilli2059]

That's so great! Classical music is often said to be the ancestor of metal music. This is a great honor to your ancestors! 😊🤘🤘🤘

[@331Erock]

It so is!!

[@d-man9643]

Yooo that's insane

[@georgeedward1226]

Passionate!

[@burttheburger]

Sick as always

[@331Erock]

🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@mgrey9066]

Def want more of this type stuff.

[@331Erock]

You got it!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@evrenvarol4771]

Dude! You are amazing, best Bach cover ever...🎸

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻☺️🙏🏻

[@ghiffaribara2949]

Really love the middle part, i need the extended version of it

[@francescots]

Sei un grande

[@that1weirdkid27]

Absolutely killin' it, as usual. Love this 💯

[@331Erock]

🤘🏼☺️🤘🏼

[@GTD1973]

I have seen and loved many of your videos. I really love Halloween alot. After hearing Toccata and Fugue and started wondering if there was a heavy metal rendition of it like how Van Helsing's Curse took a bunch of classical pieces and metalified them. I absolutely love this. You are one of my all time favorite metal guitarists.

[@tg9521]

Exactly what I needed from you!

[@331Erock]

🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@grzehuu07]

oh i love it! it's great man!

[@MrBiggles7665]

This song always reminds me of the film Rollerball. Jonathan Jonathan

[@holkku]

my fav classical, you Rock E!

[@Moondog-wc4vm]

Bach to the Future ;-) Metal owes a debt to classical arrangements and opera. As a youth I loved metal. I was not a fan of classical. As an older person I appreciate classic because of the metal I listened to when I had vim and vinegar. How my perspective has changed! Arrangement for screaming vocals and electric instruments with simplified percussion and amplified bass in D minor! Or operatic vocals with classical arrangement and superb intrumentalism. Maybe even simply Bach to Black (Sabbath) My comment pokes fun at both genres, but it should not be taken that either is worthy of satire. I have an irreverent attitude, but appreciate how classical music made the metal I enjoy listening to the genre that it became.

[@gerryxuk]

Absolutely amazballs continual play on atm

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Kabup2]

Fantastic! Do it again! PS: Now I get it, Deep Purple Highway Star!!! OMG!

[@andrejsasd8904]

This is amazing! Absolutely LOVE the cover versions of classical music. ^_^

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻☺️🙏🏻

[@rogerkeleshian2215]

​@@331Erock Dude I've been listening to you for years and you've consistently produced absolute heat from literally any song.

[@1992djg]

Everyone else when they cover a song the same thing but with distortion 331Erock adds little flairs throughout a kick ass drum beat bass lines and other instruments to fill

[@331Erock]

I’m so glad someone notices that 🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@austincody308]

You win, I’m done, absolutely wicked!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nicholasrobson1430]

This should be Dracula's boss music in Castlevania.

[@brown80204]

You're so cool! Subscribed!

[@intrepid3401]

Holy shit this is phenomenal!!! 🤯🤯🤯

[@ej5249]

something tells me Johann would love your version. Rock on Eric

[@331Erock]

We can hope ☺️☺️

[@SassyCassie89]

Delightful as usually good sir, bravo i say, bravo.

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ricardo8284]

You are amazing!!! Wonderful

[@alex76gr]

You are a hard working talented phenomenon.

[@BronyumHexofloride]

really cant help but feel some classic Guilty Gears Vibes with this classic

[@thomasgougeon9804]

I have been a massive long time fan but that was just perfect. I'm sorry youtube but Holy fuck! Around 3 mins in is where I always get goosebumps with this peice!

[@ScaryCareBear]

Awesome as always!!

[@StephenPaulKing]

Thank you so much for this!

[@allantaylor3064]

Bloody love this version

[@yqprod]

Just awesome :)

[@pappachook]

That was amazing. You made it look so easy.

[@331Erock]

🙏🏻☺️🙏🏻

[@iristempy]

This reminds me of my childhood, back when Papa would make porridge in the eventide for us to have for supper. I recall us "feasting" every evening upon the full moon. Once upon a midnight dreary when i pondered weak and weary over a query of the raven

[@Charlie_Xmas]

my favorite classical piece, it sounds just as good on a guitar. this type of Cover is why I think a Metal version of "et si tu n'existais pas" by Joe Dassin would be absolutely badass, I feel like the strings that start around 1:42 are made to be covered by an electric guitar and some distortion

[@331Erock]

I will check that out!!